WO2007091964A2 - Press line system and method - Google Patents
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- the invention concerns a press line of the type used for pressings, stamping, drawing or punching of principally metal parts from blanks.
- the invention discloses a press line comprising an improved mechanical press that may be synchronized with other devices in the press line in a dynamic or adaptive way.
- the invention is of particular advantage for use in producing stamped or pressed parts for the automobile industry and for white goods .
- Mechanical presses are commonly used to produce stamped automobile parts from metal forms such as steel blanks or workpieces .
- One or more such mechanical presses are usually arranged in a press line to carry out a series of operations on a blank or workpiece.
- Press lines were automated in the late 1970 's by using mechanical arms to load-unload the parts from the presses. During the late 1980' s robots where introduced into press shops to do the same function.
- the control system normally a Programmable Logic
- Figure 8 shows a general diagram for a press production cycle of a traditional mechanical press, a speed profile, expressed in terms of an eccentric speed W 2 7 against time.
- Production cycle time the total time for a complete production cycle from start to finish and including one press cycle, normally includes a short acceleration time at the beginning of the press cycle up to pressing speed Wp, a time period at constant pressing speed Wp, a time period P during the actual pressing operation when speed normally drops, a time after pressing during which speed gradually increases back to pressing speed, and finally a time period of deceleration or braking when the press is brought to a standstill at the end of the press cycle. Finally, and usually when the press is being unloaded and re-loaded, the press normally remains at a standstill for a period of time. The production cycle thus begins with the start of a press cycle and ends at the end of a press cycle plus any standstill time.
- Figure 8 shows a general speed profile diagram including a complete production cycle expressed in terms of ram or slide speed against time.
- the speed profile shows a cycle which begins with ram position at Top Dead Centre (TDC) and the ram then moving to a lower position until a pressing stage beginning with point of impact I between press die and workpiece.
- TDC Top Dead Centre
- BDC Bottom Dead Centre
- the aim of the present invention is to provide an improved method for operating a press line and a system comprising such an improved press line. This and other aims are obtained by a method, and a system characterised by the attached independent claims. Advantageous embodiments are described in sub-claims to the above independent claims .
- a method for operating a press line comprising at least one mechanical press with at least one electric drive motor, a ram, a mechanical means for operating said press, said press line comprising at least one other associated device, wherein said press is arranged so that the speed of the at least one said electric drive motor may be varied during at least one pressing or non-pressing part of a press cycle and by controlling the speed of said motor a movement of said press may be synchronized to a movement or position of at least one said other device in said press line.
- a method for operating a press line comprising controlling said other device during the at least one pressing or non-pressing a part of a press cycle and synchronizing the movement of the said other device to a movement of said press, another device or another press in said press line.
- a method for operating a press line comprising controlling the said other device in order to synchronize to a movement or position of a device downstream of said other device in said press line during a first part of a press cycle and by controlling the movement of the said other device in order to synchronize it to a movement or position of a device upstream of said other device in said press line during a second part of the press cycle.
- a method for operating a press line comprising controlling the said other device in order to operate as fast as possible during a first part of a press cycle and by controlling the movement of said press in order to operate the press as fast as possible in a second part of the press cycle, wherein the said other device may be any from the group of: a loader, an unloader, a robot, another press.
- a method for operating a press line comprising controlling a loader or unloader device or robot arranged to load, respective unload said press and also control the device to operate as an unloader, respective loader of another press.
- a method for operating a press line wherein a robot control unit calculates a path for a robot, and calculates motion or position setpoint values for a press and speed and/or position control values to a control unit or drive unit of a press.
- a method for operating a press line comprising controlling the speed of at least one electric drive motor and optimising the said press line dependent on parameters from any of the group of: a state of a downstream process; a state of an upstream process; overall power or energy consumption; smoothing of power consumption peaks.
- a method for operating a press line comprising controlling the speed of a said at least one electric drive motor during the at least one pressing or non-pressing part of a press cycle of said press so as to vary and be greater than the speed of said drive motor during a pressing part of the press cycle.
- a method for operating a press line comprising controlling said at least one drive motor such that said press cycle carried out in said first rotation direction comprises a step of reversing said drive motor at the end of each complete press cycle and operating in a second rotational direction.
- a method for operating a press line comprising controlling said at least one drive motor such that said press cycle carried out in said first rotation direction comprises a step of reversing said drive motor at the end of each complete press cycle before beginning a new press cycle in the first rotational direction.
- a method for operating a press line comprising controlling said motor such that said motor is decelerated to a reduced speed or a zero speed by means in part of regenerative braking.
- a method for operating a press line wherein said press line includes at least one press comprising a second drive motor or actuator arranged connected to said ram such that by controlling the speed of said second drive motor a movement of said press may be varied during at least one part of a press cycle.
- a press line comprising at least one improved mechanical press comprising at least one electric drive motor, and a motor control means such as a frequency converter and mechanical couplings for operating said press, said press line comprising at least one other device, wherein said press is arranged so that the speed of the at least one said electric drive motor may be varied during at least one pressing or non-pressing part of a press cycle and wherein by controlling the speed of said motor a movement of said press may be synchronized to a movement of at least one said other device in said press line.
- the variable speed direct drive between motor and crank (or ram) enables the speed of the press along the slide stroke to be dynamically controlled during different parts of a press cycle.
- Parts of a press cycle such as: before the moving die contacts the workpiece or blank to be pressed; after die closing and during a part-cycle in which the workpiece is being pressed; and after die opening again and during the part-cycle between end of pressing and start of pressing the next workpiece.
- the control system of the improved press line preferably comprises a closed loop arrangement composed of device-to-press synchronisation, device to device synchronisation, and press to device synchronisation.
