Edition December 2018 DIEFFENBHCHER

Hans-Joachim Schwindenhammer Managing Director Composites Business Unit Dear Reader, The year is drawing to a close. In this edition of Dieffenbacher Composites we would like to take a retrospective look at the year in composites and give you a glimpse of – and whet your appetite for – what is still to come. In the previous issue we presented our new Fiberpress. The press has been very well accepted on the market, with four orders received in a very short time. In keeping with our “Reduce to the max” motto, it combines multiple advantages in one system: compact design with more efficient processing...

Products and Applications | Composites Reduce to the max – CompressLite becomes Fiberpress New generation – new name. Our proven CompressLite press series is now called Fiberpress. In the most recent issue of Dieffenbacher Composites, we presented the smart product design of the new press generation. Today, we’ll show you how the Fiberpress series ensures high machine availability and energy efficiency. Dieffenbacher has made the core of its composites plants more efficient by optimizing the essential functions of the press series. The new Fiberpress, with a reduced base area and low overall...

Composites | Products and Applications The new Fiberpress has already convinced our customer Fritzmeier. The Fritzmeier group of companies is one of the world’s leading manufacturing specialists for the automotive industry. It manufactures cabins, components for body shell applications and structural components. At Fritzmeier, a Fiberpress is being integrated into an automated production environment for the production of SMC components. the operator to determine the current machine status at a glance. To prevent machine downtime, clearly arranged function displays indicate deviations from the...

Industry 4.0 – a convertible production plant for hybrid components Hybrid components based on continuous fiber-reinforced plastics offer a high level of lightweight construction potential. Hybridization can be in the form of metal inserts, the combination of continuous fibers with long fibers, or carbon fibers with glass fibers. Thanks to fiber-compatible design, functional integration, modern production processes with low material waste and the reduction of assembly installation costs, economically interesting applications arise. Carbon fibers do not necessarily have to be used. In many applications,...

the process flow, the required materials, component information and all process parameters for the plant participants. The AML file is read-in by the line control, where the automatic generation of the codes for the individual plant participants such as handling robots takes place, which are then controlled via standard interfaces. Thus, the essential prerequisites have been created for defining process parameters via a process simulation, e.g., a forming simulation in the future, and to use the data obtained directly to control the production plant. This considerably reduces the work required...

Applications for the Tailored Blank Line Semi-structural applications such as Seat shells Trunk compartment trays Battery carrier systems Floor structures Structure reinforcement for door, engine hood, roof and tailgate General local reinforcements for semi-structural parts, e.g., underbodies Bumper brackets Tailored Blank Line for HRC, China The Hongkong headquartered group HRC is opening a research and development center in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, China, for research into latest carbon-based materials processing technologies focusing on thermoset and thermoplastic area. The HF Advanced...

Louis Kaptur supervises Composites North America Louis Kaptur Head of Composites North America Louis Kaptur, Research and Development engineer, has been responsible for developing and marketing composites solutions for the North American market since 2012. He led projects concerning the development of new material solutions, including the introduction of carbon fiber into SMC and LFT-D technologies. Mr. Kaptur has been Head of Composites North America since October of this year. With this new appointment, Dieffenbacher wants to improve support for its composites customers in North America. “I...

Accident prevention / safety inspection for presses -meeting obligations, obtaining added value Within the framework of the Dieffenbacher Lifecycle Service, we are qualified to inspect all hydraulic presses and punch presses from any manufacturer in accordance with DIN EN 693 for metal presses and DIN EN 289 for composites presses. In the forming sector, Dieffenbacher also offers entire plant inspections. Upon completion of each inspection, the press operator receives a record of the result, which can be submitted to the Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention to provide evidence...

Composites | Messen und Veranstaltungen Vogel conference, Wuhu, China The 6th International Conference on Automotive Technology held by the Vogel publishing house took place in Wuhu, Anhui, China on June 29. Dieffenbacher participated with a lecture by Guo Zhiwei, Sales Manager at Dieffenbacher SWPM, on the subject of wet pressing processes for the economic production of carbon components. The 6 International Auto TPt Tech Forum 2018 the 6 International Auto Engineering The s international Auto Composites Tech Forum 2018 Co-organizer Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp ARBURC OIEFFENBRCHER...

China Composites Expo, Shanghai, China Dieffenbacher presented itself at the China Composites Expo in Shanghai in early September as a supplier of efficient, economical plants for composite components. Under the motto "MORE TECHNOLOGIES,” visitors learned about the entire spectrum of composite technologies for mass production. The fact that China is now regarded as an important market for lightweight construction was reflected in the interesting discussions and the number of specific inquiries. SBSi VIORE KNOWLEDGE more SERVICE MORE RELIABILITY MORE EFFICIENCY MORE IDEAS MORE EXPERIENCE MORE...