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Schuler offers lines to economically produce CFRP parts

14 Sep '13

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In the upstroke short-stroke press, the slide only acts as support during the pressing process. From top dead center, the slide is moved by a drive cylinder to its support position and locked there. The actual working stroke is performed by the bed plate, driven by several short-stroke cylinders.

Parallelism is ensured by the servo controlling of these cylinders. The breakout force in upstroke presses is achieved by the withdrawal of the bed plate. “The benefits of the upstroke short-stroke press compared to downstroke designs are the high closing speeds of 1000 mm/s, the shorter pressure build-up times of under 0.3 s and the significantly lower construction height,” states Raimund Zirn.

Order from British National Composites Centre:

These benefits coupled with Schuler’s expertise in the field of forming technology also led the National Composites Centre in Bristol, UK, to place an order with the press manufacturer for a line to manufacture composite materials. The order is for an upstroke short-stroke press with 36,000 kN of press force and a clamping surface of 3.6 x 2.4 m. With its various process modes, the press covers all common press methods for composite materials, including CFRPs.

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