Attraction of magnetic clamping for EN 289 safety compliance

Posted on 16 Jan 2015 by Tim Brown
As some work pieces have to be given a Teflon core, the lower magnetic clamping plate (in photo) with the corresponding mould half can be pulled out to the front.

Machine engineering company, Wickert Maschinenbau, has turned to Roemheld’s latest magnetic clamping technology to ensure compliance with the UK's new EN safety regulations.

To date, M-TECS magnetic clamping plates are the only ones with a control system that meets the high demands of the new EN 289 safety standard, which came into force at the beginning of 2014.  Wickert installed the latest version of the quick-clamping technology, for the first time, on a compression press for the production…

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