At every stage of the industrial revolution, there have been massive projects where manpower and standard machines were insufficient. Today, the real hero behind the scenes of "mega projects" ranging from the shipbuilding industry to defense industry armors, from heavy commercial vehicle chassis to giant steel construction poles, is 180-ton eccentric press machines. This massive force is far beyond an ordinary workshop investment; it is a strategic move that takes your factory's production vision to a global level.

As Karmaksan Machine, which has been at the heart of the industry since 1988, we design this heavy industry mega press series, where we push our engineering limits, not only to produce high tonnage but to combine this tonnage with flawless "automation intelligence". At the point where standard manufacturing methods are blocked, our 180-ton presses add power to your business's power with their unshakeable bodies and advanced technology transmission systems.

H-Frame Closed Body and Zero Flexing Engineering

The force generated at the moment of a 180-ton press creates an instantaneous kinetic stress equivalent to a meteorite hitting the ground. If you cannot absorb this energy correctly, your machine body will open up from the "C" form and start flexing. This flexing shifts the center of hundreds of thousands of liras worth of progressive molds attached to the machine, blunts the cutting edges, and ultimately shatters the mold. To solve this risk from the root as Karmaksan, we build our mega tonnage productions with an H-frame closed body press (4-column) architecture.

Instead of cast steel, we combine extra-thick ST-52 steel plates cut on special computerized CNC plasma benches with gas-shielded robotic welds. Then, this massive structure is subjected to a "stress relief" process at 600 degrees in giant heat treatment furnaces. The result? An unshakeable steel tower that does not flex even a hundredth of a millimeter, even when running at full capacity, or even in the hardest armor steel bending press operations.

Flawless Pressing with the Double Crank System

As the table width increases (for example, when it reaches dimensions like 1000x1500 mm), it is a huge engineering mistake to transmit 180 tons of power to the mold from a single center (single connecting rod). If the load shifts to the edges of the mold, axial deviations start in the ram. That is why we offer the double crank press machine equipment that equalizes power in our 180-ton series as standard or optional (depending on the customer mold).

This double crankshaft system, machined from special alloy steel on giant CNC machines, takes power from the reducer (gear group) and lowers it onto the mold from the right and left points in perfect parallelism. Thanks to this, even in very long and complex deep drawing mold press operations, 100% equal pressure is applied to every point of the part, and your products come off the line without waste.

Dark Factory: Fully Integrated Press Automation

In the Industry 4.0 era, managing a machine with a capacity of 180 tons just by the operator pressing a button is the biggest injustice done to that machine. We design our machines as artificial intelligence terminals for the "unmanned factories" of the future. The industrial PLC screens we integrate into the machine speak the same language as all other machines in your facility.

When you want to set up a dark factory press automation; your coil unwinders, servo strip feeders, and even the robotic (pick and place) arms that take the finished product off the line connect directly to the brain of the press. The press sends a signal to the robot or feeder the millisecond the mold goes up. Production continues non-stop and with 100% efficiency across shifts without the need for an operator.

The Life-Saving Equipment of Our 180-Ton Giants

• Pneumatic (Air) Clutch Brake: A long-lasting pneumatic system that stops this massive mass in a second, does not overheat, and is 100% compliant with CE occupational safety standards.
• Hydraulic Fuse Protection: Heavy press with hydraulic safety technology that instantly discharges the force exceeding the pressure limit with hydraulic valves in case of double sheet entry into the mold, protecting the machine from locking (swelling).
• Advanced Ram Balance Cylinders: A system that prevents motor current and gear wear by dampening the gravity load of the heavy mold upper jaw and the ram with air cushions.
• Fully Automatic Smart Lubrication: A central system that feeds the critical bronze bearings, crank, and V-slides of the system with liquid/grease in a time-adjusted manner as long as the press is running.

Return on Investment (ROI) and Press Revision Solutions

A brand new 180-ton machine investment requires serious budget planning for businesses. However, making this investment correctly provides an incredible press machine ROI by zeroing scrap rates and tripling production speed. But if your budget is not suitable for a new machine and you have an old 180-ton press with a mechanical clutch that sits idle in your factory and constantly breaks down, Karmaksan Machine is the right address for you.

As the most established press revision factory in the industry, we dismantle these massive iron piles from your facility or on-site and rebuild them with today's automation technologies. With crank bearing grinding, pneumatic clutch integration, and PLC brain installation, your old machine turns into a smart robot fresh from the factory.

Visit our contact page immediately to step into the league of giants on your production lines, sign mega projects fearlessly, and get commission-free quotes directly from the Karmaksan machine workshop. For your project-specific drawings and tonnage determinations, you can instantly communicate with our engineers via the WhatsApp icon in the lower right corner of the page.