BIHLER
BIHLER - YOUR EXPERT IN AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY. As the world's leading system supplier for stamping and forming, welding and assembly technology, our family-owned company stands for 70 years of cutting-edge technology "Made in Germany". More than 1,100 employees at home and abroad are committed to ensuring that our customers' production processes function flawlessly. Benefit from future-oriented Bihler technology, our high-quality products, tailor-made automation solutions as well as our world-class support. Rely on a strong partner and increase your competitive strength with us – now and in the future.
Products
SOLUTIONS FOR EFFICIENT PRODUCTION AND AUTOMATION
Increase your productivity with Bihler products
Bihler Technology is the combination of Bihler stamping-forming and assembly techniques within one Integrated Manufacturing Process. Beginning with raw material stamping operations, Bihler integrates key technologies such as welding, thread forming, screw insertion, feeding, sorting, inspection, cleaning, and packaging and much more into a fully-automated assembly solution.
Bihler standard mechanical motion is combined with servo technology, allowing each machine to be customized to meet specific product requirements and still remain re-toolable for new programs. Maximizing flexibility with more value added in your production. The highest quality standards ensure reliable and cost effective production from simple component production through to complex precision assemblies, in any batch size.
With Bihler you safeguard your competitive edge.
Machines
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Linear Machines cam-controlled / servo-controlled
LM 2000-KT
LM 2000-NC
Servo production systems for small, medium and large batches
Servo stamping and forming machines
RM-NC
GRM-NC
BNC 4
Servo production and assembly systems
BIMERIC Modular
BIMERIC SP
BM-HP 3000 (hairpins)
Servo presses
SP 800
Mechanical and hybrid production systems for mass production
Stamping and forming machines
RM 40K
RM 40KS
RM 40P
RM 40B (bushings)
RM S
RM 30K
GRM 80E
GRM 80P
GRM 80P hybrid
GRM 80B (bushings)
Multicenter
MC 42
MC 82
MC 120
MCS 1
MCS 05
Processing centers
BZ 1
BZ2-S8
CC 1
Modules
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Servo processing modules and peripheral devices
Servo processing modules
Material feed
Processing units
Presses
Contact welding units
Thread forming units
Screw insertion unit
Conveyor belt
Pick & Place units
Lift-rotate unit
Peripheral devices
Reels
Feeding systems
Stripping unit
WELDING TECHNOLOGY FOR CONTACTS AND ASSEMBLIES
Simply better welding with welding technology from Bihler
For more than 50 years, we have been integrating welding processes in fully automated solutions. We have delivered thousands of welding controls and welding units in this period.
Our strengths are in the areas of:
- resistance butt welding, mash seam welding,
- projection welding, contact welding, precious metal welding,
- compacting strands, nut welding and soldering.
Intelligent welding control systems and highly flexible welding devices from Bihler guarantee maximum process reliability, high productivity and excellent welding quality. In the field of laser welding, we rely on the top quality of our technology partner TRUMPF.
Benefit from our wealth of experience in welding technology.
BIHLER TOOLING TECHNOLOGY / LEANTOOL SYSTEM
Standardized Tooling System
With the LEANTOOL system you now implement new radial and linear forming tools easier, faster and cheaper.
The perfect consistency of the standardized tooling kit - from planning to design, manufacturing to production - reduces the realization times and manufacturing costs of your new tools by up to 70 percent.
At the same time, you benefit from very fast "time-to-market" for your new stamped and formed parts and assemblies. As tailor-made platforms for the LEANTOOL forming tools, the RM-NC and GRM-NC servo stamping and forming machines, the LM 2000-KT and LM 2000-NC linear machines as well as the BIMERIC servo production and assembly system guarantee a flexible and efficient production.
Application:
Implementing new tools according to the linear, progressive and progressive component principle
Highlights at a glance
Up to 70% standard tools regardless of task
Up to 50% lower manufacturing costs compared to conventional progressive tools
Simpler tool technology, since tool movements from 3 sides are performed by the machine by default
No strip lifting in the tool
Less material waste compared to conventional progressive tool solutions
LEANTOOL Linear combines the strengths of traditional progressive tool technology with the strengths of Bihler machine technology. The tools consist of a large number of standardized tool parts made of standard parts and blanks. The machine allows individually controllable movements that can be implemented from above, from below and from the side. All this reduces the overall effort and complexity in the tool and guarantees simplicity, speed and safety.
Here you can find many successfully realized LEANTOOL solutions.