- this may comprise at least in part a triangle arrangement of robot-to-press synchronisation, robot-to-robot synchronisation and press-to-robot synchronisation.
- the ability to synchronize the press to an external device is enabled by means of a mechanical press arranged for operation with a variable speed drive motor providing the means for a press to operate at variable speeds.
- the control system of the improved press line allows press lines to achieve higher production rates by optimizing the coordination of movements of robots and presses.
- the improved motor drive and control method allows the motor speed during parts of a total production cycle to be varied, something which is not possible for flywheel presses of the prior art.
- the motor speed may even be varied in a continuous or dynamic or adaptive manner so that motor speed and/or ram speed are not limited to one or more predetermined speeds.
- an improved mechanical press such as that described in a patent application US 60/765183 and hereby incorporated in full in this specification by means of this reference, is arranged with a motor speed control means which is variable between zero and a maximum speed providing a rotational speed Wl of the eccentric or crankshaft which may be greater than the pressing speed Wp of the eccentric.
- the speed may vary between a negative speed, ie speed in a reverse direction, through zero and up to a maximum of say Wl in a forward direction, as detailed below in the description of the preferred embodiments.
- a negative speed ie speed in a reverse direction
- Wl speed in a forward direction
- a press line of the Prior Art comprising one traditional mechanical press is shown schematically in Figure 2. It shows a press 99 arranged with an electrical drive controller 101 for the main press motor, a press control Programmable Logic Controller or PLC 110 for controlling the press motion, and a press safety controller 120 for controlling the press safety switches, and emergency stop switches arranged on and around the press.
- PLC Programmable Logic Controller
- the motion of the improved mechanical press may be adapted to the operation of other machines involved in a production sequence.
- Press motion may be optimised in relation to other machines in a production sequence.
- the press motion may be optimised to actions by external devices steps, for example, when workpieces are loaded in the press and/or stamped parts unloaded from the press by transfer devices or other automated devices.
- Such other machines in the production sequence may comprise one or more industrial robots or manipulator arms. Controlling the press in synchronisation with control of the feeding by automatic feeders, other feeders, robot loaders/unloaders, etc provides improved control and opportunities of synchronization of feeder/loader/unloader motion and press motion, providing in turn, for example, reduced overall production cycle times without compromising pressing quality.
- the improved press comprised in the improved press line may be run such that a press is a slave to an unloader device in a part of the press cycle.
- the press construction and control system also permit the press to be run as a slave to the loader device in another part of the same press cycle. This variability in control configuration is simply not possible using a traditional mechanical press powered by a flywheel where the press motion in a press cycle is fixed from the moment that the clutch is engaged.
- advantages of the invention may include: o Controllability: while a preset motion would be appropriate during the stamping process part of a press cycle, a control may be applied during the rest of the motion cycle.
- the improved press line comprises at least one mechanical press with two or more electric drive motors as described in international application WO/SE2006/050055 and hereby incorporated in full in this specification by means of this reference.
- a second motor is added to a mechanical press.
- the most important function of the second motor is to drive the press during that/those part(s) of the cycle where the press is not actually pressing.
- the flywheel may still be used as today.
- the clutch and brake, while still needed, may be much simpler and cheaper than in the traditional mechanical press.
- This solution achieves the performance of a servo drive press type without the need for very large electrical power installations.
- the solution is especially suited as an add-on, retrofit or refurbishment option for existing presses.
- an option to use both motors at the same time, preferably during the working (pressing) part of the press cycle for example, is provided.
- the motor of the improved mechanical press is operated so that the speed during a press cycle is variable between zero and a maximum speed providing a rotational speed Wl of the eccentric which may be greater than the pressing speed Wp of the eccentric.
- the speed may vary between a negative speed and zero, meaning a speed in a reverse direction, as well as speed in a forward direction between zero and Wl, as detailed below in the description of the preferred embodiments.
- the required dimensions of the motor of the improved press are reduced by arranging the press and the press control to allow the motor a greater part of the press cycle in which to accelerate up to the required speed (s) .
- the improved press control methods are so arranged that a complete press cycle is provided which is in excess of the traditional 360 degree crank rotation angle, or in terms of TDC position twice past TDC, and may yet still have a shorter total production cycle time for the complete production cycle when compared to flywheel-based mechanical presses of similar tonnage.
- the press cycle comprising a crank angle rotation of more than 360 degrees may be achieved in either of at least two ways, as described in detail in US 60/765183 servo or the WO/SE2006/050055 hybrid press.
- the methods of these embodiments comprise reversing a press at the end of a cycle and either starting the next cycle from a position before the stop position of the previous cycle; or, by reversing a press at the end of the cycle and running the following complete cycle in the reverse direction to the direction of rotation of the first press cycle.
- the loader robot may be controlled in, for example, four stages such as: synchronised to unloader, free, unloading the previous press being synchronized to press, free; the unloader robot also: synchronized to press, free, loading the next press synchronized to next unloader, free.
- the press has typically two stages: synchronized to loader or unloader, and free.
- the primary advantage of the improved press line is that it provides greater opportunity for optimization of a press line by coordinating the motion of one press, any presses or all presses in the press line and feeder or transfer mechanisms loaders/unloaders such as loading/unloading robots, in the process or press line.
- Coordination between presses and/or presses and loaders/unloaders may be carried out by, for example, controlling such a line using a single controller. Coordination may be optimised dependent on parameters such as: a state of a downstream process; or a state of an upstream process or another consideration such as overall power or energy consumption; smoothing power consumption peaks in the press line.
- the method may be carried out or controlled by one or more computing devices comprising one or more microprocessor units or computers.
- the control unit(s) comprise memory means for storing one or more computer programs for carrying out the improved methods for controlling the operation of one or more mechanical presses.
- Preferably such computer programs contain instructions for the processor to perform the method as mentioned above and described in more detail below.
