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Press brakes - Expertise for your machine with fully-electric or servo-hydraulic main axis

The most important criteria for press braking machines or press brakes are high machine availability and speed with simultaneous precision. The drive of the main axis for moving the ram is moved either electrically or hydraulically.

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A fully-electric main drive involves a ball screw  or belt and pulley driven by the servomotor. If the forming process is operated hydraulically, Baumüller recommends a servohydraulic drive solution.

Whether you opt for a fully-electric or a servohydraulic main drive, with Baumüller you benefit from its many years of experience as a drive and automation manufacturer in the equipping of machines. We offer you the exact service you want - from individual motors and components to the overarching drive system. As a full-range supplier, we are at your side from the planning through to commissioning and customer support.

Engineering as a Service (EaaS):

From the drive design through to commissioning and optimization – with our engineering services for electrical drive and automation systems, we provide know-how and experience to help you to succeed.

drive-based solutions

Drive-based solutions

PLC-based solutions

PLC-based solutions

Solutions with third-party controls

Solutions with third-party control

IoT solutions

IoT solutions

Simulation

Simulation

Advice, support and training

Advice, support and training

Technical service: Maximum availability for your machines and plants

Do you need our Service? A dense network of branches and partner companies allows is to deploy service technicians around the globe at short notice. We carefully inspect and service your machines and systems with the help of the latest testing and measuring equipment. Our mobile service teams carry out repairs on site, if technically possible in order to minimize downtime. Only original spare parts and as new replacement equipment are used.

Fully-electric main drive: Ball screw or belt and pulley drive

The Baumüller drive system with a fully-electric main axis is made up of servo motors and servo drives and, compared to a conventional hydraulic solution, not only has a higher energy efficiency and productivity, but also numerous other advantages such as greater environmental compatibility thanks to the no longer needed oil, lower noise impact and maintenance costs, and higher precision.

components fully-electric driveMain drives with DSD2 or DSC servomotors and b maXX servo drives enable efficient and productive press brakes for different areas of application

Servo-hydraulic main drive

With a servohydraulic drive, a  servo pump with integrated control in the converter is used for the hydraulic supply. Baumüller designs the entire drive system including motor, servo drive and, if necessary, the pump. The connection between the pump and motor can be achieved not only as an attachment via coupling and pump support or by direct pump attachment.

components servo-hydraulic main driveFor a servo-hydraulic main drive, Baumüller offers an immediately usable and flexible drive solution for your press brake

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The servohydraulic technology module is integrated directly in the servo drive and is fundamentally responsible for ensuring maximum utilization of the advantages of servohydraulics. The heart of the software is the flexible pressure and flow rate control in a controller cycle time of only 125 µs for maximum dynamics and precision. Thanks to intelligent feed forward pressure controls, the control adapts itself to different hydraulic ranges and thus achieves outstanding pressure adjustment performance.

In addition to the excellent control behavior and easy handling, the latest Baumüller V2+ software for servohydraulic systems also includes numerous protection and monitoring functions that further enhance the performance and reliability of the system.

Advantages of servohydraulic main axes compared to conventional hydraulic drives

Compared with conventional hydraulic or mechanical presses hydraulic drives, servohydraulic drives have considerable advantages, such as increased productivity and more flexibility. With high-performance servomotors, pump and servo drive, the cycle time, noise emission, energy consumption and environmental compatibility can be optimized.

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Precisely tailored to our customers: From the electric motor through to the complete drive system

Baumüller offers the exact service you require - from individual motors and components to the overarching drive system. We always support your precise needs. Baumüller is not only a supplier of drive systems, but also a partner for the machine building.

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New machines
Drive system with motor and servo drive

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Press sizes
Customized

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Press type
Fully electric and servo-hydraulic

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Life cycle management
for system optimization

Baumüller offers you the perfect drive solution for the main axis of your press brake.

Drive solution for the main axis – scalable technology by Baumüller

Depending on the application, our system solution for the Y-axis with a fully-electric main drive includes DSD2 or DSC servomotors and servo converters, for a servohydraulic main drive, servo pumps including the software integrated in the drive are used for servohydraulic systems. The drive unit is configured individually depending on the required power. In addition to the drive system, on request, we can also build the control cabinet in-house.

The DSD2 motors are suitable for highly dynamic applications with the highest acceleration capacity requirements, and the best start-stop qualities. This motor series covers a nominal speed range from 1000 to 6000 min-1. The motors’ speed and position are very easy to control and so they are therefore also suitable as a servo pump drive. The servomotors are optimally suitable for press brakes with fully-electric belt transmission or servohydraulic main drive.

Thanks to their high torque density, the servomotors of the DSC series are very compact. Their minimum dimensions and low weight make the motors ideally suitable for movable axes. Despite their small overall size, the DSC motors cover a speed range from 750 to 4,000 rpm. They are perfectly suitable for press brakes with fully-electric ball screw.

With the b maXX 5000 and 6000 series servo converters, Baumüller offers servo drives for high performance classes. The servo drives impress with their compact installation dimensions and offer a broad and scalable selection of optional safety functions. 

Standard control cabinets through to completely wired special control cabinet

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For many years, we have been implementing custom solutions for renowned machine and plant manufacturers - from the standard control cabinet through to the completely wired special control cabinet. You receive everything from us, a single source that can therefore deal optimally with your needs and wishes:

Planning – design – sheet metal production – serial production - assembly - installation

Your advantages

  • Flexibly combinable cabinet modules
  • Immediately ready for use – water cooling connections incl. valves
  • Space-saving design
  • Optimal avoidance of EMC problems

Your path to a qualified quote

You would like a no-obligation consultation or quote? Then contact our experts.

We discuss the relevant technical details with you and together we define the requirements. Only then do we undertake the qualified design of the complete drive system. After checking the specifications, you receive a qualified quote from us.

Baumüller is your partner for the production-ready design and optimization of your drive system. As a non-group-affiliated, mid-sized company, we are able to respond to the wishes of your customers quickly and efficiently with innovative drive solutions. This makes us the perfect partner for challenging projects and future technologies.

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