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A Holistic View of Press Operation
In today's world, it is becoming increasingly important to look at the complete manufacturing process and not just the one, perhaps small, part for which the company is responsible. This can be an automation area of a press line, but also the complete press automation from the starting material through the intermediate stages to the finished component. Today's challenges, such as batch size 1, cost reduction as well as simple and direct implementation, play a major role. With new technical requirements in automotive and energy industries, the lines must also be able to optimally feed and discharge the new and very sensitive materials to and from the process. This can best be achieved if the press automation solution provider not only knows one part of the automation area but has all automation solutions in his hands, whether for completely new plants and installations, or for modernizing existing plants / systems.
Marc Decker - Automatic-Systeme Dreher GmbH
Increasing Productivity with In-Die Tapping
This presentation will cover how in-die tapping and in-die insertion systems eliminate the secondary process of off-line tapping and insertion, increasing the productivity and profitability of stamped-metal part projects. This is achieved by performing the tapping and/or insertion function simultaneously with the stamping function in the press. The various tapping and insertion systems available, and how to determine if an in-die tapping and insertion system is feasible for a project, will be discussed as well.
Vaughn Falkenberry and Paul Rader - PRONIC In-Die Solutions, Inc.