Metal Processing

Precision and modularity are trumps

Metal presses, bending machines, coil processing, cutting and grinding machines, folding machines or punching and welding machines – including robotics, band-straightening machines and transfer systems: the automation tasks in the metal machine manufacturing are diverse.

 

SIGMATEK offers the optimal solution for the high demands that metal processing places on control technology.

SIGMATEK provides complete solutions for all metal processing applications, which are modularly constructed and thereby provide flexibility. And in this industry, with increasing format and form versatility as well as highly varying lot sizes, flexibility is essential. With modular machine concepts, the highly diverse process units can be assembled into a customized solution. Important is that the individual process steps are perfectly synchronized with one another, so that productivity increases and stand-still and changeover times are minimized.

 

For the demanding regulation processes in metal manufacturing, precision is a must – whether temperature, pressure, position, distance or height regulating. The SIGMATEK solution is based on standard components, which contain highly modern technology and guarantee higher performance, efficiency and improved quality for your machines and equipment.

Your Benefits

The I/O and control technology from SIGMATEK stands for performance, fast reaction times and secure data transfer. With us, motion control is completely integrated into the control system. Our compact, multi-axis drive systems are perfectly suited for highly dynamic axis control in the metal machine manufacturing industry. The system architecture is open, interfaces for the integration of pre and post processing machines are provided.

The S-DIAS Safety systems can be combined with standard I/Os as desired. This allows individual customization for any requirement. Through complete integration, reaction times of a few milliseconds are achieved during signal processing. In the servo drives, the most important Safety functions are also already integrated.

With the use of the real-time Ethernet technology VARAN, sheet metal processing is faster and highly precise. With the VARAN bus multi-manager system, several autonomously operating VARAN bus systems can be combined into a synchronized network. The user is provided with a high degree of modularity for machine and system design. The network segments operate synchronously with one another 100% with a jitter of < 100 ns.

Whether control, visualization, drives and Safety technology – with the all-in-one automation software LASAL (IEC 61131-3 standard), an integrated design environment for machine automation is provided – complex algorithms can also be easily programmed with LASAL.

 

In the LASAL library, ready-to-use modules such as temperature regulators, positioning, flying saws and cam disks are available. These shorten programming and project development enormously. The software for different configuration variants can be created practically with the push of a button. Comprehensive diagnostic tools round out the integrated design environment.

With the system approach, you can shorten the time-to-market and significantly reduce the total costs of your machine, with which all of our automation components are compatible. This means a high degree of investment security for you and your customers.

In the Field

In One Stream...

In One Stream...

... punching, bending, welding, riveting. The modular production machines for precision metal components from MMS Modular Molding Systems.

Metal-plastic Components in One Machine

Metal-plastic Components in One Machine

Complete system for manufacturing complex metal-plastic composites from MMS. The small components produced on the stamping-bending machines are then encapsulated in plastic while still on the conveyor.

SIGMATEK Controls the Magic Shoe

SIGMATEK Controls the Magic Shoe

In the revolutionary operating element from TRUMPF, the MagicShoe, control technology from SIGMATEK is utilized. The MagicShoe replaces the mechanical foot switch on the sheetmetal bending machines of the TruBend series 5000 (B23). The stroke release is triggered through a simple foot movement with the work shoe.

High Precision...

High Precision...

and process safety are in high demand in winding machines for electromagnets, which for example, are used in the production of RFID chips (Meteor).

Fit for the Future

Fit for the Future

The swing-cut panel shears from Imex features the compact S-DIAS control system, including Safety, a modern multi-touch operating panel and efficient remote maintenance.

One Tool for all Tasks

One Tool for all Tasks

LASAL integrates the programming and configuration of control, visualization, motion and Safety technology in one complete engineering platform.

Fully Automatic Plasma Cleaning

Fully Automatic Plasma Cleaning

The Supernova plasma cleaning system from UCP removes the smallest contamination particles from electronic components such as microchips, transistors etc.

Deep Cleaned...

Deep Cleaned...

... components free of contaminants after the plasma cleaning process

All-in-one Panel

All-in-one Panel

Control, visualization and operation - a control panel from the ETV series has the plasma cleaning system well in hand.

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