The AMADA EGB-1303ARse represents the latest generation of robot-assisted servo press brakes and ushers in a whole new dimension in production efficiency – thanks to drastically reduced cycle times and highly-automated measurement and security features that also greatly simplify the bending process.
At EuroBLECH 2024, AMADA will introduce visitors to a completely new electrical, fully-automated and robot-assisted bending cell in the form of the AMADA EGB-1303ARse. One of the stand-out features of the new system is the fact that operation has once again been greatly simplified for users. System operators can now call on
the new AMADA “Smart Loading Device” for help during loading. This system is equipped with a camera that enables it to recognize the sheet position automatically and an integrated handling device that grips each part securely and precisely. This loader also checks the sheet thickness and then transfers the part to the bending robot. As a result, the parts no longer have to be located at a defined position on the pallet or be accurately stacked. There is also no need for a reference table to ensure correct parts positioning. “The fully-automatic loading unit significantly reduces cycle times and it is easily possible to save up to 15 seconds per operation compared to the variants with reference table,” adds Tankred Kandera, Product Manager for Bending Technology at AMADA. What is more, the AMADA “Smart Loading Device” is also able to handle vertically stacked metal parts without difficulty. The system’s setup plan and status can be tracked via WiFi, including from an tablet, with the result that operators always know what is going on at the machine irrespective of where they are at the time.

Integrated measurement system, extended capacity
In addition, the AMADA EGB-1303ARse naturally also offers a range of new functions that make sheet metal processing even more efficient. This includes the further-optimized backgage with its three independent gage fingers And a laser-assisted measurement system for checking the height of the sheets This ensures that the sheet is always located in exactly the right position in all directions and does away with the need for time-consuming fine adjustments using a manual control box. The capacity of the automatic tool changer (ATC) has also been increased by approximately 30 percent, an improvement that once again significantly increases the level of vertical integration.
Time savings on all fronts
Further important benefits are provided by the AMADA BI-S II angle measurement system, which can now complete the measuring process in half the cycle time. There is also an automatic integrated electric crowning system. With its two servo-electric drives, which are independent of one another, it is able to compensate precisely for the sagging of the press beam. Last but not least, the speed of all the machine’s axes has been increased once again and the robot now possesses an automatic gripper changer for nine different grippers.
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