Decreasing secondary operations can provide huge cost savings in the production process. Traditionally the location and fixing of hinges on
punched components is a time consuming and costly operation.
Amada's Hinge Form Tool allows the forming of the hinge to be performed on the
punch machine, eliminating the need to purchase the hinge thus saving further costs.
The forming operation relies upon two tools. "C" Station and "B" Station. The "C" Station tools performs the initial forming operation and the final curling operation is performed by the "B" Station tool. This finally leaves the insertion of the hinge pin as a secondary operation.
The forming operation offers a quicker, more accurate and consistent hinge, saving time, costs and maximising productivity
