There is provided a press device including a reference operation setting unit that sets a reference transport motion of a transport device which corresponds to a predetermined reference press motion of the slide, a timing setting unit that sets a synchronous timing of the reference transport motion for the reference press motion, a press operation setting unit that sets a press motion of an actual operation by extending a time of a part of the reference press motion, and a transport operation setting unit that sets a transport motion of the actual operation which corresponds to the press motion by matching synchronous timings with each other between the press motion and the reference transport motion for the reference press motion, and by setting an operation pattern from the synchronous timing to be the same as that of the reference transport motion.

There is provided a press device including a reference operation setting unit that sets a reference transport motion of a transport device which corresponds to a predetermined reference press motion of the slide, a timing setting unit that sets a synchronous timing of the reference transport motion for the reference press motion, a press operation setting unit that sets a press motion of an actual operation by extending a time of a part of the reference press motion, and a transport operation setting unit that sets a transport motion of the actual operation which corresponds to the press motion by matching synchronous timings with each other between the press motion and the reference transport motion for the reference press motion, and by setting an operation pattern from the synchronous timing to be the same as that of the reference transport motion.

Provided is a drive device for an electric servo press machine, the drive device including: left and right drive shafts rotationally driven by left and right electric servo motors; main pinion gears provided to the left and right drive shafts; main gears meshed with the main pinion gears; connecting rods connected to the main gears; and a slide supported thereby. Further, idle gears can be provided between the main gears.

There is provided a press machine capable of simplifying a slide drive mechanism. The press machine comprises: a slide supported so as to be reciprocally movable; a crankshaft arranged along a longitudinal direction of the slide and having a plurality of eccentric parts; a drive unit configured to rotate the crankshaft; a plurality of yokes and each provided to each of the eccentric parts of the crankshaft and configured to reciprocate, due to rotation of the crankshaft, along a moving direction of the slide; and a plurality of points each connects each of the yokes to the slide, wherein at least one of the plurality of yokes is connected to the slide via some of the plurality of points arranged along a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the crankshaft.

There is provided a press machine capable of simplifying a slide drive mechanism. The press machine comprises: a slide supported so as to be reciprocally movable; a crankshaft arranged along a longitudinal direction of the slide and having a plurality of eccentric parts; a drive unit configured to rotate the crankshaft; a plurality of yokes and each provided to each of the eccentric parts of the crankshaft and configured to reciprocate, due to rotation of the crankshaft, along a moving direction of the slide; and a plurality of points each connects each of the yokes to the slide, wherein at least one of the plurality of yokes is connected to the slide via some of the plurality of points arranged along a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the crankshaft.

The invention relates to a method for operating a stamping press (1) with a ram (2) which acts against a bolster plate (3), in particular a fixed bolster plate (3), and whose ram position relative to the bolster plate (3) can be adjusted in the intended use, wherein the ram (2) carries a first die part (4) and the bolster plate (3) carries a second die part (5), wherein the two die parts (4, 5) provide associated stop faces (6a, 7a) which, when the die is completely closed, form one or more fixed stops within the die for limiting the closing dimension of the die (4, 5). In accordance with a first method according to the invention, the distance (a, a1, a2, a3) between the two die parts (4, 5) or a parameter (b1, b2, b3, c) representing said distance is monitored at a certain point (P1, P2, P3) of the ram movement in which the die (4, 5) is not fully closed, and the ram movement is changed as a function of the monitoring result. In accordance with a second method according to the invention, at least one of the fixed stops is monitored for stop contact in the intended use of the stamping press, and the ram position is changed as a function of the monitoring result. With the methods according to the invention, energy-efficient and low-wear process control is possible also for dies (4, 5) with fixed stops, regardless of the skill and experience of the operator.

The invention relates to a method for operating a stamping press (1) with a ram (2) which acts against a bolster plate (3), in particular a fixed bolster plate (3), and whose ram position relative to the bolster plate (3) can be adjusted in the intended use, wherein the ram (2) carries a first die part (4) and the bolster plate (3) carries a second die part (5), wherein the two die parts (4, 5) provide associated stop faces (6a, 7a) which, when the die is completely closed, form one or more fixed stops within the die for limiting the closing dimension of the die (4, 5). In accordance with a first method according to the invention, the distance (a, a1, a2, a3) between the two die parts (4, 5) or a parameter (b1, b2, b3, c) representing said distance is monitored at a certain point (P1, P2, P3) of the ram movement in which the die (4, 5) is not fully closed, and the ram movement is changed as a function of the monitoring result. In accordance with a second method according to the invention, at least one of the fixed stops is monitored for stop contact in the intended use of the stamping press, and the ram position is changed as a function of the monitoring result. With the methods according to the invention, energy-efficient and low-wear process control is possible also for dies (4, 5) with fixed stops, regardless of the skill and experience of the operator.

Methods and systems include ways to synchronize a press machine and tending robots, including a pick robot and a drop robot, where the press machine includes an operating area for pressing a blank into a part. The pick robot and the part are moved out of the operating area while the drop robot carrying the blank is moved into the operating area. At least a portion of the pick robot and/or the part resides within the operating area at the same time at least a portion of the drop robot and/or the blank resides within the operating area. The pick robot is in communication with the drop robot and the movement of the pick robot is synchronized with the movement of the drop robot to prevent the pick robot or part from colliding with the drop robot or the blank.

A servo press machine includes a display unit that displays a strip-shaped region for setting a motion of a slide and an operation unit that receives an input operation. A range extending from an upper end of the strip-shaped region to a lower end thereof corresponds to a movement range of the slide in a linear movement, and the strip-shaped region is formed of a plurality of slide operation regions that are consecutive in a direction in which the strip-shaped region extends. Each of the slide operation regions can set a speed of the slide in response to the input operation received by the operation unit, and a boundary between adjacent two of slide operation regions can move along the direction in which the strip-shaped region extends in response to the input operation received by the operation unit.

The disclosure relates to a wood material panel hot press for producing a wood material panel, wherein the wood material panel hot press has an inlet side and an outlet side, and is designed to press a blank supplied on the inlet side in order to form a wood material panel. According to the invention, a temperature measurement device is provided which is designed to automatically measure the temperature (T) of the wood material panel on the outlet side in a spatially resolved manner.