Abstract: Device for forming has at least one tool upper part, at least one upper matrix and at least one lower matrix. The device also has at least one tool lower part, at least one first clamping device and at least one second clamping device.

Abstract: A forming machine has a thermostatic system which preferably utilizes a latent heat cooling medium as a coolant. The thermostatic system acts particularly upon parts of the forming machine that are critical with respect to the working quality or precision. These are, for example, the tool and/or the basic frame. Other parts, such as the drive, can be included.

Abstract: An orienting station provided particularly for press systems has a receiving device which is carried by a rod-type transmission. This rod-type transmission is supported on drive units of a driving device. The drive units are disposed in a stationary manner. The rods of the rod-type transmission are rigid and their lengths cannot be changed.

Abstract: A system for punching and bundling metal sheets, particularly for electric machines, has a die for punching the metal sheets. A die plate cooperates with the die, and a shaft receives and stacks the punched metal sheets. A device separates the punched metal sheets stacked in the receiving shaft. The separating device has at least two wedge elements which penetrate at a predetermined height of the stack of punched metal sheets, into the metal sheet stack at least approximately perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the receiving shaft.

Abstract: An orienting station provided particularly for press systems has a receiving device which is carried by a rod-type transmission. This rod-type transmission is supported on drive units of a driving device. The drive units are disposed in a stationary manner. The rods of the rod-type transmission are rigid and their lengths cannot be changed.

Abstract: A transfer system, particularly for a press facility, has a guiding device on which workpiece holding devices are longitudinally displaceably disposed which belong to two different groups. The longitudinal displacement takes place by way of a driving device which is carried at least partially by the guiding device.

Abstract: A device for embossing the edge of round blanks, in particular coins, has a forming wheel which is provided with roll-forming segments. The forming wheel has associated abutment elements which may likewise be mounted on forming wheels. A positioning device guides the round blanks, in coordination with the equally directed synchronous rotation of the forming wheels between the forming wheels and, after edge embossing has taken place out of the wheel interspaces.

Abstract: A transfer system has at least one transfer device which is driven by several mutually independent drives in the direction of at least a closing/opening axis. In the event of a failure of a drive, an immediate stoppage of parts of the transfer device is prevented by coupling the drives with one another by a coupling device. This coupling device has an operating range of a low torque transmission which is normally taken up and is left only if one of the drives no longer supplies a sufficient driving power.

Abstract: A transfer system, particularly for the transfer of workpieces in multi-station presses, includes several transfer modules, each of which has a workpiece holding device carried by at least one lever mechanism. Each lever mechanism transmits the adjusting movement of two mutually independent drives to the workpiece holding device. One of the drives is disposed in a stationary manner and the other drive is moved by the stationarily disposed drive.

Abstract: A transfer system is provided for press facilities with several successive press stations. The transfer system has divided cross traverses which, with respect to the transport direction, can be moved from the front and the rear into the tool. Each tool includes two respectively transversely divided traverses. For receiving and depositing the workpieces, the cross traverses are adjusted toward and away from one another. In addition, when the tool is closed, the cross traverse are laterally moved past the tool. As required, they may be changed for this purpose into an overtaking position, which can be carried out, for example, by a swivel drive. The transfer system permits a shortening of the minimum time for which the tools must be open with respect to the transfer system and thus allows an increase of the stroke number of the press.

Abstract: A control device for electric direct drives of a transfer system contains at least one monitoring device which, in the case of the malfunctioning of a direct drive, switches the control device into an emergency operating mode. In the emergency operating mode, the control device disconnects the linear drive affected by the malfunction from power and controls the remaining direct drives preferably at full power or at a slightly higher power. Thereby, a freedom from collision is established between the forming tool and the transfer device, after which the press is preferably stopped.

Abstract: A multistation press has a transfer device with cross traverses. The transfer device is set up for an automatic tooling change by providing that the cross traverses or the tooling held thereon are to be deposited on passive tooling receiving devices on sliding tables. This deposition takes place without the aid of transfer units in that a control device activates a height adjusting device independently of the other driving devices for the workpiece transfer such that the cross traverses are lowered to the passive tooling receiving devices.

Abstract: A vacuum system, particularly for vacuum grippers, has a fluid entrainment pump for generating the vacuum which, when the required vacuum is built up, is supplied with a throttled compressed-air flow. For the throttling of the compressed-air flow, a controlled throttle device is used which, as a function of the detected vacuum value, throttles the compressed-air flow to the fluid entrainment pump when the desired vacuum value has been reached or exceeded.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus in a press or similar forming system has a blank holder which can be acted upon by one or optionally several pressure cylinders. Blocking devices are provided which act, in one case, directly upon a pressure cheek supporting the blank holder and, in another case, indirectly upon the pressure cheek by way of an articulated train or transmission train. Thereby, an unintentional lifting or lowering of the blank holder is prevented when the press is inoperative.

Abstract: A press has a transfer direction along which workpieces are transferred through machining stations by gripper rails. Two carriages are provided per gripper rail which can be moved transversely to the transfer direction toward and away from one another. Two parallel control arms are rotatably disposed on one carriage which, on the other end, are rotatably disposed on a support part. On the other carriage, a link is rotatably disposed which, on the other end, is applied at half length to a parallel control arm. The support part can be lifted vertically by the movement of the carriages.

Abstract: A method serves to actively perform vibration damping of driven elements of workpiece transport devices in and on shaping machines, especially presses and punches. A measured state value of the driven element or one reconstructed by an observer is determined. The state value is then entered into a damping regulator which affects the drive of the driven elements. A damping regulating circuit is provided in addition to a position regulating circuit.

Abstract: A transfer press has sliding tables each assigned to one or several press stations and which, for the mold change, can be moved preferably laterally out of the transfer press. The sliding tables (or the molds disposed thereon) have receiving devices for the tooling which includes at least workpiece-specific holding devices of a transfer system which is used for transporting parts from press station to press station. For moving the sliding tables out of the transfer press, the receiving devices are positioned in separate depositing areas preferably provided laterally next to the molds. When the receiving devices are changed from their operative position taken up in the transfer system into the deposited position, the holding devices are swivelled by the receiving device which has a swivellable construction itself or a separate transfer device.

Abstract: A transfer device for press systems has cross traverses with at least one suction unit swivellably held thereon. The suction unit has an electric drive for coordinating the swivel movement with the transfer curve (horizontal and vertical movement) to be travelled. As may be required, two or more suction units can be independently swivellable on a cross traverse. A retrofitting and retooling of existing cross traverses can be carried out by the replacement of non-swivellable suction units used so far by swivellable suction units. Other changes on the mechanical structure of the transfer device are not required.

Abstract: In a large-part transfer press, several forming stations are arranged below a common slide in order to minimize cost. The bedplate construction has two longitudinal or basic supports. On each support, one bedplate per forming station is transversely placed and fastened as required. Driving of the slide takes place by two mutually independent head pieces which, depending on the number of stations, are arranged side-by-side at a distance. Each of the head pieces spans only one forming station.

Abstract: A press arrangement has a sliding tables which carry molds and are provided in the press stations. Holding systems on the sliding tables or on the molds are used for receiving holders which are arranged on the intermediate station arranged between the press stations. The holders carry templates for the intermediate deposition of workpieces. In addition, the holders have receiving devices for receiving workpiece-specific parts of the transfer system, particularly suction frames. During the mold exchange, the intermediate depositing station is operated such that it receives the suction frames by way of the associated holders. Thereafter, the holders are deposited on the holding systems.