ROAD TO LIGHTS-OUT TWIN DRIVE SERVO

ROAD TO LIGHTS-OUT
SERVO DIRECT
TWIN DRIVE
“The only way to be competitive is to go into automation.”
New load-levelling power circuit saves electricity
Maximum speed maximum punch
Jan Halfar
Sales Engineer
Amada Oceania
Graziano Bratovic
Managing Director
Amapro W&B
Rick Pawell
Managing Director
Amada Oceania
“The service we are getting since Amada is in Australia as their own entity is
outstanding. They have gone from strength to strength with their service, backup and
know-how. It has been a good journey.”
Graziano Bratovic, Managing Director, AMAPRO-W&B Pty. Ltd
It’s a win-win situation for Dandenong-based
precision sheetmetal manufacturer Amapro
Pty Ltd: Investing in an EM2510 turret punch
press and LC-C1 laser turret combination
machine – both with automated load/unload
system – has allowed a faster turnaround
while the ability to operate lights-out is
helping to make the investments economically
feasible.
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Since 1989 Amapro has been a designer
and manufacturer of high precision quality
products and enjoys a reputation for being
a reliable supplier to a variety of industries,
including telecommunications, white goods
and medical. All work is completed under
the careful scrutiny of the company’s highly
skilled staff, using the most up to date, most
reliable sheetmetal machinery from Amada
Oceania.
“We have been buying their machines from
day one and have obviously been looking
at machines from other suppliers over the
years,” says Managing Director Graziano
Bratovic. “But at the end of the day you can’t
go past the Amada reliability and innovative
machinery.”
The company name Amapro derives from
Amada and Promecam, the first turrets
and press brakes installed by Amapro, and
the most recent investment in an EM2510
turret punch press and LC-C1 laser turret
combination machine with automated load/
unload system has significantly boosted
productivity, primarily by enabling lights-out
operation. Setup times have decreased, as
have labour costs. Capacity has increased,
and production planning is more efficient. As
a result, the company is better able to meet
shortening turnaround requirements, take
on more work and respond to diverse, everchanging customer needs.
Much of that flexibility stems from the
ASR48M. With six shelves that can each
accommodate 2,000 kg of material, the tower
can house large quantities of various types
of raw sheet. Compared with the previous,
manual material-handling system, this
enables the shop to schedule lights-out shifts
that involve a greater diversity of work.
Lights-out operation machinery lend production
speed, capacity
Amada’s EM series Sheet Metal
Processing machines now pack a real
punch thanks to the unprecedented
third generation AC Servo Direct
Twin Drive.
The results are impressive:
•Ultra High Speeds
•High Quality fabrication
•Maximum Productivity
•Low energy and Noise
•Oil Free Operation
•Scratch less production - full flat brush table
'Automatic tool changer'
The EM series machine
can change tools automatically
in accordance to a program
using the Tool Storage Unit (TSU).
The TSU supports two die clearances
and can store up to
179 or 300 tools (option).
•Large Tool Storage Capacity
- dual clearance
High speed: The LC-C1 series processes parts with a stable accuracy of +/- 0.07 mm during
high-speed punch and laser operations. Combined with the automatic loader/unloader,
Amapro has more than doubled throughput and can use its operators to their fullest potential
by eliminating manual parts handling.
Lights-out: The ability to run the machines lights-out for up to 52 hours has more than
tripled the company’s capacity, which can now operate 24/7 as compared to the previous
one-shift operation, when all the work had to be processed within the one shift.
Unmatched performance: The EM2510 turret punch press’ third generation drive system
using AC Servo Direct Twin Drive combines the simplicity of the original clutch and brake
technology with the high speeds of the fastest hydraulic ram-driven systems. In lights-out
operation, the machine ensures low operating costs.
Ongoing investments: The recently installed AE2510 manual turret punch press and
HFEM2-SF press brake with sheet followers support Amapro’s further expansion efforts:
While the former is used for low-volume work to ensure uninterrupted production on the
automated machines, the press brake has increased output and reduced the amount of
required operators from two to one, paying for itself.
Amada Oceania Pty Ltd
Sydney 02 8887 1100 | Unit 7, 16 Lexington Dr., Bella Vista NSW 2153
Melbourne 03 9020 1400 | Unit 1, 3-4 Anzed Court Mulgrave VIC 3170
Perth | Brisbane | www.amada.com.au