What is the typical lifespan of an aluminum extruder?

In general, the lifespan of an extruder can range from 5 to 20 years. At Huanan Heavy Industry Technology Co., Ltd., the aluminum extruders we produce have a minimum lifespan of 10 to 20 years, with an average lifespan of around 15 years. However, the exact lifespan varies depending on several factors, such as the type of materials being processed, production volume, extrusion time, machine maintenance, equipment manufacturing quality, and the operating environment. Therefore, it's difficult to provide a specific lifespan for an Aluminum extrusion machine.

If the materials being processed cause significant wear on the cutting edge of the Aluminum extrusion machine , or if there is high production volume and extended continuous operation, the extruder's lifespan may be shorter. Additionally, if the extruder is not properly maintained and serviced in a timely manner, or if the working environment is harsh, its lifespan could also be affected.

 

To extend the lifespan of an Aluminum extrusion press, it is essential to choose reliable, high-quality equipment, ensuring the manufacturing quality and design technology meet standards. At the same time, the machine should be used correctly, following the guidelines in the user manual, with regular inspections and maintenance carried out. Parts should be replaced, repaired, or serviced promptly. Moreover, it is important to manage the equipment's working environment, ensuring the machine is operating under favorable conditions to prevent external factors from negatively affecting the extruder.

 

 

 

                                           Aluminum Extrusion press for prestressed composite frames

A solid extruder structure is a prerequisite for ensuring the performance of the extruder. After being used for a period of time, many Aluminum extrusion machine become loose, the interfaces age, and the cylinders bend, resulting in deformation and unstable quality during the aluminum extrusion production process. In fact, the main reason is that the extruder as a whole is not strong enough.

The stress during the operation of the extruder is very large, and our extruders mostly adopt a prestressed composite frame structure, which is composed of a high-thickness integral front beam, a high-thickness rear beam, and a square prestressed sleeve to form a closed The prestressed composite frame uses a special hydraulic preloading tool to apply an overpressure tensile load to the entire length of the tie rod, and at the same time applies compressive stress to the pressure sleeve, so that the entire frame is in a stress pretightened state, and the tension column prestress is 115% of the maximum load. above. For example, our 7500-ton hydraulic extrusion press has a front beam thickness of 1950mm made of ZG35Mn, a rear beam thickness of 1800mm (material ZG35Mn), and a square pre-applied sleeve (material ZG35). It can make it bear force better, which is also an important reason for the long service life of the extrusion machine.

 

Other advantages of prestressed composite frames

1. The center distance of the four stressed tie rods of the frame is symmetrical to the center of the press, so that the entire frame is stressed evenly. The main reason why the quality of aluminum materials produced is stable or unstable is whether the force is uniform. Only by maintaining uniform force can the overall density of the aluminum material be uniform, thereby improving the accuracy of extruded products.

 

2. The prestressed composite frame frame has a larger bending section, which makes the frame elongation and bending deformation smaller under the action of extrusion force. Therefore, the extrusion beam and the lower part of the extrusion tube can be fixed on the lower frame. The horizontal and vertical guide rails are very convenient for centering adjustment between the extrusion beam, extrusion barrel and mold. The upper frame can be used as an X-shaped moving guide rail for the extrusion barrel. On the premise of ensuring the stability of the machinery, the available space is used to reduce the space occupancy of the machinery.

 

3. There are two sets of elastic anchoring devices and foundation anchors on the lower part of the rear beam to make the rear beam fixed reliably.

 

After many years of production experience and continuous improvement based on customer feedback, our extrusion press is currently one of the most stable extruders on the Chinese market and one of the longest-lasting Aluminum extrusion machine.

 

The 75MN horizontal short-stroke front-loading single-action aluminum alloy profile extrusion machine adopts a horizontal three-beam and four-column prestressed composite frame structure, a forward extrusion method, direct drive by an oil pump, and is equipped with advanced foreign electromechanical and hydraulic control components and systems, and The complete set of mechanized auxiliary equipment adopts PLC and computer two-level control to accurately control the speed, position and pressure of the press. The technology used embodies the development trend and advanced technology level of contemporary extrusion presses, and is suitable for production. Manufacturing, operation and maintenance are conducive to improving production efficiency and reducing usage costs.

