Press shops are not working to capacity

Despite a reluctance to invest on the part of automobile manufacturers, Schuler has been able to book some important orders so far this year

Hanover, October 22, 2024 – Like many other companies in the mechanical engineering sector, Schuler is currently facing a structural crisis in the automotive industry. “Due to the persistently low passenger car sales, the press shops are not working to capacity and automobile manufacturers are holding back on investments,” as the new Chairman of the Board of Management Martin Drasch announced today at a press conference at the EuroBLECH trade fair in Hanover.

Nevertheless, Drasch was able to name some important orders from the year to date – such as an order for a blanking line for a steel service center in Mexico, a laser blanking line for the Czech Republic, a transfer press for Brazil and a hydraulic hot stamping line for Saudi Arabia.

At EuroBLECH, Schuler presented a new development for the hot stamping of large components with a space- and energy-saving rotary furnace, along with many other innovations. The innovations presented also include the fully automated production of efficient electric motors using Backlack technology and various digital solutions such as “Intelligent Notifications” for monitoring machine conditions or “DigiSim Unlmtd” for simulating the parts flow in transfer presses. These and other applications are now bundled in the Metris platform from ANDRITZ, Schuler’s parent company.

Martin Drasch (left), the new CEO of Schuler, answered questions from journalists. © Schuler