At the FABTECH 2021 exhibition hall press conference held on September 14, 2021, Trumpf displayed some exquisite new equipment and displayed them in a novel way-virtual. A high-definition wall-sized screen with speakers in the front or virtual on the screen explains what the gathered reporters are watching.
Some of these products deserve special attention.
The focus of TRUMPF's 2D TruLaser product line is how it can help eliminate operator pain points. Product experts showed various topics, such as the easy separation of parts using nano joints and how TRUMPF's active speed control adapts the laser in real time to ensure the best cutting quality. In addition, attendees also learned about TRUMPF’s new sorting guide, a camera-based system that simplifies part sorting and hourly power consumption. This program allows operators to take advantage of higher costs with lower investment costs. Laser power-only when they need it.
The new TruMatic 3000 fiber is TRUMPF's first combined laser drilling machine equipped with a control panel with Touchpoint interface. This 20-ton combo machine is equipped with a "flying" triangular drive punch, which is equipped with a new full-tool rotating lower die and a 3 kW TruDisk laser. Together, they perform a series of processes from stamping and forming to tapping and laser cutting, aiming to reduce processing and eliminate secondary operations. The TruMatic 3000 fiber with a 60" x 120" working area can also be equipped with TRUMPF's SheetMaster Compact automation system, which can load and unload whole sheets of paper.
TRUMPF is now joining the collaborative welding trend with collaborative arc welding in the new TruArc Weld 1000. The company calls it a high-mix, low-volume production solution. The company said that with the help of intelligent systems such as TeachLine and software such as TruTops Weld, operators can further optimize the laser welding process to achieve accurate part positioning and offline programming.
TRUMPF promotes features such as BevelCut, RapidCut, and optional technology packages for tapping in its TruLaser Tube. Open access to the loading and unloading areas is designed to provide flexible and fast conversion of individual pipes. These machines can also be equipped with independent and automatic loading solutions to minimize the operator’s material handling while improving the TRUMPF TruTops Fab software Transparency within production, according to the company.
With the help of TRUMPF's TruBend product portfolio, operators can optimize bending to increase productivity through features such as TRUMPF's ACB wireless angle measurement system. According to the company, additional features such as LoadMaster Bend further reduce cycle time through parallel production of blank preparations. TecZone Bend provides quick and easy programming for bending machine operators, allowing them to program on the machine or offline. TRUMPF ToolMaster is also a tool change solution. TRUMPF reports that a flexible automation system allows automatic tool changes when switching from one setting to the next in a few seconds.
A series of new intelligent service solutions aim to improve machine data analysis and transparency for customers. One solution is smart components. This concept of future predictive maintenance services targets machine components and their life cycle states. The TRUMPF power tube forms the core of the laser generator in almost all CO2 laser cutting machines and can now automatically report its status to the operator. Therefore, the user knows when the parts need to be replaced, thereby effectively avoiding unplanned downtime. This is just one module in TRUMPF's strategy to develop an active service concept based on connecting TRUMPF machines to the company's condition monitoring cloud.