Application

Presses with stepped tools and bulk part transfer presses have integrated transfer systems which ensure the transport of the components from stage to stage.

The workpieces are transported by means of a gripper rail system with two or three directions of motion:

• Longitudinal motion for transport
• Lifting motion for lifting and lowering the workpiece
• Lateral motion for closing and opening the gripper system

Due to the growing demand for increased automation density in industrial production engineering, more and more machine manufacturers replace conventional, mechanically coupled transfer systems with freely programmable electronic transfer controls, using electric positioning drives.