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Tolerance Control
Hold tight tolerance across difficult alloys, run after run, not just on the first parts off the line.
In aerospace forming, a few thousandths of springback can put a structural part out of tolerance and a sheet of titanium in the scrap bin. Here is what it takes to hold tolerance across difficult alloys, and the I-PRESS HYDRO control system built to document every stroke.
Most aerospace forming operations carry the cost of scrap on the most expensive material in the building. A springback that drifts out of tolerance, a wrinkle in a deep draw, a part that fails inspection after hundreds of dollars of titanium are already in it. The cost compounds across material, labor, rework, and the documentation burden of explaining what went wrong.
Sutherland and KC Presses build servo hydraulic systems engineered for the demands of aerospace forming. Every press ships standard with the I-PRESS HYDRO Control System, delivering programmable motion profiles across the full stroke, pressure and position accuracy within plus or minus 0.5 percent, full stroke data capture on every cycle, and storage for over 200 part recipes. Manufacturers forming titanium, Inconel, high-strength aluminum, and superalloys trust the platform because it was engineered to control material flow, not just apply force.
Control position, pressure, speed, and dwell at up to seven points across the stroke. Difficult alloys form predictably when the press follows the material instead of fighting it.
I-PRESS HYDRO captures pressure, position, and tonnage on every stroke into a unified data stream. The documentation aerospace supply chains require, generated automatically.
Unlimited full tonnage at any point in the stroke, unlike servo mechanical presses. Deep draws and complex geometries without compromise.
"Aerospace buyers do not just want a formed part. They want the data that proves how it was formed, stroke by stroke. A press that cannot document itself cannot serve this industry. That is the press we build."
Every Sutherland and KC servo hydraulic aerospace press runs I-PRESS HYDRO controls with real-time monitoring integrated into the master control. Every stroke, every pressure profile, every cycle parameter flows to a unified data stream. Operators and quality engineers see what is happening on every press before a process drift becomes a rejected part.
Traditional press controls execute a recipe and trust the alloy to cooperate. I-PRESS HYDRO measures what is actually happening on every stroke and adjusts. Multi-stage forming profiles for high-strength materials. Closed-loop pressure feedback for repeatable tolerance. Real-time tonnage monitoring flags abnormal load conditions before they reach the tooling or the part.
The result is a forming process that holds tolerance across long production runs, protects expensive tooling, and produces the traceable record aerospace customers demand. On a structural component line, that difference shows up in yield, first-pass acceptance, and audit readiness.
The same control system running on forming floors worldwide is open to explore right now. Navigate the screens, tonnage monitoring, multi-stage profiles, fault diagnostics, and the part recipe library. No login required. Before you buy a press, try the control.
Hold tight tolerance across difficult alloys, run after run, not just on the first parts off the line.
Automatic stroke-by-stroke documentation for audits, certifications, and supply chain requirements.
Programmable motion profiles manage springback and draw on titanium, Inconel, and high-strength alloys.
Real-time load monitoring catches abnormal conditions before they reach expensive aerospace tooling.
Storage for 200+ part recipes supports short runs, frequent changeovers, and high-mix production.
Servo actuation draws power only under load, for up to 60 percent savings versus conventional hydraulics.
Sutherland and KC Presses have engineered forming systems for advanced materials applications across North America, Turkey, Vietnam, Taiwan, and China. The current servo hydraulic lineup is designed in California and built to exceed the tolerance, repeatability, and documentation benchmarks aerospace producers need on the floor.
From structural components and brackets to engine hardware and formed skins, our servo hydraulic presses run in demanding aerospace and high-strength applications. Manufacturers do not choose them because of a spec sheet. They choose them because the presses hold tolerance, capture the data, and run shift after shift without drifting.
If your operation is forming aerospace alloys on a press that was never built to control material flow or document a stroke, talk to our team.
Talk to our team about I-PRESS HYDRO controls, servo hydraulic aerospace presses, and what it takes to hold tolerance and full traceability at production volume.
