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Yes, Langzauner offers automation solutions including material handling, robotic technology, shuttle tables, vacuum, and special processes.

They are customer-specific special machines. R&D, engineering, feasibility studies, simulations, manufacturing, automation, transport, and commissioning come from a single source. Each screw press is designed to match the respective production process exactly.

Yes. Special Laboratory Press systems support material testing, process development, and prototype construction. This allows new composite materials and component concepts to be tested and optimized on a small scale before moving into serial production.

The lines are usually designed on a customer-specific basis. Based on the desired products, quantities, and existing infrastructure, it is determined which presses, transport equipment, handling systems, and stacking solutions make sense.

For complex line solutions, a temporary solution can be offered. We would be happy to coordinate this with you.

Yes. Many systems are modular and can be retrofitted with automation or process modules to cover future requirements.

Yes. Langzauner emphasizes lifecycle support with spare parts so that the systems remain productive for many years.

Yes. Langzauner systems feature servo-hydraulics and optimized processes and are therefore resource-efficient.

Langzauner develops and produces presses in different versions and adapts them to the respective application, from classic veneer presses to press lines for doors and parquet.

Each multi-daylight press is custom-designed for the respective customer: number of daylights, pressing area, heating/cooling system, automation, and data connection are adapted to products, cycle times, and existing infrastructure. This creates a solution that precisely matches the process.

Not only. Although many top athletes use skis and boards produced on such systems, products for the mass market are also manufactured — from racing skis to all-round rental boards.

Yes, tiltable mold carrier presses are specifically designed for economical small- and very-small-series production. Short setup times, adaptable automation, and high repeat accuracy in the RIM process ensure that even smaller quantities can be produced with stable quality and attractive unit costs.

Yes. Presses, automation, and temperature-control systems are built modularly. Additional tools, handling systems, or line sections can usually be added or adapted when new components are introduced or production volumes increase.

Yes. Laboratory Press systems make it possible to test new materials, laminate layups, and processes on a small scale before moving to the large-scale system. This enables space suppliers to produce prototypes, test panels, or small series under realistic conditions.

Yes. Presses and systems can be designed to reliably produce both serial products and smaller batches and variants. Tool concepts and an adapted level of automation make it possible to implement specialty bodies and individual caravan projects economically.

Yes. Depending on the discipline, different lengths, profiles, and camber curves are required. Press systems and tools are designed so that these differences can be represented — from very long jumping skis to performance-oriented cross-country models.

Yes. Options include, for example, turning and swiveling devices for tanks, various grinding shoes, hand grinding shoes, roller grinding shoes, additional trolleys, pneumatic grinding-pressure support, digital table-height display, belt-speed control, lighting, parking frames, or extraction hoods.

Thanks to the flexible press systems, there are virtually no size restrictions for PUR molded parts. Component dimensions, weight, and shape complexity are taken into account when designing the press. This creates an individual solution that matches cycle times, component portfolio, and planned capacities exactly.

There are proven standard machines as well as tailor-made solutions. On request, the number of units, automation, handling, and press technology are planned so that they exactly match the customer’s own products and workflows.

Due to the flexible press systems, there are practically no size restrictions on PUR molded parts. The system is designed around component dimensions, weight, and geometry. This allows both smaller molded parts and large-format components to be realized efficiently and with process reliability.

There are both standardized modules or series machines and fully customized special solutions, depending on the requirement.

Yes, integration of a PUR dosing system is provided for. Langzauner supplies coordinated complete systems so that dosing technology, mold and press technology, and automation work together optimally.

Yes. Pressing area size, parallelism control, tool changeover, infrared oven, cooling/heating platens, automation, and data processing are designed individually for the customer. This creates a tailor-made, turnkey production line matched to the process, cycle times, and desired capacities.

Yes. Heating and cooling systems are matched to existing resources such as electricity, gas, water, or thermal oil. Where it makes sense, suitable alternative heating systems are proposed so that process requirements and infrastructure fit well together.

Yes, the page offers the option to request a brochure. Contact details and the area of interest are submitted via a short form, after which interested parties receive further information about the machine.

Yes. On request, a visit to the production facilities or a machine demonstration can be arranged. Langzauner Sales will be happy to coordinate this with you.

Yes. With suitable tools and materials, furniture parts, trim panels, and other interior components can also be produced from GFRP or sandwich material. This allows the exterior skin and interior to be planned in a technically and visually coordinated way.

Yes, Langzauner develops and manufactures tailor-made systems adapted to customer requirements in terms of performance, automation, and integration.

Yes, the systems can be equipped with material handling, robot and gripper technology, vacuum systems, shuttle tables, and other automation solutions on request. This creates fully automated production cells in which loading and unloading, preheating, and pressing work together optimally.

Yes, material transfer can be integrated into both new projects and existing systems. Langzauner analyzes your current system structure, process steps, and space conditions and develops a suitable concept based on this. Linear axes and axis systems are dimensioned so that they optimally connect existing presses, ovens, or peripherals. Production is therefore modernized step by step, without a completely new system, but with clearly noticeable gains in efficiency and safety.

Yes. Many systems are modular. Additional heating or cooling circuits, different tools, vacuum technology, shuttle tables, handling, or robotics can often be retrofitted or adapted. The press therefore grows with new projects, higher quantities, or additional processes.

Opening stations can be realized both for new systems and as part of modernization projects. Existing production layouts are analyzed to define suitable positions for transferring out and processing tools. Depending on available space and safety requirements, compact solutions close to the press or standalone stations may be considered. Thanks to the modular design, an opening station can later be expanded or combined with additional functions, such as additional cleaning or layup units, when production grows or changes.

Yes. One application example is recycled panels made from PET, PE, PS, or PP. These are used to produce panels for furniture or construction products made from 100% recycled plastic waste, for example collected packaging or ocean plastic.

Yes, the storage and retrieval machines (SRMs) are explicitly designed for future expansions. Both the high-bay warehouse and the conveyor technology and peripherals can be expanded when capacity increases or processes change. This keeps a storage system flexible, for example when additional tools are added, new product lines are introduced, or cycle times need to be adjusted. The system therefore grows with customer requirements without having to be planned again from scratch.

Yes. Everything can be automated, from provisioning the semi-finished product through alignment, heating, forming, and back injection molding to demolding and discharge. Transfer axes, robots, and tool change systems ensure that the process runs stably, quickly, and operator-friendly.

Yes, it is suitable for both varied individual parts and recurring series. Thanks to the stable design and precise operation, quality and dimensional accuracy remain consistent even with higher quantities.

Yes. Many machines can be operated with parametric control so that they do not constantly run at maximum output; this can be adjusted as part of the specification.

Yes. Langzauner offers turnkey solutions and automation integration, allowing machines to be integrated into existing lines.

Yes, the machines can be integrated into existing production environments. Thanks to different options, such as an additional trolley, parking frame for tables, or special fixtures, they can be optimally adapted to existing workflows, space conditions, and material flows.

Yes. The press can be integrated into existing water or thermal-oil heating/cooling systems. If no system exists yet, Langzauner can also plan and implement a new heating and cooling system matched to the press and process on request.

Yes, a wide variety of systems can be connected, such as robots, storage systems, or primary heating circuits. The panel press can therefore be seamlessly integrated into existing production lines or designed as part of a new, turnkey overall system.

Yes, many machines are designed so that they can be easily integrated into existing material flows, storage systems, or handling solutions. On request, complete continuous lines are also planned.

Yes. In addition to thermoplastics, thermosets can also be shaped once. Typical examples are mass-market consumer goods such as toilet seats, where the presses are designed so that pourable material can be safely fed and processed.

As a rule, Langzauner focuses on new machines and individual solutions; the purchase of used machines would need to be clarified on a case-by-case basis.

Yes, a step-by-step expansion is often possible: from a manual grinding machine to partially or fully automated special solutions. When volumes increase or components become more complex, additional stations, automation components, or special machines can be added without having to start completely from scratch.

Yes. In addition to pressure and temperature, the process can be supported by vacuum and/or compressed air. Vacuum helps draw air out of the composite, while compressed air supports clean placement of the material against complicated mold contours. Both improve component quality.

Yes, the machine is expressly intended for processing welded structures. This allows complex assemblies to be cleanly ground, structured, and visually upgraded after welding.

Yes. From material feeding through the twin-screw extruder and convection ovens to fully automated press systems with closing forces of up to 10,000 kN. All components are integrated into a coordinated overall system, including handling and automation.

Yes. According to company information, well-known international space suppliers and some of the largest satellite manufacturers are among the customers. They use these press systems and automation solutions to manufacture composite components.

Yes, especially for medium and large production volumes. Automated handling systems, heating and cooling processes, and data recording help manufacture serial products in consistent quality — important for brands that sell worldwide.

Yes. Vehicles are constantly exposed to wind, weather, moisture, and road salt. Corrosion-resistant composite side parts and attachments help prevent rust problems and preserve the appearance for many years — an important argument especially for caravan and motorhome bodies.

Yes. Langzauner supports projects from the concept phase through engineering and system integration to commissioning. The goal is a turnkey production solution precisely matched to the product, process, and production environment.

Yes, the company delivers internationally, including installation, commissioning, and, if applicable, operator training.

The lines are specifically designed for the international composites sector and are used wherever fiber-composite components are manufactured in series, such as in aviation, automotive, sports, or defense applications. Thanks to the modular concept, the layout, degree of automation, and peripherals can be precisely adapted to your individual processes, component sizes, and cycle times. This creates tailor-made solutions for prototyping and small series or for highly automated large-scale production.

Molding presses are designed for manufacturing demanding fiber-composite components, for example in the aviation, automotive, caravan, sports, aerospace, metal, and defense industries, as well as in the wood industry. Typical applications include structural parts, large-format panels, or complex molded components made of CFRP, GFRP, and other high-performance composites. In combination with suitable tools and automation solutions, both prototypes and high-volume series processes can be mapped on a technologically consistent platform.

