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266 Sheet metal forming and blanking<br />

Outlook<br />

Further developments in the field <strong>of</strong> control engineering in large-panel<br />

<strong>press</strong>es will be determined by technical and economic factors and also<br />

by organizational requirements. Initially, the innnovation in automation<br />

components is relevant.<br />

Nowadays, low-cost small control systems with communication<br />

capability, fast field bus systems and decentral input/output modules<br />

are available. This opens up the possibility for further decentralization<br />

<strong>of</strong> control systems, and consequently for a substantial reduction not<br />

only <strong>of</strong> costs and system complexity but also <strong>of</strong> input for installation,<br />

start-up and troubleshooting.<br />

Analogue technology, in particular in controllers for electrical and<br />

hydraulic drive systems, is being replaced by digital technology. This<br />

permits the parameterization <strong>of</strong> controllers by means <strong>of</strong> data transmis-<br />

Fig. 4.4.49 Overview <strong>of</strong> process signals for the drawing process using a four-point draw<br />

cushion: slide displacement (red), draw depth (blue), set <strong>press</strong>ure value (red rightangled<br />

curve), actual <strong>press</strong>ure value (green right-angle curve), cursor (yellow)<br />

Metal Forming Handbook / Schuler (c) Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998

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