- the computer program is provided recorded on a computer readable data carrier such as a DVD, an optical or a magnetic data device, or supplied via a data network from a server, data server or similar.
- FIGURE 1 is a schematic block diagram for an improved press line according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIGURE 2 (Prior Art) is a schematic diagram showing a known press line
- FIGURE 3 is a schematic diagram showing an improved press line according to another embodiment of the invention
- Figure 4 (Prior Art) is a schematic diagram for traditional mechanical press and also showing a diagram for a press cycle according to the Prior Art;
- Figure 5 is a schematic diagram for an improved mechanical press of the servo type according an embodiment of the improved press line
- Figure 6 is a schematic diagram for an improved mechanical press of the hybrid type according an embodiment of the improved press line
- Figure 7a shows a standard 360 degree press cycle according to a known press cycle
- Figures 7b-7d shows in schematic diagrams press cycles in relation to start/stop position and rotation direction according to embodiments of the invention
- Figure 8 is a schematic diagram showing a speed-time profile according to a press cycle for a known mechanical press of a known press line
- Figure 9 is a schematic diagram showing a speed-time profile for a press cycle of an improved press which may be comprised in an embodiment of the improved press line;
- Figure 10 is a schematic flowchart for a method to operate an improved mechanical press comprising a flywheel and clutch according to an embodiment of the invention;
- Figure 11 is a schematic chart for a method to synchronise one or more devices and a press comprising synchronisation states of slave or free in an improved press line according to an embodiment of the invention
- Figure 12 is a schematic flowchart for a method to operate an improved mechanical press comprising a flywheel and clutch which may be comprised in another embodiment of the improved press line invention
- Figure 13 is a schematic flowchart for a method to operate an improved mechanical press according to another embodiment of the improved press line invention
- Figure 14 is a schematic flowchart for a method to operate an improved mechanical press according to an embodiment of the improved press line invention comprising a hybrid-type press
- Figure 15 is a schematic flowchart showing synchronisation states of slave or free for press and loader/unloader which synchronisation states may change during a press cycle;
- Figure 16 is a schematic diagram showing part of a bi-directional press cycle in relation to positions for DP and UC angles;
- Figure 17 is a schematic diagram showing an improved press line in which robot control units comprise synchronisation calculation means and control instruction generating means for the press and other devices according to another preferred embodiment of the invention
- Figure 18 is a schematic diagram for robot-press-robot synchronisation of a triangle pattern
- Figure 19 is a speed profile for a bi-directional press cycle of the improved press line according to another preferred embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 20 is a diagram of robot synchronisation relative two presses for part of a press cycle of the improved press line according to another embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 2 shows a press line layout according to the Prior Art, as mentioned above.
- the layout of this Prior Art arrangement will first be described in order to simplify explanation of the improvements according to the invention.
- Figure 2 shows a press 99 arranged with a drive 101 (or electrical drive controller 101) for the main electric drive motor of the press.
- the motions of the press are controlled by a press controller 110.
- Press controller 110 comprises a press controller 111 PLC (PLC, Programmable Logic Controller) .
- Press controller 110 controls power to the drive 101, may receive inputs from distributed I/O devices 112, from encoders 113 or sensors and may also be arranged with a press HMI 114 (Human machine interface) , ie a press control panel or graphic press control panel.
- PLC Programmable Logic Controller
- a separate controller, press safety controller 120 is arranged connected to all the press safety switches, and emergency stop switches arranged on and around the press.
- the press safety controller 120 includes a press safety controller PLC 121 which is also connected to the motor drive 101 and arranged to stop press motion if an unsafe situation is detected by an open switch or by an alarm or emergency button being pressed.
- the press safety controller PLC 121 is also connected to the clutch and brake operating valves or switches 126, and also arranged to stop press motion if an unsafe situation arises.
- the press safety controller PLC may receive input from safety devices such as emergency stop buttons 122, door switches 123, light curtains 124, safety blocks 125, and/or from clutch and brake valves 126.
- Figure 1 shows a schematic layout for an improved press line according to an embodiment of the invention.
- This layout or control topology places the press as an integral part in an automation system instead of as a device appended to an automation system.
- Figure 1 shows a simple press line, a simple cell comprising one improved mechanical press 100.
- the press 100 is arranged with a drive 101 (or electrical drive controller 101) for the main electric drive motor of the press.
- the motions of the press are controlled by a press controller 110 as in the prior art of Figure 2.
- the motions of the press 100 are also controlled by an automation controller 200, which may be a PLC.
- the automation controller 200 is connected by a control fieldbus 117 to a first loading device 118, to a press controller 110, and to a second loading or unloading device 119.
- the automation controller 200 may be arranged with a loading HMI 115 to control, program and/or monitor the press loading operations and/or with an unloading HMI 116 to control, program and/or monitor the press loading/unloading operations.
- Automation controller 200 may also be arranged with an HMI 214 for control, programming and/or monitoring of the press line.
- Figure 1 also shows a separate Automation safety controller 128, which may be a PLC.
- the automation safety controller 128 is connected by a safety fieldbus 127 to the press safety controller 120, and thus to safety control PLC 121, as well as to two loading devices 118, 119.
- a robot 118 is shown to be a loading device and a second robot 119 operates as an unloading device. Workflow direction is from left to right as indicated by arrow F. As the figure shows, all the safety functions of the press line are controlled by one controller, the automation safety controller 128.
- the press controller 110 may be connected in the same way as for the Prior Art to a separate press safety controller 120, to stop press motion if an unsafe situation is detected by an open switch or by an alarm or by emergency button being pressed.
- Press controller 110 may be arranged with a press HMI 114, a graphic user interface for example, for control and/or monitoring of the press motion.
