---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000000138"
title: "Hot box exchange capability and method thereof"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:02:31.877950Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000138"
categories:
  - "manufacturing-assembly-equipment/machining-systems"
keywords:
  - "b21d37/16"
  - "b21d22/022"
  - "b30b15/064"
  - "b30b15/34"
---

# Hot box exchange capability and method thereof

## Abstract

A removable hot box is disclosed that includes a lower hot box portion, including: a lower housing including a plurality of lower clamping structures to clamp the lower housing to a press and locating structures to provide repeatable placing in the press; and a lower heating platen, received within the lower housing, wherein the lower housing or the lower heating platen includes lower electrical connectors to provide a lower electrical connection to a heating system and lower cooling connectors to provide a lower cooling connection to a cooling system; and an upper hot box portion, positionable above the lower hot box portion and includes: an upper housing includes a plurality of upper clamping structures to clamp the upper housing to the press; an upper heating platen, received within the upper housing.