COATINGS FOR TOOL PARTS
Calculable, fast, value-adding
Optimize the efficiency of your precision parts and tool active parts. With our modern Balzers coating plant we can offer you six different hard material coatings for various materials and tasks. Fixed coating times for each coating type guarantee shortest and calculable delivery times.
Your advantages
Broad application range and excellent wear resistance of the coatings.
Higher productivity due to decisive increase in tool active parts.
Excellent coating adhesion, better demolding behaviour and higher surface quality of the precision parts.
Reduction in abrasive and adhesive wear
CONTROL TECHNOLOGY FOR BIHLER SYSTEMS
One control platform for all tasks
With the VariControl VC 1 machine and process control system, Bihler emphasizes the keywords „Ease of Use“ and „Process Safety“ at a new, higher level.
With state of the art software and hardware features, the intelligent control system guarantees greater efficiency in your production. The highly flexible control platform allows you to easily control even the most complex automation solutions in the field of stamping and forming assembly technology – on all Bihler machine types.
With Bihler you have everything under control.
Simple, fast machine setup without programming experience
Short setup times
Minimized risk of error
Increased machine performance
Increased machine availability
Reduced manufacturing costs
Reduced tool spare parts costs
Setup without an external programming device
Significant cost savings
Direct programming of NC process modules or valve controllers with simple input masks in the control system
Simple integration of additional servo process modules such as NC units, feeds, presses, strip transport, thread forming or screw fastening units and controls for special functions
Application range of VC 1 universally expandable
Flexible use for all Bihler machines and servo-based special solutions
Control of valve banks or single solenoid valves including end position controls programmable with simple input masks
Freely configurable production menus and user interfaces
Can be individually adapted for any application by the customer
Multimedia diagnostic and online help system
Easy to operate even for less highly qualified employees
Clear, unambiguous instructions
Simple integration of operating instructions, help texts, graphics, films and individual hot spots for the rapid combining of functions
Integrated recording of measured values and production data
Efficient process monitoring
High level of transparency during production
Integration into any in-house customer network via standardized OPC UA interface (MES / ERP)
Worldwide access capability
Automatic documentation of processes/manufactured parts
Extremely simple networking of machines for streamlined production planning
Minimum downtime
Simple integration of subsequent processes
Production systems become scalable
The machine grows in step with the requirements (quality, throughput, level of automation)
Low initial investment
Reusable for new products
Remote maintenance capacity via secure Internet connection (VPN) and Bihler remote maintenance portal
Improved support and enhanced security
Fewer service interventions
Very short reaction times
Cost savings
Alternative support with AR glasses
Online change of operating language
Possible to change language during system operation
No downtime
Ready for digital manufacturing (Industry 4.0)
Secure communication and simple networking with external systems for evaluation via OPC UA with connection to MES (Manufacturing Execution System) production control systems
OPC UA interface for connection to external order management such as ERP system (Enterprise Resource Planning) – ERP, among other things, sends production orders to the VC 1 control System
Minimizing downtime through constant online diagnostics of the machine and all processes
BIHLER BNX DESIGN SOFTWARE
The effective way to manufacturing concepts and tool design
The modular Bihler bNX technology software provides optimum support for the virtual modelling of your products as well as the development and design of Bihler stamping and forming tools.
With this globally unique solution for system engineering and tool design, you benefit from shortest development times, significantly lower development costs, optimized products with higher quality and reliable tools with higher output rates. In addition to the fully integrated Bihler Technology Software, bNX also contains the basic software modules of Siemens NX for optimum, market oriented design. The software allows you to quickly adapt to changing product or production requirements – for instance with the consistent templates for our modular LEANTOOL tool kit.
MODERNIZED BIHLER MACHINES
A cost-efficient option
Whatever the case, whether you want to have your existing Bihler system overhauled or decide to purchase a completely modernized machine - overhauled machines from Bihler are always a particularly economical and sustainable alternative. They are equipped with state-of-the-art machine and control technology and offer the same high-quality standards as new machines - with a factory warranty.
We always have a number of older machine types in stock at our plant in Füssen. We can modernize and overhaul them on request - also on-site at your facility. Our experts will design the entire process specifically for your system and ensure rapid installation and commissioning at your facility.
- Stamping-forming machine RM 30
- Stamping-forming machine RM 40
- Stamping-forming machine GRM 50
- Stamping-forming machine GRM 80
- Stamping-forming machine MACH 1
- Stamping-forming machine MACH 05