FOCUS ON STAMPING
Available press forces range between 250- 1,000 tons .
Lien Chieh Machinery Co ., Ltd ( LCM ) custom-builds its hydraulic presses according to the press application and the technical requirements of its customers ( presses ranging from 50 up to 15,000 tons ). For more than seventy years , it has designed and developed a comprehensive range of technically advanced presses . It provides in-house manufacturing from start to finish : cutting , welding , annealing , CNC machining , assembly , quality assurance and factory acceptance .
With tonnages ranging from 2400 to 1000 tons and a bolster area of 5,000 x 2,500mm , its servo-mechanical tandem press line is used in the automotive sheet metal industry . Designed to overcome the limits of traditional hydraulic presses ( in terms of speed etc .), the manufacturer launched its first servo mechanical tandem line in 2016 . Its product portfolio also includes die spotting presses ; die tryout presses ; drawing presses ; forging presses ; hemming presses ; hydraulic presses and others .
Loire Gestamp , a branch of the Gestamp group , designs and manufactures all types of hydraulic presses and can adapt products to the specific needs of each project . Processes include hot stamping , cold stamping ( deepdrawing presses ), hydroforming and try-out tooling .
Based in Hernani , Gipuzkoa ( Spain ), since 1962 , Loire Gestamp is one of Europe ’ s largest producers of hydraulic presses . Its machines are designed and built in accordance with its clients ’ technical specifications ( from 2,000 to 100,000 kN ).
Loire Gestamp installed its first fully monitored servo-mechanical line at Gestamp Navarra plant in 2020 to ensure greater production and flexibility with lower energy
LCM tandem press line .
consumption . It also has internal capabilities for the development and manufacture of dies , covering the entire value chain : design ; machining ; construction ; tuning ; prototyping and monitoring .
Spanish manufacturer MECAMAQ manufactures custom hydraulic presses . In 2014 , it moved its operations to a new factory to increase its capacity and build “ larger and more powerful ” machines .
Mossini S . p . A . offers conventional eccentric presses ; mechanical presses with Link Drive ( slow motion ) and eccentric presses with programmable slow motion Desmodrive ( patented by Mossini ). It also manufactures hydraulic ; triple-effect hydraulic ; die-spotting ; multi-slide hydraulic and electric presses . Presses and lines for hot forming , forging and ring-rolling mills are also featured . Production line options include automotive tandem / transfer lines ; blanking lines ; hydraulic press lines and household appliance lines .
NEFF Pressen , formed in 1947 , is a manufacturer of hydraulic presses and manufacturing / hot forming lines for the complete forming industry . In September 2023 , Röcher GmbH & Co . KG acquired the NEFF-Karlsruhe site and continues to operate it as an independent product area and a standalone branch with managing director , Oliver Dörmann .
The Nidec Press & Automation brand brings together Minster ; Arisa ; Kyori ; Vamco ; CHS ; SYS and , most recently , Automatic Feed Company products to the market . This includes presses and equipment around the press such as material handling and high-speed rollfeeding solutions . NP & A group companies include more than 1,400 employees from 13 locations worldwide .
The group operates a shared global customer service network with major service
centres in Minster , Ohio ( USA ); Mexico ; Germany , Spain and China . This group of companies represents a combined 526 years of manufacturing experience and is a fullservice pressroom provider for businesses in more than 90 countries and on six continents .
NP & A ’ s portfolio includes high-speed presses running at 2400 strokes per minute to 5000-ton servo presses , as well as automation ( advanced high-speed feeds to customengineered turnkey systems ) and high-tensile coil lines .
The Nidec Arisa GS2 “ Global ” Servo Series press has a capacity range of 3150 to 8000kN and has been configured for manufacturing in North America , Europe and China . Nidec P & A has been working on a manufacturing programme of Minster presses for electric vehicles , laminations and packaging from Spain . At the BIEMH exhibition in 2022 , it showcased MINSTER EV presses for electric vehicle stamping .
Its range of Nidec Arisa stamping technologies encompass servo blanking , tryout and multi-purpose presses , as well as presses for transfer / progressive dies . Automation and software solutions are also available . The Kyori VX-50 high-speed press features Nidec SYS feeding systems . Nidec Kyori ANEX presses are designed for automated high-speed blanking and bending operations . The company has more than thirty years of expertise in Link-Motion press technology . NP & A products include a selection of mechanical and servo stamping presses ; high speed automation machinery ; controls and integrated solutions .
The Nidec Minster EV press series .
OMERA specialises in automatic lines and integrated production projects . It showcased a 200-ton straightside hydraulic press at the LAMIERA exhibition in Milan , Italy , last year . The OMERA brand is known for the design and production of trimming / beading machines , energy-saving mechanical and
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