- Controllers such as the press controller 111 may be a PLC or may be any suitable industrial controller, or industrial PC, or a ruggedised PC or industrial processor, or similar.
- the automation control PLC 200 is connected by the control fieldbus 117 to press control PLC 111. It is also connected to controllers (not shown) of the loading/unloading devices, the robots 118, 119.
- any control object controlled by automation controller 200 may be arranged for control as a slave of any other device.
- the press 100 may be controlled as a slave to the loading robot 118, or vice versa
- the unloading device 119 may be controlled as a slave to the press 100, or vice versa.
- the timing of control signals according to an embodiment of the invention may be arranged in any given press cycle according to when the different devices reach the following positions:
- Figure 15 shows a schematic for synchronisation in which one first device is either working as a slave to another device, slave state, or else working in a "free" state where the device is not a slave to another device.
- the diagram shows that the press may change its synchronisation state during the cycle from
- the press or a device such as load/unloader may have only a status of slave or free.
- Figure 18 shows a synchronisation scheme in which a press or other device or robot may be a master and/or a slave.
- the figure shows, left, that Robot Rl may be master to the press 1, ie Rl is operating as a loader and the press 1 synchronises to Rl.
- Press 1 is master to robot R2, which is acting as an unloader to press 1.
- Unloader motion is governed for this part of the cycle by the progress of the press 1.
- Robot R2 may also be a loader to Press 2.
- second "triangle" robot R2 is master to press 2 while loading press 2. Press 2 then in turn becomes master to its unloader, robot R3.
- loader robot 1 operates as a slave to unloader robot R2, only fully entering the press when unloader robot R2 begins to leave the press.
- a press or other device may have the synchronisation status of a master and during another (or same or overlapping) part of the cycle it may have the synchronisation status of a slave.
- a device such as robot Rl, R2 etc may have more than one role and function as an unloader to one press in one part of the cycle and as a loader for another part of the cycle.
- This method in which a robot or the press may be driven as slave in one part of a press cycle and run free or drive as a master in another part of the same press cycle is also described below in relation to Figure 17, an embodiment in which robot control units comprise synchronisation functions .
- an improved mechanical press capable of a variable press cycle
- Such presses may be driven at speeds which may be variably controlled and therefore be controlled so as to synchronise press movement with movement of other devices.
- Traditional mechanical presses with a flywheel and a clutch have a fixed movement cycle once the clutch is engaged and the movement for a press cycle begins.
- An improved press line with more degrees of freedom available for optimization to quality requirements and/or production and/or energy use constraints is thus achieved by combining the improved press control topology described above in relation to Figure 1 and applying it to a variable speed press.
- the press drive has only limited power available compared to the press inertia. It may be that during the part of the press cycle where the press is required to synchronize to the loader, it may be operating at full motor torque - first to slow down the press to a standstill, then possibly to reverse the press to a desired starting position of the next press cycle, and finally to accelerate the press from standstill up to a high speed.
- Synchronization of the press to the loader should only ensure that at one instant in time (one position in the loader motion) the press is at a certain point DP.
- the motion profile of the press is normally optimized for giving the shortest possible cycle time.
- the press - in the part of the motion where it is not dependent on the loader robot - has to move at highest possible or allowable speed.
- the press must already be at a very high speed.
- the drive typically has to accelerate at full torque from a start position. Any attempt to slow down the press (for synchronization) in this part of the motion would negatively affect the duration of the press motion in the unsynchronized part of the cycle. Any attempt to accelerate the press even more, for synchronization, is likely to fail since the drive is already giving full torque.
- the inventors have determined that the motion of the loader robot, and especially the last part of this motion, is very predictable. Regardless of the exact motion of the robot, it will be sufficiently well known more than e.g. one second in advance at what instant the loader robot will leave the press. This knowledge can be used to plan the motion of the press in advance, in such a way that not only the press reaches the desired point of synchronization at the same instant when the robot leaves the press, but also that the press reaches this point with a very high speed such that the shortest possible cycle time is obtained.
- the motion of the press can be adapted to reach the synchronization point in the optimal way by using any or a combination of any of the following methods: -a change of torque, a change of speed;
- control hierarchy may be arranged as follows :
- the third level in particular employs the capabilities for variable speed control of press motion available with a servo press or hybrid press of the types described above.
- FIG 3 shows an improved press line according to another embodiment of the invention.
- each device controller is connected to a control fieldbus 117 and subordinated to the automation controller PLC 200.
- the automation safety controller, press line HMI and safety fieldbus would be as shown in Figure 1, but they have been omitted from Figure 3 in order to simplify the diagram.
- Automation controller PLC 200 is shown arranged to control three presses, lOOa-c.
- Press 100a is arranged with a loader robot 118a and an unloader robot 119a. Unloader robot 119a may also function as a loader to second press 100b, in which case it may be denoted 119a/118b to indicate this possibility of more than one function.
- Press 100a is arranged as before with a press controller 110a and a safety controller 120a, which would be connected to a safety fieldbus (not shown) as shown in Figure 1.
- An improved electrical drive controller configuration 210 is shown.
- the three drive motors Ma-c of presses 100a-c are shown each supplied by a drive device, such as drive 101c.
- this electrical drive device is a converter which may supply power to the motor in a controlled way.
- all three converters are supplied by one rectifier 201, a single power device such as an inverter, which supplies power to one or more motors each driving one of a plurality of presses.
- a multi-drive may optionally include one or more inverters.
- Such a multi-drive 201 may optionally also supply power to other press line devices such as hydraulic pumps, cooling equipment, transfer equipment, turntables and so on.
- the power supply arrangement comprises a connection PWR to a power grid, and a power management device, arrangement or function. For example, a power limiter arrangement to limit the total power or peak power of the flywheel motor plus the auxiliary second motor.
