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Fastening, Pressing and Industry 4.0

Engineers can do more with force and torque data than simply make “good” or “not good” decisions about assemblies

May 15, 2020

Just as the Rose Bowl is the "granddaddy" of college football bowl games, torque and angle might well be the granddaddies of manufacturing data collection. Assemblers have been monitoring their fastening processes for decades, but those efforts have reached a new level in the era of Industry 4.0.

Servo Press Installs Bearings in Wheel Assemblies

Jim Camillo

April 4, 2018

Since 1985, Staufermatic Maschinenbau GmbH has made a name for itself worldwide in two specialties. One is designing and manufacturing special-purpose machinery for assembly, riveting, drilling, leak testing, safety and press-fitting.

How To Cut Operating Costs by Integrating Servo-Controlled ElectricPresses and Accessories Into Automated Pressing Systems

March 8, 2016

To increase productivity, manufacturers are continually looking for new ways to automate their assembly processes.

How To Select the Right Electromechanical Servo Press for Your Assembly Operation

March 8, 2016

Electromechanical servo press technology uses less energy than pneumatic or hydraulic assembly systems since they only draw current on demand

How To Determine the appropriate press technology for high-force, high-speed applications.

March 7, 2016

Flexibility, performance and cost, (both capital and operating) have become key factors in today’s growing manufacturing market place.

Automotive Applications for Assembly Presses

There are myriad applications for assembly presses in the automotive industry.

John Sprovieri

May 1, 2014

Automotive assembly most often conjures up images of welding robots and electric nutrunners. But, another technology is just as important for assembling a wide range of automotive components—presses.