When the ABB industry group wanted to establish a new production plant for the manufacture of industrial electric motors in Poland, they needed a production solution to manufacture motor rotors and stators out of sheet metal. With a total undertaking following the One Responsible Partner\u00ae concept, AP&T took on the challenge and thereby made its debut in Poland.<\/p>\n
The parts are made of 0.5 mm thick sheet metal and ABB needed a high production rate – a task better suited to a mechanical press than a hydraulic press due to the material thickness and tempo requirement. It was here that AP&T’s expanded One Responsible Partner\u00ae concept proved well suited.
\n“In addition to production solutions with AP&T hydraulic presses, our total offering now includes mechanical presses from our partner Invernizzi,” says Per-Arne Mattsson, who serves as Automation Production Manager at AP&T.<\/p>\n
Smooth work method
\nABB found the One Responsible Partner\u00ae concept quite appealing. It means that the client works with a single party that takes full responsibility for the entire production solution during the entire project phase, from the idea stage to a production process that is completely up and running.
\n“Naturally, it is a great advantage to have a partner that delivers a turnkey, fully functional system and takes responsibility for the entire chain instead of us having to be responsible for integrating different systems with each other,” says Hans S\u00f6derback, Plant Supervisor at ABB.<\/p>\n
Automated without interruption
\nAP&T met ABB’s production needs with two automated press cells with mechanical presses. In the first press cells, round parts are stamped out of a band. To maximize material exchange, the band is fed into the cell in a zigzag pattern. The stamped blank follows with the top of the tool and, with the help of AP&T’s walking beam, is fed out to a stacking unit that automatically stacks the blanks on a pallet and shifts to a new pallet when that one is full – without any interruption to production. The band remains are cut into small pieces by a mechanical shears in the press for optimal packing of the scrap metal.<\/p>\n
Part is cut
\nIn the second press cell, the blank is divided into two parts – rotor and stator metal. The blank is cut and the inner part – the rotor metal – falls down onto a conveyor belt and is stacked. The outer part – the stator metal – is transported away and stacked for further machining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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