Hydraulic press lines

HYDRAULIC PRESS LINES From the blank to the finished part Hydraulic press line with Schuler blankloader and robot automation. Total press force: 89.000 kN (five presses). Hydraulic press lines permit the efficient and versatile series production of mediumsized and large parts. The press lines comprise four to six automated stand-alone presses depending on the required forming operations. Automation systems for blank loading, press interlinkage and finished part handling and stacking, designed specifically for the respective line, ensure reliable and economical series production. 2

Versatile hydraulic press line for manufacturing aluminum components. Line host controller. Part spectrum for hydraulic press lines. HYDRAULIC PRESSES FOR PRESS LINES Lead press Secondary presses Press force [kN] From 10.000 – 35.000 From 6.300 – 20.000 Bed length [mm] 3.300 – 5.000 3.300 – 5.000 Other sizes available on request. 3

TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT Hydraulic press lines facilitate comprehensive automation of the production process from Innovative hydraulic solutions make it pos- the blank to the finished part: with Schuler blank loading, press automation and finished sible to manufacture components economi- part stacking systems. cally to the highest standards of quality. MODULAR LINE CONCEPT • Process-oriented line configuration based on standard components • Defined interfaces to other components CONSISTENT CONTROL ARCHITECTURE AND • Reduced training outlay for operators and line maintenance personnel • Integrative...

Hydraulic press line control and visuali- Versatile and economical zation systems facilitate straightforward, Hydraulic press lines are primarily used uniform operation, efficient diagnosis for manufacturing a wide range of parts and management of all process and die in small to medium batches. The lines data for all presses and the automation comprise four to six stand-alone presses systems. depending on the required forming operations. Normally, the production process is fully automated – from the blank to the finished part. Depending on the application, this is realized by conventional robots...

TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT Ring valve technology Benefits at a glance The cycle times of hydraulic presses can be significantly reduced by means of ring • Short switching and pressure valve technology. Used in prefill valves release times it provides fast filling of the cylinders • Flow-optimized design during rapid closing. After the working • High closing and return stroke stroke, the pressure in the cylinder has to be released quickly so that the slide can speeds • Targeted pressure release, complete its return stroke. Unlike conventional prefill valves, the ring valve can especially for springloaded...

Dynamic force control To increase productivity, production 900 Time gain 800 presses can be equipped with dynamic 700 force control. The press has three 600 working cylinders. Part yield is increased 500 by means of the automated adaptation to 400 the required forming force and, therefore, to an increase in slide speed. During Conventional drive Dynamic force control 300 phase one of the operation, only the 200 center cylinder provides the necessary 100 force, tripling the working speed. In phase two, if the full nominal force is required, the press automatically cuts in the other slide cylinders....

TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT press is recommended for the manufacture of outer-skin panels. This helps to ensure consistent part quality by means of exactly reproduc- Return stroke trolled hydraulic bed cushion in the lead Pick-up position on the lead presses. The use of a con­ Slide movement Drawing process All-hydraulic bed cushions are standard Pre-acceleration pressure build up hydraulic bed cushions Cushion max. stroke ible production parameters. Multi-point cushion control is available as an option. This enables the force of each individual displacement cylinder to be programmed independently over...

Die change Fully automated die change The significance of efficient die changing becomes increasingly apparent in the • Significant reduction of die change times face of ever decreasing batch sizes. Even • Fully-automated die clamps on the slide our basic models feature automatic PLC- • Automated scrap chute covers controlled adjustment of the stroke and • Connections for die automation on the moving bolsters pressure axes in accordance with the se- • Complete set-up and preparation of dies and tooling possible outside the line lected die data record. Moving bolsters during production facilitate...

TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT 1 2 3 4 The Crossbar Robot combines the benefits of robot technology and the Crossbar technique. 1 Longitudinal bar 2 6-axis industrial robot 3 Schuler tooling carrier with Crossbar 4 Tooling Robot with tooling. Two hydraulic press lines Line 1: Total press force 56.000 kN (6 presses). Line 2: Total press force 39.200 kN (5 presses). 10

STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR HYDRAULIC PRESS LINES Mechanical Equipment • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Single action presses Computer-calculated press frame of welded steel construction, thermo-stress relieved Press slide constructed as welded pressure element, thermo-stress relieved Slide parallelism monitoring 8-way guiding of the slide with bronze plates and tempered wear strips Oil recirculation lubrication Hydraulic bed cushion for lead press with 1 pressure axis Bed cushion functions: displacement, pad, ejector Bed cushion pressure element with 8-way flat guiding Supporting bars for foundation...

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR HYDRAULIC PRESS LINES MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT • Double-action lead press • Hydraulic slide weight counterbalance dependent on capacity required (fixed setting) • Hydraulic bed cushion for secondary press • Covers for pressure pin holes • Multi-point cushion control for bed cushion • Hydraulic slide cushion • Mechanical stroke limitation with cutting impact dampers • Adaptive control of cutting impact dampers • Moving bolsters running on T-track arrangement • Fully automated die change • Mechanical moving bolster lock • Die space protected by presence-sensing safety device...