FWB Brökelmann

FWB Brökelmann

F.W. Brökelmann Aluminiumwerk GmbH & Co. KG, now part of the Knauf Interfer Group, relies on three-roller profile bending machines supplied by PBT Germany GmbH, formerly INDUMASCH GmbH, now a subsidiary of PBT Profilbiegetechnik AG, to process aluminium hollow chamber profiles for the automotive industry. The profiles are components for the engine compartment of the Mercedes C-Class. In order for the final product to meet the required quality characteristics, all components must be bent absolutely identically. This demand for precision is met by the PBT25 three-roller profile bending machines, which are configured for automated bending operation. In addition, the standard versions of the machines have been equipped with a mandrel bending device. In this way, they meet further company specifications and ensure that the cross-sectional changes of the hollow chambers are only very slight. After the three-roll profile bending process, the profiles are punched in a press, cut and then deburred. The small change in cross-section is the prerequisite for successfully carrying out the downstream second bending process in the hydroforming process.

The use of a state-of-the-art PC control system also allows the employees to access a database that permits the storage of countless programmes. The flexible and intelligent software with the option of graphic display calculates the complete programme sequence, also taking into account material batch-related deviations in the bending process. Their correction is made completely effortless thanks to modern software solutions. The control system uses a Windows operating system and can therefore be easily integrated into the existing company network. In addition, a Siemens PLC in the background opens up the possibility for expansions and can thus be individually adapted to existing requirements at any time, such as automatic minimum quantity lubrication for gentle material handling of the profiles or the additional safeguarding of the system by SICK area scanners of the latest design. The robust industrial PC, including a 15-inch screen with infrared touch technology and the most important operating keys, is housed in a mobile control panel.

The claim of the F.W. Brökelmann company, namely to always offer the highest quality, is met thanks to the PBT bending machines including the user-oriented additional equipment.

Manufacturing advantage through PBT

FWB Brökelmann

F.W. Brökelmann Aluminiumwerk GmbH & Co. KG has stood for expertise in the field of aluminium processing for more than 100 years. With 22,500 tonnes of pressed aluminium per year and expertise in the areas of engineering, product development and material optimisation, the services provided by the company based in Ense-Höingen in North Rhine-Westphalia go far beyond those of a conventional pressing plant. Around 280 employees work at the main site, producing top-quality products for the industrial, construction and automotive sectors

Customer sector:

ALUMINIUM PROFILE for the AUTOMOTIVE - CONSTRUCTION - INDUSTRY divisions