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GIZELIS SA , founded in 1968 , manufactures machines and solutions for the sheet metal industry . At this year ’ s Blechexpo , it presented two of its latest innovations , a fully automated robotic bending cell ( incorporating a flexible ATC Automatic Tool Change system ) and a versatile stacking system for shears .
Visitors to Blechexpo 2021 in Stuttgart , Germany , also found two new products on its booth : the Compact EVO , a new punching solution , and the new Boschert Fiber Laser generation .
Boschert GmbH & Co KG , founded in 1946 as a small workshop for the textile industry , builds notching ; punching ; bending ; plasma ;
laser and copper processing machines . In addition to this , it builds special machines to meet specific customer requirements . n
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New PowerBend Professional
With the PowerBend Professional , the interface for handling systems enables Schröder Group has relaunched one of further automation and an OPC UA interface its most popular folding machines and opens the machine for smart factory made it more flexible in terms of possible solutions . applications . The folding machine for up to “ For the first time , automatic quality 4mm thick steel sheets has been equipped assurance during production is possible with with an optical bending angle measuring the new optical bending angle measuring system for inline quality assurance . This system . It is 3-axis CNC-controlled with enables the machine to automatically check automatic longitudinal axis and secured the angles on the workpiece to an accuracy parking position of the laser sensor . The of 0.2 °, according to the manufacturer . measurement of the bent angles , which is
Hans Schröder Maschinenbau presented a accurate to 0.2 °, helps to verify , for example , new version of the PowerBend Professional whether the bending angle adjustment for folding machine at Blechexpo in Stuutgart . compensating the springback coefficient was With an increased clamping beam stroke correctly selected . The measuring system from 350 to 500mm , it offers more space . is programmed on the POS 3000 machine Several drives are now completely servocontrolled and and reinforced . This enables ISMR .
software control ,“ the Schröder Group told
continous commuting of the folding beam as The Schröder Group includes Hans well as faster and more accurate positioning Schröder Maschinenbau GmbH , in of the centre of rotation .
Wessobrunn-Forst , SCHRÖDER-FASTI
Converter-controlled 2 × 3.0kW drives Technologie GmbH ( in Wermelskirchen ) and move the folding beam . With the up-anddown folding beam and the suction plate
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