They are suitable wherever flat or multilayer components are manufactured, such as composite panels, sandwich components, or technical laminates. The presses are designed for size, temperature, pressure, and degree of automation depending on the task and therefore adapt to many industries and products.

Tiltable mold carrier presses are ideal for PUR molded parts in the RIM process when complex geometries, uniform wall thicknesses, and high surface quality are required, for example in automotive, caravan, or aviation applications.

Veneer saws are used wherever veneers or panels need to be cut with joint-tight, clean, and dimensionally accurate results, for example for high-quality furniture surfaces, doors, wall coverings, or decorative interior fittings.

Typical applications include underbody protection parts, interior trim, bumpers, front spoilers, trunk liners, and large exterior panels, for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, buses, construction and agricultural machinery, recreational vehicles, or housings for household appliances.

It is interesting wherever lightweight components with additional functions are needed, such as mounts, ribs, reinforcement zones, or clips. Typical examples include structural components, supports, or trim parts in vehicle construction and other lightweight applications.

The application range of perfectLAB laboratory presses is consistently focused on research and development in the composite sector. Typical users are industrial companies with their own R&D departments, specialized research institutes, and universities. The presses map different process windows so that material tests, prototyping, parameter studies, and small-series production can take place on one system. This closely links development and later production, saving time and improving the transferability of laboratory results into series production.

They are suitable for companies that manufacture recurring wood products in larger quantities, such as door, panel, furniture, or parquet manufacturers. Where high quality, short cycle times, and an automated process are important, such lines can take over a great deal of work.

They are suitable for carpentry shops, furniture and door manufacturers, parquet producers, and other woodworking businesses that want to manufacture veneered or glued panels in consistent quality, from smaller businesses to industry.

They are suitable for carpentry shops, furniture manufacturers, interior fitters, and woodworking industrial companies that need clean edges and surfaces in reproducible quality, from smaller workshops to production lines with a higher degree of automation.

They are suitable for carpentry shops, furniture manufacturers, interior fitters, door and panel manufacturers, and companies that work with decorative surfaces. Wherever precisely fitting joints and clean cut edges are important, veneer saws play to their strengths.

The machines are suitable for carpentry shops, interior fitters, and furniture manufacturers, as well as for larger industrial companies that produce doors, parquet, panels, or special wood components in series.

Hydraulic stamping and deep drawing presses are in demand wherever many sheet metal parts need to be produced in consistent quality, especially in the automotive and mobility industry, in household appliances (“white goods”), and in the lock and fittings industry. Typical parts include body and trim parts, seat structures, transmission parts, or housings.

The solutions shown are aimed at companies that manufacture composite components in high quality and often in automated processes, such as aviation, automotive, aerospace, or other high-tech industries. Examples include wing components, complex prepreg components, or thermoplastic composite components that have to be processed quickly at high temperatures.

It is ideal for companies that manufacture composite components in high volumes or with many process variants, for example in aviation and aerospace, automotive, or rail industries. The combination of multi-process capability, high dynamics, and automation makes the short-stroke press interesting for both prototyping and high-volume production.

LFT-D is especially interesting for OEMs and suppliers that want to replace metal or heavy plastic parts with lighter, crash-safe thermoplastic components, for example in automotive, e-mobility, logistics, or mechanical engineering. Companies that focus on recyclability and short cycle times also benefit.

It is interesting for metal construction companies, apparatus and plant manufacturers, container builders, or contract grinding shops, wherever metal plates, sheets, or welded structures with defined surfaces are regularly produced.

Especially for manufacturers and suppliers that produce vehicle parts with thermal and acoustic protection requirements, such as underbody parts, interior trim, or wheel arch liners. Anyone who wants to reduce weight, increase comfort, and at the same time produce cost-efficiently in series benefits especially.

Opening stations are especially suitable for industries in which Langzauner supplies press and automation solutions: aviation, automotive, caravan, sports, and aerospace industries, as well as metal, defense, and wood industries. Wherever complex tools are used and manual intervention on internal tool surfaces is required, these stations provide advantages. Typical applications include composite layup processes, tool cleaning, visual inspection of critical contours, or insertion of inserts and inlays before the tool is returned to the automated process.

Langzauner sliding tables are used in press systems for composite and metalworking, for example in the aviation, automotive, aerospace, sports, caravan, metal, and wood industries. Wherever frequent tool or component changes meet high quality requirements, the sliding table provides clear advantages. Through project-specific design, both individual and prototype presses as well as highly automated series systems can be equipped with this solution efficiently and in a future-proof way.

The robotics solutions are designed for industrial applications with press and composite processes, such as those found in the aviation, automotive, caravan, sports, and aerospace industries, as well as in metalworking and woodworking. Robotics can be integrated wherever components have to be moved between preheating, pressing, cooling, post-processing, and quality assurance. Whether for small series with frequent changeovers or highly automated high-volume lines, the concept is tailored to the processes, component variants, and layout.

High-bay warehouse systems are used in the industries for which Langzauner also supplies press and automation technology: aviation, automotive, caravan, sports, and aerospace industries, as well as metal, defense, and wood industries. Heavy or large-format tools and components often have to be moved there and must be stored reliably and in a space-saving way. In combination with storage and retrieval machines, mold tool shuttle systems, and preheating stations, integrated logistics and setup concepts are created along complete production lines.

Mold tool shuttle systems are especially suitable for industries with high quality requirements and frequent tool changes. These include in particular the aviation, automotive, caravan, sports, and aerospace industries, as well as the metal, defense, and wood industries. Wherever composite or metal presses form central process steps, these systems help reduce setup times, increase system utilization, and keep process stability and repeat accuracy at a consistently high level.

The combination of cleaning stations, locks, and work tables makes sense wherever high-quality components are manufactured with manual intervention, such as in the aviation, automotive, caravan, sports, or defense industries, as well as in metalworking and woodworking. The same applies everywhere: certain inspection steps, cleaning cycles, or layup work require trained personnel. Langzauner designs the interface between people and the automated system so that processes remain safe, ergonomic, and efficient.

LFT-D is suitable wherever lightweight construction and high load capacity are required, such as in the automotive industry (battery housings, seat structures, front ends), in industry and logistics (pallets, load carriers), in construction (formwork, panels), in aviation and aerospace, and in the sports and leisure sector.

The system was developed specifically for the refractory industry. It is suitable for manufacturers of refractory bricks, insulating bricks, and special formats that require high compaction, reproducible quality, and automated further processing.

The presses are used for alpine skis, jumping skis, cross-country skis, and snowboards. This allows practically all common ski and board types to be manufactured on one system, from racing skis to freestyle snowboards.

The machines are used wherever metal parts need to be visually high-quality, matted, or polished, for example containers, sheets, tubes, or angled welded structures. With suitable options, both simple standard parts and very complex workpieces can be processed.

The machines are used for sanding, calibrating, and profiling edges and surfaces, for example on furniture parts, fronts, frames, strips, or interior fittings. They help prepare surfaces cleanly and evenly for subsequent painting, staining, or gluing.

The process is especially advantageous when very lightweight, stable, and visually high-quality parts need to be manufactured with consistent quality, for example structural parts with reinforcements or components with visible surfaces. PCM is suitable when dimensions must be exact and the quality of each part needs to be clearly documented.

Langzauner first analyzes components, tools, process windows, and quantities. Based on this, a molding press is designed on a project-specific basis in terms of pressing force, heating platen size, temperature control concept, and degree of automation. Design, hydraulics, control, and visualization come from in-house engineering. After manufacturing and assembly, commissioning, optimization of process parameters, and training of operating personnel follow. Companies receive a turnkey solution precisely matched to production goals and infrastructure.

At the beginning, Langzauner analyzes processes, tool concepts, and the specific need for manual intervention. Based on this, an opening station is designed on a project-specific basis, from the pure tool opening function through combinations with cleaning or layup stations. Design, manufacturing, and integration into the overall system are carried out by the in-house engineering department. During commissioning and the ramp-up phase, workflows are optimized together and operating personnel are trained. This creates a solution that takes ergonomic requirements, cycle times, and quality objectives into account.

At the beginning, Langzauner analyzes the press layout, tool concept, batch sizes, and production objectives. Based on this, a mold tool shuttle system with suitable preheating stations is conceptualized and structurally integrated into the overall system. Manufacturing, assembly, and connection to the control system are provided from a single source. During commissioning, the process is optimized together with the customer's team, test runs are supported, and operating personnel are trained. This creates a solution precisely matched to real cycle times and tool scenarios.

For filter elements made of PP, PE, or PVDF, panels or molded parts are produced in the press and then used in filter presses. The process is designed for high chemical resistance, tightness, and mechanical load capacity in demanding applications.

The laboratory presses use electrically heated steel platens to ensure homogeneous temperature distribution in the tool area. Up to 250 °C is possible as standard, optionally up to 450 °C, covering a wide range of thermal composite processes. The heating rate is approximately 8 °C/min up to 250 °C, optionally up to 50 °C/min. Compressed-air/water cooling provides defined cooling profiles so that both fast cycles and material-friendly temperature curves can be realized.

Customers are supported throughout the entire project. At the start, components, tools, cycle times, and spatial conditions are analyzed and the material flow is defined. This is followed by the specific design of the robotics cell, including gripper technology, conveyor technology, and safety technology. After design and manufacturing, Langzauner handles implementation with CE marking, transport logistics, installation, and on-site commissioning. Training and support during the ramp-up phase ensure that the robotics solution operates stably and efficiently in real production.

