EuroBLECH 2006 review
Iran Khodro Industrial Dies Co. offered
EuroBLECH in focus
various types of prototype and permanent stamp-
ing dies and panel gauges (2D and 3D design) for
the mass production of car body panels. In June
2003, it became the first organisation in Iran to
successfully receive standard ISO/TS 16949 and
ISO 9001:2000 from DQS (Germany).
See www.ikidcom.net
Jensen AS launched its new Module MT roll-
forming machine for JIT production. A specially
designed cassette locking system enables simple
change-over to different production set-ups (strip
widths of 300 and 500mm). A modular pre-punch-
ing unit improves productivity – pre-punching tools
Click the window above to view Hölzel
are also mounted on quick-change cassettes.
high speed stamping 1000spm (stamped
If profiles require punching after rollforming,
and stacked parts), high speed stamping
Jensen offers a multi-adjustable punching and
2500spm, high speed stamping 4000 spm
cutting unit, adjusted via manual or motorised
(‘world record – fastest stamping tool in
spindles. The machine is offered with either elec-
the world’ according to Hölzel) tric and hydraulic drive, depending upon require-
ments.
The modular design of the dies based on Access www.jensen.as
Hölzel standards will reduce the development US manufacturer Jet Edge, Inc. exhibited its
and manufacturing input to a minimum. new iP60-50 ultra-high pressure waterjet intensi-
It was the first time that Peter Holzrichter fier pump at EuroBLECH. It is rated at 4,100 bar
GmbH had exhibited at EuroBLECH – the steel (60,000 psi) and features an extended-life hydrau-
wholesaler from Wuppertal exhibited its hot rolled lic system.
wide strips, sheet, surface treated sheet, coil and It also incorporates a non-threaded high-pres-
slit strips, strips, stainless steel and aluminium sure cylinder, an improved performance check
sheet. It also offered cuttings from 0.3 to 6mm in valve and low torque values.
hot rolled, hot dipped and galvanized, FAL, cold See www.jetedge.com
rolled and Galfan grades etc. Julius Maschinenbau GmbH unveiled its
With a focus on solving cutting investment deci- new Quinto strip edge trimming machine at
sions, Hypertherm’s booth at EuroBLECH 2006 EuroBLECH 2006. Five modules, consisting of
included live demonstrations of its HyPerformance a total of fifteen tools, machine the edges
mechanized plasma cutting and the unveiling of its of wound strip by lifting the swarf. The high
new Powermax manual plasma cutting systems. number of tools allows processing of thick or
“Our new HyPerformance Plasma HPR260 cuts very soft strip.
fine-feature parts at speeds up to 38% faster than “The modular construction means that tools are
conventional solutions leading to increased manu- operating in different modules and any resulting
facturing capacity with minimal variations,” said vibrations are therefore decoupled between the
Marijn Staal of Hypertherm. various modules,” the company explained. “This
Access www.hypertherm.com significantly reduces the oscillation amplitude to
allow extreme edge trimming. Our newly devel-
Left: The
oped hydraulic clamping mechanism helps to
Hypertherm
Powermax
further reduce the oscillation amplitude.”
manual
The company also displayed its recently-devel-
plasma
oped TRI-STEP system which enables an operator
cutting
to line up the rear tools, using a computer, and
system
adjust them during the machining process.
See www.julius.de
The new Unitower C sheet metal storage and
retrieval system, from KASTO Maschinenbau
GmbH & Co. KG, was shown for the first time
at EuroBLECH 2006. The space-saving system
with a footprint of 3.5 x 4.2 m allows users to
store sheet metal in standard sizes with differ-
ent stacking heights. The pallets are guided onto
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