Marposs Brankamp X3S press monitor includes automated plunging depth feature

Marposs Brankamp X3S monitoring, control, and measurement unit. Marposs

Marposs offers the Brankamp X3S monitoring, control, and measurement unit with a plunging depth feature for high-speed stamping presses. This capability automatically compensates for machine process parameters—such as sheet thickness, material hardness, tool, and machine temperature—that change during the stamping process via a connection with the press PLC.

Although advanced presses can automatically correct the ram position during the manufacturing process and adapt it to changed production speeds, the monitoring system enables a more extensive plunging depth control system. This approach can detect and evaluate stop block forces during the stamping process using special control algorithms to carry out a step-by-step adjustment of the ram position.

The stamping process and its clamping forces at the machine's lower reversal point are kept constant. At the same time, the machine operators are informed on-the-fly about plunging depth setting when the tools are set up, and the insertion height can be automatically adjusted to the optimum range. Depending on the complexity of the tool and the number of equipped stop blocks, a different number of limit stop forces can be included in the control system.

The control system visualizes the calibrated force progressions and displays the control variables executed for the user. A standardized interface to the PLC simplifies connection of the control system to automatic stamping machines.