- a unit or function D for processing die information and a unit or function SC for synchronizing robot movements.
- Unit or function D is also connected to the automation control PLC 200, for example via control fieldbus 117.
- the die information processing functions D may also be comprised in the automation controller PLC 200, or may be distributed in some other way, similar to the way that the SC functions may be distributed.
- the function of synchronisation calculations (SC) for the devices, robots and press movements may be comprised in an independent unit as indicated SC in the diagram.
- the synchronisation calculations and algorithms for synchronisation function may optionally be included in one or more of the robot control units for controlling robots 118, 119 etc, (see embodiment of Figure 17 below) or included in one of the drives 101a-c, or in a multi- drive 210. This function may also be distributed in the system in some way.
- the synchronisation calculation function SC typically uses position information from the press or presses, the robots and other device as necessary to calculate synchronisation data for synch to motion operations as well as synch to point operations .
- An improved press line such as the press line of Figure 3 may include one or more improved presses according to one or more embodiments of the invention.
- one or more presses may be included in a press line, where a plurality of presses operate on the same or related products.
- some of the optimisation and coordination methods applicable to optimise press cycle for a single stand-alone press may be extended over the group of processes.
- recovered energy for example may be consumed by other machines and not just one stand-alone improved press.
- Combined peak power of, or energy use by more than one machine may be optimised or coordinated, for example to reduce total peak power consumption or to reduce potentially disruptive peaking or spiking in power use.
- Such considerations for overall power use by a press line may also introduce constraints for acceleration, deceleration times etc that may be factored into a given press cycle or method such as that described in reference to Figures 7b-d.
- the press is accelerated such as in step 60 of Figure 13 as fast as possible; but the acceleration may be varied to less than maximum to avoid an instantaneous power peak for the press line as a whole.
- the first acceleration step 60 may not be linear, and may be arranged to match a time period, the amount of time need by a loader to insert the workpiece, and thus take at least a given time to reach the DP angle, rather than a maximum and/or straight line acceleration.
- FIG. 5 shows a schematic layout for an improved mechanical press according to an embodiment of the invention. It shows in a simplified way a press ram 23, an eccentric drive wheel 27, a press gear mechanism 29, and an electric drive motor 22. It also shows motor power supply and control means 22a and 21b.
- the figure shows press ram 23 which is driven in a up-and-down motion S by an eccentric drive wheel 27 or crank and a link 25.
- the eccentric drive wheel is in turn driven by a press gear mechanism 29 which is shown in a simplified cross section in which gear teeth are indicated by cross-hatching.
- the eccentric wheel is driven through the press gear mechanism by the drive motor 22.
- Drive motor 22 which may be a servo motor, is arranged with an inverter 22a and a rectifier 21b which are connected to a grid or power network (not shown) . Other motor control means may be substituted.
- the Figure also shows an optional emergency brake 31a and an optional gearbox 33, either of which may be added to the press if so required. It should be observed that this embodiment does not usually comprise a flywheel and a clutch.
- Figure 5 shows press ram 23 which is driven in a up-and-down motion S by an eccentric drive wheel 27 or crank and a link 25.
- Other mechanical transmissions are known, of which some are suitable for transmitting power from the motor and mechanically driving the slide.
- a ball-screw system for transferring rotary drive motion from a variable speed electric motor in the press into a linear motion of the press slide or ram.
- certain double link and or knuckle mechanisms may also be substituted for an eccentric mechanism.
- the drive motor may have an AC supply as shown or a DC supply.
- the motor speed control means may be a frequency converter, an inverter/rectifier as shown or other motor speed control means.
- the embodiment shown has a relatively large drive motor. Alternatively a smaller motor is used and arranged in a configuration that comprises extra inertia.
- the extra inertia may be in the form of a small constantly connected flywheel, or a motor which has high inertia, or a high inertia gearbox 33 or other mechanical means.
- the extra inertia may also be variable or detachable in some way.
- Figure 6 shows an improved press of the hybrid type as described in WO/SE2006/050055. It comprises at least one second drive motor 22, in addition to a first drive motor 20 for driving the flywheel 35 of the press.
- one rectifier 21b supplies at least two inverters 21a, 22a which power the flywheel drive motor 20 and the auxiliary second drive motor 22 respectively.
- This arrangement has the advantage of lower losses than topologies in which power is passed form one rectifier to another rectifier before being consumed by a motor. Instead power goes from one motor to another through the shared DC link between rectifier 21b and inverters 21a, 22a.
- An optional gear box 39 is indicated, as well as an optional emergency brake 31.
- FIG 4 Prior Art is discussed briefly as a traditional mechanical press.
- Figure 4 also shows a schematic diagram for a traditional press cycle according to the Prior Art.
- Press cycle normally starts at Top Dead Centre or TDC and moves, eg clockwise.
- TDC Top Dead Centre
- DP Die Protect or the die protection angle
- the workpiece is impacted, point I, and pressed or stamped, punched, deep drawn etc during pressing stage P.
- the cycle continues clockwise past Bottom Dead Center BDC and the press opens and reaches a point UC, Unload Cam.
- the unload cam angle (UC) is used here to mean the limiting point or time when the die is opened sufficiently to withdraw and unload the part after forming. Both the die protection angle and the unload cam angle may vary to some extent between production of different articles, typically dependent both on the blank used and on the depth to which the blank is drawn down over a die, and the length of the press stroke.
- Figure 9 shows other aspects of the improved press production cycle, which are concerned with loading a blank or workpiece into the press and subsequently removing the workpiece after the pressing (stamping, punching etc) stage.
- the press is open and a blank may be loaded.
- the die protection angle DP.
- the Unload Cam angle is also a point in a non-pressing stage following the pressing stage after which the press has opened sufficiently that the workpiece may be removed without damage to the workpiece or the die.
