Press forming is a method to deform different materials. For instance, materials such as steel can be bent, stretched, or formed into shapes. A force measurement solution is required to monitor the forces being applied by the press forming machine. This ensures quality control and traceability during the production process.
Interface Solution
For large press forming machines, Interface recommends installing the 1000 High Capacity Fatigue-Rated LowProfile™ Load Cell. When the material is placed under the punch plate to form a shape, the force applied is measured by the 1000. The force results captured is sent to the INF-USB3 Universal Serial Bus Single Channel PC Interface Module, where results can be graphed and logged on the customer’s PC with provided software.
Results
Interface’s force measurement products and instrumentation accurately monitored and logged the force results of the press force machine, ensuring zero-error production performance.
Materials
1000 High Capacity Fatigue-Rated LowProfile™ Load Cell
INF-USB3 Universal Serial Bus Single Channel PC Interface Module with included INF-USB3 software
Customer press forming machine
Customer’s PC or Laptop
How it Works
Interface’s 1000 High Capacity Fatigue-Rated LowProfile™ Load Cell is installed in the press forming machine, within the punch plate.
A material is placed under the force plate to form a shape.
Force results are captured by the 1000 load cell, and sent to the INF-USB3 Universal Serial Bus Single Channel PC Interface Module, where results can be graphed and logged on the customer’s PC with provided software.