Transfer SystemslTransfer Presses transfer presses continue to serve auto mo tive stampers, but also suit demands for the production of tailor-welded blanks, complete assemblies, smaller part lots for niche markets and parts Aida America www.aida-america.com Manufa cturers harn ess the advantages of transfer-press systems to meet increasi ng demands in the app liance, HVACand au tom otive m arkets. Larger from thinner, higher-strength materials. Fo r applianc e and HVAC applications, the automation capab ilities of smallerton nage pre ss transfer systems increase output and reduc e costs. To support thes e diverse needs, Aida offers a range of flexible manufact ur ing sol utions. As workhorses for automotive stam pers, the Aida T MX series of presses (shown above) sup port lean and just-intime manufacturing practices with high p roduct ion speeds, the ability 10 sense and co rrect double-bla nk rnisfeeds and the ab ility to de liver quick die changes. Th e blank-discharge device automati cally d isch arges an extra blank when a double blank is detected . On presses outfitted with a blank-hold device, blanks are automatically held while the stack is changed, eliminating the need 10 stop the press while ch anging stacks. With Aida's Data Bank formu la, die changes can be performed in less than 5 m in. In contrast to conventional m echanical transfer presses, th e TMX comes with an electro n ic servo -transfer mech anism that allows adjustme n t o f transfer pitch , transfer-bar clamp motion and lift mot ion. By adjusting all three profiles and reti m ing them for eac h pa rt or job, sta mpers can ac hieve opt ima l oper ating speed. Fo r the industry's more specialized needs, th e larger to n nage ca pacity of th e TMX , up to 4000 metric tons, allows the pre ss to prod uce parts fro m hig h -strength materi als. Wide-spaced connections mi ni m ize tipping and ho rizontal deflection caused by off-center load ing. A large bed size accom modates lon g di es with multiple stations. For jobs that dema nd prod uction of massive parts requiring cor respo nding stro ke lengths, Aida supplies an auto mated press syste m for co il-fed progressive-die operations or transferdie o peratio ns with transfer feeds. Its SMX ser ies of straightside presses can be used in a tandem line with autom ation to he lp improve product ivity as parts move from press to press, In a line of two or more presses, SMX presses can be run indi vid ually o r, when extra tool www. melal l 0 rm i ng mag az i ne . com

Transfer Systems/Transfer Presses ing is required, a line can be run as a single. Iarge transfer press by initiating the intermed iate stage between the p resses and running in a continuous, synch ron izcd operation. Transfer-system pro gramming optim izes the accele ration / deceleration curves fo r maxim um p rod uct ivit y and strokes per m inu te. Aida's NSU straightsidc u n it izedframe press offers a transfer optio n for auto motive man ufacturers tha t do n't need the tonnage capacity of a dedicated tran sfer press but want to perform deep drawing. Wh en used as a dualpress tran sfer unit...