Molding presses can be integrated into automated production lines that include, for example, mold tool shuttles, high-bay warehouses, material transfer, cleaning stations, opening stations, and robotics. Mold tool shuttle systems enable fast, automated tool changes in just a few minutes. Interfaces allow injection units, primary heating circuits, or handling systems to be connected. This creates turnkey lines that combine material flow, tool logistics, and the pressing process into one continuous, cycle-time-optimized overall system.

The presses operate with pressure and travel control; all important parameters can be stored in recipes. Heating and cooling platens, also up to high temperature ranges, together with heating and cooling systems ensure that the component passes through exactly the intended temperature curve.

Flexible software records relevant process data such as pressures, temperatures, and times and stores them. This creates complete traceability: for every component, it is later possible to trace the conditions under which it was manufactured, an important point especially in the aviation industry.

Flexible software solutions record and back up pressures, temperatures, times, and other process data. With tools such as perfectDATA, this information can be evaluated and assigned to each component, an important basis for traceability, quality verification, and later optimizations.

The systems digitally record pressures, temperatures, times, and other parameters. Functions such as data logging, traceability, and recipe management ensure that processes remain reproducible and each component can be assigned to a data set, which is important for quality assurance and audits.

Important process data are recorded and backed up through flexible software with full traceability. This allows batches to be documented, quality requirements to be verified, and production processes to be analyzed, through to connection with higher-level systems and Industry 4.0 solutions.

With LZ perfectDATA, process data can be recorded in the millisecond range. The software offers trend analyses, visualization of large data volumes, predictive maintenance, and intelligent energy management for the IR heating fields. It is web-based, retrofittable, and can be combined with existing systems.

Flexible software with full traceability and data backup documents all relevant process parameters. This facilitates quality verification, series releases, and optimization in ongoing production.

Important process data such as temperatures, pressures, times, or tool changes can be recorded and stored through the control system. In combination with component marking, each part can be assigned to a data set. This facilitates quality verification, series releases, and later optimizations of the system.

Inline quality controls, precise temperature and pressure control, and marking and data backup systems ensure that every part is documented. Process data can be stored and evaluated later so that components are traceable and requirements, for example from the automotive industry, are met.

Robust support structures, precisely dimensioned drives, and a coordinated safety concept are used for high tool masses. Sensors monitor positions, locks, and movement sequences to avoid collisions and operating errors. The control system ensures defined travel profiles and controlled, low-vibration movement of the tools. This maintains process stability even with large loads while reliably protecting personnel, the press, and the tools from damage.

Short cycle times are achieved through fast material transfer, precise temperature control, servo-hydraulic drives, and well-coordinated automation. The press drive works energy-efficiently, and each axis is controlled so that parallelism and process accuracy are correct, without unnecessary energy use.

Several layers — for example the core, glass or carbon layers, base, and top sheet — are built up in the tool. In the press, they are consolidated under pressure and temperature, creating a ski with a defined flex curve, camber, and geometry.

Snowboards require different geometries than skis, such as wider shapes and special rocker profiles. Dedicated tools and suitable press parameters make it possible to produce boards with precisely the desired riding characteristics.

The daylights can be controlled either individually or together. Innovative heating platens made of steel or aluminum are possible, with each daylight receiving its own cylinder, or a combined “accordion” movement in which all daylights move together.

Modern CNC controls ensure reproducible sequences, integrated quality checks monitor the process, and optimized tool maintenance extends service life. In addition, Langzauner offers regular maintenance and service to avoid failures and secure the long-term availability of stamping and deep drawing presses.

Project data and contact details can be submitted via the “Request information” function. It is also possible to request brochures in order to review technical details and examples at your convenience.

High-bay warehouse systems can be realized both for new systems and as part of modernization projects. Existing production halls are analyzed in order to make optimal use of height, available floor space, and material flows. Interfaces to existing presses, transport systems, or ERP/MES structures are planned on a project-specific basis. If requirements increase, additional rack bays, levels, or connections can be added. This keeps the system scalable and supports companies over the long term as they grow and as product portfolios change.

The first step is a project inquiry with information on the product, desired output, degree of automation, and production environment. Based on this, Langzauner experts can develop a suitable system concept.

Interested businesses can briefly describe products, quantities, and the current situation in the operation using the “Request information” form. Brochures can also be requested. The responsible contacts then get in touch for a phone or online discussion, clarify details such as drawings, photos, or layout, and create an initial proposal or offer based on this.

For existing systems, Langzauner first analyzes the existing layout, safety concept, and control structure. On this basis, a robotics cell is positioned so that material paths remain short and existing components, such as sliding tables, mold tool shuttles, or transfer axes, are meaningfully integrated. Interfaces to press control and safety technology are designed on a project-specific basis. This creates a retrofit solution that uses existing investments while significantly increasing the degree of automation in component handling.

Project data can be submitted directly via “Request information,” and brochures can also be requested. Phone numbers can be found on the contact page.

Many machines can be equipped with options such as belt blow-off devices, electronic speed control, contact rollers, stop rulers, feed consoles, table extensions, or mobile bases. This allows them to be adapted to the workpiece size, edge shape, and desired processing depth.

Based on the examples shown, it is easy to see how loading, pressing, milling, sanding, and stacking can be automated. Anyone considering a new line or upgrading existing machines gets concrete ideas for what such a solution could look like in their own operation.

Via “Request information,” you can describe which materials, formats, and quantities are to be cut. Based on this, Langzauner recommends suitable variants, from manual to automatic veneer saws, matched to the application and budget.

Cleaning stations enable a continuous cleaning cycle for tools or components without blocking the main line. Deposits, residual material, or contamination are removed in a targeted manner before they lead to quality problems. In combination with random inspections, wear and process deviations can be detected early. The result is cleaner tools, more consistent surface quality, and higher repeat accuracy, important prerequisites for stable series processes in the composite and press environment.

Getting started usually begins with a requirements analysis: companies provide information on existing presses, tool weights, batch sizes, and desired cycle times. The “Request information” form can be used to make direct contact. Based on this, Langzauner develops an initial concept for mold tool shuttle systems and intelligent preheating stations, including an estimate of setup-time potential. After approval, detailed design, implementation, commissioning, and training follow, all from a single source.

High-bay warehouse systems are part of hard automation around presses and production lines. They are combined with storage and retrieval machines, tool storage systems, mold tool shuttles, sliding tables, and material transfer solutions. A higher-level control system coordinates storage and retrieval, tool changeover, and buffering. This creates a continuous material and tool flow from the high-bay warehouse to the press. This integration reduces interfaces, simplifies planning, and ensures that warehouse logistics and production function as one coordinated overall system.

By using vertical space, a high-bay warehouse concentrates inventory in a defined location. In combination with automated storage and retrieval stations, clear interfaces to production are created. Internal transports no longer spread uncontrollably across hall areas, but follow defined routes between the warehouse and production cells. This reduces forklift traffic, lowers collision and safety risks, and creates free space for value-adding processes, such as additional processing stations or buffer zones.

Contact and project data can be sent directly to Langzauner via “Request information.” In addition, personal contacts with email addresses and phone numbers are available to discuss specific questions about the application, design, and possible solutions.

Getting started is straightforward: use the “Request information” or “Request brochure” functions to contact Langzauner directly. Briefly describe your application, materials, and objectives, such as cost reduction, better ergonomics, or higher cycle rates. Langzauner then develops an initial concept for your material transfer, presents it, and refines it together with you. Step by step, this creates a tailor-made, turnkey automation solution.

If you would like to use a storage and retrieval machine (SRM), you can contact Langzauner directly via “Request information” on the website. Briefly describe your task and submit key data such as dimensions, loads, or desired storage capacity. Based on this information, Langzauner develops a tailor-made concept for a fully automated storage system, including high-bay warehouse, storage/retrieval stations, cleaning stations, and conveyor technology.

You can make direct contact through the “Request information” form on the product page and select “Automation” as the area of interest. Brief information about tool sizes, cleaning requirements, the type of manual tasks, and desired ergonomic improvements is helpful. Langzauner analyzes your existing line and develops a concept for how cleaning stations, locks, and work tables can be optimally integrated or retrofitted, including a layout proposal, safety concept, and connection to existing automation.

If you want to increase the productivity of your production with tailor-made press automation, you can contact Langzauner directly using the “Request information” form on the page. There you select the “Automation” area and submit your contact details and request. Langzauner has “the necessary concept in the talon” and adapts hard and soft automation so that your system achieves the highest possible efficiency.

The proximity of relevant storage locations to storage and retrieval stations plays a decisive key role. Frequently used tools or components are positioned so that transport routes remain minimal. At the same time, the warehouse logic can be adapted to process sequences and setup strategies. Efficiency is not defined by the travel speed of the storage and retrieval machine alone, but by the interaction of layout, storage strategy, and automation, an approach that reduces unnecessary movements and increases throughput.

Manual veneer saws are mainly guided by the operator and are used more for individual pieces or smaller series. Automatic and electromotor-driven models take over many movements and feeds and are better suited for recurring parts, higher quantities, and consistent quality.

Clearly structured workplaces at opened tools allow cleaning and layup processes to be standardized. Tools can be checked, cleaned, and prepared at defined intervals before being returned to the automated process. This lowers the risk of contamination, layup errors, or undetected tool damage. Random quality checks are easier to integrate because opening stations form fixed points in the process sequence. They therefore make a significant contribution to higher process stability and reproducible product quality.

Composite Presses can be used to produce large-format composite panels and components with defined thickness, surface, and structure. Pressure, temperature, and time are controlled so that stable, low-warp panels and molded parts for side walls, roofs, or floors are created.

The control software of the molding presses is developed in-house and enables flexible parameterization of pressure, travel, temperature, and time. Visualization solutions clearly display process states, including trend curves and recipe management. Data management and Industry 4.0 interfaces allow presses to be connected to higher-level systems, IoT platforms, or solutions such as perfectDATA. Companies thus receive transparent process data for monitoring, quality verification, and continuous optimization.