Prestressed composite frame

The stress-bearing frame of the Aluminum extrusion machine body consists of an integral front beam ZG35Mn (thickness 1950mm) and a rear beam thickness 1800mm (materialZG35Mn), square prestressed sleeve (material ZG35) is a closed prestressed composite frame. Special hydraulic preloading tools are used to pull the An over-pressure tensile load is applied to the entire length of the rod, and compressive stress is applied to the pressure sleeve at the same time, so that the entire frame is in a stress pre-tightened state.The column prestress is above 115% of the maximum load.

(1) The center distance of the four stressed tie rods of the frame is symmetrical to the center of the press, so that the entire frame is stressed evenly. This can increase the squeeze

Accuracy of pressed products.

(2) Since the frame has a large bending resistance section, under the action of extrusion force, the frame elongation and bending deformation are small, so it is the frame can be fixed with horizontal and vertical guide rails at the bottom of the extrusion beam and extrusion barrel.

The centering adjustment is very convenient, and the upper frame can be used as an X-shaped moving guide rail for the extrusion barrel.

(3) There are two sets of elastic anchoring devices and foundation anchors at the lower part of the rear beam to make the rear beam fixed reliably.

Main working cylinder/side cylinder

1. The main working cylinder of aluminum extrusion press is a plunger cylinder, which is fixed to the center of the rear beam through four pressing blocks. The plunger diameter is Φ1740mm, and the medium pressure is 28Mpa. Under the action, it can produce 66.55MN extrusion force. The cylinder body is made of 20MnMo forged steel. After forging and tempering treatment in three sections, it is buried Arc narrow gap welding, processed according to GB\T6402\2008 II level flaw detection. The main plunger is made of forged steel. The outer surface Stainless steel cladding is welded to 2Cr13 with medium frequency treatment, surface hardness is HRC46~48, and polishing degree is 0.2um. V-ring used for master cylinder seal Combined seal, using copper sleeve inner guide

2. The two main side cylinders are horizontally fixed on both sides of the rear beam main working cylinder. The diameter of the side cylinder is Φ450/Φ320mm, which generates an extrusion force of 8.9MN and a return force of 4.4MN, which can realize the rapid forward, backward and extrusion of the main plunger. The cylinder block and piston rod are made of 45 forged steel quenched and tempered. The two-way seal and piston rod seal of the combined piston head adopt V-ring combined seals, and are guided by copper sleeves.

Hydraulic transmission and control system pump station

The pump station of the Aluminum extrusion press adopts an integrated design and is centrally arranged under the rear part of the oil tank of the press. It is composed of an imported German Rexroth electro-hydraulic proportional control axial piston variable pump and a Chinese-made stainless steel plate circulation filtration and cooling system. The piping system design adopts necessary buffering and anti-shock measures, such as cushioning pads, hoses or shock-absorbing hoses, and flexible rubber pipe joints that can absorb vibration. The main system consists of 10 355L/min plunger pumps and 10 320L/min vane pumps from the German REXROTH company. They are designed to be arranged and matched in a certain combination. They can generate a pressure of 28Mpa and a flow rate of 3350L/min to meet the needs of main and side work. According to the cylinder operating speed requirements, closed-loop adjustment of the extrusion speed of 0~21mm/s is achieved, and the extrusion barrel locking cylinder is matched with a dedicated oil pump. Isolation control valves are designed between each oil pump group. If the two mechanisms need to operate at the same time according to the program, they can not interfere with each other. It can realize functions such as isolation between pumps, no-load starting, pressure regulation and overload protection. The pump head electro-hydraulic proportional valve and electronic control device are imported with the main pump and connected with the press main control computer to achieve online control. The main oil cylinder, auxiliary oil cylinder, spindle cylinder, and scissor oil cylinder are integratedly controlled by logic valves. The sliding mold and supporting frame are integratedly controlled by three-position four-way electro-hydraulic reversing valves. Main hydraulic components: master cylinder reversing surface valve, overflow surface valves etc. The main control system oil pump station has a total flow rate of 3350L/min, and its oil pumps are individually controlled.

The design of each aluminum extrusion machine is to maximize the use of resources under the premise of ensuring quality, and has been in a leading position in the industry.