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Pressroom efficiency Automated die changing cuts set-up times in giga-casting presses

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Aulbach Automation relies on Roemheld die changing and clamping systems for its trimming presses used in mega- and giga-casting production. The automated solutions help operators position and secure heavy deflashing dies with high accuracy, improving safety, reducing set-up times and supporting reliable post-processing of large aluminium castings.

Roemheld double-acting, hydraulically-actuated, swivelling clamping elements are set into the press table to secure the lower half of the trimming die. The clamp design results in interference-free insertion and removal of the heavy dies, assisted by the integration of Roemheld transport rails.(Source: Stephan Auch/ Roemheld)
Roemheld double-acting, hydraulically-actuated, swivelling clamping elements are set into the press table to secure the lower half of the trimming die. The clamp design results in interference-free insertion and removal of the heavy dies, assisted by the integration of Roemheld transport rails.
(Source: Stephan Auch/ Roemheld)

Located in the German municipality of Moemlingen, Aulbach Automation ABK Pressenbau is a market leader in the manufacture of presses for trimming large castings. For more than a decade, it has relied on powered die changing systems, ball and roller bars, and die clamping elements from Roemheld in Laubach, Germany, whose UK subsidiary in Cramlington serves the British and Irish markets.

In modern mega- or giga-casting processes, a large, single-piece structural component is made of die-cast aluminium — anything from an individual subframe to an entire battery housing or a complete front or rear undercarriage. It replaces dozens of individual components, sometimes more than 100, that are normally welded together to form an assembly. The technology, pioneered by Tesla and now used by numerous vehicle manufacturers globally, simplifies production, reduces weight and improves rigidity.

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