Storage and retrieval machines (SRMs) can move across the full height and length of a warehouse and therefore make especially efficient use of the available space. This allows high-bay warehouses to be realized on a very compact footprint, where a large number of tools or components are stored in an organized way and are quickly accessible. The SRM automatically stores, transfers, and retrieves items. Manual travel is eliminated, search times decrease, and warehouse organization remains transparent and controllable at all times.

The presses can be equipped with heating and cooling systems based on water or thermal oil, or alternatively with electric heating of platens or tools. This achieves the right combination of heating speed, temperature level, and energy efficiency.

Turning and swiveling devices make it easier to process hard-to-reach areas, roller sanding shoes adapt to contours, and sanding pressure support ensures uniform pressure. Digital displays, lighting, and electronic belt control make work more comfortable, more accurate, and repeatable.

They allow round or angled workpieces to be rotated and tilted so that hard-to-reach areas are easier to access. This reduces reclamping work, makes uniform grinding all around easier, and makes processing large or unwieldy parts significantly more comfortable.

In complex layup processes, fiber layers, inserts, or inlays must be positioned by hand. Langzauner work tables are automatically loaded, height-adjustable, and coordinated with tool handling for this purpose. Tools can be loaded in an ergonomically favorable way, visually inspected, and cleaned if necessary. The automated system then takes over again, for example by moving the tool into the press via locks or transfer axes. This keeps highly critical manual steps controllable without slowing the cycle of the overall system.

After the inquiry, components, process parameters, and desired quantities are analyzed together. Based on this, Langzauner designs mold carriers, the press system, automation, and additional components. After design, manufacturing, assembly, and commissioning, the customer receives a solution precisely tailored to the application.

Control and visualization are developed in-house. Flexible software, data management, and connection to Industry 4.0 systems make it possible to record and evaluate process data and, if required, transfer it to higher-level systems.

With LZ perfectDATA, process data is recorded in real time. This enables 100% component traceability, including connection to higher-level systems, trend analyses, and predictive maintenance. The solution is web-based and can also be retrofitted.

The raw material is placed on an integrated conveyor belt. This belt automatically feeds the parts into the press, where they are heated and pressed. This eliminates manual insertion, makes the process more consistent, and relieves operators.

A declared goal of automation is to eliminate sources of danger and improve workplaces. Automated loading, unloading, and material transport relieve operators of heavy, monotonous, or dangerous tasks. Ergonomically optimized workstations and automatic protection and handling functions significantly reduce accident risks. In addition, reproducible processes and clearly structured workflows provide greater clarity and safety at the workplace.

Langzauner optimally integrates each press into your user-specific environment. From parts provisioning, loading, and unloading through quality assurance and stacking, every step is precisely controlled. Transfer systems, feeders, and loading and stacking systems ensure high output, uncompromising quality, and maximum safety. User-friendly elements reduce ongoing costs and optimize all work processes. Retrofit units for existing machines are also provided for.

Langzauner’s automation solutions rely on high repeat accuracy and reproducible processes, a basic prerequisite for consistently high quality. Quality assurance and data recording are firmly integrated parts of the system. Combined with precisely controlled transfer systems, feeders, and loading and stacking systems, this creates a controlled process that minimizes deviations and significantly increases production traceability.

A long service life of the systems is targeted through robust design, high-quality components, and a long-term spare parts strategy.

Langzauner first records the requirements and key data of the processes to be mapped and analyzes the respective laboratory setting. On this basis, a perfectLAB configuration is selected in one of three sizes and supplemented with suitable options. Design, hydraulics, temperature control, and control technology are created in the in-house engineering department. During commissioning and the ramp-up phase, engineering teams support the optimization of parameters and processes. The result is a laboratory press precisely tailored to development goals and the working environment.

Requirements can be described and documents requested via “Request information.” Based on this, the experts propose suitable machine concepts and equipment, matched to components, surface requirements, and planned quantities.

Automated material transfer ensures that materials are available “on time” and “on quality.” Defined travel paths, reproducible handover times, and precisely coordinated motion profiles reduce fluctuations in the process. This means that temperature- or time-critical steps, such as handling organosheets, can be reliably maintained. The result is more stable processes, less scrap, and consistently high product quality across many batches.

Material transfer is used specifically where manual handling would be ergonomically unreasonable or critical from a safety perspective. Langzauner analyzes safety technology and ergonomics in detail and automates the movement, positioning, and handover of components. This reduces the risk of injuries, overload, and operating errors. Operators monitor the process from safe, ergonomic positions while linear axes and axis systems reliably transport the heavy or hot parts. This provides optimal protection for both the process and the people involved.

perfectDATA is Langzauner’s IoT solution for production lines. It records real-time data from the system, provides scalable data monitoring and visualizations, and enables data-driven optimization. Features such as predictive analytics support early detection of deviations and help increase availability and output. Thanks to system-open machine integration, perfectDATA can be integrated into existing IT environments and connected to other systems such as MES or WDS.

perfectLAB laboratory presses can use real-time data analysis through perfectDATA. Process variables such as pressure, travel, temperature, and time are recorded, visualized, and archived. This allows test series to be documented, parameter studies to be systematically evaluated, and results to be compared in a traceable way. The data provides a solid basis for material and process development, facilitates traceability, and supports scaling from laboratory to production scale, for example when designing later series presses.

The robotics solutions are designed so that process data can be continuously collected along the material flow, such as positions, cycle times, gripper states, or signals from upstream and downstream stations. This data can be connected to higher-level systems such as control systems or IoT platforms and used for monitoring, reporting, and optimization. Component handling is therefore not only mechanically automated, but also digitally transparent and forms a viable basis for more advanced Industry 4.0 concepts.

The green bricks are positioned automatically, precisely, and according to defined setting patterns on tunnel kiln cars. This optimizes car logistics, firing preparation, and cycle times along the entire line.

The hydraulic system reduces energy losses, thermal load, and unnecessary pressure peaks. At the same time, it enables precise pressing movements and stable process conditions, improving repeat accuracy and system availability.

A transfer and handling system takes over the semi-finished product, aligns it, feeds it, heats it in the infrared oven, and brings it to the tool. There it is formed, back-injection-molded with ribs, inlays, or reinforcements, then demolded, removed, and discharged, fully automatically in an interlinked line.

Profiles, camber, and process parameters are stored in the control system and run identically again and again. As a result, reproducibility and consistent quality are significantly better than with purely mechanically adjusted presses using many individual templates.

First, core material and cover layers are positioned in the tool. The press then closes, the tools are brought to the correct temperature, and defined pressure is applied. This causes resins and adhesives to flow and the composite to cure. After the cooling phase, the finished panel is demolded.

Presses often have confined space conditions, high temperatures, and loads that are difficult to handle. A sliding table moves tool and component changeover into an easily accessible area and creates clear, safe work zones. Operators can conveniently use aids such as cranes or forklifts without working in the immediate danger area of the press. This lowers the risk of crushing, operating errors, or overload while creating a significantly more ergonomic workplace.

Langzauner sliding tables are designed for high tool weights and, thanks to stable profile rail guides, offer high load capacity and stiffness. The table located outside the press is accessible from three sides, allowing cranes, forklifts, or other lifting equipment to be used optimally. This reduces manual effort, lowers the risk of damage to tools or components, and increases the service life of the press and peripherals.

Flexible software with full traceability documents all relevant process and production data. Data backup and evaluation options facilitate quality verification, series releases, and optimizations. If needed, the system can be implemented as a turnkey production line with connection to higher-level systems.

Press, handling, and setting system are synchronized. This reduces non-productive times, optimizes material flows, and precisely coordinates process steps. Depending on the application, significantly shorter cycle times can be achieved.

Cleaning stations, locks, and work tables are firmly integrated into Langzauner’s automation portfolio. Together with elements such as SRMs, high-bay warehouses, mold tool shuttle systems, material transfer, and robotics, they create a continuous material and tool flow. A higher-level control system coordinates these components so that parts automatically reach the right station, are prepared for manual steps, and are then integrated back into the automated process. This creates a turnkey, highly automated production line.

International suppliers use the press and system technology to produce composite components in consistently high quality. The goal is to reliably meet the strict requirements of aircraft manufacturers while also producing economically.

The presses use servo-hydraulics, a compact design, and an energy-saving drive concept. This results in lower oil volume, reduced energy consumption, and high accuracy at the same time. Good accessibility facilitates maintenance and setup processes during ongoing operation.

Servo-hydraulics significantly reduces energy consumption. Optimized pump technology enables up to 75% lower energy demand, often without additional oil cooling. At the same time, pressure accuracies remain very high, ensuring consistent quality.

Thanks to a demand-controlled hydraulic concept, energy consumption can be significantly reduced compared with standard market solutions. This lowers operating costs, improves economic efficiency, and supports more sustainable production in continuous operation.

Locks create a defined transfer point between the automated line and manual processing. Tools or components are transferred out of the automated transport system after a pressing process, for example, fixed in place, and made available for cleaning, rework, or inspection. After the task has been completed, they are transferred back to the conveyor system. Safety concepts and sensors ensure that system operation is not impaired and that neither people nor machines are put at risk.

When consolidation, forming, hybrid molding, and LFT-D are planned in one overall concept, many interfaces are eliminated. This reduces scrap, shortens throughput times, and makes it easier to keep component quality and cycle times stable, from the first sample to series production.

With a sliding table, tools can be cleaned, prepared, and set up outside the press while the system remains available for other tasks. The press does not have to wait for cooled tools, but receives the fully prepared tool via the sliding table in line with the cycle time. Tool changeover becomes an independent, optimized process step with reproducible workflows. Especially with frequent changeovers, these savings add up to a significant productivity gain across the entire shift operation.

