Automatic press line

fully-automaticfor sheet metalfor aluminum

The Front of Line has a major effect on the speed and availability of a press line. The Strothmann Front of Line for press lines consists of established standard systems. The blankloader can be combined with additional modules based on the customer’s requirements. The blank stacks are supplied to the system without interruption by carriages on our RoundTrack system. The automatic spreading station separates steel and aluminium blanks in a reliable process at maximum performance. The highlight of the Front of Line is the optical centring station, which does not even need a centring robot when combined with the FeederPlus 6neo and achieves up to 16 cycles/min. Automatic carriages on the Strothmann RoundTrack system ensure an uninterrupted material supply to the line in a reliable process. The fully automatic spreading station separates stacks of blanks of any contour. All magnetic heads can be selected separately. Air blades are used for aluminium parts. The destacking feeder transports separated blanks to the conveyor belts. The integrated double blank detection ensures added process reliability. The conveyor belts transport the destacked blanks to the press. Depending on the blank material, they can be equipped with magnets and vacuum systems. Depending on the customer’s requirements, we can also integrate brushing units, washing machines and oil lubricators, irrespective of their make. When combined with the FeederPlus 6neo our optical centring station has no need for a centring robot. Tooling changing units for the automatic tooling change permit the preliminary set-up of new toolings during an active process.