Exclusive Mold Monitoring Module by Kuenlin, Eliminating Defective Products

Kuenlin Precision Company, a leading manufacturer of stamping automation equipment integration in Taiwan, was founded by Chairman Ji Ming-Hua in 1989. With over 30 years of expertise in designing and manufacturing automation equipment, the company continuously innovates and develops products to meet market demands. In 2008, Kuenlin Precision meticulously developed NC automation equipment feeders.

Kuenlin Precision possesses technical expertise and experience in manufacturing automation equipment for sheet metal, cold forging, and hot forging. It is the leading stamping equipment manufacturer with the highest market share in Taiwan and the first cold forging automation equipment provider in the country. The company's business includes various patented three-dimensional transfer devices, linear robots, stacking machines, peripheral products for feeding systems, custom machine modifications, and the provision of related stamping automation solutions.
Adapting to the trends of Industry 4.0, Kuenlin, with a spirit of continuous innovation and improvement, has established a vertically integrated complementary mechanism. Recently, the company has actively engaged in customer data integration and the development of an industry-leading intelligent mold monitoring system.

Recognizing from past experiences serving many manufacturing industries, Kuenlin observed that traditional molds cannot promptly react to subtle abnormal conditions. Tool deterioration causing burrs and punch displacement issues are often detected only after producing defective products. Downtime for repair leads to delayed production and quality issues. The challenge for businesses is maximizing the asset value, making preventive maintenance a popular topic in the market.

Kuenlin's exclusive mold monitoring module is designed to address this challenge. By proactively setting parameters during manufacturing, it achieves production quality control, monitors mold conditions, and eliminates the production of defective products. The intelligent mold monitoring system utilizes vibration-related algorithms to learn and analyze the mold compression curve during each punch operation. It captures gradual changes in data to detect anomalies and immediately issues warnings, allowing timely mold maintenance to avoid unexpected damage.

Kuenlin's molds use an RFID system with a dedicated ID, ensuring intelligent production traceability. This helps track the status and assists customers in achieving preventive maintenance, playing a crucial role in production quality control.
The mold monitoring system collects vibration data from Kuenlin Precision's stamping presses, converts the data into real-time health scores, and integrates with Action Bega's Decanter AI to predict future health scores for preventive maintenance. Mold predictions enable scheduling repairs or purchasing updates before equipment failure, maximizing normal operation time and minimizing maintenance manpower. This aids the manufacturing industry in achieving proactive equipment maintenance and eliminating the production of defective products in the process.