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SCORING POINTS IN SAFETY WITH FRIMO SCORING
Invisible airbag weakening
Scoring technology is used in the automotive industry for skin weakening in airbag areas on instrument panels and door panels. Highly-specialized blades and our online tracking are used to score targeted break-through areas that ensure controlled airbag deployment. Maximum precision and flawless quality are absolute musts. The material and application determine which of our variety of different blade systems to use.
Our scoring systems are the market's technological leaders and are available in a variety of designs. We have exclusive process technology for incorporating release agents to achieve optimal results. Sophisticated error-prevention concepts, such as online tracking, positioning aids, skin thickness measurement, blade disposal stations, and poka yoke ensure the highest possible output of flawless parts.
SCORING PROCESS
A suitable production method for every application
Drag Blades
- Low tool costs
- Low processing force needed
- Very good notching effect
Ultrasonic Blades
- Excellent separation effect achieved through high-frequency vibration
- Extremely low processing force needed
- Minimal wear and tear, e.g. with TPO foils
Release Agent Blades
- Optimal separation effect, material will not reseal/heal
- Absolutely no surface visibility caused by climate changes or aging
- Most reliable process for skins over 0.8 mm thick
- Programmable release agent application, monitored by camera
Rotary Blades
- Developed specifically for leather scoring
- Rotating circular blade (spindle with 90° angle, 1,000-10,000 rotations/minute)
- Lower processing force due to tangential orientation
- Does not leave pressure marks on delicate materials such as leather
SINGLE-STATION SCORING MACHINES
Efficient formed skin processing
- Operated from one side
- Parts loaded on front side of machine
- Precise Stäubli robot technology
- Patented online tracking for optimal precision
- Detailed scoring documentation possible (traceability)
- Compact dimensions
- Quick relocation with all components on one platform
SCORING SIDE-BY-SIDE DUO
Perfect for high volumes
- Operated from one side
- Parts loaded on front side of machine into two operating stations
- Machine times of about 45 seconds
- Precise Stäubli robot technology
- Patented online tracking for optimal precision
- Detailed scoring documentation possible (traceability)
- Compact dimensions
- Quick relocation with all components on one platform
SCORING V-SHAPE DUO
Perfectly angled for changing parts and scoring simultaneously
- Highly-efficient production method for high volumes
- Part removal/insertion and scoring occur simultaneously
- Two-sided operating concept
- Angled, space-saving layout
- Parts loaded into machine in two stations
- Patented online tracking for optimal precision
- Detailed scoring documentation possible (traceability)
- High productivity in the tightest spaces
- Quick relocation with all components on one platform
SCORING MULTI DUO
Two production lines in one machine
- Highest flexibility in the tightest space
- Two-sided operating concept
- Parts loaded into machine in two stations
- Two simultaneous production lines in one machine
- Two different scoring processes can be used
- Combines skin scoring and edge trimming
- Patented online tracking for optimal precision
- Detailed scoring documentation possible (traceability)
- Quick relocation with all components on one platform
SCORING 3D ROUND TABLE
The cost-effective alternative to 3D skin scoring
- Simple, compact machine layout
- Flat skin scoring
- Optimal solution for scoring delicate materials, such as leather/artificial leather
- Suitable fixture concepts
- Multiple geometries can be processed in one machine
- Rotary blades process materials gently
SCORING 2D
The cost-effective alternative to 3D skin scoring
- Simple, compact machine layout
- Flat skin scoring
- Optimal solution for scoring delicate materials, such as leather/artificial leather
- Suitable fixture concepts
- Multiple geometries can be processed in one machine
- Rotary blades process materials gently
- Precise Stäubli robot technology
ADVANTAGES OF
FRIMO FLEXTRIM SCORING
- Highly-precise skin scoring invisible on the outside for all popular skin materials
- High degree of design freedom
- No thermal damage to skin
- Defined remaining wall thicknesses in areas with the tightest tolerances
- Maximum repeatability and process reliability
- Continuous process monitoring
- Quality guaranteed by integrated sensors and camera monitoring system