- This point is called the Unload Cam angle.
- Unload cam angle (UC) is used here to mean the limiting point or time when the die is opening and has opened sufficiently to withdraw and unload the workpiece after forming.
- Both the die protection angle and the unload cam angle may vary to some extent between production of different articles, typically dependent both on the blank or workpiece used and on the depth to which the workpiece is drawn down over a die .
- the stages of the press cycle shown comprise pre-pressing stages, a pressing stage, and post-pressing stages.
- the press cycle may be described thus: o a first non-pressing stage, normally accelerate so that maximum press speed Wl is reached as soon as possible, or when synchronising, accelerate to as fast a speed as possible at DP but synchronised to the arrival of the unloader, and after DP accelerate to Wl; o a second stage hold at maximium press speed of Wl; o third non-pressing stage reduce to Wp as late as possible; o a pressing stage with target speed for pressing of eg Wp o within the pressing stage target speed Wp may be reduced and/or held at a standstill according to specific stamping/drawing/pressing techniques; o fourth non-pressing stage accelerate as fast as possible
- the improved press cycle provided by the improved control method allows the total time for a production cycle to be shorter than the production cycle time of a traditional mechanical press of the prior art by shortening the time taken to carry out non-pressing parts of the press cycle between DP and UC.
- the time period from the latest loading point DP to the earliest unloading point UC denoted as T2
- T2 may be shortened by means of running the drive motor at increased speeds such as Wl to drive the eccentric at speeds greater than the pressing speed Wp and then reducing to eccentric speed Wp or, at the cycle end, reducing to zero.
- This is indicated schematically on the diagram by the difference in time for T2, ⁇ T2 in the speed profile of Fig 9 as compared to Figure 8 (Prior Art) .
- the improved press cycle is mainly described in terms of a cycle or of separate cycles it may be applied to Single Stroke operation and/or to Continuous operation. In the latter case the press does not stop at all between production cycles.
- Figure 10 is a flowchart for a method to operate the improved press line comprising a hybrid mechanical press, comprising at least one second drive motor, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
- the method shows the press cycle to comprise a pressing stage and a plurality of non-pressing stages.
- the method may further be described as comprising pre-pressing stages, a pressing stage, and post-pressing stages and in this case is an embodiment with a reverse motion at the end of the press cycle.
- the flowchart comprises the following blocks for controlling the press of the improved press line: 139 Press waits for a calculated time instant based on synchronisation before starting;
- a press comprising a second drive motor as well as a first (flywheel) drive motor, synchronisation may be carried out in which the first motor (20) is not always mechanically coupled to said press and where the second motor (22) is always mechanically coupled to said press.
- Figure 11 shows a control method of the press in the press line when the press is reversed for some distance at the end of a cycle, before the beginning of the next press cycle. See also diagram of Figure 16 which shows a first (clockwise) rotation direction R c and a second (anti-clockwise) rotation R AC .
- An advantage of this type of alterative bi-directional cycle is that it allows for a longer acceleration phase up to Die Protect.
- steps 40 to 47 are similar to steps 137-149 of Figure 10.
- Figure 12 shows a control method featuring the first motor 20, the flywheel motor of a hybrid press in the press line. It shows a block 51 where the second motor of the press may be synchronised to the first motor 20, flywheel motor if required before engaging the clutch 52 for the Pressing stage, P. It also shows how following the pressing stage, at 54, the flywheel may be disengaged by the clutch so that the press can be driven faster than Wp .
- Figure 13 describes a control method of the press in the press line when synchronisation is not used. The method begins with:
- 61 maintain motor speed at maximum speed of Wl; 62 reduce motor speed from Wl to pressing speed Wp as late as possible;
- 63 set motor target speed such as Wp for pressing stage P or to variable pressing speeds (eg 63") according to the required drawing/stamping/bending/pressing process; 64 fourth non-pressing stage accelerate eg as fast as possible to
- Wl; 65 fifth non-pressing stage maintain motor speed at a maximum speed such as long as possible;
- This method may be applied to the improved servo-type press as well as a hybrid type. It should be noted that if the pressing speed is to be reduced during pressing, or the press held at a standstill under pressure during the pressing stage P then the clutch must be dis-engaged to de-couple the flywheel from the eccentric in the case of the hybrid press.
- One of more drive motors may be controlled to run at high speeds during a part of a press cycle by means of a control method known as field weakening.
- This method comprises steps to control the improved press so as to achieve a total production cycle which takes as little time as possible.
- Other constraints may be included or conditionally included in the above method for controlling a press line, for example to coordinate or synchronise with loading/unloading requirements for the press and/or to optimise peak power and/or energy consumption for this press.
- This peak power and/or energy consumption may for example be optimised with regard to acceleration and regenerative braking during speed reduction periods.
- Figure 13 also shows a variation of the method described in relation to the flowchart of Figures 10 and 11.
- the press In certain operations, for example in hot stamping, it is desirable for the press to stop during the pressing stage, 63" and hold the workpiece under applied pressure for a period of time, indicated as T HS - This standstill is normally carried out at the position of BDC, or thereabouts. It is a simple task to include one or more additional functional steps for control of the improved press according to one or more embodiments.
- Figure 14 shows a flowchart for synchronising the press to the motion of a loader device or loader robot.
- the drive motor referred to may be a single drive motor 20, or a second or hybrid motor 22.
- the figure shows the press cycle beginning with block: 40a accelerate toward WmaxDP, the maximum speed the press can reach by the time that the loader will have left the press at a point in time before or at DP;
- 40b receive signal that the loader device or robot is out of the press; 40c accelerate to maximum velocity Wl;
- the control unit calculates a maximum acceleration for the drive motor in the period of time up to loader out, at or just before DP.
