Hansford Die Handlers

Eliminate the hazards of slipping and jamming and increase your productivity by enabling one man to separate, service and try-out valuable dies. Using chain hoists, lead mallets, and two or three toolmakers is not an  efficient way to separate and service dies.

Dies pulled from storage are usually separated and the punches, dies, and strippers are inspected before the die set is put in use. If a die set has been in storage  for several months, it may need re-lubrication. A die handler helps make die set  inspection a fast and safe one-man operation.

The  rugged, cast upper platen and lead screws utilised in Hansford Die Handlers  assure a positive, smooth vertical movement and the ability to withstand the  forces involved without deflecting beyond acceptable limits.

Today's die sets are more complex and therefore, more care is needed to separate or close them without jamming. The rugged precision of the Hansford Die Handler eliminates problems of separation because the upper and lower platens are held parallel to each other within .003" T.l.R., and ground locks are  provided on all four corners of the upper platen.

All  models have a rated try-out force which is exerted by hand crank in the  "Try-Out" mode. This is a squeeze-type force, which allows some plants to shear  in blanking dies. With a die separated and positioned, sharpening can be easily accomplished. Similarly, a forming die requires spotting in order to assure the  proper match of the two halves, and this can be accomplished just as easily as  shearing in or sharpening operations.

Link to the  Hansford Die Handler site: with specs and more pictures
Download the Die Handler Catalog