Forming takes place very quickly: the preheated organosheet is brought into the press by transfer axis or robot and formed there in under five seconds, including pressure build-up. This enables short cycle times and an efficient production process.

Production lines are planned to efficiently cover defined product families. Adaptable programs, settings, and handling solutions usually allow different formats or layer structures to be run, from smaller batch sizes through to series production.

The presses can be flexibly set to various pressure, time, temperature, and dimensional parameters. This enables different programs and recipes for different components, an important prerequisite when several products or variants are to be produced on the same system.

Very flexible. Multi-process press systems allow parameter variation (pressure, time, temperature), automatic changeovers, robot integration, and more.

The systems are customer-specifically designed and modularly structured. Layout, oven technology, pressing forces, tools, and automation can therefore be adapted to new components, quantities, or processes, from initial projects to fully automated high-volume production.

Scalability is a central concept of Langzauner lines. The layout, automation modules, and digital infrastructure are designed so that additions and adjustments remain possible, such as additional processes, auxiliary units, or expansions in the material flow. This allows the customer to respond to new components, higher quantities, or changing technologies without replacing the entire system. In this way, the investment is made as future-proof as possible and remains economical even with dynamic market requirements.

The presses are designed for long service life and robust everyday use. This is important because they often run in multi-shift operation and a failure can affect the entire production process.

Automation Systems ensure a stable, repeatable process: from material handling and loading and unloading the presses to quality control. This reduces sources of error, ensures consistent quality, and helps reliably meet demanding cycle times.

The presses are built to order, from the size of the heating platens through pressing force and temperature to automation. This creates systems ranging from simple manual operation to fully automated lines with storage and retrieval machines and robot handling.

Instead of rigid standard machines, presses and lines are planned on a customer-specific basis. Pressing force, heating platen size, temperature ranges, number of daylights, degree of automation, and data connection are designed to optimally match the desired products and process steps.

Langzauner develops new material handling concepts together with its customers. Every material transfer solution is checked in the design department for feasibility, longevity, and performance before implementation. Layout, gripper technology, axis design, and the safety concept are presented in detail and coordinated with you. This results in a solution that not only works technically, but also operates reliably, with ease of maintenance and economic efficiency in demanding day-to-day production.

A typical line includes spraying technology for material application, a hydraulic press with tool temperature control, robot-assisted material handling, component cooling, punching and trimming, and automated discharge of the finished parts. Everything is designed in a coordinated way.

A system usually includes cutting and conditioning of the prepregs, automatic tool loading (from a pick-and-place system to a 6-axis robot), a servo-hydraulic press with controlled heating and cooling zones, a defined cooling phase, and stations for demolding, trimming, inspection, and component marking.

A line usually includes material storage, a cutting system (cutter), automatic stacking of the blanks, a hydraulic press with tool temperature control, a cooling station, and stations for destacking, milling, cleaning, and inspection. All stations are arranged to create a continuous material flow.

Low-dust work is supported by extraction hoods, extraction nozzles, and suitable belt covers. Stable machine stands, easily accessible control panels, and clearly guided workpiece supports help ensure that sanding is controlled, safe, and ergonomic.

Extraction hoods with suitable nozzles remove grinding dust in a controlled manner, while stable supports and clearly arranged controls support safe work. Lighting directly in the work area ensures that the surface is clearly visible and errors are detected early.

Process data such as pressures, temperatures, times, and positions are recorded and assigned to components. Inspection stations, marking, and traceability ensure that every part is documented. This allows OEM requirements, audits, and serial-production approvals to be represented cleanly.

Process variables such as pressure, temperature, and time are precisely controlled and recorded. After demolding, trimming follows (e.g., milling, water jet, stamping), as well as inspections using camera systems, weight checks, and component ID. All data is assigned to components, creating complete traceability.

Hydraulic press systems with controlled tool temperature, precisely coordinated heating processes, and automated handling steps ensure that temperature, pressure, and cycle times remain constant. Additional testing and inspection systems monitor the parts before discharge.

Spray quantity, mixing ratio, tool temperature, pressing forces, and cycle times are controlled, among other parameters. In addition, labeling and data recording provide traceability. This allows automotive industry quality requirements to be reliably met and processes to be evaluated or optimized later.

Active parallel control ensures that the press platens close evenly and in parallel. This is important so that the components receive the same pressure everywhere and therefore consistent quality across the entire surface.

Active parallel control in a thermoneutral design ensures that the press platens move evenly and in parallel. This is important so that similar pressures are applied across the entire component surface and uniform component quality is achieved.

The cleaning stations are arranged to the side or in auxiliary lines of the main system. Tools or components are transferred out through locks and cleaned in parallel with ongoing operation. This allows periodic cleaning, for example, to take place during production without taking the press out of cycle. Intelligent control ensures that enough clean tools are always in circulation and that cleaning intervals are automatically monitored. This increases availability and process reliability.

For exact parallelism, the hydraulic cylinders are controlled individually and coordinated through active parallel control in a thermoneutral design. Sensors and control algorithms continuously monitor the position of the press platens and compensate for tolerances or eccentric loads. This keeps wall thicknesses, fiber orientation, and curing conditions as constant as possible across the entire mold surface, a critical point for high-quality structural components and demanding composite applications.

The systems offer precise dosing, zone-controlled temperature control up to approximately 450 °C, and high repeat accuracy. This keeps melt temperature, fiber content, fiber distribution, and the pressing process stable, an important prerequisite for consistently high component quality, even in high-volume production.

Quality is ensured through in-house development, a high level of vertical integration, qualified personnel, inspections and test runs, and customer acceptance before delivery.

Langzauner handles transport, customs clearance, and installation of the system at the final location. The technicians, engineers, and automation experts who have already supported the project are on site for commissioning. They optimize the system for your series processes, support trial operation and ramp-up, and train the operating and maintenance personnel. The goal is to quickly achieve the planned performance indicators, stable quality, and high system availability.

A major advantage of Langzauner storage and retrieval machines (SRMs) is their very simple maintenance. Good accessibility and robust, durable components are already considered during design. The clear structure of drives, guides, and safety devices allows inspections to be carried out efficiently. In combination with service offerings and possible digital monitoring solutions, maintenance effort can be kept predictable and system availability maximized.

Because camber curves and parameters are stored in the program, model changeover is mainly software-based. You select the new program, make a few adjustments, and can quickly resume production. Setup times remain short and downtime low.

Langzauner offers mechanical engineering “made in Austria” with pressing forces of up to 100,000 kN and more. Very large heating platen sizes are possible, including lengths of more than 8,000 mm, as well as multi-daylight solutions for higher output per press stroke.

Langzauner builds mechanical engineering “Made in Austria” with pressing forces of up to 100,000 kN and more. The design is robust, the cylinder technology is maintenance-free, and very large heating platen sizes, over 8,000 mm in length, can be realized.

Example values: up to 26,000 kN pressing force (hydraulically up to 100,000 kN possible), closing speed up to 800 mm/s with more than 60 t of moving mass, pressure build-up in less than one second, and eccentric loading up to 21,000 kN. At the same time, tool parallelism remains under control.

The servo screw drives allow very fine movements, from extremely slow speeds in the micrometer range to fast travels of more than 250 mm/s. Position, travel, and force can be moved and controlled exactly, including defined force increase and pressing on distance.

Delivery time depends strongly on the scope and complexity of the system. Individual coordination with Sales is required.

The perfectLAB series is offered in three sizes and can be freely configured with numerous options. These include variable pressing areas, adjustable opening widths, different temperature and heating-rate ranges, and extensions in measurement and data technology. This modular concept allows laboratory presses to be adapted later to new materials, tools, or process windows. The system therefore remains usable over the long term, even as R&D priorities, standards, or customer requirements continue to develop.

The systems are modular, from laboratory and pilot systems for prototypes through medium-scale series lines to fully automatic high-volume production. Companies can start with smaller systems and later expand capacity or the degree of automation without having to completely rethink the process.

Thanks to adjustable units and modular concepts, both small series and larger quantities can be produced. Many systems are structured so that product changes are possible with manageable setup effort.

It is used wherever tools and platens must be heated and cooled down again, for example in composite presses, thermoplastic and thermoforming processes, sandwich/honeycomb components, or wood and metal presses. In short: wherever temperature is a central control lever in the process.

Application areas include vehicle construction, the electrical and construction industries, or general mechanical and plant engineering. Typical components include covers, housings, flaps, structural parts, trim parts, or larger exterior parts that need to be robust, dimensionally stable, and still comparatively lightweight.

They are used, among other areas, in the construction industry, the electrical industry, and the manufacture of consumer goods. Wherever molded parts or semi-finished products made of commodity plastics are required in consistent quality and larger quantities, this concept fits well.

Typical applications include front ends, battery housings, underbody panels, and crash structures in the automotive sector, lightweight components in aviation and aerospace, and panels, pallets, machine covers, or formwork in industry and construction.

PCM is used wherever low weight, high stability, and perfect appearance are required, for example in automotive engineering (structural parts, underbody protection, crash elements), in aviation and aerospace (interior trim, structural components), and in sports and leisure applications such as helmets, rackets, or bicycle components.

The technology is used wherever lightweight construction is required, such as in automotive, aviation and aerospace, caravan, or rail applications. High-performance plastics are used there to manufacture panels, trim parts, and structural components that save weight while still being robust.

It is used wherever semi-finished products, sheets, or plates must be heated before forming or pressing, such as in composite processes, thermoplastic applications, or metal and wood presses. Many industries benefit from more stable processes through well-temperature-controlled material.

The press systems are used in the aviation, automotive, caravan, sports, aerospace, metal, and wood industries, among others. Wherever precise, lightweight, and at the same time stable components are required, the composite presses can play to their strengths.

