Fine-tuning automation in the stamping workshop

　　Our design for automation in the stamping workshop

　　Automation of stamping production lines, body stamping, and conveyor systems brings three challenges. The key issues in stamping workshop automation are:

　　Making a considerable scale of investment;

　　Maintaining long-term technical commitment, and

　　Using customized applications instead of off-the-shelf designs

　　From manufacturing steel strips to assembling bodies, ensuring efficient production means providing a solid foundation for your conveyor system. After all, your goal is to continuously supply materials to downstream processes while minimizing waste.

　　Our cross-industry automation platform offers fully integrated automation that provides standardized, modular structures for all automation processes in the stamping workshop. It can provide communication functions for the entire automation chain of the stamping workshop and ensure successful integration of components produced by other manufacturers.

　　Each link can be executed quickly and accurately, and optimized for the next process.

　　Key communication points

　　The production capacity of automated stamping lines or large stamping operations is directly related to how their automation components communicate with each other. In other words, one of the keys to production capacity is enabling smooth interaction between controllers and drives with distributed I/O, operator control, and monitoring systems. Moreover, to ensure you receive state-of-the-art technology in safety, all our systems comply with Cat.4 safety requirements.

　　The SIMATIC NET communication system enables various components to work perfectly together—such as SIMOTION and SINAMICS drive components, SIMATIC series controller components, and operator control and monitoring systems like WinCC flexible throughout the plant. The requirement for precise alignment of all mechanical parts in the stamping workshop is very high. PROFINET with Isochronous Real-Time (IRT) features can be used between stamping sections, ensuring reliable synchronized coordination between feeding and stamping.

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