Interlaken’s Hydroforming Press provides closed loop control of forces,
motions and pressures to produce high quality parts. Sophisticated controller
software allows users to develop complex force, motion and pressure profiles
that can be both time and event dependent. Interlaken’s Hydroforming
Press was designed to embrace both tube and sheet hydroforming applications.
Powerful User Interface Software
- UniPress controller offers fully integrated closed loop control
and data acquisition
- Compatible with Windows
- Seamless integration between hardware and operator interface
- Real time graphic scope provides instant visual feedback
- Watch boxes provide digital display of data
- Graphic display of machine status, commands, indicators and alarms
- Data is recorded with time stamp for later analysis
Dedicated Hardware
- 16 bit direct digital control hardware
- 16 bit data acquisition
- Multi-channel
- Dedicated hardware and deterministic real time operating system provides
rigorous real time control of all critical press functions
- High performance Pentium computer with high resolution monitor
- Signal conditioning and filtering of all inputs
Dual Mode
Learning/Research Mode
- Measures and optimizes process
- Programs forces and motions
Production Mode
- Runs optimized process
- Monitors and records process variables
Complete Control of Process
- ProfileBuilder software builds motion and force profiles using ramp,
sine, dwell and other segments
- Control profiles can be time or event dependent
- Control of multi-channel systems can be driven by events that occur
on other axes or measurement channels
Common hydroforming scenario:
In order to minimize wall thinning, maintain desired radii and avoid blow out,
complex monitoring and control of forces and motions are needed. Interlaken’s
control of forces and motions easily alternate between various time and event
commands.
A typical process might require moving actuators in position control, then
switching to force feedback for a portion of the cycle then switching back
to position to finish the part. Interlaken’s control system with ProfileBuilder
easily implements these scenarios.
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Applications
Fabricated Parts including but not restricted to:
- Automotive parts
- Plumbing fittings
- Aircraft or Aerospace components
- Faucets and plumbing fixtures
- Appliances
- Bellows and convolutes
- Furniture supports
Interlaken Technology Corporation also Manufactures
- Single and Double Acting Servohydraulic Presses
- Metal Formability Test Systems
- Lubricant Ranking Equipment
- Precision Production Presses
- Precision Broaching Presses
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