Development of a Design Tool for Servo-Powertrains in Forming Presses

In modern manufacturing industry, the factors of competition cannot be reduced to a small number. Although the most obvious ones seem to be time and costs, over the years, flexibility became an aspect of manufacturing not to be underestimated. One way of providing the mentioned flexibility was to use servoelectrical machines as drives for forming presses in the beginning of the century [1]. A higher efficiency, a higher output rate or an adjustable ram stroke profile are just some of the advantages this technology brings over conventional forming presses [2,3]. In modern manufacturing industry, the factors of competition cannot be reduced to a small number. Although the most obvious ones seem to be time and costs, over the years, flexibility became an aspect of manufacturing not to be underestimated. One way of providing the mentioned flexibility was to use servoelectrical machines as drives for forming presses in the beginning of the century [1]. A higher efficiency, a higher output rate or an adjustable ram stroke profile are just some of the advantages this technology brings over conventional forming presses [2,3].