Multi-daylight presses are supplied, among others, for the wood industry (panels, doors, facade elements), the metal industry (e.g., fire doors), aviation (lightweight panels), caravan manufacturers, and the sports industry for skis, snowboards, and cross-country skis.

Typical sectors include the automotive industry (underbody protection, interior parts, bumpers, trunk liners), the construction industry (structural parts, insulation panels), marine applications (boat hulls, components), and sports equipment with lightweight, robust components.

Mold carriers are especially suitable when complex PUR components are to be manufactured in small or very small series with high uniformity and surface quality. They are ideal when flexible tools, short changeover times, and an efficient, reproducible process are the focus.

Whenever large surfaces need to be lightweight yet stable, especially in aviation. But sandwich and honeycomb structures are also an interesting solution wherever weight, stiffness, and fire protection play a role.

Especially when large quantities, complex shapes, and high quality requirements come together. Manufacturers then benefit from short cycle times, processes that are easy to automate, and components that are lightweight, stable, and visually appealing.

Robotics demonstrates its strengths when complex movements, frequent product changes, or high requirements for precision and repeat accuracy are involved. Typical use cases include loading and unloading presses, handling hot or sensitive components, and transitions between preheating, molding, and post-processing steps. Multi-axis robots can flexibly map different workpieces, grippers, and motion paths and therefore take over tasks that would be difficult or highly limited with conventional linear axes.

Each storage and retrieval machine (SRM) is individually designed in the in-house design office. The customer provides masses, speeds, travels, and lifting height, and Langzauner then develops an SRM that exactly matches the static and dynamic boundary conditions. This creates solutions that can be perfectly integrated into existing buildings, existing storage zones, or new production layouts while being optimally adapted to tool or component geometries.

Yes. Handling systems, robots, shuttle tables, and tool changers can be combined into fully automated lines. The handling of large, sensitive laminate packages or components is therefore reproducible — important for quality, cycle time, and occupational safety.

Yes. Handling systems, robots, conveyor technology, mold changers, dosing and spraying systems, as well as cooling and stacking solutions can be combined into continuous lines. The goal is a stable, largely automated process with short cycle times and as little manual intervention as possible.

Manual single-belt grinding machines are well suited for smaller quantities, frequently changing workpieces, and flexible tasks. Fully automatic two-belt grinding machines are ideal when many similar parts are processed with consistently high quality and an automated solution pays off economically.

Yes. The CNC technology, short setup times, and automatic camber curve adjustment make production economical even for small series. Programs can be changed quickly without having to use different templates or fixtures each time.

Langzauner has already implemented a wide range of automation projects away from presses. Regardless of whether you use press processes or want to automate other production steps, every system is equipped with suitable accessories so that it reaches its highest possible efficiency.

Yes. With contact heating, more mass usually has to be heated (platens, tables, supports). Contactless temperature control often requires significantly less energy in comparison because the heat is introduced more directly into the material, an advantage in energy-intensive processes.

Yes, very much. Especially in variothermal processes, every heating and cooling cycle affects energy costs. That is why temperature control is designed to operate economically, use savings potential, and, if needed, identify alternative heating systems.

Yes. The systems are developed and built in Austria. This strengthens technological sovereignty, shortens distances, facilitates service, and supports European independence in security-relevant key technologies — an important point for many defense customers.

Yes. The delivery package usually includes on-site operator instruction and, if applicable, technical training for maintenance personnel.

Yes, Langzauner is run as a family-owned company in its 4th generation. The company places great value on traditional values such as reliability and responsibility toward employees, as well as on sustainable growth.

Yes. Langzauner develops and manufactures machines in line with applicable legal requirements, industry-specific standards and customer quality specifications. Depending on the project, industry and country of use, relevant standards are reviewed and considered to ensure safety, quality and reliable integration.

The solutions are deliberately designed to be scalable. Material transfer systems can be modularly expanded or adapted as quantities increase, new component variants are introduced, or additional presses are added. Scalable and cost-efficient automation forms the basis: Langzauner combines decades of experience with tailor-made design so that your investment remains viable over the long term. If needed, additional axes, grippers, or stations can be integrated into the existing concept.

Yes. In laboratories and R&D especially, presses are needed that can be used to try out different materials and process windows. Multi-process presses offer a broad adjustment range, precise control, and documentation, ideal for material tests, sample parts, or small pre-series.

Yes. The systems can be expanded with handling, robotics, and shuttle tables into partially or fully automated lines. Everything is possible, from manual insertion to completely automated loading and unloading, depending on planned quantities and personnel capacities.

Yes. The robust design, precise control, and automated workflows are designed for industrial series production and stable processes in multi-shift operation.

Yes. Presses, heating zones, handling, and automation can be adapted, retrofitted, or expanded. This allows new components, higher quantities, or additional process steps to be integrated later without having to start completely from scratch.

No. The process can be used both for larger series and for smaller quantities. With adaptable tools, automation, and press technology, systems can be designed to cover prototypes, pre-series, and series projects alike.

Both. The technology is important for high-end applications such as aviation or automotive, but it also helps in “normal” industrial processes: whenever material needs to reliably reach a certain temperature before pressing, forming, or bonding.

Material transfer – linear axes – 2D refers to an automated solution in which materials or products are brought precisely to the right place at the right time by means of linear axes. Axis systems integrate the transfer efficiently, safely, and ergonomically into your production line. This reliably serves time-critical process steps, shortens throughput times, and creates the basis for a stable, automated manufacturing process.

This refers to machines and solutions for grinding, satin finishing, and polishing metal surfaces — for example on sheets, tanks, welded structures, or plates. The goal is a clean, uniform surface and a machining process that works well in daily operation.

The decision depends on cycle times, tool weights, space conditions, and the desired degree of automation. In many cases, the sliding table offers advantages when high safety requirements, tight layouts, and frequent tool changes come together. Langzauner analyzes the individual boundary conditions, compares sliding table and console solutions, and evaluates their impact on setup time, ergonomics, and process reliability. Based on this, companies receive a well-founded recommendation for the right tool changeover concept.

Technical data sheets show numbers, dimensions, and performance values. Videos additionally show the real process: cycle times, handling, ergonomics, and space requirements. This makes it possible to quickly assess whether a machine or line fits your own material flow, available space, and working methods.

The scope of expertise includes press systems, Laboratory Presses for development tasks, Automation Systems, support with technology and process questions, and turnkey concept solutions. This allows the entire path from raw material to finished caravan component to be covered from a single source.

The scope of services includes press systems, Laboratory Presses for development and testing, automation technology, support with process and material questions, and complete turnkey concepts — from the idea to ongoing production of skis, snowboards, and other sports equipment.

In a line, machines, handling, and control are coordinated with each other. This reduces manual transport, setup times, and sources of error. Quality and cycle times become more controllable, and throughput increases because fewer downtimes occur in the process.

Lightweight materials enable precise handling, high stiffness, and targeted damping — with lower weight at the same time. This is not only interesting for professionals, but also for ambitious recreational athletes who place high demands on their equipment.

High-bay warehouse systems enable significantly better use of space and an organized warehouse structure that is traceable at all times. Tools and components are available faster, search times decrease, and material flows can be clearly structured. In connection with automated movements, for example via storage and retrieval machines, process reliability and system availability increase. Companies benefit from shorter throughput times, reduced internal transport, and a clear separation between storage and production areas, an important building block for economical, highly automated manufacturing structures.

Advantages include high precision, custom manufacturing, high pressing force, a high degree of automation, energy efficiency, sustainability, and suitability for international use.

High efficiency and reliability, a significant increase in process reliability, very simple maintenance, and handling of masses up to 50 tons. At the same time, costs can be reduced through automated processes and optimized use of space. The systems are designed so that future expansions remain straightforward, a plus for long-term investment security and growth.

Lightweight structures improve driving behavior, reduce consumption, and create reserves for payload and gross vehicle weight. At the same time, stable, well-insulating sandwich or GFRP structures increase comfort and value retention — an important point for discerning campers.

Opening stations are designed to provide operators with ergonomic working conditions. Both inner tool surfaces are made accessible so that cleaning and layup work can be performed in an optimal body posture. Heavy tool halves are mechanically supported, and swivel and lifting movements are performed in a controlled way through the station. This reduces strain from heavy lifting or unnatural working positions and, at the same time, lowers the risk of crushing and accidents in the immediate press area. Ergonomics and safety are thus combined in a coordinated overall system.

Presses ensure uniform pressure and temperature across the entire surface. This improves gluing quality, reduces rework, and makes processes more predictable, for example in veneer layup, panel gluing, or door production.

SMC parts are stable, dimensionally rigid, and significantly lighter than many metal solutions. At the same time, even large, complex shapes with good surface quality can be manufactured. The process is very well suited for series production because cycle times and costs can be planned well.

Special sanding machines work more accurately and repeatably than purely manual machines. Swiveling sanding beams, adjustable tables, optional feeds, and suitable units provide better surfaces, less rework, and significantly higher productivity in everyday operation.

They work more stably, more uniformly, and with greater repeatability. Belt tracking, contact pressure, and support surfaces can be controlled better, resulting in consistent surface quality, less rework, and higher productivity — especially for recurring parts.

Langzauner uses energy-optimized hydraulic systems and modern control technology. This lowers energy consumption and operating costs while increasing process reliability. Robust hydraulic, tool, and control components ensure reliable continuous operation in series production.

The parts are lightweight, stiff, and stable. Through the use of fibers (e.g., glass, carbon, or natural fibers), high loads can be absorbed without adding much weight to the component. At the same time, three-dimensional shapes and larger surfaces can be manufactured economically in series.

Veneer saws are specially designed for fine, joint-tight cuts. They reduce tear-out and splintering, improve fit accuracy, and create an appearance that requires significantly less rework later during gluing or pressing.

