Two of the biggest trends in the auto industry today are flexible production systems and electric power. And while at first glance they may seem to have little in common, the truth is that the underlying technologies needed to implement both are, in many cases, identical.
Needing more precision, energy efficiency and traceability data from their assembly presses, manufacturers are increasingly turning to servo-driven models.
When an assembly press supplier meets with a manufacturer to discuss its next purchase, both parties focus on one question: Which type and model of press is best for the current application? Mike Brieschke, vice president of sales at Aries Engineering Corp., recalls how two such meetings in 2006 with automotive OEMs led the supplier to ask itself another question: Which type of press is best for the future of assembly?
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA—SCHMIDT Technology, a manufacturer of assembly presses, has opened a technology center in Orange, CA. The center will hold an open house Nov. 2.