StamPro™

Help reduce operating costs and downtime with flexible programmable press controls.

The Rockwell Automation StamPro™ System is an advanced programmable controller-based system used for the control and monitoring of mechanical and hydraulic stamping presses. The StamPro control system is for customers who want to help reduce cost and risk by purchasing a complete pre-engineered system, ready for installation.

System Description

The StamPro System is a flexible, pre-engineered press control system based on standard Rockwell Automation components available locally and supported worldwide. StamPro Systems provide press control, operator interface, and magnetics in an integrated package with a complete set of documentation. The use of field-proven hardware and software helps users minimize cost and risk, while also helping to comply with the necessary ANSI, OSHA and CSA standards.

System Architecture

The StamPro System uses the Allen-Bradley Logix family of processors. The safety kernel, executed in dual Logix processors, is based on the standard Bulletin 6556 clutch/brake control with dual processors and software designed by Rockwell Automation to help customers comply with ANSI B11.1/B11.2, OSHA 1910.217, CSAZ142-2002, and EN 954.

This safety kernel is coupled with optional application software that provides all other press automation control, monitoring, information and network requirements. The Logix programming environment allows the user to add their own additional custom software into the same processors where the safety kernel resides, to help minimize control hardware costs. The standard operator interface is a pre-programmed color PanelView™ Plus 1000. The system is available in a freestanding console or an upright enclosure with a press mounted operator station.

Features

The StamPro System is modular, which allows each system to be configured to the requirements of each specific application and easily accommodates control expansion for future needs.

Standard features include:

• Stop time monitoring for hands in die
  
• Safety Interlocks and Light Curtain interface
  
• Main Motor/Pump control
  
• Lubrication control
  
• Manual Slide Adjust/ Ram Profile Control
  
• A 10-in. color operator interface terminal with Alarm Status/History and Fault/Prompt
  
• Clutch/Brake Safety Control
  
• Interface for four run stations with anti-tiedown protection
  

Optional features include:

• Fully assembled and mounted in a NEMA 12 rated industrial enclosure with one set of operator run palm-buttons
  
• Automatic Slide Adjust Control
  
• Die Protection Monitoring
  
• Programmable Limit Switch
  
• Tonnage Monitoring
  
• Die Clamp Control
  
• Die Cushion Control
  
• Bolster Control
  
• Light Curtain with muting
  
• Hydraulic Overload Control
  
• Recipe Management
  
• Automatic Die Change
  
• Automatic Counterbalance Air Pressure Control
  

Results

A StamPro System will help provide:

• Reduced downtime through comprehensive operator diagnostic messages, on-line control system troubleshooting and replaceable modular components available worldwide.
  
• Increased flexibility through open integration of press control functions and industry-standard connectivity to other equipment including coil feeds, computers, drives, robots and servo transfer feeds.
  
• Improved quality through recipe-based control of process parameters such as shut height, counterbalance air pressure, motor speed, die protection and programmable limit switch.
  
• Reduced costs through the use of standard Rockwell Automation industrial control hardware, field-proven application software, and a comprehensive documentation package.
  

Ordering Information

• Contact your local Rockwell Automation Sales office or Allen-Bradley distributor.
  
• Email inquiries to: metalforming@ra.Rockwell.com
  
• FAX inquiries to: 440-646-4843
  Attention: Metalforming Group