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Syncro can improve the productivity of a transfer press by up to 56%.
Syncro is a software developed by Fagor Arrasate to optimize the interference curves between press and transfer. It also supports the die design phase, in order to avoid unwanted interference.
The program optimizes the press stroke, calculates the press cycle and then adapts the movement of the transfer to move the part without interfering with the press. All this allows us to obtain maximum presstransfer synchronism in order to achieve the highest processing speed.
Syncro capabilities • Process control. • Checking and optimizing the design of dies and grippers. • Curve optimization through collision checking and offline programming generation. • Optimization of curve overlapping by increasing throughput.
Actual example showing how to improve the performance of a transfer press:
We start by defining the transfer paths. By opening the 3D design of the die and the transfer, the distances are measured. For the X-axis the pitch between two pitches is measured and the value must be entered in the program.
For the Y-axis you only have to measure how far the transfer has to enter the die to pick up the part. With a desired safety distance, the value is entered into the curve generation program.
For the Z-axis, just measure how much the part must be lifted to avoid any collision with the guides or other parts of the die, also considering a safety distance.
For the press curve, the part limitation is introduced by defining the maximum drawing speed and height: the automation needs are automatically taken into account and an optimal curve for the press is automatically suggested.
These curves are compatible with the most common 3D software packages on the market. The first check will be made only with the lower part of the die. This verifies that there are no collisions or other problems in the transfer. After this, it is time to optimize the curve by setting the overlap check. During the overlap control, it is necessary to check that there are still no collisions.
With the overlapping of the movements the transition becomes smoother, and the performance is increased.
As can be seen from the results, by investing a small amount of time, the increase in throughput can be dramatic. In this case, with 5 hours of office work, and through the latest checks carried out on the installation, the yield has increased by 56%.
• Reduced time required to design and manufacture die transfer grippers. • Reduced and simplified testing, in-plant checks and set-up. • Optimized calculation of the maximum possible operating rate. • Improved productivity and reduced incidents.