Abstract: A forging press has a workpiece manipulator having a shaft centered on and rotatable about an axis, a grab for holding the workpiece in the press and rotationally fixed to the shaft carrying the grab and centered on and rotatable about an axis, and a disk fixed angularly to the shaft and projecting radially outward therefrom. Two couplings are juxtaposed with the disk, rotatable relative to the shaft about, and have respective clutches for locking onto the disk so that when locked onto the disk the couplings are rotationally fixed to the disk. Respective actuators connected to the actuators can angularly shift the disk and thereby rotate the shaft, the grab, and the workpiece held by the grab.

Abstract: A forging press has a workpiece manipulator having a shaft centered on and rotatable about an axis, a grab for holding the workpiece in the press and rotationally fixed to the shaft carrying the grab and centered on and rotatable about an axis, and a disk fixed angularly to the shaft and projecting radially outward therefrom. Two couplings are juxtaposed with the disk, rotatable relative to the shaft about, and have respective clutches for locking onto the disk so that when locked onto the disk the couplings are rotationally fixed to the disk. Respective actuators connected to the actuators can angularly shift the disk and thereby rotate the shaft, the grab, and the workpiece held by the grab.

Abstract: A press cylinder for an extrusion press having a cylinder beam has a cylinder housing fixed on the beam and a piston shiftable along an axis in opposite forward and rearward directions in the housing and defining with a rear end of the housing a pressurizable cylinder chamber. A rod projecting axially rearwardly through the rear wall of the housing is formed with an axially extending bore. A connection block is fixed on the housing rearward of the piston. An axially extending tube in the bore fixed to the block is surrounded by an axially extending sleeve forming with the tube an annular gap, forming with an inner surface of the bore an annular compartment, and also fixed to the block. This is formed with respective passages opening into the tube and into the annular gap.

Abstract: An extruding press has a housing defining an axis, an end frame displaceable axially on the housing, and a plurality of cylinders on the housing. Respective pistons having axially oppositely directed front and rear faces subdivide the cylinders into front and rear compartments and respective piston rods extend from the pistons axially forward through the respective rear compartments out of the respective cylinders and are connected to the end frame. A tool is fixed on the housing so that a workpiece positioned between the tool and the end frame can be extruded through the tool when the front compartments are pressurized to axially rearwardly displace the end frame and press the workpiece rearward against the tool. Respective fluid-powered actuators braced between the housing and the pistons can be pressurized to displace the end frame forward away from the tool. Passages extending between the compartments and controllable valves in the passages permit free fluid flow between the compartments.