Demag Automotive Process Cranes

Precise.
Safe.
Efficient.
Process cranes in the
automotive industry
Integrated into
processes
Performance counts in the heart of the
automotive industry. Automotive
manufacturers develop and produce their
products at the highest level – and rely on
smart logistics. Their factors for success include
innovative technology and efficient processes.
Demag combines both. We combine our
expertise in crane manufacturing with a
detailed knowledge of automotive processes.
In close co-operation with our customers, we
develop smart, high-performance solutions
that keep an entire industry on the move.
Find out what makes our bespoke process
cranes the backbone of demanding production
processes. Perfectly integrated into your
processes, hey ensure a high level of efficiency,
availability, precision, safety and reliability
– made by Demag.
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Precisely turning through 180 degrees
Process cranes for maintenance and repairs
Precisely transporting and positioning loads are key tasks

when tools weighing many tons have to be maintained
and repaired in a press shop. Demag process cranes are
ideally suited to meet these demands. DEMAG TURNING CRANES:
YOUR BENEFITSE
Equipped with two winch units, the cranes can lift and ••Precise turning of tools – by up to
turn the press tools with maximum precision. Depending 180 degrees
on the application, a crab fitted with two winch units or ••Inclined pull possible by up to 12 degrees
two open winch crabs can be employed. ••Maximum safety thanks to active monitor-
ing of inclined pull on both winch units
Sensors continuously monitor the maximum possible ••Design optimised to meet specific applica-
inclined pull throughout the turning operation. The can tion needs
automatically switch off the motions if there is any risk of
overload. Safety, reliability and precision go hand in hand.
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Just in time:
safe, reliable and efficient
Rapid tool changes, minimum setting-up times
Millions of car body parts moved every day: speed and To meet these requirements, we equip our crane systems
maximum efficiency are key factors in production. with tool grippers that are tailored to the needs of the
Standstill is lost time. For that reason, tools need to be given application. Smart sensors and programmed
changed exactly in line with production requirements: positioning ensure that tools can be picked up and
interruptions tend to increase if they need to be changed deposited on the press line or in a store – without the
more frequently. need for additional personnel.
The wide variety of models offered by the automotive Active load-sway reduction ensures smooth and reliable
industry has also resulted in a marked increase in the transport. With these features, our cranes help to
number of stamped and formed parts. Process cranes significantly cut set-up times and, therefore, downtimes
built by Demag are optimised for fast tool changes: they and costs.
transport the necessary press tools to their destinations
quickly and precisely. Just in time.
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DEMAG TOOL GRIPPERS:
YOUR BENEFITS AT A GLANCE
••Rapid tool changes as well as safe and reliable trans-
port between the press and the storage area
••High efficiency thanks to programmed positioning
••Optimum utilisation of floor space thanks to minimum
distances between stored items and tools stored on
several levels
••Optimised deployment of employees, since loads do
not have to be attached by hand
••Enhanced safety and reliability for crane operators and
workers in the building
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Positioning accuracy to the millimetre
Tool-handling crane with a mechanical gripper
Positioning accuracy down to the millimetre, in any Our press-line cranes have efficient positioning systems
environment: we configure tool-handling cranes with with redundant laser or barcode position measuring
mechanical grippers to meet our customers’ specific systems to pick up and deposit loads precisely. The
needs. Every solution benefits from our renowned high integration of a master/slave control system in the crane
product standards. end carriages compensates any permissible crane
skewing.
Tool grippers are connected to a specially designed crab
via four permanently reeved rope sheaves. A stan- Active load-sway damping control enables press tools to
dardised 4 x 2/1 rope reeving arrangement limits any be safely picked up in semi- or fully automatic mode and
rope wear to a minimum. swiftly brought to their destinations with positioning
accuracy down to the millimetre. Any unwanted rotation
If required, the tool gripper can be disconnected from of the load handling attachment is prevented by active
the spreader to allow the crane to be used for various control of the rotation angle. This allows any angle
duties when the press is assembled, for example. For this difference to be limited to +/- 0.2 of a degree.
type of work, the permanently reeved spreader can be
fitted with a central load hook. Depending on the layout Potential obstacles, such as presses, office or workshop
of the store, the press tools can also be deposited in a areas, can be configured as by-pass zones with safety
different direction to their position on the press beds. To Performance Level d.
achieve this, we additionally equip our tool grippers with
a slewing mechanism.
DEMAG CRANES WITH MECHANICAL

TOOL GRIPPERS
YOUR BENEFITS
••Particularly sustainable due to minimum rope wear
••Highly versatile thanks to application-specific
spreaders, configurations and components
••Maximum precision by means of efficient
positioning systems and master/slave controls
••High level of safety and reliability thanks to
active load-sway damping control
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From a single source
Demag Warehouse Management System
Exactly to schedule
Smart controls for high-performance logistics
Process cranes can play a key role in smart logistics sys-

tems: the modular Demag Warehouse Management
System (WMS) integrates specific storage strategies into
local processes. Fully automated configurations, if required.
It can support inventory control, monitor system

statuses, manage travel operations and optimise
process cycle times. Already during a press cycle, the
WMS schedules the next sets of tools needed during DEMAG WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
the process, initiates tool preparation and makes the – YOUR BENEFITS
tools available at the optimum position at exactly the
right time. To do this, the web-based WMS communi- ••Smart software for efficient logistics
cates with the press as well as with many components ••Storage solutions to meet specific needs
throughout the installation, manages all tool-specific ••Automatic control of travel missions
data and provides information on the operating and ••Optimised travel paths for staging tools and
system status in real time. components
••Operating and installation status information
How can we help to make you processes more reliable provided in real time
and efficient? Please do not hesitate to contact us. We
will be pleased to help you.
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No liability for errors or omissions. Subject to change.
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Ruhrstrasse 28
58300 Wetter / Germany
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T +49 2335 92-0
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www.demagcranes.com

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Precise.

Precisely transporting and positioning loads are key tasks

DEMAG CRANES WITH MECHANICAL

Process cranes can play a key role in smart logistics sys-

It can support inventory control, monitor system

Printed in Germany D/310718/PDF

DEMAG CRANES & COMPONENTS GMBH

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