Today, processes in the producing industry must be faster, more cost-effective and more individualised. Saving even a few seconds has a noticeable effect on production efficiency. The new machine control from Schwarze-Robitec reduces auxiliary process time to a minimum. The bending machine manufacturer has broken down the original sequence of the bending process and arranged the individual steps synchronously. The new, effort-saving control software is supplemented by an integrated diagnostic and maintenance tool which minimises downtimes. Schwarze-Robitec will be presenting the new development for the first time at the Tube 2014 (April 7-11, 2014) in D?sseldorf at Booth E27 in Hall 5.

"There are already a range of systems on the market, which allow individual processes to run simultaneously where possible," explains Bert Zorn, Managing Director at Schwarze-Robitec. "Our control goes a crucial step further. It already prepares the respectively next working step during execution of the current process. Just-in-time, so to speak." An example: While the tube is being fed to the tool, the clamping functions close almost fully. This means that the tool is immediately ready for the next bending step when the tube reaches its target position.

For Schwarze-Robitec it was also very important to develop a simple, intuitive and effort-saving control. "In the past years, the number of machine functions has increased strongly," reports Hartmut St?hr, also Managing Director. "Before, the operator had to select and configure more and more parameters and functions. Now, our control takes over this time-intensive work as a standard feature." The software finds the optimal parameters for the respective bending order thus reducing cycle times considerably.

Menu navigation and structure are also designed in a clear manner which simplifies workflow additionally. The integrated diagnostic and maintenance tool guides the operator through all setting and optimising steps and checks all data reliably for validity. If the machine operator forgets to define a parameter, the tool will remind him of this. "Fitted with such aids, our control software clearly contributes to faster and more economical production processes," supplements St?hr in conclusion. At the fair booth E27 in Hall 5 of the Tube in D?sseldorf the Schwarze-Robitec specialists will provide information about the advantages of the new machine control in person.