Author: Marta Varone

Sheet metal storage 4.0 – dynamic, safe, efficient

At EuroBLECH 2018, the international technology fair for sheet metal processing (October 23-26, Hanover), the metal saw and storage technology specialist KASTO Maschinenbau will be showing how the storage of flat goods can look in the era of Industry 4.0. Visitors can experience the compact and standardized KASTOecostore tower storage system in action in Hall 12, Booth H93. The special advantages of the system are its low space requirement, high storage density, flexible clamping and fastening and short access times. KASTO will also be presenting a new possibility for remote diagnosis: With KASTO VisualAssistance, users can send live videos to KASTO service experts via tablet, smartphone or smart glasses and receive visual assistance and information in real time in case of troubleshooting or maintenance work on their machines and systems.

Depending on the design, the KASTOecostore can hold sheets, pallets and other flat goods up to 1,524 millimetres wide and 4,000 millimetres long. The system height can be up to eight metres. It can be selected to match the user’s requirements, and the same applies to loading heights. Users can define up to three different heights between 50 and 950 millimetres per storage system. This ensures a particularly high storage density, and the tower construction makes optimum use of the available vertical space. The load carriers, automatically stored and retrieved, are lifted to the optimum loading and unloading height with a hoist. An additional lifting device such as a forklift truck is not required for cassette removal. This ensures short access times and an ergonomic working method.

The drive system is equipped with modern Siemens frequency converters; the drive motor itself is stationary. This enables particularly dynamic and precise storage and retrieval processes. Robust roller chains ensure a long service life and low-maintenance operation. The steel structure consists of standardized rolled sections and is dimensioned in accordance with the applicable earthquake guidelines. A comprehensive safety concept based on a safety control system prevents malfunctions and expensive downtimes. The KASTOecostore is also equipped with the KASTO SmartControl machine control system as standard. It has an intuitive user interface with touch screen, making it particularly easy to operate. This allows fast and error-free work, even with frequently-changing operating personnel – and thanks to its compact dimensions, the store can also be installed close to the machine.

With VisualAssistance, KASTO has marketed an innovative solution for the remote maintenance of its machines and systems. At the heart of the system is an interactive app for tablets, smartphones and smart glasses, allowing customers to connect to service staff via video and audio streaming. Users and KASTO technicians share the same field of view in real time. This greatly facilitates mutual understanding and helps to quickly identify individual system components and possible faults. The app also gives KASTO experts the opportunity to provide visual assistance and to display markers in live video, for instance. With VisualAssistance, users benefit from minimal downtimes as well as high availability and productivity levels of their machines and systems.

KASTO at EuroBLECH 2018 – Hall 12, Booth H93

FEIN is launching two new cordless angle grinders and three cordless die grinders, which can be used wherever customers need mobility and high performance levels. The ergonomic FEIN cordless angle grinders are designed for efficient cutting, grinding and deburring work in assembly jobs. Both the cordless angle grinders and the cordless die grinders have a new, dust-resistant and brushless FEIN PowerDrive motor with an innovative technology concept and are equipped with an infinitely variable electronic speed preselection.

FEIN has attached great importance to user safety in the new cordless angle grinders. All models feature a soft start to ensure that the tool powers up smoothly and safely. All models also have restart protection to prevent the tool being switched back on unintentionally and the rapid stop function stops the rotating disc in a matter of seconds when the tool is shut down.

Visit us at hall 15 – stand E92

Faspar robot for automated setup of the cutting tooling will be launched as latest news at EuroBLECH 2018.

Faspar is investing intensively in R&D and is launching the innovative robot for fully automated setup of the cutting tooling on slitting lines. It is a 5 axis cartesian robot with a patented gripper which can handle tools even from 1mm thickness, patented automatic edge control reader for sharpeness and cracks, integrated automatic washing machine (both by ultrasonic and soap). More and more customer, in particular service centers, are interested in this new innovative product.

Since 1966, FASPAR S.p.A. is an important machine builder in Milan area (Italy), well-known company for producing complete coil processing lines.
Production range: Robot for toolings and Slitting lines and Packing lines, Leveling and Straightening lines, Cut-to-length and blanking lines, Surface finishing lines (brushing, polishing, painting), Feeding and Pressing and Punching lines, Tension leveling lines, Processing lines (degreasing, color coating), Embossing lines.

Induction heating for industrial applications

EFD Induction has installed thousands of heating solutions for a vast range of industrial applications – bringing the benefits of induction technology to many of the world’s leading manufacturing and service companies.

EFD Induction equipment is used to make anything from crankshafts to spaceships. It is mostly employed for the following applications:

• hardening
• brazing
• welding
• annealing
• seam normalizing
• pre- and post-heating
• bonding
• straightening
• forging
• melting
• plasma production

EFD Induction offers a complete range of equipment:
Sinac – an extensive range of universal heat generators; suitable for numerous applications
Weldac – a range of high-output solid-state welders
Minac – a selection of compact and versatile mobile generators (available as Twin version)
HeatLine – a range of vertical and horizontal systems for forging as well as induction furnaces for melting
HardLine – an extremely broad selection of solutions for hardening.

Visit us at Eurocblech: hall 15 – stand A06

Combilift’s exhibits demonstrate that handling and storing even the longest and bulkiest loads need not be a headache thanks to its wide range of customised forklifts and other materials handling solutions.

The products now available from this Irish specialist manufacturer – around 30 different models – ensure safe, space saving and productive operation. Their versatility enables them to work indoors and out, for offloading incoming products in the yard, taking raw material to production or manufacturing lines and storing finished products in the warehouse. All Combilifts are tailor-made to customer requirements, with a wide array of options, attachments and a choice of diesel, LPG or electric power.

The machines on the stand reflect the variety of Combilift’s offering: the original multidirectional forklifts of the C-Series, with lift capacities of 2t up to 25t, are joined by sideloaders and stand-on trucks. For extremely oversized loads the company also offers bespoke straddle carriers (Combi-SC) which can lift to around 100 tonnes. Relatively new to the range are the pedestrian trucks – reach stacker and counterbalance models, now with capacities from 1t to 4t. These all feature Combilift’s unique, patented multi-position tiller arm which enables safer operation, maximum operator visibility and narrow aisle performance.