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Tech Update
Hydraulic-Press Control Optimizes Usability, Efficiency
users can optimize the motion, pressure and position curves to optimize part output and die life. Connect the control to mobile devices for remote monitoring and troubleshooting.
Sutherland Presses: www.sutherlandpresses.com
Sutherland Presses introduces the I-Press AB Hydro press and automation control, an intuitive and simple-to-use operating platform for its servo- hydraulic presses. Starting and ending at top-dead center (TDC), the servo drive allows for as many as three fast pressing speeds and four slow press-
ing speeds, to increase the efficiency of complex forming operations and reduce secondary operations. Unlike mechanical servo presses, the setup can deliver as much as 100 percent of press tonnage at any point in the stroke. Users also have the ability to program dwell time
Compact Direct-Drive Servo Motors
at the bottom of the stroke prior to decompression and upstroke return to TDC.
The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America, Inc., Waukegan, IL, has introduced the SGM7F line of compact direct-drive servo motors that deliver 4 to 35 Nm of torque in devices as small as 2.1 in. high and 5.3 in. dia. The compact sizes make it possible to apply the mechanical benefits of a direct coupling between a servo motor and a load in tighter spaces than ever before, according to Yaskawa officials, allowing machine designers to make auto- mated machinery more compact, thus
The I-Press multipoint job-setup
screen features a new slider-bar function—users can drag it to a setpoint, or tap to enter numeric values for all approach, dwell and return motions. With the I-Press AB Hydro control, along with servo-driven pumps and the multipoint edit screen,
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