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Industry 4.0 a Practical Reality


          Reducing Downtimes in the Automatic Sheet Metal Handling


                                                            Case Study

                                                             Application
                                                              Tooling in a press line for the production of car
                                                               body parts in the automotive industry

                                                             Handling Task
                                                              Transfer of components between the individual
                                                               presses
                                                              Automated handling with minimum cycle times





          Tooling in the automotive production (Image: Schuler AG)



          Schmalz Solution
           Compact ejector X-Pump SXMPi-PC with intelligent energy and process control
           High suction volume of up to 220 l/min
           Power blow off module for minimum cycle times
           Monitoring, analysis and interpretation of all critical process parameters
           Energy monitoring for the optimization of energy consumption
           Condition monitoring for increasing system availability
           Predictive maintenance function
           IO-Link interface for bidirectional communication with higher-level field bus
           systems                                                                       Schmalz compact ejector X-Pump


          Customer Benefits
           Increase in production rate by minimizing downtimes
           Simple and fast system optimization
           Identification and prevention of incorrect tooling configuration                                          © Schmalz, 10/2014 | Subject to technical changes without notice  | Schmalz is a registered trademark
           Significant reduction of energy consumption
           Optimization of process parameters during operation
           Early error detection bevor the system is shut down
           Error correction in the planned maintenance (predictive maintenance)


          Savings Potential Using the Example of a Press Line in the Automotive Industry
          The compact ejectors X-Pump of Schmalz increase system availability for automated sheet metal parts
          handling. They constantly monitor the condition of the tooling, detect subtle changes or impending failures
          and report them to the system controller. The user can establish a planned, preventive maintenance before the
          system is down. Solely by reducing downtime by one minute per day in the example an annual saving of up
          to EUR 300,000 can be achieved. The actual savings will vary depending on the failure cost of the plant.


             Saving Potential of
             300,000 € per Year











          J. Schmalz GmbH, Aacher Strasse 29, D-72293 Glatten, Tel. +49 7443 2403-0, Fax +49 7443 2403-259, schmalz@schmalz.de, www.schmalz.com
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