- the drive motor is thus accelerating but will not close the press before the predicted time.
- Electrical energy consumption of the drive motor of a press may be improved or smoothed by use of regenerative braking.
- the motor may be decelerated to a reduced speed or to a zero speed by means in part of regenerative braking.
- a system comprising an improved press according an embodiment of the invention may comprise energy recovery means for recovering energy from the motor, for example during deceleration or braking. Energy recovery may also be arranged to take place during any other reduction in kinetic energy of the system, or part of, such as during variation in inertia of a press system.
- the energy recovery means may be any recovery means such as for example electrical, mechanical or chemical .
- an energy management device/system 210 which may comprise a combination of functions and/or devices.
- Energy recovery and management may involve use of one or more capacitors, batteries, mechanical device such as flywheels, mechanical springs or devices comprising a reservoir of a compressible fluid.
- energy stored in the flywheel of a press may be used in energy optimisation methods by a drive motor 20 or 22 of another press, or to reduce power consumption by the second motor 22 during a part of a press cycle.
- the stored energy is principally reused during one or more of the following periods of the press cycle: initial acceleration at start of the press cycle; pressing; reacceleration after pressing. Recovered energy may also or instead be fed back to the supply grid.
- Figure 3 shows one rectifier supplying three inverters which each power the drive motor Ma-c of the three presses shown lOOa-c. This arrangement has the advantage of lower losses than topologies in which power is passed form one rectifier to another rectifier before being consumed by a motor. Instead power goes from one motor to another through the shared DC link between rectifier 201 and inverters 101a-c of presses 100a-c.
- the improved press line may be very beneficial in, for example, reducing energy consumption.
- the improved press line may also be used in other stamping, cutting, blanking, notching, pressing or deep drawing applications where mechanical presses are to be found, and even some application where hydraulic presses are used, such applications as in production of household appliances or white goods, of industrial shelving, metal cladding panels, metal cabinets and metal furniture, and for blanking coins or minting coins .
- a press line comprising the features of one or more embodiments of the invention may also be used to form parts from plastic materials.
- An improved press line comprising one or more improved mechanical presses as previously described may also be arranged suitable for moulding plastic materials, both thermoplastic and thermosetting plastics and/or polymer blends and composites.
- Thermoplastics allow the use of injection moulding, thermoforming, blow-moulding, extrusion, and other processing techniques.
- at least the press function parts, die holder and die clamping functions, of an injection moulding machine may be carried out by the mechanical press according to an embodiment of the invention.
- Thermoplastic forming presses may comprise a high-speed servo-controlled motors giving the press the ability to carry out a a rapid close at up to 1,000 ipm when moulding processing speeds are typically up to 100 ipm.
- the presses may be of moderate size of a few hundred tons up to 1500 tons pressure, or more.
- Thermosetting plastics form chemical bonds between polymer molecules, also called crosslinking, or sometimes when applied to rubber materials, vulcanizing. Some thermosets can be further polymerized by adding heat. Materials such as phenolics and epoxies can be injected or transferred into or compressed within a hot mold. RIM-molded polyurethanes (Reaction Injection Moulding) require a controlled chemical reaction within the mould. Not only is a part made but the plastic material is also created as the mould is also a polymerization reaction vessel as components mix and react as they enter the mould. Polyurethane RIM processing can produce parts varying from a very flexible foam-core part to a rigid solid part. Part density can vary widely, too, with specific gravities ranging from 0.2 to 1.6.
- Hydraulic presses are often used for compression moulding.
- the present invention is very suitable because of the ease with which parameters of a press cycle may be changed to suit products which may vary according to the process requirements of the plastic material and the wall thicknesses of the part, and so on. For example to adjust dwell times, times of standstill with the die still under pressure is easily configured with the improved press.
- the presses may be arranged for heating or curing cycles ranging for several seconds up to more than an hour. Moulding dimensional tolerances are improved by the increased opportunity for precise speed/position control during the pressing process due to the servo control of the electric press motors. Press sizes for compression moulding may also be moderate in size, being from a few hundred tons up to 2000 tons, or more.
- Such a plastic moulding press line may synchronise unloaders or other devices to the press.
- the press may also be synchronised to an unloader, trimmer, stacker or other device in a press line.
- Loading plastic materials into a die for moulding by means of robots will not be necessary for most plastic materials, but a robot or manipulator arm may be used to place inserts etc into a die before for plastic to be moulded around the insert.
- Removing moulded products and transferring them to a clipping, cleaning, sprue removing tool or similar process may be carried out by an unloader or robot unloader.
- Stacking moulded parts, or transferring to another process may also be carried out by a robot or other device.
- the drive motor of the press is controlled to operate the press in an improved press cycle which extends over greater than 360 degrees crank angle or equivalent when expressed in terms of a press opening distance.
- a conventional mechanical press has a press cycle of up to 360 deg and typically begins and ends at Top Dead Centre (TDC) .
- Figure 7a shows a standard press cycle of the Prior Art. It shows a 360 degree cycle in one rotational direction. The cycle starts and stops at 0/360 degrees. Relative positions for DP and UC are schematically indicated.
- Figure 7b shows a general embodiment.
- the position of Tl, the period Tl between UC and DP, is indicated on Fig 7b.
- Figure 7c shows an embodiment in which the press operates bi-directionally.
- a clockwise cycle S c solid line, begins at Start 1 about 10 o' clock and continues clockwise to DP C at about 2 o'clock, round till UCc at about 10 o'clock and finishes at Stop 1 at about 2 o'clock.
- start/stop positions may be closer to TDC than the positions shown in the figures, but rarely farther away than the UC angle.
