Product novelty 16. October 2023
Automation in the Automotive Industry
No more recutting: Automatic ball cage punch press with servo drive improves cut quality and improves output by more than 40 percent.
Ball cages are made in over 80 different versions. Automobile manufacturers often outsource versions with low unit quantities and lot sizes to suppliers.
That presents a great challenge to these companies. For one thing, these suppliers have to do tool changes, significantly lowering machine availability and raising costs.
For another, the flywheel drive used by most punch presses results in static slide kinematics, giving relatively low cut quality and output.
Servo drive improves the cut surface quality by increasing the cutting speed. The problem was brought to the attention of Karl Klink GmbH by discussions with an automotive supplier at the Blechexpo fair in Stuttgart a few years ago. Based on this feedback, the company developed a high-performance automatic ball cage punch press that meets users’ requirements for high cut quality and shorter retooling times. The RT-HLKK1000 automatic punch press launched recently is based on the prototype presented in 2015, but with many new developments. The power source sets the Klink machine apart. Instead of a flywheel, it uses a servo motor, which improves both the cutting speed and the cut quality. Thus, it has been possible to combine higher quality with higher productivity.
More than 40 percent higher productivity...
The machine has two workstations...
...we are available for further information!
Ball cages are made in over 80 different versions. Automobile manufacturers often outsource versions with low unit quantities and lot sizes to suppliers.
That presents a great challenge to these companies. For one thing, these suppliers have to do tool changes, significantly lowering machine availability and raising costs.
For another, the flywheel drive used by most punch presses results in static slide kinematics, giving relatively low cut quality and output.
Servo drive improves the cut surface quality by increasing the cutting speed. The problem was brought to the attention of Karl Klink GmbH by discussions with an automotive supplier at the Blechexpo fair in Stuttgart a few years ago. Based on this feedback, the company developed a high-performance automatic ball cage punch press that meets users’ requirements for high cut quality and shorter retooling times. The RT-HLKK1000 automatic punch press launched recently is based on the prototype presented in 2015, but with many new developments. The power source sets the Klink machine apart. Instead of a flywheel, it uses a servo motor, which improves both the cutting speed and the cut quality. Thus, it has been possible to combine higher quality with higher productivity.
More than 40 percent higher productivity...
The machine has two workstations...
...we are available for further information!
Karl Klink GmbH
Werkzeug- und Maschinenfabrik
Contact
Mr. Martin Gönnewicht