With a round bending machine, a guillotine shear and the flexible PowerBend Professional UD folding machine, the Schröder Group is presenting solutions tailored to the needs of the sheet metal working trade. The focus of this year’s trade fair appearance is on industrial machines and automation. The highlight: a MAK 4 Evolution UD with robot module in the control system, which processes heavy sheets fully automatically with a robot.
The Schröder Group has teamed up with automation specialist Starmatik to present a system at Euroblech that can be integrated into fully automated industrial production processes. A MAK 4 Evolution UD was equipped with a Fanuc robot for this purpose. It loads the machine with sheets up to 6 mm thick and 3000 x 1500 mm in size and places the finished bent product on a palletizing station.
Thanks to the pneumatic stop in the Advanced Handling System and the up-and-down bending beam, the folding machine itself runs through the production process without any intervention from the robot. The entire automation solution is controlled via Schröder software. No knowledge of robotics is required. The robot module in the Schröder POS 3000 control system will be available in future for all machines in the Evolution class and also the PowerBend series.
PowerBend Industrial UD
The Schröder Group, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, has also redesigned its PowerBend Industrial UD folding machine. The machine, which can be seen at the trade fair in the version for bi-directional bending of up to 5 mm thick steel sheets to a length of 4000 mm, has been equipped with improved servo motors throughout.
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Flexibility
“Automation and digitalization are definitely part of our vision for the future,” explains Thomas Ostermair, Sales Manager at Hans Schröder Maschinenbau GmbH. “However, automation and flexibility can be opposites, which is why in most cases partial automation, tool changers and rotating clamping beam as well as individual convenience functions are better suited to the requirements. Small batches and individual pieces are the real challenge, especially in the trade and for suppliers.”
Another highlight of the trade fair is the PowerBend Professional UD folding machine for sheet metal up to 3 mm thick, which provides maximum flexibility for plumbing companies, for example. It is equipped with an up-and-down bending beam, rotating upper beam for two tool stations, radius step bending function and suction plate stop. This equipment allows semi-automated production and at the same time quick set-up for individual pieces.
Robust scissors for continuous use
The PDC-NC, a robust motorized guillotine shear with NC positioning stop, motorized cutting gap adjustment and pneumatically controlled sheet holding-down device, is also part of Schröder’s Euroblech presentation. The version shown cuts steel sheets up to 2 mm thick, but is also suitable for other materials – the pneumatic hold-down device can be deactivated for very soft materials. Practical: With the series cutting function, up to 99 different or repeating stop dimensions can be preset. This means that several stop dimensions can be processed in succession or repetitions can be specified for individual dimensions.
Facts & Figures
The Schröder Group consists of Hans Schröder Maschinenbau GmbH, based in Wessobrunn-Forst, Schröder-Fasti Technologie GmbH, based in Wermelskirchen, and SMU GmbH, based in Leinburg-Weißenbrunn. Founded in 1949, Hans Schröder Maschinenbau GmbH combines tradition and modernity in mechanical engineering: Successfully managed as a quality and customer-oriented family business, Hans Schröder Maschinenbau specializes in the development of modern machine concepts for bending and cutting sheet metal. Through the integration of Fasti-Werke in 2006 and with a worldwide presence, the Schröder Group is now one of the leading suppliers of machines for swing bending, cutting, beading, flanging and round bending of all types of sheet metal. The variety of precision machines ranges from proven solutions for the craft to innovative high-performance machines for automatic industrial production. In 2021, the Schröder Group was expanded to include the tool manufacturer SMU GmbH. Today, the Schröder Group employs a total of more than 300 people at various locations in Germany and abroad.
Web: www.schroedergroup.eu
Euroblech Hall 11, Stand A48
