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Tech Update
3D Press-Line Scanning Helps Optimize Stamping Processes
Bilsing Automation, Clinton Town-
ship, MI, has announced its new 3D
press-line scanning service, aimed at
helping metalformers accurately simu-
late their stamping processes. The
service promises to help suppliers meet
automotive-OEM demands to have press
lines up and running quickly, following
tooling and die installation. As press
lines lack accurate 3D data, either
because the line has been modified over
time or because the data for older lines
exists only in 2D drawings, Bilsing
Automation will send a team and equip-
ment to the customer facility where a
scan can be performed over a weekend.
Thus, the service can be completed without impacting production. Static accuracy of the data is +1 to 3 mm; dynamic accuracy is +1 mm.
Once the data has been collected, a digital model of the line is created within three days. From there, various production sce- narios of the automation process can be created in two to four weeks. All press and robot motions are simulated to ensure
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that no collisions occur and that throughput requirements can be met. This helps eliminate re-tooling during the build phase, minimizing system launch time. The simulation, which helps to verify the stroke rate of the press line on specific die sets, is translated in an offline program to be set up on the press line’s HMI.
Bilsing Automation: 586/463-0686; www.bilsing-automation.com
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