Mold Base Features
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Standard Mold Base Features
Clamp Slots facilitate clamping the mold to the platen of the press. DME American Standard Mold Bases offer four slot types (shown below) to ensure the best fit for the requirements of your application. Clamp slots come standard depending on the plate thicknesses as described below. Optional/special clamp slots are available upon request. Clamp Slots
Top Clamping Plate
Clamp Slot Types
PRESS PLATEN
Type A - Machined when
0.813
Top Clamping Plate is 0.875 or 1.375.
0.625
NOTE: When this plate is 0.875 thick, the slots will be machined through the thickness.
Type B - Machined in plates that are 2.375 or thicker.
Special Top Clamping Plate, or A-Clamping Plate
Type C - Machined only when specified by a customer and top clamp plate is 1.375.
PRESS PLATEN
0.875
0.813
Type D - Machined plates that are 1.875 thick.
0.625
Top Clamping Plate
PRESS PLATEN
0.875
0.813 0.625
Special Top Clamping Plate, or A-Clamping Plate
Other/special options available: • Omit upper clamp slot • Omit lower clamp slot (3-piece housing supplied)
PRESS PLATEN
• Machine entire length • Machine all four sides
0.875
0.625
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