Schuler will show how contemporary press shop issues can be handled at EuroBLECH in Hanover.

June 9, 2022 2:24 pm

Under the trade show motto “Innovative Solutions for a World in Motion.”

The world is on the move, and in several respects: the digital transformation of industry and the shift to electromobility are in full swing, sustainable production methods are becoming increasingly important, and further challenges of various kinds have been added at the political level. This is why innovative solutions for increasing efficiency and flexibility in the press shop are more in demand than ever in these times. Schuler will be presenting a whole range of these at the EuroBLECH trade fair in Hanover from October 25 to 28.

Under the trade show motto “Innovative Solutions for a World in Motion,” Visitors to booth 27-G82 will learn how turnkey lines can help them open up new fields of business and secure their competitive advantage. “Schuler also supports its customers in increasing the sustainability of their production and reducing their carbon footprint,” emphasizes CEO Domenico Iacovelli. “With our numerous digital solutions, energy efficiency continues to improve. The shift to electromobility can also be mastered with our technology. Whatever other changes the future may hold for us, Schuler is there for its customers.”

Examples of turnkey lines include the modular Triton single presses, as well as the newly developed press lines or Schuler’s highly flexible Laser Blanking Lines, which, unlike conventional blanking lines, no longer require any dies. Schuler will also be providing insights into the Smart Press Shop, the most modern of its kind in the world, and its solutions for networking forming technology from the Digital Suite – such as the “Track & Trace” system for seamless follow-up of components, the camera-based monitoring system “Visual Die Protection,” or the augmented reality application “Schuler Connect” to support customers in the event of a service call. With “Visual Quality Inspection”, a further application for the visual inspection of components has recently been added.

In the area of e-mobility, Schuler offers not only the right equipment for the economical production of electric motor laminations, but also of cylindrical or prismatic battery housings. The company’s subsidiary Aweba supplies the appropriate dies for this application and others in sheet metal forming. Regardless of whether the vehicle is powered by an internal combustion engine or an electric motor – lightweight construction can increase the range of all vehicles: for example, with parts made of fiber-reinforced plastics, such as those produced on hydraulic presses.

Sustainability was already on Schuler’s agenda before the term increasingly dominated the social debate in recent years. The solutions from the Digital Suite increase the productivity, efficiency, and availability of the lines and thus also reduce energy requirements. In the meantime, the press manufacturer also has plant technology for the large-scale production of bipolar plates for fuel cells in its product range, which convert hydrogen into electrical energy.