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models( the latter for customers involved in volume production of small and miniature components)
“ As a fixed-stroke press, the BSTL uses up to 30 % less energy when compared to older machine models. It comes with a new-generation servo feed unit,” commented Bruderer. The BSTA 710-220, said Bruderer, offers“ the longest bed length( 2.2 metres) of its machine type in the world.” With automatic stroke adjustment and various options such as different stroke lengths, shut heights and press force monitoring( for example), the press can be configured for individual customer requirements.
Bruderer UK has just opened a new 10,000 square-metre‘ centre of manufacturing excellence’ in Hortonwood( UK).
Taiwanese manufacturer Chin Fong’ s stamping presses range from 20-ton single crank presses and up to 3200 metric tons of capacity to four-point eccentric gear-driven, large panel and multi-stage transfer presses. Forging presses are further diversified by cold, warm and hot forging processes. It has also developed an intelligent single-crank press with a crank mechanism used for blanking, drawing, bending and partial forming. Its straightside double-crank power press, with 400-ton capacity, has a bed area of 2.5m x 1m and can produce metal stampings from material measuring up to 400mm wide and 3.5mm thick.
Established in 1948, Chin Fong now has offices in Taiwan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the USA as well as representatives in numerous countries around the world. Its A0 tandem press line for the automotive industry includes stages such as deep drawing, trimming, piercing etc. Chin- Fong has further boosted its sustainability credentials with the award of certification from SGS for ISO 14064-1 greenhouse gas and ISO 14067 Carbon Footprint for its C-frame press products.
The company has moved onto multi-press connections and cloud computing, linking ERP management and AI computing systems to analyse Big Data. It offers machine selection consulting services, combined with its“ iForming PMS- Intelligent Forming Productivity Management System” solution. It has also implemented scanning code and fingerprint authentication to meet workplace safety requirements, as well as facial / iris recognition systems.
COSKUNÖZ KALIP MAKINA SANAYI VE TICARET A. S. offers turnkey solution to OEMs for stamping tooling, with upstream and downstream services which include engineering feasibility at vehicle design stage; HLTO services; die repair and maintenance; prototype dies / parts and project management.
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DEES Hydraulic Industrial Co., Ltd. is a hydraulic press manufacturer with factories in Taiwan and China. Its main products include presses such as custom triple-action; die spotting; die-tryout; deep-drawing; transfer; servo-controlled; tandem press line; hotforming; four-post; hemming; C-frame hydraulic presses etc. Its focus is on three main stamping areas: servo motors, higher speed of the hydraulic press and higher productivity for presses, using accumulators for shorter strokes. DEES Hydraulic has also successfully developed a closed loop, hydraulic, servo-controlled die spotting press.
DEES has introduced a 24-hour 2,500-ton tandem line customised for the automotive manufacturing industry.
The high-speed technology of the HD series developed by DEES is controlled by the accumulator. Its pressing speed is between 30-150mm / second, with an approaching speed of 800mm / second or faster and return speed of 600mm / second or faster. DEES’ s self-developed HD-FASTech technology has been designed to improve deep drawing / production efficiency.
DIEFFENBACHER showcased hydraulic forming presses and complete press lines for sheet metal forming and the production of stainless-steel parts at EuroBLECH 2024 in Hanover, Germany. Digitalisation and sustainability solutions, along with service and automation expertise, were also highlighted. The company celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2023.
AT JEC2024, it showcased processes including Sheet Moulding Compound( SMC) and GMT and its Tailored Blank Line, including tape-laying and consolidation technologies. The company’ s core competence, the hydraulic press, plays a major role in all these processes. Its press lines feature press forces of up to 32,000kN.
The manufacturer’ s digitalisation platform,
EVORIS, uses artificial intelligence to make production lines faster and more efficient. Its tailored press can reduce energy use by up to 70 %, depending upon the application. Variable-speed pump drives minimise unnecessary energy consumption. DIEFFENBACHER’ s embossing press stamps plates for stainless-steel heat exchangers. ebu Umformtechnik( ebu) designs automatic punching machines, presses and automation from the conveyor system to parts management. Its HMI( human-machine interface) features a Siemens Unified Panel. The HMI is cloud- and web-ready and multi-touch gestures, as well as zooming functionality, is possible.
Fagor Arrasate, headquartered in Spain, offers presses, coil cutting and processing lines, and complete systems for manufacturing complex metal parts. It also specialises in composite forming, hot and cold forging systems, and press hardening. It is part of the Mondragon Corporation.
Fagor Arrasate designs and manufactures presses and stamping systems from 630KN up to 150,000KN using mechanical, hydraulic or servo-driven technology. It has been supplying transfer presses for more than 30 years as well as manufacturing large transfer presses of more than 3,500 tons.
Its presses are fully automated, with its own automated systems such as transfer systems or pick-up destackers. It also offers one single control architecture for an entire press line. Its high-speed press line( WaveLine concept) has been developed to transfer large, stamped parts( such as body side, hood, roof and double-door units) through large tandem press lines.
Fagor Arrasate has also incorporated Danobat’ s coil laser-cutting technology into its press lines. It offers a modular and scalable coil-fed laser blanking concept.
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