- Figure 7d shows an alternative embodiment in which the press rotates in a first rotational direction through a press cycle greater than 360 degrees. At the end of the production cycle the press then reverses to the start position. This is the type of method which is flowcharted in Figure 10.
- Figure 7d shows a Start at about 10 o'clock which runs clockwise, solid line, to DP C at about 1 o'clock, clockwise round to UC C at about 10 o'clock, continuing to finish at Stop at about 2 o'clock. The press then reverses R A c in an anticlockwise direction to the start position at around 10 o'clock.
- the start and stop position may be arranged symmetrically about TDC as shown in the above examples, or not; and the start and stop may also be placed closer to TDC then the figures schematically indicate. Start/stop is not usually placed further away from TDC than the UC angle or thereabouts.
- an improvement is provided to methods for operating a mechanical press comprising an electric drive motor wherein the press is moved backwards between successive press production cycles operations instead of changing rotation direction of press operation for every alternate cycle.
- This embodiment is particularly advantageous for presses which, due to design or other reasons, cannot be driven in reverse for a complete press cycle .
- an improvement is provided to methods for operating a mechanical press comprising an electric drive motor wherein the press is controlled in part by a robot control unit.
- Figure 17 shows a simple, single press example for a press line in which two robot control units also comprise control means for the press.
- Figure 17 shows a press 100 arranged with a robot 118 in a loader position and a second robot 119 in an unloader position.
- Robot 118 is controlled by a robot control unit 218, and robot 119 by control unit 219.
- a press 100 is shown, in this case with two drive motors, which may be considered to be 20, 22 as in Figure 6.
- the automation controller 200 is the supervisory controller for the press automation as in Figures 1, 3, and communicates via a fieldbus as before, in this case a Profibus 117 with press controller 110.
- automation controller 200 communicates with each one robot control unit, 218 and 219.
- the two robot control units are connected by another fieldbus, which may be a Device Net DN connection as shown in this example.
- a robot controller synchronisation function RS master comprised in robot controller 218 is connected via Profibus line 117' to RS Slave 1 and RS Slave 2.
- Robot control unit 219 also comprises a RS master and a RS slave.
- At least one robot control unit 218, 219 is arranged capable of controlling an axis that is external to the robot.
- a robot controller during at least one part of a press cycle controls the press as though it were an additional axis of the robot.
- a control scheme may comprise steps as follows: a) control unit 218 calculates a path for robot 118 (as loader) b) control unit 218 calculates values for Wl, c) control unit 218 sends speed references to press drive for first Wl speed part of the beginning of a press cycle, (see also Figure 9) which means the press speed is controlled so as to: (i) accelerate so that maximum press speed Wl is reached as soon as possible or when synchronising, accelerate to as fast a speed as possible at DP but synchronise to the arrival of the unloader, and (ii) after DP accelerate to Wl (iii) maintain at Wl as long as possible.
- the press and the loader robot may be driven as slave to the unloader during a time when unloading takes place, then during a time when loading takes place, the press becomes slave to the loader.
- Figure 19 is a speed profile for a bi-directional press cycle of the improved press line according to another preferred embodiment.
- the figure shows one way to calculate set points for the motor speed W in a press cycle.
- the motor passes through a zero point at Zi and reverses to a maximum negative speed Wr, then decelerates and passes through a zero point at Z 2 .
- Setpoints may be calculated for max speed Wl, speed at DP, W DP and for speed during pressing Wp. These setpoints may be generated by a robot control unit that calculates and generates synchronisation control signals, such as control units 218, 219 of an arrangement shown in Figure 17.
- Figure 20 shows a schematic diagram for robot synchronisation relative two presses lOOn and lOOn+1 during part of a press cycle with the improved press line.
- the diagram indicates with arrow F a workflow direction from left to right.
- Synchronised movement starts at SS and ends at ES.
- This shows an objective of one synchronisation strategy which is that the robot should reach the point to wait for the unloading just when the press passes through the position (Unload Cam UC) where it is possible to enter the press to unload it.
- the circular part of the diagram shows a cycle synchronised movement SS begins at about 1 o' clock and ends at ES just before about 10 o'clock.
- One or more microprocessors comprise a central processing unit CPU performing the steps of the methods according to one or more aspects of the invention, as described for example with reference to Figures 10-14.
- the method or methods are carried out with the aid of one or more computer programs, which are stored at least in part in memory accessible by the one or more processors. It is to be understood that the computer programs for carrying out methods according to the invention may also be run on one or more general purpose industrial microprocessors or computers instead of one or more specially adapted computers or processors.
- the computer program comprises computer program code elements or software code portions that make the computer or processor perform the methods using equations, algorithms, data, stored values, calculations and the like for the methods previously described, for example in relation to Figures 10-14 and in relation to the speed profile of Fig 9; and to the methods described in relation to Figs 7c, d, and 16 in respect of driving the press in more than one rotational direction; and to Figures 15, 17 18 in respect of synchronisation.
- a part of the program may be stored in a processor as above, but also in a ROM, RAM, PROM, EPROM or EEPROM chip or similar or other suitable memory means.
- the or some of the programs in part or in whole may also be stored locally (or centrally) on, or in, other suitable computer readable medium such as a magnetic disk, CD-ROM or DVD disk, hard disk, magneto-optical memory storage means, in volatile memory, in flash memory, as firmware, or stored on a data server.
- suitable computer readable medium such as a magnetic disk, CD-ROM or DVD disk, hard disk, magneto-optical memory storage means, in volatile memory, in flash memory, as firmware, or stored on a data server.
- Other known and suitable media including removable memory media such as Sony memory stick (TM) and other removable flash memories, hard drives etc. may also be used.
- the program may also in part be supplied from a data network, including a public network such as the
- the computer programs described may also be arranged in part as a distributed application capable of running on several different computers or computer systems at more or less the same time .
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