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Pacific Press Technologies
Six Decades of Hydraulic Precision Power
Pacific Press Technologies is a world-class leader in the design, manufacture, and service of hydraulic presses, press brakes and automation solutions. For decades, the experts at Pacific have produced the world’s most robust, reliable and repeatable machinery to meet a wide variety of applications across many industries. Pacific offers press brakes up to 5,000 tons, and a selection of hydraulic presses including C-Frame, 4-Post, Horizontal, Straight Side and Column presses. Our 130,000-square-foot manufacturing facility is located in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. The expansive facility is home to Pacific and is also the manufacturing site to Pacific’s sister company Multipress, producers of hydraulic and servo press equipment.
714 N. Walnut St.
Mt. Carmel, IL 62863
Phone: 618-262-8666
Fax: 618-262-7776
Sales Contact
Steve Schurman
Business Development Manager
Email: sales@pacific-press.com
Sales: 618-262-8666
Toll-free: 800-851-3586
Recent Content on The Fabricator for Pacific Press Technologies
- From The Fabricator
Infrastructure fabrication focus: Pole forming at scale
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 5, 2024
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Today, massive press brakes—singles, tandems, and tridems—form poles at an unprecedented rate. Advanced process control and automated material handling make it happen for the metal fabrication niche.
- From The Fabricator
Pacific Press Technologies launches Eco-Brake press brakes
- Aug 20, 2020
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
The Eco-Brake press brake from Pacific Press combines an interlocked frame design and commercially available hydraulics with such features as remote access capability and mobile monitoring, LED lighting, multiaxis backgauges, and multiple safety features. Standard sizes are 175 to 600 tons, with...
- From The Fabricator
What you need to know about tandem press brakes
- By Chris Robinson
- Feb 4, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- Article
This overview of tandem press brakes can help fabricators understand what these dual setups can deliver.
- From The Fabricator
Should you invest in a custom press brake?
- By Chris Robinson
- Feb 28, 2018
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Buying any custom machine carries a certain amount of risk, and custom press brakes are no exception. In the right situation, though, the benefits of a well-designed custom system far outweigh the risks.
- From The Fabricator
Extend the life of a hydraulic press or replace it?
- By Chris Robinson
- Nov 23, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
If your hydraulic press has stopped coming down to a repeatable depth, the electrical system keeps shorting out, and so much fluid is leaking from the power unit onto the material that customers are rejecting product, it’s time to perform a health checkup on it. Here are some parameters for knowing whether it’s best to refurbish it or replace it.
- From The Fabricator
Pacific Press Technologies unveils new logo, tagline
- Nov 8, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
In conjunction with its acquisition by Right Lane Industries LLC in May 2017, Pacific Press Technologies, a metal forming equipment manufacturer and services provider in Mount Carmel, Ill., has unveiled a new logo and tagline. According to the company, the new logo reflects its problem-solving...
- From The Fabricator
Bending force calculator developed into mobile app
- Jul 7, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
Pacific Press Technologies, in partnership with students from the University of Southern Indiana’s Romain College of Business, has developed a bending force calculator mobile app. The app is available for download for Android™ devices through the Google Play™ store, with the possibility of...
- From The Fabricator
Pacitic Press collaborates with USI students on app for calculating tensile strength
- May 9, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Pacific Press Technologies, a Mount Carmel, Ill.-based manufacturer of hydraulic presses, press brakes, and shears, has announced its collaboration with the University of Southern Indiana’s Center for Applied Research (CAR) to develop a mobile application for its customers that calculates the...
- From The Fabricator
Brochure highlights fabricating equipment
- Mar 20, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
A six-page brochure, available from Pacific Press Technologies, describes its full line of hydraulic presses, press brakes, and shears, listing standard features for each. The literature also features a brief company history, details on custom-built machinery, and an explanation of the firm’s...
- From The Fabricator
Pacific Press Technologies celebrates 70th anniversary
- Dec 14, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Pacific Press Technologies Inc., Mt. Carmel, Ill., celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2015. The company began during World War II by building the first hydraulic press brake in the U.S.
Today the company offers presses, press brakes, and shears for hydraulic metal forming.
- From The Fabricator
6 ways to make large-sheet-bending easier
- By Dan Davis
- Sep 5, 2013
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Bending large sheet metal parts does not represent the majority of work for most metal fabricators, but it can be a significant portion for those shops that have the capability to do it. These equipment considerations and processing tips can help make a big bending job easier to accomplish.
- From The Fabricator
Quality Products acquires Pacific Press Technologies
- Jun 6, 2013
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Pacific Press Technologies, Mt. Carmel, Ill., has announced its recent acquisition by Quality Products Inc., the parent company of Multipress. Pacific Press builds and services an extensive line of USA-made press brakes, shears, and presses. Multipress, Columbus, Ohio, manufactures small to...
- From The Fabricator
Pacific Press introduces redesigned website
- Mar 25, 2013
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Pacific Press Technologies, Mt. Carmel, Ill., has launched a redesigned website at www.pacific-press.com. It features a new look, simplified navigation, more content, and more interactivity. The menu has been simplified and the text shortened and streamlined throughout the site. Photo and video...
- From The Fabricator
The big job of high-tonnage bending
- By Dan Davis
- May 6, 2011
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Bending heavy plate and high-strength steel used to require multiple workers, a large amount of bending experience, and lots of time. That's not the case anymore.
- From The Fabricator
Tooling up to bend hard
- By Tim Heston
- May 28, 2009
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Different high-tensile-strength metals bend—and spring back—in starkly different ways, so developing a bending strategy takes some serious planning.
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