Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Trumpf CNC punch/laser presses get faster

Fast at punching, unbeatable at forming and highly flexible thanks to state-of-the-art laser technology - that's the new combination machine Trumatic 6000 L.

Fast at punching, unbeatable at forming and highly flexible thanks to state-of-the-art laser technology - that's the new combination machine Trumatic 6000 L. It gives you start-to-finish processing with batch times so far unattainable by any other machine - whether it's laser processing, punching, forming or marking. And it's cost-effective even for short runs.

The hydraulic punching head works at 900 strokes per minute during punching, and 2800 strokes a minute during marking.

It has a programmable presser foot (stripper) that can also be used actively if required.

Here it makes contact with the sheet a fraction of a second before the punch.

The press-down force can also be varied from stroke to stroke via program control with the new Advanced Stripper Control (ASC) function.

The stripper thus adapts to the respective machining situation.

During forming, a variable forming position ensures minimal stroke travel.

Beading can be done almost at punching speed, thanks to the hydraulic closed loop.

The new Laserpress has at its disposal the further developed Trumpf TLF laser series with higher outputs - 2000, 2700 and 3200W.

They enable higher cutting speeds.

The laser is integrated into the machine in a space-saving manner, and protected by air cushions from vibrations during punching operations.

During laser cutting, the non-contact automatic height regulation system maintains a constant standoff between the cutting nozzle and the workpiece.

This enables the laser to cut components that have already been formed.

A quick-change system enables the cutting head to be exchanged in one easy step.

The machine can also be equipped with the programmable focus adjustment feature AutoLas, which, until now, was available only on flatbed laser machines.

The open control guarantees easy operation.

A user interface developed by Trumpf is very similar to the Windows one.

During error diagnosis, the function sequences are shown in pictorial form, and correction measures are displayed in plain text.

The machine is equipped for teleservice, with detailed diagnoses of the hydraulic system and all other functions.

For the expansion of the Trumatic 6000 Laserpress into a flexible machining center, all the systems offered by Trumpf have available as options: an automated sheet metal and finished part store, systems for automatic loading and unloading, a newly developed system for virtually scratch-free ejection of small parts, plus the automatic tool storage and change system Trumatool.

The Trumatic 6000 Laserpress attains its full functionality with ToPs 300.

The programming system is ideally tailored to the machine, and guarantees a fully functioning processing chain.

Punch press tooling capability put on a plate

Plate provides design engineers with a quick reference guide to the type of features and operations that can be performed on a computer controlled punch press.

Developed to provide design engineers with a quick reference guide to the type of features and operations that can be performed on a computer controlled punch press, Wilson Tool International, the largest independent manufacturer of punch press tooling in the world, has produced a sample plate showing typical features and applications that can be performed. Available free of charge from Wilson Tool's Swindon Technology Centre, the sample plate includes three hinged panels with the all the parts and features produced on a punch press. There are standard and special 2-D shapes, special forms, countersinks, stiffening ribs, offsets and louvres produced in the sample.

In addition examples of different engraving and marking, logos, extrusions, bridge lance and forms, thread forms and EKOs.