Beginnings |
Advanced Press Technologies
Limited (APT Giken) was established in January 1982. Its goal
is to function as a 'laboratory office' for die-design and to
provide technology training, education and consultancy.
Since its establishment the company has completed over 800
individual projects.
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Primary
Functions |
- Die-design for press stamping. (Progressive dies
being most common.)
- Production of press stamping die.
(After receiving orders, I commission local factories to manufacture goods under
my overall technical supervision.)
- Production of press stamped parts.
(After receiving orders, I commission local factories to manufacture goods under
my overall technical supervision.)
- Teaching and training specializing in progressive press techniques etc.
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Example designs |
- Cases, cores and brushes for small electric motors.
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Yokes and rotors for computer floppy disk drive (FDD) motors.
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Shutters and center-cores of computer floppy disk media
(FD).
- Housings for small speakers.
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Metal watch bands that were completed in a special progressive die.
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Top caps for disposable lighters.
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Covers for ceiling-mounted commercial fire-alarms.
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Medical hypodermal needles for use in intravenous drips.
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Sensor-sleeves for anti-locking braking systems (ABS).
(manufactured in stainless steel)
- Small brass sleeves for electro-magnets.
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Cone-shaped drawing cap for mass-produced propelling pencils.
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Future |
- In the present economic climate
old-fashioned, inefficient and costly production methods have to change and
modernernize.
Press stamping is a valuable technique that can replace traditional methods
such as milling, drilling, reaming, broaching, grinding, etc.
There is competitive demand for drawing, forging, cutting and complex in-die
assembly.
APT Giken is now working on hard disk drives, mobile telephones,
optical-electric elements, automobile fuel injection units tec.
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