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 Div. of Taylor's Industrial Services introduced a non-toggle diecasting machine at the 22nd International Die Casting die casting

Forming metal objects by injecting molten metal under pressure into dies or molds. An early and important use of the technique was in the Linotype machine (1884), but the mass-production automobile assembly line gave die casting its real impetus.
 Congress & Exposition in Indianapolis in September. HPM debuted the 900-ton model, which uses a hydromechanical two-platen clamp design rather than a traditional four- and five-point, three-clamp toggle To alternate back and forth between two states.

toggle - To change a bit from whatever state it is in to the other state; to change from 1 to 0 or from 0 to 1. This comes from "toggle switches", such as standard light switches, though the word "toggle" actually refers to
 design. The cold-chamber machine, available in 360-5000 tons, offers several features, including a retractable re·tract  
v. re·tract·ed, re·tract·ing, re·tracts

v.tr.
1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement.

2.
 tie bar system, four short-stroke load cells, dual traversing cylinders that move the platen at high speeds for clamp opening and closing and a superior locking mechanism for long machine life.--HPM

Div., Taylor's Industrial Services

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Title Annotation:Metalcasting supplies
Publication:Modern Casting
Date:Oct 1, 2003
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