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Date 1-31-13

SECTION 9
9.0 Presses

9.1 Hydraulic 4-Post Weld Press

9.1.1 Press Movement Control and Monitoring

Press movement must be controlled and monitored in the individual fixture push-button box.

9.1.2 Counterbalance Cylinders

Counterbalance cylinders must be sized to support 100% of platen and tooling mass at 60 PSI.

9.1.3 Leveling and Parallelism

The presses must be leveled and checked for parallelism. Mounting surfaces of upper and lower platen
must be parallel within .001 per foot in any direction. Total deviation must not exceed .010 overall in any
direction.

9.1.4 Air and Hydraulic Cylinders - Supplier Requirements

The Supplier will furnish all air and hydraulic cylinders for the presses. This will include (2) spares of each
type of cylinder for each of the presses.

9.1.5 Spares
The Supplier must furnish (2) spares of each type of bearing, bushing, rack, gear and cam follower for
each press and ship them to the receiving plant.

9.1.6 Remove Upper Crowns - Shipping

The Supplier must remove upper crowns of 4-post presses for shipment.

9.1.7 Maintenance Lighting

Provide 4-Post type fixtures with stationary flood-lights and an on/off switch, which must provide adequate
lighting to facilitate maintenance

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