Italian Siderforgerossi Group renews its production capacities with a Schuler line of type DG50h

Göppingen/Arsiero, April 5, 2023 – For more than 50 years, the old counterblow hammer from Bêché – which is now a Schuler brand – has been faithfully performing its duties at the Siderforgerossi Group. But now the time has come for a renewal at the Busano Canavese production site near Turin: In the future, a Schuler DG50h counterblow hammer will be used there to produce large steel and aluminum forgings for the oil and gas, automotive, mining, or aerospace industries. The corresponding order has now been placed by Siderforgerossi.

The Italian Siderforgerossi Group has ordered a counterblow hammer for large forgings. © Schuler

The Italian Siderforgerossi Group has ordered a counterblow hammer for large forgings. © Schuler

 

“We are very pleased that our customer has once again awarded the contract to Schuler,” says Managing Director Frank Klingemann. “Air-powered counterblow hammers are characterized by high availability, as can be seen, after all, from the long service life of the predecessor model.” Because the drive components are not in the vibration range, there are low downtimes as well as maintenance times and thus a high degree of utilization.

The DG50h line replaces a machine that was more than 50 years old and was supplied by Bêché at the time. © Schuler

The DG50h line replaces a machine that was more than 50 years old and was supplied by Bêché at the time. © Schuler

The pneumatic drive also allows a high number of consecutive strokes without a drop in stroke frequency – in the case of the DG50h, up to 36 per minute. The energy-efficient expansion of the drive medium during the impact stroke results in an almost unchanged working capacity of 500 kilojoules at different die heights up to a maximum of 900 millimeters. Commissioning of the system, which weighs 355 tons, is scheduled for later this year.

Commissioning of the line, which weighs 355 tons, is scheduled for later this year. © Schuler

Commissioning of the line, which weighs 355 tons, is scheduled for later this year. © Schuler

The scope of supply also includes an intuitive control system, which Schuler has developed specifically for work-bound forging units. Functions include various impact programs, monitoring of impact energy, part thickness or temperature, and documentation of die and production data. Access to the operating instructions is possible, as is remote maintenance and connection to the customer’s network.

 

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