Schuler and AWEBA present digital solutions for sheet metal processing

By OEM Update Editorial July 6, 2024 6:22 pm IST

Schuler also offers the Backlack process for manufacturing rotor and stator stacks for traction, allowing up to 80,000 stacks per year. The company’s digital solutions for forming technology will enhance cost-effectiveness, availability, and energy efficiency in press shops

The sheet metal processing industry is subject to constant change. Production systems not only have to run reliably and deliver high output and quality, but they also need to be quickly reconfigured for other parts. Other requirements, such as sustainable operation and a high degree of digitalization, have also emerged. Schuler and its toolmaking subsidiary AWEBA will be demonstrating how these goals can be achieved with their solutions at the EuroBLECH trade fair in Hanover from October 22 to 25 under the motto “Forming the Future: Reloaded.”.

At stand G82 in hall 27, a car door made of high-strength aluminium that was created using a new hot stamping process will be on display. Because the part is actually heated in the press, the furnace previously required for this is no longer needed, and with it comes around half of the energy input. An automotive supplier in Asia is already using the new lightweight construction technology on a hydraulic line.

There is also news in the field of electromobility: Schuler now also offers the Backlack process to manufacture rotor and stator stacks for traction, where the individual electrical sheets are stacked after being punched out and put into a bonding station, which activates the Backlack and joins the sheets by temperature and pressure. In contrast to other production processes, the insulation remains undamaged, and therefore the magnetic properties of the drive are unaffected. A German automotive supplier can produce up to 80,000 rotor and stator stacks per year on such a fully automated line.

Schuler stands showcase the latest digital solutions for forming technology, enhancing cost-effectiveness, availability, and energy efficiency in press shops. Visitors can configure new press lines or individual presses on site, even if the systems are from other manufacturers.