FOCUS ON STAMPING rapid and cost-effective , fabrication of titanium parts . A complete HPWF cycle , from heating and loading to forming and unloading , takes less than five minutes , versus several hours for alternative hot forming processes . Headquartered in Västerås , Sweden , it is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kobe Steel .
As part of its future concept , press specialist Schuler invested heavily in 2019 in the restructuring of its manufacturing sites ; on its focus on core competencies in press construction , automation and service and in the strengthening of the Group ’ s innovation capabilities .
“ As a press manufacturer , Schuler is part of the dramatic transformation of the global automobile industry toward electromobility , autonomous vehicles and digital networking . In 2019 , we identified and began to implement the resulting strategic and structural consequences for our company ,” stated CEO Domenico Iacovelli .
Announced in summer 2019 , Schuler ’ s future concept is based on three main pillars . As the name CORE suggests , Schuler will focus in future on its core business of building presses , as well as the optimisation and digitalisation of automation systems . In addition , it is systematically strengthening its offerings in service and smart networking .
In 2019 , Schuler sold its die construction unit for the production of car body panels to Deutsche Werkzeugbau , a company set up by a strategic investor group . However , its core business of die construction for customers in the metalforming industry was spun off from Schuler Pressen GmbH and established as a separate growth business under the umbrella of the AWEBA Group , a subsidiary of Schuler .
Founded in 1962 , Taiwanese press specialist , Shieh Yih Machinery Co ., Ltd . ( SEYI ) manufactures mechanical presses , ranging in size from 25 to 2400 tons , and servo presses , from 80 to 2000 tons . SEYI products have been sold to customers in over 40 countries and received numerous quality awards from around the world . By controlling press movement and accuracy in its servo presses , SEYI Europe has positioned itself for the fine blanking parts market .
Designed to meet Industry 4.0 intelligent
Simpac press technology .
SEYI ’ s SD press series .
machinery requirements , SEYI introduced its “ SEYI Intelligent Manufacturing Solution ( SIMS ) at TIMTOS 2019 ( the Taipei International Machine Tool Show ). SIMS integrates the press , production lines and factory management systems to achieve different layers of smart manufacturing , smart production and smart management applications .
South Korean press specialist , Simpac , launched a new servo press generation at EuroBLECH 2018 in Hanover . The MX series ( 3,000 – 10,000kN ) and the SX series ( 8,000 – 30,000kN ) are the initial results of the new , German-Korean cooperative venture , Simpac Europe GmbH .
“ Conventionally-driven presses still remain part of our product range – from automatic blanking presses and eccentric presses to link presses with modified slide kinematics – so that we can offer customers the best possible individual solution ,” the company told ISMR .
Italian manufacturer , Walmaz Stampi Srl , designs and manufactures dies for sheet metal . These include manual , progressive and transfer dies .
Turkish manufacturer , Yörük Hidrolik , started manufacturing hydraulic presses in 1980 . It also provides special purpose machines equipped with hydraulics , precision machining and outsourced pressing for deep drawn dished ends .
Italian press Yörük Hidrolik press . specialist , ZANI SpA , has spent over fifty years delivering over 5000 presses for cold metal forming to five continents . It generally works on around fifteen planned projects over the course of the year , with three press types in its arsenal – the Power Master eccentric press , the Motion Master ( double knucklejoint press ) and the Servo Master ( eccentric or knuckle joint servo-driven press ). Zani provides a wide range of presses with rated power starting from 1000kN to 32000kN and bolsters of up to seven metres . With over 700 working presses currently in operation , around 90 % of its production is sent to customers outside Italy .
“ Our machines are designed and built according to customer requirements , with a range of products including double and straight-side mechanical and servo presses , eccentric presses and ones with slowed-down movement ( from 100 to 3200 tons ),” it told ISMR . n
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