Industry News
14
M
arch
2014
Machine for chainsaw bars
SCHULER has supplied a fully
automated
production
line
to
manufacturer Stihl. Schuler supplied
the entire line, from the coil line to the
blanking and stamping press, through to
the automatic unstacking station.
The line, around 25m in length, will be
used for making the blades of chainsaws
from highly heat-treated tool steel in
various sizes and lengths – referred to
as chainsaw bars. They are composed
of right and left-hand outside parts,
an inside part, and the sprocket that
transports the chain with the saw teeth.
Inside the machine, the process starts
with the twin-headed decoiler where the
sheet is unreeled from the coil and then
passes through the levelling machine
and the roll feed. In the next step, it is
stamped out by a hydraulic 500-tonne
press, type SH 500-1.2x0.8. The slide
force then cuts the bar. The remaining
sheet metal passes through the
chopper and ends up in the scrap waste
container. The next station is a hydraulic
250-tonne stamping press (SH 250-
1.2x0.8), which gives the chainsaw bar
its final shape. A marking press punches
in the batch number, and a linear portal
with a double gripper stacks the parts.
This enables a magazine change to
be performed during production, and
interventions in the system are possible
without interrupting production.
Only 14 months elapsed between
receipt of the order and delivery.
“This is a result of close and efficient
cooperation between design, production
and project management,” said
CEO Dr Martin Habert. Schuler will
remain a point of contact for Stihl,
even after commissioning. The press
manufacturer’s US subsidiary, based in
Canton, Michigan, will also look after the
machine’s service requirements.
Schuler
supplies
machines,
production lines, dies, process know-
how and services for the entire
metalworking industry. Clients include
car manufacturers and their suppliers,
and companies in the forging,
household equipment, packaging,
energy and electrical industries. Schuler
also supplies systems solutions for the
aerospace and railway industries.
Schuler AG
– Germany
Fax: +49 71 61 66 233
Website:
On the Schuler line, Stihl will
produce chainsaw bars made
from highly heat-treated tool steel
Photo credit: Schuler
Spectrum attains certified
integration
LOFTWARE, Inc, a specialist in
labelling solutions, has announced that
its Spectrum
®
2 solution has achieved
SAP-certified integration with the SAP
NetWeaver
®
technology
platform.
Spectrum is an all-in-one solution
designed to address complex labelling
requirements for large organisations via
a browser-based interface.
The SAP Integration and Certification
Center (SAP ICC) certified that
the Loftware Spectrum 2 solution
interoperates with the SAP NetWeaver
technology platform.
The certification provides added
assurance
of
compatibility
for
customers to run their businesses and
supply chains with SAP applications in
conjunction with this Loftware enterprise
labelling solution.
Spectrum offers label design,
flexible enterprise integration, a
powerful business rules engine, device
management, on-demand printing, and
high performance native printing in a
single software solution.
“Loftware’s track record of providing
SAP-certified integration is very
important to our customers,” commented
Josh Roffman, VP of marketing and
product management for Loftware.
“This certification represents important
validation of our commitment to the
SAP ecosystem and to the community
of global customers that Loftware
Spectrum is designed to serve.”
In addition to having SAP-certified
integration with SAP NetWeaver,
Loftware Spectrum provides users with
the ability to support the complexities
of enterprise labelling with configurable
business rules.
These business rules enable
companies to reduce label main-
tenance, improve label change response
time, and simplify maintenance in
accounting for labelling variability driven
by customer-specific requirements,
languages, regional standards and
evolving regulations.
Loftware, Inc
– USA
Fax: +1 603 766 3631
Website:
