Energy-Efficient Drive Concepts in Metal-Forming Production

authored by

Bernd Arno Behrens, Anas Bouguecha, Richard Krimm, Sergej Teichrib, Thomas Nitschke

Abstract

Nowadays, efficient drive solutions for the production industry are more important than ever. In view of this, new energy-efficient drive concepts for forming presses and sheet metal feeding systems are developed at the IFUM. The novel press drive is based on a power-split design, which allows a variable ram-kinematics with reduced total costs of ownership in comparison to conventional servo presses. The new feeding concept will be able to realize the contactless feed of electrically conductive sheet metals by means of electromagnetic forces. Since only the sheet metal has to be accelerated, the energy efficiency and feeding rate can be increased significantly.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Metal Forming and Metal Forming Machines

Type

Conference article

Journal

Procedia CIRP

Volume

50

Pages

707-712

No. of pages

6

ISSN

2212-8271

Publication date

09.08.2016

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2016.05.039 (Access: Open)