LAC can review the status of all moving components in relation to their home position and work position enabling the operating team to analyse the running of the machines. Thanks to the servo system used to actuate the punch tooling, speed and depth could be monitored and refined to suit the materials being cut. CAD cut tooling with integrated sensing meant that parts were easily and accurately positioned, informing the operator that the system was ready to run.
Will Spensley describes what the challenge presented “We needed a system that could accurately handle the cutting of two complex profiles within a D pillar and substrate parts, in order to accommodate the introduction of an air vent for the cooling of an MHEV battery, not an easy accomplishment, yet L-A-C pitched a system that could provide the right solution”.
The machine frameworks were designed with flexibility in mind to offer a platform that could be modified with ease to handle future product changes. The punch tooling system was made with precision cutting to ensure no permanent damage or marking on the parts.
