TPT March 2014

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Machine for chainsaw bars SCHULER has supplied a fully automated production line to

1.2x0.8), which gives the chainsaw bar its final shape. A marking press punches in the batch number, and a linear portal with a double gripper stacks the parts. This enables a magazine change to be performed during production, and interventions in the system are possible without interrupting production. Only 14 months elapsed between receipt of the order and delivery. “This is a result of close and efficient cooperation between design, production and project management,” said CEO Dr Martin Habert. Schuler will remain a point of contact for Stihl, even after commissioning. The press manufacturer’s US subsidiary, based in Canton, Michigan, will also look after the machine’s service requirements. Schuler supplies machines, production lines, dies, process know- how and services for the entire metalworking industry. Clients include car manufacturers and their suppliers, and companies in the forging, household equipment, packaging, energy and electrical industries. Schuler also supplies systems solutions for the aerospace and railway industries.

transports the chain with the saw teeth. Inside the machine, the process starts with the twin-headed decoiler where the sheet is unreeled from the coil and then passes through the levelling machine and the roll feed. In the next step, it is stamped out by a hydraulic 500-tonne press, type SH 500-1.2x0.8. The slide force then cuts the bar. The remaining sheet metal passes through the chopper and ends up in the scrap waste container. The next station is a hydraulic 250-tonne stamping press (SH 250-

manufacturer Stihl. Schuler supplied the entire line, from the coil line to the blanking and stamping press, through to the automatic unstacking station. The line, around 25m in length, will be used for making the blades of chainsaws from highly heat-treated tool steel in various sizes and lengths – referred to as chainsaw bars. They are composed of right and left-hand outside parts, an inside part, and the sprocket that

On the Schuler line, Stihl will produce chainsaw bars made from highly heat-treated tool steel

Schuler AG – Germany Fax: +49 71 61 66 233 Website: www.schulergroup.com

Photo credit: Schuler

Spectrum attains certified integration LOFTWARE, Inc, a specialist in labelling solutions, has announced that its Spectrum ® 2 solution has achieved SAP-certified integration with the SAP NetWeaver ® technology platform. conjunction with this Loftware enterprise labelling solution.

In addition to having SAP-certified integration with SAP NetWeaver, Loftware Spectrum provides users with the ability to support the complexities of enterprise labelling with configurable business rules. These business rules enable companies to reduce label main- tenance, improve label change response time, and simplify maintenance in accounting for labelling variability driven by customer-specific requirements, languages, regional standards and evolving regulations.

Spectrum offers label design, flexible enterprise integration, a powerful business rules engine, device management, on-demand printing, and high performance native printing in a single software solution. “Loftware’s track record of providing SAP-certified integration is very important to our customers,” commented Josh Roffman, VP of marketing and product management for Loftware. “This certification represents important validation of our commitment to the SAP ecosystem and to the community of global customers that Loftware Spectrum is designed to serve.”

Spectrum is an all-in-one solution designed to address complex labelling requirements for large organisations via a browser-based interface. The SAP Integration and Certification Center (SAP ICC) certified that the Loftware Spectrum 2 solution interoperates with the SAP NetWeaver technology platform. The certification provides added assurance of compatibility for customers to run their businesses and supply chains with SAP applications in

Loftware, Inc – USA Fax: +1 603 766 3631 Website: www.loftware.com

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