Product Innovation  Stress-Free Leveling Technology

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Kohler Maschinenbau GmbH

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KOHLER Maschinenbau GmbH specializes in leveling technology and regularly launches groundbreaking innovations in the field of leveling technology onto the market. Energy efficiency, optimization of operating costs, ease of maintenance, and functional design were the focus when designing this new part leveling machine.

Stresses exerted on sheet metal play a decisive role in all areas of sheet metal processing, including cutting, punching, edge trimming, bending, welding, and assembly.When combined with the levelness properties of the blanks, this has a critical influence on all upstream and downstream production processes. Professionally leveled sheets are low in stress and have the required degree of levelness to be processed further with ease.

KOHLER's part leveling machines impress with optimum leveling results.The Peak Performer part leveling machines can level sheets between 0.2 and 66 mm thick, have no hydraulic systems whatsoever, and—thanks to their high energy efficiency—play an active role in saving resources in the industrial sheet metal processing sector. The company is breaking new ground and confirming its position as the market leader with its use of optimized drives and the patented electromechanical dynamic gap control in hydraulic-free part leveling machines, as well as other patented components such as reversible leveling rollers.

Leading the Way in Innovation and Energy Efficiency

The new Peak Performer 90P part leveling machine accommodates sheets up to 2,500 mm wide and is equipped with an optimized drivethat both improves force flow and increases drive torque while maintaining the same level of performance.Operating costs and downtime for expensive maintenance work have been minimized, as the new machine concept involves fewer spare and wear parts. On the drive side, improved accessibility has been assured to make the already limited maintenance work considerably easier. 

The slimmer design not only reduces the space requirement by around 6 %, but also offers greater flexibility in terms of transportation, as cost-intensive special transport with an escort vehicle is no longer needed. The new product also offers more flexibility in terms of the material being leveled due to the 40 % reduction in the minimum part length. What's more, the reversible leveling rollers developed and patented by KOHLER significantly lower one-sided wear on the rollers of the 90P. This extends the service life of the leveling rollers and increases the machine's efficiency.

Plus, the new 90P also boasts strong environmental credentials. Thanks to the use of group drives for the 17 leveling rollers alongside the tried-and-tested electromechanical dynamic gap control, the new part leveling machine outperforms conventional hydraulic machines on the market with energy consumption slashed by up to 75 %. Operating the 90P is now even easier too. The HMI and the Expert Calculation System tool for determining suitable leveling parameters, which is installed as standard, are of such a simple and intuitive design that the operator can quickly locate the appropriate material-specific settings. Presaved settings for known parts can also be accessed quickly, making the whole process much more straightforward.

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Visual Highlights Add Functional Value

Last but not least, the new 90P features attractive machine lighting, which visualizes the operating status. For example, an error message is signaled by a red light at the infeed and outfeed, while a smooth leveling process is indicated with a green light. The 90P truly stands out from its competitors. This compact part leveling machine from KOHLER is the perfect new product for stress-free efficiency, and it looks good to boot!