PRODUCT REVIEWS
Award for AIDA EV press line
AIDA-America , a metal stamping press manufacturer in Dayton , OH ( USA ), has announced that its high-speed EV drive motor core press line received the 66th annual ‘ Ten Greatest New Products Award ’ from Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun ( Japan Business & Technology Daily News ).
“ AIDA ENGINEERING Ltd ., AIDA-America ’ s parent company in Japan , received this award for the first ever independently developed and manufactured press system for forming EV drive motor cores . AIDA is also the first to achieve automated production in this field ,” AIDA told ISMR .
“ To provide our customers with the optimal high-speed precision press line for producing difficult-to-form EV drive motor cores , we independently developed a complete array of peripheral equipment to achieve worldclass high-speed forming . This included an uncoiler ; an S-loop device ; a feeder ; a core rotator and a scrap cutter . This system is equipped with the latest digital and AI ( artificial intelligence ) technologies , enabling us to provide customers with a comprehensive solution for an entire high-speed precision press line that incorporates DX ( digital transformation ) technology ,” it added .
The facial recognition system prevents erroneous operation by unauthorised personnel . AIDA has also developed an oil temperature management system to maintain precision forming as well as a predictive failure detection system .
AIDA is a global specialist in the design , manufacture , sale , service and support , refurbishment and modernisation of metal stamping presses and metalforming automation equipment . AIDA servo and mechanical stamping presses range in capacity from 30 to 4,000 tons , from one to
High-speed AIDA press line for forming EV drive motor cores .
1,500 strokes per minute , from gap frame to straightside , high speed to cold forging , transfer and progressive die , materialhandling and coil-feeding equipment . With a worldwide network of sales and service locations in nearly 40 cities across 20 countries , AIDA press installations exceed 80,000 units in over 60 countries . n
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Sustainability innovations at Euromac
At the Blechexpo sheet metal trade fair at Stuttgart in November 2023 , Euromac focused on innovation and showcased a selection of machines that are designed to be efficient , reliable and energy-efficient .
“ In recent years , energy cost increases have had a major impact on sheet metal companies . It has made us realise how vital energy is to our margins and business . Now the costs have come down , but we will never see the same prices we had three years ago so energy saving and efficiency have become essential keywords for any new sheet metalworking solution ,” it explained .
“ It is the quest for energy efficiency that has led us to develop electric punching machines instead of getting into laser machines , such as the XT electric punching machine . With its loading / unloading station , the XT ensures an average energy consumption of 2.5kW . A classic Euromac innovation , the Digibend 400 horizontal bending machine , has an average energy consumption of 0.9kW ,” it added .
The quest for energy efficiency has also driven Euromac to adopt automation so that its customers can move to night-time production , when costs are lower . Its Fx Bend press brake , equipped with a robot , provides a reported average energy consumption of 1.8kW . This also encouraged Euromac to develop software for production optimisation .
More recently , Euromac has developed its XT independent grippers for the Euromac XT punching machine .
“ Grippers can impede punching at the points where they hold the sheet metal . There are two solutions : waste time repositioning the sheet or resign yourself to wasting part of it . Independent grippers offer a third solution , allowing sheet metal and time to be saved while maintaining precision . Three grippers are each independent from the other and are capable of applying pressure of up to 50 bar . To use the entire sheet , operators can move one gripper to allow punching to continue . This is a quick and easy process that will save sheet metal without sacrificing precision ,” concluded Euromac . n
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Below : Fx Bend Cell 1547-KR 70 MAX .
Above : Euromac ’ s XT punching machine .
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