Best Award for high-resolution printing of lubricants
REA Elektronik and LBI oil free were honored at Blechexpo for their joint development
Mühltal/Stuttgart, 8 November 2023 - The precise application of oil-free lubricants with the REA JET HR-Lube system brings "the best of both worlds together", as Dr. Philipp Hedrich, Head of Product Management at REA JET, says. On the first day of Blechexpo 2023, the innovation stood out with second place in the Best Award in the Punching Technology category.
"We are delighted to receive the award because it recognizes our search for ever new and, above all, sustainable applications for our printing technologies," said Hedrich about the award, which Tobias Götz, Project Engineer at REA Elektronik, and Johannes Lülsdorf, Managing Director of LBI oil free, accepted on behalf of the cooperation project. As award winners, they were also given the opportunity to present the innovation today at the Blechexpo exhibitor forum. If you missed it, you can see it at the Blechexpo stand of REA Elektronik (Hall 6, Stand 6301).
The best of both worlds: Cartridge technology and oil-free lubricants
The cartridge technology, which has been tried and tested for years, gives users a high level of process reliability; with oil-free lubricants, stamping and bending machines stay clean. REA Elektronik and LBI oil free combined their many years of expertise in these areas and developed a joint application that enables sheet metal fabricators to become more efficient and sustainable and also reduce their costs. The REA JET HR-Lube system applies the lubricants mist-free and precisely where they are needed - with an application width of up to 12.7 millimetres per cartridge print head and the option of cascading up to eight print heads for a precise application more than 100 millimetres wide. Because the lubricants are oil-free, the punched parts themselves do not have to be washed and can be processed immediately. The mist- and aerosol-free, precise application with the digitally controlled nozzles of the REA JET HR eliminates the need for any suction and prevents dripping, which saves further cleaning steps and machine downtimes. Thanks to the precise dosing, the manufacturing costs per component can also be calculated more accurately.
Integration into production via state-of-the-art interfaces
The system is particularly suitable for the production of electronic components, for example in cell phone production, contact plugs, mechanical watches or other small mechanical parts. This is where another advantage of the cooperation comes into play: thanks to state-of-the-art interfaces, the digital printing systems from REA Elektronik can communicate with higher-level control systems and integrate seamlessly into production - in line with Industry 4.0.
The system is particularly suitable for the production of electronic components, for example in cell phone production, contact plugs, mechanical watches or other small mechanical parts. This is where another advantage of the cooperation comes into play: thanks to state-of-the-art interfaces, the digital printing systems from REA Elektronik can communicate with higher-level control systems and integrate seamlessly into production - in line with Industry 4.0.
The messe.tv portal visited the REA and LBI oilfree stand at Blechexpo 2023 and published a video report on the lubricant printing project.