It enables clean, uniform grinding, structuring, and polishing of sheets and welded structures. The robust design ensures precise results, even with larger metal components. This makes it possible to produce surfaces reproducibly in the desired quality.

The greatest advantage is flexibility: pressure, temperature, time, and travel can be adapted to different applications. New components or trials can often be tested on the same system. This saves investment costs, space in the hall, and reduces setup and downtime.

Conventional tool changeover in the press causes downtime, confined working situations, and long waiting times, for example due to cooling tools. A sliding table moves this process outside the press, makes it accessible from three sides, and enables parallel activities such as cleaning or setup. This shortens setup time, keeps the press better utilized, and improves ergonomics and occupational safety because heavy tools are moved in a controlled and easily accessible way.

The major advantage is that the system is planned along the specific production process. Pressing force, platen size, heating and cooling systems, and automation are combined so that the material flow works and reliable series production is possible.

Automated material transfer reduces unit costs, improves throughput times, and increases repeat accuracy. At the same time, it increases process and operator safety because critical or physically strenuous handling steps are automated. Flexible processes can be mapped more easily, and the reliability of the overall system increases. Ultimately, the customer benefits from more economical production, less scrap, and more predictable processes, a basis for higher utilization and greater competitiveness.

A unified control architecture coordinates press, handling, conveyor technology, quality control, and setting system. This allows process steps to be better synchronized, workflows to be monitored transparently, and the overall system to be operated more easily.

The integrated IR ovens reach temperatures above 500 °C with high peak output. Thirty individually controllable zones, pyrometers, and thermocouples ensure that the heating fields can be matched precisely to material thickness and geometry. This saves energy and ensures very uniform heating of the semi-finished product.

LFT-D components offer fiber lengths of more than 10 mm, very good crash behavior, high heat deflection resistance, and targeted reinforcement only where it is needed. This enables lighter components with the same performance, short cycle times, economical series production, and recyclability thanks to the thermoplastic matrix.

LWRT helps make components lighter without compromising stability and service life. The materials provide good thermal insulation, very good noise insulation, and can be quickly shaped in the pressing process. This makes them ideal for efficient, economical series production.

PCM combines low component weight with high strength and dimensional accuracy. Precisely controlled process parameters produce reproducible series quality with very good surfaces. Functional elements such as inserts, ribs, or fastening points can also be integrated directly into the component structure, reducing separate assembly steps.

Langzauner places great importance on system openness and integrates multi-axis robots from different manufacturers. This allows companies to continue using existing robotics standards or select the most suitable robot type without being tied to one provider. Integration is manufacturer-independent into the press system, control system, and safety concept. This flexibility facilitates later expansions, adaptations, or replacement of components and enables a long-term viable robotics strategy for component handling.

High pressing force enables uniform compaction, constant density distribution, and reduced porosity. This produces dimensionally stable, durable refractory products with high reproducibility for industrial series production and demanding applications.

An automated tool change system shortens changeover times to under ten minutes. This facilitates product changes, increases system availability, and makes it possible to manufacture different components economically on the same line.

With LFI, large, complex parts with smooth surfaces can be produced in one step. The components are lightweight, impact-resistant, and wear-resistant, and functional elements can be integrated directly. This reduces the number of components, weight, and costs while maintaining high stability.

The robust construction and proven machine design provide precise, repeatable results and a long service life. Processing remains stable and reliable even with larger or heavier components.

In the RIM process, mold carriers ensure even distribution of the reaction mixture in the tool. This creates components with thin, homogeneous wall thicknesses and low pore formation. The result is precise, visually high-quality PUR parts with economical cycle times, especially in small and very small series.

The hydraulics are designed as a variable-speed drive and enable maximum precision in pressure control and positioning. Demand-based pump speeds reduce run times and energy consumption, significantly increasing efficiency. Longer oil maintenance intervals and the elimination of separate oil cooling reduce maintenance effort. At the same time, adjustment of proportional valves is no longer necessary, simplifying operation and contributing to high availability, an important factor for R&D environments with many test series.

Instead of first forming and later injection molding separately, everything runs in one interlinked process. This saves time, reduces handling steps, lowers sources of error, and enables very short cycle times. At the same time, more functions can be integrated directly into the component.

The process enables efficient material use, short cycle times, and the manufacturing of complex geometries. Components achieve high surface quality, good strength, and durability. At the same time, wet compression molding offers extensive design freedom, for example for ribs, beads, or integrated functions.

Automated production lines are fully integrated systems built around composite presses, including upstream and downstream automation processes. Press technology, material flow, handling, and control are combined into a continuous high-tech line that is precisely tailored to your processes. The goal is to noticeably increase the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality of your production while reducing operator effort, error rates, and downtime.

Closed cooling systems form their own circuit in which the cooling medium circulates continuously, if required even completely water-free. They are especially useful when process reliability, defined water quality, or cooling independent of the rest of the infrastructure is required.

Composite presses are designed specifically for processing composite materials, for example in aviation, aerospace, and automotive applications. Examples include systems with high temperatures, degassing, vacuum, and integrated heating/cooling systems for components made of carbon fiber, glass fiber, thermoplastic, or thermoset materials.

High-bay warehouse systems are automated, space-optimized storage systems for tools, components, and materials. At the center is the combination of rack structure, storage and retrieval machine, and intelligently arranged storage locations to keep transport routes as short as possible. Efficiency is defined not only by speed, but above all by well-designed logistics, high availability, and safely controlled processes. The systems can be integrated into automated production lines and press solutions and are each planned as special solutions.

They are used primarily for series production of composite components, for example in processes such as prepreg compression molding or with very thick or complex layups (e.g., leaf springs). Wherever exact control and high dynamics are required, screw technology plays to its strengths.

Tailor-made mold carriers for PUR molded parts enable highly detailed components with low, uniform wall thicknesses and high surface quality. They are especially suitable for economical production of small and very small series when reproducible quality and efficient processes are required.

Mold tool shuttle systems are automated solutions for fast, safe tool changeover at presses. The spectrum ranges from simple spring-loaded roller bars to fully automated, unmanned tool changeover systems. The goal is to integrate tool movement, positioning, and preheating into a continuous process. This reduces downtime, makes setup effort predictable, and allows presses to be operated much more economically, especially with frequent product and tool changes in demanding production environments.

Langzauner molding presses are hydraulic composite presses for structural components, supplied as turnkey systems in various sizes and configuration levels. Pressing forces reach up to approximately 2,500 tons, with opening widths up to around 1,800 mm. Directly or indirectly temperature-controlled molds are clamped onto heating platens with lengths of more than 8,000 mm, manually or automatically. The systems are designed for high precision, energy efficiency, and continuous industrial duty.

These are presses that do not cover just one single process, but can be used for several applications, such as forming, consolidation, thermoforming, or laboratory trials. Settings, tools, and temperature control allow the machine to be adapted to different tasks.

Opening stations are specialized units in which molds or press tools are opened and made accessible. By defined “opening” of the tool, both inner tool surfaces are available for cleaning, inspection, or layup work. The goal is to enable manual intervention without disrupting the production flow. Opening stations therefore create an ergonomic, safe interface between people and automated production, especially in composite and press processes where tools are frequently maintained or newly loaded.

Organosheets are flat sheets made of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic, for example glass or carbon fibers in a plastic matrix. Tapes are narrow, usually unidirectional strips of the same material, often with targeted fiber orientation. Both serve as lightweight, stable semi-finished products that are later heated, formed, and further processed into the finished component.

These are composite components with a lightweight core and cover layers, similar to a “waffle” or “honeycomb” principle. A lightweight core (e.g., honeycomb or foam) is pressed between two cover layers. The result is very lightweight, yet still stiff and load-bearing panels.

Semi-finished products are prefabricated products that are not yet finished and from which components are later made. Examples include panels, sheets, profiles, tubes, organosheets, or tapes. They have defined dimensions and material properties and are further processed, formed, or cut in the next step.

A partner that considers presses, automation, process know-how, and digitalization together can plan complete lines — from the initial idea and feasibility studies through to the serial-production system. This reduces interfaces, shortens ramp-up times, and makes it easier to implement new vehicle projects.

Langzauner deep drawing presses are customer-specifically designed to produce complex hollow bodies from various metals. They offer exact control, variable drawing speed, optimized material flow, energy-efficient servo drives, drawing cushions at the top and bottom, parallelism control, and pressing forces of more than 5,000 tons.

With a single sliding table, tool and component changeover takes place on one side. The double sliding table can move to the left and right, opening up additional parallel processes: setup, cleaning, or unloading takes place on one side while the other side is already working in the press again. This increases throughput, improves press utilization, and makes downstream process steps such as cooling or post-processing more efficient.

Langzauner laboratory presses are compact, powerful composite presses developed specifically for R&D applications. They are based on decades of cooperation with fiber manufacturers, research institutes, and universities and can be freely configured according to customer requirements. The systems combine a high technology standard with minimal space requirements and are suitable both for test series and for near-series production of small components, always with a focus on precision, reproducibility, and process reliability.

The perfectLAB series is a hydraulic, electrically temperature-controlled upstroke press that combines maximum precision with a very small footprint. It was designed specifically for the requirements of prototyping and research tasks in the composite sector. Freely configurable functions, individual temperature and pressure profiles, and high control accuracy enable demanding process windows to be mapped precisely. The presses therefore provide the flexibility needed to systematically test new materials, tools, and processes.

Electric screw presses control position, speed, and force extremely precisely, operate without hydraulic oil, and are therefore cleaner and often lower-maintenance. Their high repeat accuracy and control dynamics are ideal for automated series processes with strict quality requirements.

