Says Johannes Linden, division manager of systems at Schuler: “"Indeed, we are the only manufacturer in the industry, who not only produces the presses and automation, but the dies as well.” Adds Aweba CEO Udo Binder: “As such, the lines are optimally tailored, service lives are increased and the costs for our customers are reduced.”
Saxony-based die manufacturer Aweba is a specialist for electric motor laminations and makes cutting dies in all conceivable versions and sizes. The portfolio ranges from small precision progressive dies for small transformer blanks, to interlocking dies with hard metal active parts for maximum production rate and maximum precision, through to the overall cutting of meter-long segment blanks for large-scale generators with pneumatic or servo-regulated ejector systems.
In 2016, the PerFormer S notching machine was introduced by Schuler, able to produce electric motor laminations with a diameter of 80 to 1,800 mm. Schuler says that there are no other machines on the market that can offer such flexibility. With a notching precision of hundredths of a millimetre, the machine offers the precision required for thin blanks with a low cutting clearance.
For the interlocking of electric motor laminations, Schuler has developed the ‘Smartline’ press, which has been on the market since 2011. The line tackles a blank thickness from 0.2 to 1 mm and thus enables the production of electric motors with lower eddy current losses and more efficiency with decreasing current consumption. The Smartline also operates to a hundredths millimetre precision, despite its 3.30 m long press bed.
Schuler has 900 service employees worldwide, making it able to provide expert support 24/7.