In aerospace forming, a few thousandths of springback can put a structural part out of tolerance and a sheet of titanium in the scrap bin. Here is what it takes to hold tolerance across difficult alloys, and the I-PRESS HYDRO control system built to document every stroke.
Most aerospace forming operations carry the cost of scrap on the most expensive material in the building. A springback that drifts out of tolerance, a wrinkle in a deep draw, a part that fails inspection after hundreds of dollars of titanium are already in it. The cost compounds across material, labor, rework, and the documentation burden of explaining what went wrong.
Sutherland and KC Presses build servo hydraulic systems engineered for the demands of aerospace forming. Every press ships standard with the I-PRESS HYDRO Control System, delivering programmable motion profiles across the full stroke, pressure and position accuracy within plus or minus 0.5 percent, full stroke data capture on every cycle, and storage for over 200 part recipes. Manufacturers forming titanium, Inconel, high-strength aluminum, and superalloys trust the platform because it was engineered to control material flow, not just apply force.
Control position, pressure, speed, and dwell at up to seven points across the stroke. Difficult alloys form predictably when the press follows the material instead of fighting it.
I-PRESS HYDRO captures pressure, position, and tonnage on every stroke into a unified data stream. The documentation aerospace supply chains require, generated automatically.
Unlimited full tonnage at any point in the stroke, unlike servo mechanical presses. Deep draws and complex geometries without compromise.
"Aerospace buyers do not just want a formed part. They want the data that proves how it was formed, stroke by stroke. A press that cannot document itself cannot serve this industry. That is the press we build."
Every Sutherland and KC servo hydraulic aerospace press runs I-PRESS HYDRO controls with real-time monitoring integrated into the master control. Every stroke, every pressure profile, every cycle parameter flows to a unified data stream. Operators and quality engineers see what is happening on every press before a process drift becomes a rejected part.
Traditional press controls execute a recipe and trust the alloy to cooperate. I-PRESS HYDRO measures what is actually happening on every stroke and adjusts. Multi-stage forming profiles for high-strength materials. Closed-loop pressure feedback for repeatable tolerance. Real-time tonnage monitoring flags abnormal load conditions before they reach the tooling or the part.
The result is a forming process that holds tolerance across long production runs, protects expensive tooling, and produces the traceable record aerospace customers demand. On a structural component line, that difference shows up in yield, first-pass acceptance, and audit readiness.
The same control system running on forming floors worldwide is open to explore right now. Navigate the screens, tonnage monitoring, multi-stage profiles, fault diagnostics, and the part recipe library. No login required. Before you buy a press, try the control.
Hold tight tolerance across difficult alloys, run after run, not just on the first parts off the line.
Automatic stroke-by-stroke documentation for audits, certifications, and supply chain requirements.
Programmable motion profiles manage springback and draw on titanium, Inconel, and high-strength alloys.
Real-time load monitoring catches abnormal conditions before they reach expensive aerospace tooling.
Storage for 200+ part recipes supports short runs, frequent changeovers, and high-mix production.
Servo actuation draws power only under load, for up to 60 percent savings versus conventional hydraulics.
Sutherland and KC Presses have engineered forming systems for advanced materials applications across North America, Turkey, Vietnam, Taiwan, and China. The current servo hydraulic lineup is designed in California and built to exceed the tolerance, repeatability, and documentation benchmarks aerospace producers need on the floor.
From structural components and brackets to engine hardware and formed skins, our servo hydraulic presses run in demanding aerospace and high-strength applications. Manufacturers do not choose them because of a spec sheet. They choose them because the presses hold tolerance, capture the data, and run shift after shift without drifting.
If your operation is forming aerospace alloys on a press that was never built to control material flow or document a stroke, talk to our team.
Talk to our team about I-PRESS HYDRO controls, servo hydraulic aerospace presses, and what it takes to hold tolerance and full traceability at production volume.
