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AC servo press , H1F , combines advanced CNC controls and a hybrid drive mechanism ( pat . p ). Komatsu also provides blanking presses and coil lines . The manufacturer has eight overseas subsidiaries near automotive manufacturers ’ plants .
Since its foundation in 1863 , LASCO Umformtechnik GmbH has been engaged in harnessing fluid power for forming applications . It supplies machine tools and production lines for forming tasks and develops , designs and manufactures individual solutions for industrial users in more than 60 countries . This includes hydraulic presses for sheet metal forming , deep drawing and coining presses as well as press automation . It offers a complete range of conventional forming machines for hot , warm and cold solid forming as well as sheet metal forming , which are individually designed and automated according to customer requirements .
Its hydraulic deep-drawing presses are particularly suited for difficult drawn parts and special materials ( press forces of 4,000- 40,000kN ). With its Multiplex MXP press , the combination of servo-hydraulic press with integrated impact forming presents new possibilities in forging technology . It also supplies screw presses . Its TZP Universal , deep-drawing and embossing press offers press forces of between 4,000-40,000kN .
With the VPE / VPA series and numerous options , accessories and automation options , LASCO offers a press concept for preforming , trimming , piercing and upsetting operations ( 2500-100,00kN ). It has automated over 500 production lines .
Maschinenfabrik Lauffer GmbH & Co . KG ( LAUFFER ) manufactures hydraulic and servo-hydraulic presses . Its portfolio includes R-Frame hydraulic frame presses ( from 630 to 10,000kN ) as well as tryout presses and massive forming presses ( single or multistage processes ). Special purpose presses are also available , in double or C-frame design , for deep drawing , embossing , bending , punching or other special requirements . LAUFFER has also developed the ‘ Front of Line ’ and ‘ End of Line ’ concepts for fully automated press lines .
The new servo-hydraulic press in its SRZ series features an energy-saving servo direct drive paired with the latest pump technology . Available press forces range between 250- 1,000 tons . LAUFFER PRESSEN celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2022 .
Lien Chieh Machinery Co ., Ltd ( LCM ) custom-builds its hydraulic presses according to the press application and the technical requirements of its customers ( presses
An automated line with servo press ( Loire Gestamp ).
ranging from 50 up to 15,000 tons ). For more than seventy years , it has designed and developed a comprehensive range of technically advanced presses . It provides in-house manufacturing from start to finish : cutting ; welding ; annealing ; CNC machining ; assembly ; quality assurance and factory acceptance .
With tonnages ranging from 2400 to 1000 tons and a bolster area of 5,000 x 2,500mm , its servo-mechanical tandem press line is used in the automotive sheet metal industry . Designed to overcome the limits of traditional hydraulic presses ( in terms of speed etc .), the manufacturer launched its first servomechanical tandem line in 2016 . Its product portfolio also includes die spotting ; die tryout ; drawing ; forging ; hemming ; hydraulic ; hotforming ; C-Frame and hydroforming presses .
Loire Gestamp , a branch of the Gestamp group , designs and manufactures various types of hydraulic presses and can adapt products to the specific needs of each project . Processes include hot stamping / press hardening presses , cold stamping ( deep drawing presses ), hydroforming presses and
LCM tandem press line . try-out presses .
Based in Hernani , Gipuzkoa ( Spain ), since 1962 , Loire Gestamp is one of Europe ’ s largest producers of hydraulic presses . Its machines are designed and built in accordance with its clients ’ technical specifications ( from 2,000-100,000kN ).
Loire Gestamp installed its first fully monitored servo-mechanical line at Gestamp Navarra plant in 2020 to ensure greater production and flexibility with lower energy consumption . It also has internal capabilities for the development and manufacture of dies , covering the entire value chain : design ; machining ; construction ; tuning ; prototyping and monitoring .
Spanish manufacturer MECAMAQ manufactures custom hydraulic presses .
Mossini S . p . A . offers conventional eccentric presses ; mechanical presses with Link Drive ( slow motion ); eccentric presses with programmable slow motion Desmodrive ( patented by Mossini ). It also manufactures hydraulic ; triple-effect hydraulic ; die-spotting ; multi-slide hydraulic and electric presses . Presses and lines for hot forming , forging and ring-rolling mills are also featured . Production line options include automotive tandem / transfer lines ; blanking lines ; hydraulic press lines and household appliance lines . NEFF Pressen , formed in 1947 , is a manufacturer of hydraulic presses and manufacturing / hot forming lines for the complete forming industry . The NEFF SERVO-Drive combines hydraulics with advanced servo drive technology . Its hot forming lines feature hydraulic presses , a heating furnace and automation ( robots and / or feeders ). For sheet metal forming , it offers one-sided and double-sided hydraulic presses as well as two- and fourcolumn presses .
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