How Impact Extrusion Manufacturers Use Automation to Transform Production

Impact extrusion manufacturers are transforming the production of hollow aluminum and steel parts through automated feeding, in-line press sensing and monitoring, multi-axis robotic part removal, and linked forming and CNC machining lines. Automated feeding uses vibratory bowls, optical sorting, and robotic loading and unloading; sensors monitor the tonnage curve on each stroke and stop the machine immediately when it deviates out of tolerance. Robots are equipped with vacuum, pneumatic, or magnetic grippers and can avoid deforming thin-walled aluminum parts by observing pressure limits.