Carver, Inc. News Featuring Hydraulic Molding Presses for Laboratory Applications
Carver, Inc. Celebrates 100th Anniversary in 2012
Carver, Inc. is celebrating 100 years of providing the world’s most popular lab presses with more choices, more features and more performance.
Carver offers standard hydraulic laboratory presses in two-column and four-column, benchtop and floor standing, and manual and automatic models with clamping capacities from 12 to 100 tons. A series of all electric compression presses is available and designed for around-the-clock performance in a lab, clean room or on the production floor. Carver also designs and manufactures custom presses for specific applications, including ASTM test plaque or bar molding, pellet making, laminating and rubber molding lab presses.
A wide variety of accessories are also available, such as force verification kits, heating and cooling platen options, hydraulic units and repair kits, testing/processing/dies accessories, gauges and thermometers, safety shields and floor stands.
"We are very proud of our ability to extend the tradition of the Fred S. Carver laboratory press", reports Beth Gillespie, Carver General Manager. "Mr. Carver founded the lab press industry. We are grateful to our employees and our large customer base for the ability to continue to play a leading role in that industry."
New Auto Series AutoFour Press
Carver, Inc. introduces a new 48 ton model to its popular “Auto Series” press line. The new AutoFour/48 line is offered in 3 platen sizes, 15" X 15", 18" X 18" (for general purpose applications), and 19" X 19" (for ASTM D3182 rubber test slab preparation). It is available with heated and/or cooled platen packages. The AutoFour/48 has a 650°F maximum operating temperature, 0"-15" adjustable daylight and 4" stroke. Other features include self-contained hydraulic system, programmable control system with full touch screen interface and two hand “anti-tie-down” close buttons for operator safety.
Carver is a leading manufacturer and supplier of standard and custom presses for laboratory applications. A wide variety of accessories is also available, suited for various materials research such as pharmaceuticals, analytical chemistry, plastics, elastomers, lab testing, liquid extraction, cell disruption, laminating and other applications, including specimen preparation.
Carver Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification
Carver, Inc. has recently received ISO 9001:2008 certification from EAGLE Registrations Inc. for its design, manufacture and service of hydraulic, pneumatic and electric presses and their accessories.
“We take great pride in our accomplishment of obtaining our ISO Certification,” said Beth Gillepsie, General Manager of Carver, Inc. “I am proud of and appreciate each and every employee for their efforts in realizing this goal.”
Carver offers standard hydraulic laboratory presses in two-column and four-column, benchtop and floor standing, and manual and automatic models. All electric compression presses are available and designed for around-the-clock performance in a lab, clean room or on the production floor. Carver also designs and manufactures custom presses and accessories for specific applications.
Singer Appointed Marketing Manager at Wabash and Carver
Wabash MPI and Carver, Inc. announce the appointment of Dave Singer as Marketing Manager for both companies. Singer has served in many roles within the two companies from 1983 to April of 2009.
Wabash is a leading manufacturer and supplier of standard and custom laboratory presses for composite applications, including composite molding, compression molding, transfer molding, vacuum molding, titanium compaction, ASTM, laboratory and R&D presses.
Carver is a leading manufacturer of manual and automated presses for a variety of applications, including IR and XRF pelletizing, laminating, molding sample preparation, physical testing, oil extraction and other specialized applications. A full line of parts and accessories for a variety of applications is also available.
Digital Gauge Kit Available from Carver
Carver, Inc. introduces a new digital gauge kit with an easy-to-read LCD gauge face for all hand operated Carver press models. The new gauge is battery powered and readings are generated in 100 lb. increments. The gauge will be configured to the press model, which customers must specify when ordering. Installation instructions and all required fittings are included in the kit. Optional increment settings of 1 lb. or 10 lbs. are available instead of 100 lbs. increments. User selectable readout in lbs. force, tons, metric tons, kilonewtons, or kilograms.
Carver Auto Series Presses
Carver, Inc. offers the new Auto Series automatic hydraulic laboratory presses, featuring the enhanced “NE” digital control system. Offering 15 to 30 tons of clamping force and 6" x 6" to 15” x 15” platens, these benchtop presses are used in quality control and research and development for test sample preparations, destructive testing, molding, laminating and fluid extraction.
The new “NE” controls feature full touch screen interface, proximity switch for adjustable slowdown position and all heat controlled through PLC and interface. The “NE” controls can easily switch between degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius and between pounds, kilograms, tons and metric tons. Auto reheat at the end of a cycle and automatic bump sequence can be programmed.
Carver Low Pressure Pneumatic Press
The Low Pressure Pneumatic Press from Carver, Inc. features a fully-threaded dual column design suited for many heated or non-heated applications including medical moldings, low pressure laminating and specialized R&D environments. These presses feature a clamping force range from 100 to 400 lbs. with other pressure ranges available. Also features a daylight opening of 0” to 4” and platen sizes range from 6” x 6”, 9” x 9” and 12” x 12” models. The Low Pressure Pneumatic Presses operate on compressed air, 90 PSI is the maximum.
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