Intelligent Press & Automation Controls for Metalforming

The stamping industry is constantly evolving its press production systems to be more productive in an increasingly competitive world. While manually-fed single presses are still a viable solution for short-run contract stamping, major stampers in the automotive, appliance, and other industries and their tier-1 and tier-2 suppliers have turned to sophisticated coil-and-transfer-feeding automation, scrap removal systems, and automatic or semi-automatic die change systems (such as rolling bolsters) to increase productivity.

Link intelligent press and automation control products are custom-engineered to increase safety and productivity for the simplest manually-fed mechanical power presses to the most sophisticated, automatic coil-fed presses or blank-fed transfer and tandem press productions systems.

Link controls for press production systems:

• Enable Highly Advanced Control With Almost Unlimited Expansion Capability

• Integrate With Press Control and Automation Monitoring, Sequencing, and Interface Through OmniLink Operator Terminals

• Reduce Changeover Time by Recalling Previously-Stored Job Settings

• Can be Expanded for Additional Functionality as Future Needs Arise

• Can Monitor and Protect Presses and Dies and Reduce Scrap

• Identify Productivity Issues With Intelligent Diagnostics

• Can Prevent Unauthorized Changes to Critical Settings

• Meet or Exceed All OSHA, ANSI, CSA, and Other Relevant Standards