Reaching the limits of the physically possible and venturing into the unknown – this was the challenge faced by the Langzauner team when developing a 2600 t short stroke press for the Technology Center Thermoplastic Composites (TTC) of the Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe (IVW). A new era has been initiated in the sector of multiprocess-capable forming presses because of the result of our need to develop components on a 1:1 scale.
Highly reactive parallelism control and short control loops
Langzauner’s new short stroke press is particularly reactive and achieves results in parallelism control that, in terms of accuracy and frequency, are unique in the marketplace.
The highly reactive parallelism control means that it is possible to have direct influence on material properties
The uniquely short control loop allows for extraordinary reaction times during the pressing process
Thanks to operating rates of 800 mm/s, cycle times are reduced to a minimum and process speeds are maximised
Full press force reached in less than 1s
Parallelism accuracy of 0.007 mm (7 µm)
In order to provide for the necessary control loops at this extraordinary processing speed, we used a CPU supplied by a leading manufacturer. The outstanding process parameters can only be achieved with the help of this CPU.
