FOCUS ON COIL PROCESSING
“ The new TruLaser 8000 Coil Edition , for production ‘ straight from the coil ’, saves up to 1,700 metric tons of steel and reduces material costs by a reported 1.6 million euros .”
AN EYE ON COIL
A new TRUMPF coil-fed laser-blanking system is designed to cuts costs and save 4000 metric tons of CO₂ per year .
System monitoring .
Inserting the coil into TruLaser 8000 Coil Edition .
Sheet-metal specialist TRUMPF launched a new coil-fed , laser-blanking solution at its INTECH in-house trade show in March 2023 .
“ The TruLaser 8000 Coil Edition can process up to 25 metric tons of coiled sheet metal from start to finish without any human intervention . It is suitable for companies interested in flexible , high-volume solutions for sheet-metal fabrication , including automotive suppliers and automakers , electrical cabinet manufacturers , elevator producers and HVAC manufacturers .
“ The TruLaser 8000 Coil Edition helps our customers to join the drive towards greater sustainability in the manufacturing industry , while simultaneously boosting efficiency . Compared to conventional laser-cutting machines , the solution allows companies to save almost 1,700 metric tons of steel per year , which equates to a saving of some 4,000 metric tons of CO₂ and a reduction in material costs of 1.6 million euros ,” said Richard Bannmüller , CEO , TRUMPF Laser Technology Germany .
Flexibility for volume production
Using TRUMPF ’ s new laser-blanking system , manufacturers can enjoy the benefits of laser processing even in high-volume production environments .
“ Volume manufacturers often use presses for blanking operations . But that means they need to adjust or even replace the tool whenever they make the slightest modification to their components , which ultimately costs time and money . Many industrial sectors are seeing significant reductions in the scale of individual production runs , which makes these modifications even more costly and timeintensive . The laser allows users to carry out these modifications without requiring a new tool , so it ’ s much , easier , faster , cheaper and more flexible ,” said project manager Oliver Müllerschön , who is responsible for the new system at TRUMPF .
The high-tech company developed the new system in cooperation with SIEMENS and mechanical engineering company , ARKU . Together with TRUMPF , Siemens is responsible for the control system and ARKU for the coil system . The fischer group in Achern is one of the first companies to put the new solution into practice .
“ Deploying a laser-blanking line is a new approach for us . It offers huge benefits to our production process , partly due to its high