For bending medium and large series (100-20,000), automation of the press brake was needed. A flexible and adaptable solution was desirable. The system had to be designed so that:
Also, the press brake had to remain manually usable for an operator.
The Twin-Tech Flex stand with centering pins was used for this project. This makes it possible to offer a flexible solution that can also be removed from the press brake for use elsewhere in production. This gives the production process flexibility to keep the production capacity of this and several production processes as high as possible.
The multi-deployability of the system ensures an increase in production capacity. This aspect of the system also ensures that a better business case is created and that the investments are quickly recouped.
Within this project, a process has been automated. We have designed various components for this. The final system contains a number of essential components:
The control of the existing press brake has been adapted and expanded with a coupling system for communication with the cobot.