PRODUCT REVIEWS and the sheet slides against two fixed stop sides. The rotating suction plate stop of the bending centre then picks up the component and aligns it for the bending process.
The robot arm then stacks the products. The turning station can be used for this. It fixes the bent product vertically while the robot moves around it to pick it up from the other side. In this way, bent sheets can be stacked or nested on the pallet in different orientations.
In another application, blank sheets often need to be turned after laser cutting to position the burr side of the sheet to the inside in a bent product. This can otherwise be a separate process or must be carried out manually by the operator. However, the turning station is not normally required for turning the sheet for counter bends, as these are done with the Up-and-Down folding beam.
“ The system also achieves its high cycle rate through the efficient multiple use of non-productive times. While the folding machine is setting up, the robot can load blank sheets. While the machine is folding, the robot can either load the next sheet or unload a bent product,” added the manufacturer.
The operator creates a job list in the POS 3000 control system; this determines which products are to be manufactured and in which quantities. The POS 3000 communicates with the supervisor software from Starmatik, which uses a 3D representation to determine where the blank sheet is located. The POS 3000 then decides on the best possible sequence for the robot.
Founded in 1949, Hans Schröder Maschinenbau GmbH is managed as a family-owned company and specialises in the development of modern machine concepts for bending and cutting sheet metal. The successful integration of the Fasti Company
Suction plate stop: Rotary unit with suction cups in the centre of the machine.
in 2006 makes the Schröder Group one of today’ s leading providers of machines for bending, cutting, beading, flanging and circular bending all types of sheet metal. In 2021, the Schröder Group embraced tool manufacturer, SMU GmbH.
Overall, the Schröder Group currently employs more than 300 people at various locations in Germany and overseas. n
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