FOCUS ON STAMPING acquired a 70 % stake in Spanish company , Ribinerf , which specialises in industrial robotics , 3D vision and artificial intelligence to automate part quality control , sorting , picking and racking processes .
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 . In May 2022 , tests with Mondragon Unibertsitatea and Batz S . Coop , Fagor demonstrated that the weight of a vehicle bumper can be reduced by 40 % through using hot stamped aluminium .
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 .
Above : FAGOR ARRASATE celebrated International Women ’ s Day on 8 March 2024 by promoting female participation in engineering and technology .
It also updated its after-sales service recently by reinforcing its teleassistance service to provide “ more direct , efficient and faster support to its customers .” The new online platform streamlines the contact and transmission of information between the customer and Fagor Arrasate technicians , without intermediaries , through a simple and intuitive form that can reportedly be accessed from any device anywhere in the world .
In February this year , FAGOR ARRASATE and its R & D unit , KONIKER , renewed the technological collaboration agreement they have with technology centre , IKERLAN , to further deepen the development and application of modern technologies for the smart factory ( digital twins and predictive maintenance ), structural reliability and cybersecurity .
FF Fluid Forming GmbH produces the FormBalancer hydroforming press . It shapes metal sheets into a tool mould by applying very high pressures ( up to 4000 bars ). The clamping forces of up to 8,000 tons required in this process are completely absorbed by the machine frame without any deformation of the tools , it told ISMR .
Turkish manufacturer , Hidrokar Pres Metal Makina İml . San . İç ve Dış Tic , manufactures a range of presses in different formats and dimensions , including hydraulic and deepdrawing presses .
Fresan Makina san . ve Tic . Ltd . Sti manufactures C-frame eccentric presses from 10 tons to 250 tons ( 100kN - 2500kN ), special machinery and hydraulic punching presses .
Group Rhodes is one of Europe ’ s largest original equipment manufacturers in its field and celebrates its 200th anniversary this year . It has been granted patents in Europe and China for its Superplastic Forming ( SPF ) and Diffusion Bonding ( DB ) technology . This technology , which is used in the production of large , complex components , involves the diffusion bonding of multiple layers of titanium sheet at selected points , which can then be super-plastically formed using inert ( argon ) gas to inflate the sheets into the shape of a hollow die . This process is extremely temperatureand pressure-sensitive and allows for the creation of much more complex shapes , no springback and higher elongation compared to other traditional metalforming methods .
The Group actively manufactures and markets over fifty basic ranges of presses / machines and designs , develops and manufactures bespoke machinery and complete turnkey solutions . Press examples include flexible die presses and stretchforming presses . Through its Rhodes Interform business , it has also developed a new stamping process that enables large
The FormBalancer hydroforming press .
monocoque components , particularly those produced by super plastic forming ( SPF ) from very thin material , to accurately retain their shape on cooling . The company designs , manufactures and installs titanium and aluminium forming cells for aerospace and automotive manufacturers .
Dualform is a patented process incorporating a special Double Acting Hydraulic Press . This process enables the simultaneous manufacture of matched top and bottom dies within the press , which in turn are used for the manufacture of finished pressed panels . Group Rhodes , based in West Yorkshire ( UK ), has won Queen ’ s Awards for both Innovation and International Trade in recent years , particularly for its work in the aerospace sector .
Haulick + Roos manufactures precision stamping and forming machines for stamping , punching , cutting , bending and drawing . It can also handle complex forming work with progressive and complete cutting tools in the press force range from 250 to 5,000kN . Its ROP 4000-3500 press ( with a press force of 4000kN , installation length 3500mm ) features a KFS guide system , rotating stroke / pendulum stroke and switchable servo drive .
Heilbronn Group offers a broad spectrum of press technology for the packing and pharmaceutical market , as well as for sheetmetal processing , from single machines up to complete production lines . This includes C-frame presses and straightside eccentric presses ; link drive presses ; blanking lines ; decoilers , straighteners and feeders .
For more than 70 years , HEILBRONN has been supplying mechanical presses designed for customer-specific applications such as C-frame presses / single-column presses or H-frame presses / double-column presses . Each comes with a classic eccentric drive , a link drive or a freely programmable servo drive
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