Maximum productivity and flexibility
Ever smaller batch sizes and increasingly frequent product changes: this is the challenge facing many of today’s part suppliers. As the variety of car models increases, so too does the range of parts needed. In order to win a contract and reach profitability, suppliers must not only reach the highest possible output levels but also offer the widest possible spectrum of parts. And this is exactly what the automotive part supplier Kemmerich in Attendorn, Germany, has achieved with its 1,600-metric-ton servo press from Schuler.
The servo press is the largest of its kind so far in Attendorn – home to numerous suppliers of metal parts. The type TSD 4-1600 press with a bed size of 6.0 by 2.5 meters was put into operation almost a year ago. Schuler also supplied the coil line with fine levelling machine and a tri-axis transfer system with active vibration dampening.
Owner Mr Josef Kemmerich is convinced that “ServoDirect Technology is technically way ahead of other solutions. In order to reach its full potential, Schuler helped us optimize the forming process by examining the components.” These findings were immediately put into practice in the company’s own die construction shop. “I particularly appreciate Schuler’s reliability and the punctuality of its deliveries,” says Kemmerich.
Extensive technical know-how and fast decision-making laid the foundation for the rapid growth which Kemmerich has enjoyed in recent years. The company soon recognized the potential of ServoDirect Technology and was one of the first companies in the industry to use it. Today, the group already has several Schuler servo presses at its production halls in Germany and the Czech Republic.
The newly founded facility in Auburn (Alabama) is also equipped with a highly automated 630-metric-ton Schuler press. It is one of the first lines with ServoDirect Technology in the North American part supplier industry.