If a large industrial press loses power and the platen comes crashing down it can cause catastrophic damage to the machine, serious injury to the machine operator, and in the worst cases, loss of human life. For this reason, various governmental standards and regulations have established guidelines and directives to prevent against the damages of a gravity fall due to loss of power to the press. Power-off clamping devices can be designed into new machinery or added to existing machines to guarantee compliance for the safety standards throughout the world.
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