FOCUS ON TOOLING
DURABLE
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Process-integrated tapping .
Tooling specialist STEINEL outlines its design and supply ethos to ISMR , as well as its approach to Industry 4.0 and intelligent tooling systems .
“ The tools for machining sheet metal must be even more precise than the products which they make .”
STEINEL , a family-owned independent business with production facilities in Villingen-Schwenningen and Halblech / Buching in Germany , offers punching and bending technology as well as mechanical engineering solutions . Founded in 1925 , the tooling specialist has a staff of over 130 employees . Its services range from the production of all standard parts , active elements , custom guide units and tool systems to the implementation of complete solutions .
STEINEL itself performs almost all the in-house operations required to manufacture its tooling , with the over-riding mantra , “ Everything from a single source ”.
“ We are a standard parts supplier as well as a system solutions partner . With a wide range of standard
Left : Christian Pape , Head of Sales and Marketing , STEINEL . Below : STEINEL ’ s product portfolio .
parts , we offer everything for punching and bending technology requirements : Die sets , guide units , active elements , spring elements , nitrogen systems , tapping units and standardised module systems . Our tooling products are designed for toolmakers in stamping and pressing industries , starting from guiding units up to high-end tooling for high-speed presses ,” explained Christian Pape , Head of Sales and Marketing , STEINEL .
Flexible production and delivery
“ The tools for machining sheet metal must be even more precise than the products which they make . Because time is money when it comes to punching and bending technology , it ’ s all about high speeds and long lifetimes . In addition to active elements , guides and spring systems are among the tool components subject to the most stress . We offer precise and extremely durable roller and sliding guides as well as nitrogen systems which , when working in concert , ensure high production speeds and low wear ,” the tooling specialist told ISMR .
When as many parts as possible must be produced as quickly as possible , profitability is the combination of speed , process reliability and wear . The quality of the tool ’ s movable parts is key in this regard . Guide units and springs , particularly , must absorb great forces and minimise friction . At the same time , they must not take up a lot of space .
At a time of unstable supply chains worldwide , STEINEL promises high delivery readiness to its customers .
“ We ’ re in a tense business climate with many geopolitical risks , against which we are powerless . We will stick to our strategy of manufacturing in Germany and quickly supplying our worldwide customers in stamping and forming technology . Any products that customers order will be dispatched either on the same day , or one day after the order receipt at the very latest ,” Christian Pape told ISMR .
“ We can keep this promise because of our optimised warehousing system and a high degree of automation . When products are ordered from the catalogue , the warehouse and the dispatching department are automatically notified and commissioning certificates are created . In our dynamically organised warehouse , parts can then be directly picked up and transported to the packaging station via a conveyor belt . Last but not least , we also use our own delivery vehicles for transportation alongside logistics service providers – depending upon where the products are being delivered ,” he added .
He also pointed out that STEINEL is not as heavily dependent upon global supply chains as others . As a tradition-steeped family