Malahide's All-Electric Advantage :
Why Buy a Malahide?
The answer is found in our name : Malahide
Design & Manufacturing .
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Electric vs.
Pneumatic
The single
most important thing to appreciate about Malahide's equipment is that they
employ a 100% electric-mechanical design. This
is important because traditional hot stamp presses are powered by pneumatics, hydraulics,
or a mixture of both.
Although these are well respected technologies, there are inherent drawbacks to
both power sources including :
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Hydraulic machinery is loud and dirty = suitable for use in factory environments only.
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Pneumatic machines require an air
compressor = noise pollution + expensive to buy, pipe, and power.
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Both systems
require an extensive system of valves, tubes, seals and
fittings, all of which can leak, clog, stick or break = high
maintenance.
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All-Electric :
A Malahide press
is powered
by a single
1/2 HP
electric motor.
This fundamental difference instantly liberates you from entire classes
of parts and maintenance issues associated with
pneumatics and/or hydraulics.
Noise :
Often of equal importance, an
E-Series machine makes about as much noise as an industrial
sewing machine. For many of our home and office-based
customers, the elimination of air compressor noise is a key
deciding factor.
Accuracy :
The
print head on a Malahide is pulled down by 2 oversize CAMs that bring the
head to precisely the same position with every cycle. Pneumatic
equipment can vary in its' stroke because the head only goes down until
it meets resistance of equal force.
Power Efficient :
The
print head
of all E-Series machines
is
pulled down
from all four
corners, resulting in evenly dispersed pressure across the surface of the print face.
Pneumatic machines are typically driven by a central ram that puts all
the pressure in the middle of the chase and less out to the sides.
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Highly Adjustable
: The print head has
several features that are used to perfect the hot stamp:
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The chase
flips-over for easy access to the die area.
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Four
levelling
screws on the top of the head allow for fine adjustment.
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A
central pivot allows one to pivot the head into alignment with the part.
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A
central heater runs the length of the head to ensure even heating.
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Simplicity of Design =
Durability :
If you appreciate mechanical
design, then you'll appreciate the beautiful simplicity of our
mechanisms.
By eliminating excess parts and motion,
our designs promote ease of use and longevity by reducing mechanical
complexity. Those parts that we do use tend to be chunky and
over-sized ~ far stronger than that needed for the job. We do this
to reduce stress and wear on the parts, resulting in fewer breakdowns
and lower lifetime maintenance costs.
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Quality of Manufacturing
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Quality machines can only be built with quality parts.
For this reason, Malahide produces almost all of our parts in-house
using the latest in CAD / CAM technology.
As evidence of
our commitment to manufacturing quality, Malahide doubled the size of
our machine shop in 06/07. New purchases include multiple CNC vertical machining centers,
a CNC lathe, assorted metal
finishing processes, a precision surface grinder and all-new shop fixtures.
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. . . And All at
a Fair Price
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Topping-off
the reasons to buy from Malahide is that we ask only for a fair price
for our equipment. Certainly our machines are not cheap . . . but
nor are they exorbitantly expensive.
People from around the world trust their hot
stamping investments to Malahide because they appreciate that
the quality
Design & Manufacturing
done by our business, translates into quality products and profits for
their business.
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