Hydraulic Presses and Robotic Automation
June 20, 2023Comments
Greenerd Press & Machine Co.
Booth D40833
Greenerd Press & Machine Co. will showcase its hydraulic
press and automation capabilities at FABTECH, and have application experts and
design engineers available to discuss specific user applications and press
requirements. Shown here: an automated two-press, two-robot production cell
that Greenerd designed, engineered, built and turnkey-installed that enables
unattended production of large aluminum pressure vessels. Using sensors to
locate pallets of blanks that have been placed in a pallet staging area, the
first robot picks a blank, detects and rejects any double-blanks, and transfers
the blank to a fully integrated and automated lube station. The robot then
picks a previously lubricated blank and loads it into a Greenerd deep-draw
press with a 76-in. stroke. A second robot catches and transfers formed parts
to a second Greenerd press for a punching operation.
The two-press production cell uses a centralized control station that sets the operating parameters of both presses and controls the action sequences of both robots. All equipment in the cell is automatically updated with new process parameters when changing between products.
