Automatic punching machine for roller blinds

• What was needed: A machine that punches holes in the side rails of roller blinds and can automatically move their position
• Requirements: space-saving, fast and precise movements, even with automatic instead of manual punching, special designs of the lead screw nut
• Products used: drylin® Spindle axis with two dryspin® high helix lead screw DS10x25, dryspin® lead screw nut DS10x25 in special design, drylin® complete slide WW, drylin® W double rail, motor flange for stepper and DC motor, drylin® E elastomer couplings
• Success for the customer: The application axis fully automates the hole-punching process. The use of a single axis also reduces space requirements and costs.

The application is used in a device for punching holes in side mouldings for roller blinds. The machine consists of four punching tools, three of which are movable and one of which is fixed. The punching machine is used to automatically move these punches to the desired positions with the help of a control system and stepper motor. Three carriages on one axis move the punching tools space-savingly, quickly, precisely and with repeatability into the desired positions.

The small installation space required a compact application. The application is used in a device for punching holes in roller blind side rails, so the system had to be positioned precisely.

Which polymer storage technology solutions do you use?
A 1.5 metre long ​​​​​drylin® W double rail WS-10-120 and three drylin® W complete slides WW-10-120-10 are used. In addition, there are three dryspin® high helix lead screws measuring 10x25 with the matching lead screw nut as a special design. Propeller carriers with mountable motor flanges for stepper and DC motors (MF-2040-NEMA23-S) and elastomer couplings of the type drylin® E were also installed. The application axis fully automates the hole-punching process. The use of a single axis also reduces space requirements and costs.

At which points? How did the products solve your problems?
The applied axis, coupled with the punching holders, fully automates the punching process. Once the preset values have been entered, all punching tools move to the preset positions much faster and more precisely than when working manually - errors are completely eliminated. By using a single axis, the costs could be significantly reduced and a simple installation with very little space requirement for the system could be achieved.