300-Ton Hydraulic Press · Plate Rolling Machine
A metal fabrication plant on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway corridor was running at a chronic bottleneck: their existing press could not handle the plate thicknesses being demanded by new construction-sector contracts. Jobs were being subcontracted out at margin loss, or declined entirely. The client needed a heavy-press solution that could handle structural steel plate up to 20mm — commissioned fast, and without disrupting the rest of their active production floor.
After reviewing the client's order book and production layout, TME specified a 300-ton
four-column hydraulic press from our OEM partner in Shandong — rated for steel plate
up to 25mm at a working stroke of 600mm. We paired it with a 3-roller plate rolling
machine to create an end-to-end forming line within a single bay.
The press required a reinforced concrete foundation pad — TME's team supervised the pour and
curing schedule before machine delivery. Commissioning was completed in a single 4-day push:
electrical hook-up, hydraulic circuit bleeding, pressure calibration, and full load test with
the client's own production material.
The forming line went live in week six. Within 30 days the client had eliminated all press-related subcontracting — work that had been bleeding margin for over a year. Output capacity on forming operations increased by 250%, and the facility took on two new construction-sector accounts within the first quarter. The rolling machine added a profile- bending capability they had never offered before, opening an entirely new revenue stream.
We were losing contracts because we could not form the plate. TME came in, understood what we needed, and had us running in six weeks. The press has paid for itself twice over already.
— Production Manager, Metal Fabrication Plant — Ogun State, 2024
