FABTECH 2015 Preview: Prima Power

Prima Power will be exhibiting at FABTECH 2015 in booth S931.

They will be highlighting the new Shear Brilliance, which is constructed with the latest composite materials, servo-electric technology, and linear drives to achieve impressive performance values for higher productivity in versatile and flexible fabrication.

The new, fully servo-electric Shear Brilliance features linear drive technology for fast sheet positioning and raises manufacturing speed and productivity up to a new level. With long travel of the 4,070 mm coordinate table full 3,100 working area for punching and shearing can be used without repositioning, accurately and at great speed. The sheets are pre-positioned during machine operation which reduces loading time considerably.

In loading the production time is maximized due to loading in hidden time.

Also the fast 1,300 hpm punching speed adds productivity. Shear Brilliance offers a huge tooling capacity in a 24 or 30 station turret which ensures minimum set-up times and maximum tool quantity in single set-up. Tool sizes can be chosen by the customer, which adds flexibility required in modern production.

Up to 35 tons of servo-electric ram force - the highest available in servo-electric punching - allows very complex contours, using one hit instead of two. As fewer hits are needed production is faster. Despite the ram force speed has not been compromised.

Automatic clearance setting of the intelligent servo-electric right angle makes changing from one material thickness to another automatic and fast, saving time and adding productivity. A wide range of thicknesses can be sheared, up to 5 mm aluminium (5 mm mild steel, 3 mm stainless steel). Maximum sheet size for punching and shearing is 3,100 mm x 1,565 mm.

Loading, part exit and scrap removal are automatic in the standard Shear Brilliance delivery.

Prima Power has engineered a wide range of modular technology for automating the fabrication process further.

Equipped with a COMBO storage Shear Brilliance can be used for extensive runs of unmanned operation. For automatic component handling, sorting and stacking systems and robots are available.

The COMBO storage can also be used for buffering ready components. If it is used only for raw material, a highly productive optional feature is available for loading single sheets  the PSBB line is the perfect solution for lights-out production of production of even the to the machine with a special gripper. Thus the COMBO storage crane has a dual function: handling sheets stacks on cassettes and loading individual sheets.

For more information, visit www.primapower.com.