Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: What does "KP" mean???

Excuse me Ballendo,
Noop Sir!
But KP is old european or german standard and definetely means
KiloPond. The weight force of a kilogram of mass.
It was used until middle 70th.
Sven Peter

ballendo wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> Maybe it simply means Kilos of Pressure?
>
> 12000 x 2.2 =26400 lbs or 13.2 tons. Seems reasonable to me.
>
> Ballendo
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Daniel J. Statman" <dan.statman@r...>
> wrote:
> > Since the label says 12000KP @ 10 bar it is really safe to assume
> that the
> > KP is NOT referring to kilopascals. Since by definition 12000
> kilopascals
> > is 120 bar. It is most likely some unit of force which is
> developed at 10
> > bar of hydraulic pressure. However, I do not know what that force
> unit
> > would be, sorry.
> >
> > Daniel J. Statman, Statman Designs
> > www.statmandesigns.com
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "doug98105" <dougrasmussen@c...>
> > To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...>
> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 10:04 PM
> > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What does "KP" mean???
> >
> >
> > > Group,
> > >
> > > I'm looking at a German-made machine for a possible automation
> > > project. Part of the machine is hydraulicly actuated. The label
> on
> > > the hydraulic portion says 12000KP @ 10bar. (the "@" symbol was
> > > really a German word, but it's safe to assume the "@" meaning).
> It's
> > > an air over oil system so that label tells me that at an input air
> > > pressure of 147psi I get an output of 12000KP. I don't know what
> > > the 12000KP part means. For this label to mean anything other
> than a
> > > measure of pushing force would not make much sense on this
> particular
> > > machine.
> > >
> > > I don't find any conversions from "KP" to force. Any ideas what
> this
> > > means?
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > >
> > > Doug
> > >
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