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Modernizing the Press Shop – Press Optimization through Sensing & Automation Technologies
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Virtual Seminar | 12:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET
The press shop is the heart of every metalworking factory. The steady thump of the heartbeat tells everyone that things are good and that parts are being made. Without this steady thump, everyone is eventually in trouble. And while, with care, the mechanicals of the press are good for decades, the controls and systems need regular updates to keep up with ever-increasing demands for productivity, complexity and quality. Failure of a drive bearing or multiple die crashes cannot be accepted as normal or part of the cost of doing business. By modernizing the press shop with automation technologies and optimization strategies, the costs of schedule alterations or late deliveries and lost customers can be eliminated.
In this presentation, the speakers will work through a simple four-step optimization strategy with real-world examples and vendor agnostic case studies:
1. Implement Basic Die Protection – What is a die crash costing your plant? How long does it take to recover? How many crashes did you have last year? Die crashes can be dramatically reduced or even eliminated with some basic sensing implementation. Part out, slug out, feed sensing and more are implemented in dies of all shapes and sizes to reduce crashes and improve output.
2. Reinforce Die Interfaces & Connectivity – Damaged cables, busted field attachables and smashed home run cables can ruin a good die-protection program in the press shop. Leaky junction boxes and poor wiring strategies cause intermittent communication problems and nuisance stops. By modifying their communication, connectivity and die interface strategies manufacturers have dramatically reduced this issue.
3. Enhance Your Press Setup Processes – Improper shut height settings are a repeated and frustrating cause for die crashes and downtime. Transfer tooling setup or rolling bolster connectivity can be regular issues for setup crews. Press shops that implement sensors and automation technologies in key applications see dramatic improvements to setup and changeover between jobs.
4. Repair Before Failure with Condition Monitoring – A failed drive bearing on a press can take more than a month to replace with millions of operational potential lost. Is that something you want to leave to fate? If a big scrap conveyor motor goes out in the pit, what does that do to the plantwide production? What happens if you lose nitrogen pressure mid-run? These and many other failures in the plant are preventable and predictable with continuous condition monitoring and predictive maintenance tools.
Manufacturers from automotive tier suppliers to appliance production typically have good press mechanicals, so how can we work to modernize and optimize this equipment? By effectively extending the life of the heart of your plant to get the best efficiencies, reduce the headaches and meet delivery targets.
PRESENTERS
Will Healy III, Marketing Manager Americas, Balluff Inc.
Will is the strategic marketing manager at Balluff Inc. located in Florence, KY, and is passionate about finding technologies that can make life easier for engineers, technicians and management. He loves to share with manufacturers, integrators, machine builders and students how new technologies can improve their competitive position in the global market. Will graduated from Purdue University with a degree in mechanical engineering and has been sharing his passion for automation for more than 10 years in a variety of industries including assembly, welding and stamping. He is published and quoted in various trade magazines and has presented at a variety of industry conferences.
Jason Hughes, Industry Account Manager, Balluff Inc.
Jason is a widely respected expert with more than 20 years of experience with sensors, vision, RFID, controls and automation for industrial manufacturing. In recent years, Jason has built a name for himself solving downtime problems and increasing productivity in metalworking, stamping and welding facilities across the country. A graduate of The University of Memphis and amateur beekeeper, Jason is an active member of PMA and likes to discuss die protection, press setup and press shop optimization with anyone making metal parts, from automotive tier suppliers to white goods.
DATE AND TIME
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
12:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
$99 members
$199 nonmembers
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Registrants will receive a link to the presentation recording after the webinar.
To register over the phone, please contact Marianne Sichi at 216-901-8800 ext. 150.