Key advantages include robust mechanical engineering “Made in Austria” with pressing forces of up to 100,000 kN, maintenance-free cylinder technology, and very large heating platen sizes. Flexible process parameters for pressure, time, temperature, and dimension are added. The servo-hydraulic drive technology ensures high pressure accuracy, energy efficiency, and long oil service life. Customers thus receive a precise, economical, and durable basis for composite processes that can be adapted to new requirements.

Robots, handling systems, labeling, automated quality control, and digital monitoring can be integrated into LWRT lines. Digitalization solutions allow process data to be recorded, evaluated, and used for traceability, optimization, and service.

Composite presses can be connected with robots, injection units, storage and retrieval machines, handling systems, and primary heating circuits. This allows individual presses to be expanded into turnkey production lines with continuous material flow and high productivity.

Depending on requirements, everything is possible: manual loading and unloading, semi-automatic operation, continuous presses, or completely unmanned operation with storage and retrieval machines, handling systems, and robots. This allows the system to be optimally adapted to existing personnel capacities and quantities.

Robots, linear axes, dosing systems (volumetric or gravimetric), tool change systems, automatic component removal, stacking, and storage technology are possible. This allows the entire sequence from raw material to stacked finished part to be largely automated.

Automatic loading systems (storage and retrieval machines), buffer stations in the high-bay warehouse, handling, robot and gripper technology, and shuttle tables can be integrated. This enables a continuous material flow up to fully automated, unmanned production.

Depending on requirements, storage and retrieval machines, storage technology, handling systems, and robot and gripper technology can be integrated. These take over loading and unloading, positioning sensitive cores and panels, or transport between individual process steps, up to a fully automatic production line.

Depending on requirements, automatic tool change systems (single or double shuttle table), robots for loading and unloading, storage and retrieval machines, storage technology, and handling solutions can be integrated. If needed, this creates a fully automated line for high-volume production.

Servo-hydraulics enables pressure accuracies of up to approximately 1%. At the same time, optimized pump technology reduces energy consumption by up to 75%, often without additional oil cooling. This saves energy and operating costs and extends the service life of the hydraulic oil.

The sliding table is hydraulically driven and equipped with high-quality profile rail guides. This combination enables play-free, precisely repeatable positioning of the tool and component. Low displacement forces provide smooth, controlled movements, even with high tool masses. The press receives the tool in the exactly defined position every time, which is crucial for process stability, consistent component quality, and low mechanical load on press components.

The systems are designed for very large components, up to approximately 12,000 × 2,000 mm and, in special cases, with even larger spans. Pressing forces reach up to 100,000 kN and can be further adapted if required. This allows even large structural parts to be processed safely.

The systems feature flexible software with full traceability, data backup, and process parameterization.

Langzauner offers mold tool shuttle systems in various configurations. The range extends from simple roller rails with defined support functions to semi-automated solutions and fully automated, unmanned systems. Depending on requirements, transport, positioning, locking, and preheating of the tool are automated. Companies can therefore match the degree of automation exactly to cycle times, quantities, safety requirements, and existing infrastructure, from retrofitting existing systems to highly integrated new systems.

Sensors, automated process monitoring, and data interfaces are integrated into the hot presses. Pressures, temperatures, and times are recorded and stored. This creates complete documentation — important for certifications and verification obligations in the defense sector.

Short-stroke presses combine short strokes with extremely fast movements and very high force. This allows components to be formed precisely in seconds, with a lower overall height and less oil volume at the same time. It is ideal for fast, highly automated processes with many repetitions.

Turnkey means: from the initial idea through engineering, press systems, and automation to a ready-to-operate system, everything comes from a single source. This makes it easier for suppliers to enter new projects, shortens ramp-up times, and creates clear responsibilities for technology and performance.

The videos provide insight into long-belt grinding machines for metal, from grinding and structuring to polishing sheets, metal plates, and welded structures. They show how the systems work in real operation and what surface qualities can be achieved with them.

The videos provide insight into different systems: fully automatic production lines with up to 40 robots and large downstroke presses, a large RTM press for aircraft wings, a flexible laboratory press with servo-hydraulics, a high-performance system in the Solvay Application Center, and a multi-process short-stroke press. This allows technology, workflows, and references to be seen realistically “in operation.”

The videos show in a practical way how Langzauner machines run, how workpieces are handled, and what degree of automation different businesses can use.

The camber of the ski or board is set via CNC control, no longer through many individual templates. The desired bending line is selected by program, and the wedge adjustment adapts automatically. This makes the press very flexible and saves setup time.

It means a continuous solution from the idea to the finished component: engineering, press technology, temperature control, automation, sensors, and quality monitoring come from a single source. All steps are coordinated so that material flow, cycle times, and quality fit together.

With centralized program management, different ski and board models can be manufactured in one press. Changes to geometry or camber are made through software, not by modifying the machine. This enables fast model changes and short response times to market requirements.

The principle “hot in, hot out – ready for production < 5 minutes” describes tool changeovers that are completed in just a few minutes, even with tool weights of around 45 tons and more. Tools are preheated outside the press and then automatically moved into the machine. The entire changeover runs without manual intervention. Immediately after moving in, the required process temperatures are available so that production can continue under series conditions.

“Intelligent compaction” means using the standstill times of the storage and retrieval machine to actively optimize the warehouse structure. When no storage or retrieval orders are pending, storage locations can be reorganized, for example by moving frequently used positions closer to transfer stations. This dynamically prepares the high-bay warehouse for future requirements. This principle increases efficiency without additional hardware; optimization is carried out purely through intelligent control and warehouse logic.

Joint-tight means that the cut edges are so precise and clean that veneer strips can be placed next to each other without visible gaps and further processed. Splinter-free cuts protect the material, improve the appearance, and significantly reduce rework during gluing or pressing.

This is primarily about grinding, matting, and polishing metal surfaces, from steel to special alloys. Langzauner offers manual single-belt grinding machines and customer-specific special solutions such as fully automatic two-belt grinding machines. The goal is perfect, reproducible surfaces for industrial applications.

This refers to the interaction of machine, tool, temperature control, material handling, and process know-how. It is not only about the press itself, but about the complete path from dry or pre-impregnated laminate to the finished space component — including documentation and optimization.

This refers to the know-how surrounding the actual manufacturing processes — for example, which press processes, temperature profiles, or automation steps make sense for specific aviation components. Machines, process knowledge, and automation are considered as a coordinated package.

Turnkey means: from the first idea through engineering and system construction to commissioning and training, everything comes from a single source. Press systems, Laboratory Presses, automation, and software are planned as an overall package so that space suppliers can take over a finished, production-ready solution.

A complete line usually includes preform production, the actual RTM press, stations for post-processing, quality assurance, and data recording and analysis. Everything is planned so that material flow, cycle times, and space conditions match well.

This system is designed for gluing veneers: the material is automatically fed, heated and pressed in the press, and then transported onward. The 3-axis handling system safely moves and positions the workpieces in the process.

A ski press presses the ski or snowboard structure made of core, base, edges, and top layers under pressure and temperature into the finished shape. This produces stable, dimensionally accurate sports equipment with defined camber and bending line, repeatedly in consistent quality.

First, component geometries, weights, surface requirements, and tool data are recorded. A layout is then created that defines robot positions, gripper zones, transfer stations, and safety areas. Simulations and feasibility analyses check reachability, cycle times, and possible collisions. Based on these results, grippers, paths, and workflows are optimized. This is followed by detailed engineering, manufacturing of the components, and finally commissioning, during which the processes validated in the digital model are fine-tuned in the real system.

The process usually includes material feeding, automatic stacking of the layers, heating (e.g., in convection or infrared ovens), forming in a hydraulic press with controlled tool temperature, subsequent cooling, quality control, and automated stacking for further processing.

The sequence ranges from material handling through cutting and stacking of reinforcements, resin application and dosing, to molding in the press. This is followed by demolding, partial cooling, stacking, milling or cleaning, quality control, and final acceptance of the components, all in one continuous process.

After the inquiry, Langzauner works with a project team to analyze the existing processes and requirements. Based on concept studies and feasibility analyses, a tailor-made system concept is created. Design, control technology, manufacturing, and assembly are carried out in-house. Langzauner then handles logistics, installation, and on-site commissioning. Employee training and performance optimization complete the project. The customer receives a turnkey production line designed for continuous operation.

First, suitable blanks are cut from the SMC sheet and stacked on top of each other. This package is placed into the heated tool of a hydraulic press. Under pressure and temperature, the material flows into the tool cavities, cures, and is then demolded, cooled, and further processed.

There are usually two steps: first, an organosheet is consolidated from the semi-finished product, meaning it is “pre-pressed” under pressure and temperature. This organosheet is then preheated, quickly brought into the press, and formed into its final shape there within a few seconds.

Such a cell can connect material preparation, loading and unloading of the press, demolding, cooling, handling, and discharge. Storage and Retrieval Machines, shuttle tables, robots, and gripper technology ensure that components move through the process safely and reproducibly — designed for efficient serial production.

After delivery, on-site assembly follows, often carried out by an in-house team. This is followed by commissioning and training of operating personnel; finally, the system is handed over to the customer.

At the beginning, components, quantities, and processes are discussed. Feasibility analysis, design, and technical elaboration then follow. Every system is tested in the factory under real conditions, accepted together, and then installed at the customer site. Training, maintenance, and ongoing technical support secure long-term operation.

Fully automatic production means that material feeding, dosing, mold filling, pressing, removal, quality control, and stacking take place without manual interfaces. This reduces sources of error and increases process reliability.

Hard automation includes all physical automation components around a press system. These include SRMs (storage and retrieval machines), high-bay warehouse systems, mold tool shuttle systems with preheating stations, sliding tables/tool changeover, material transfer, opening stations, work tables, tool storage systems, cleaning stations, locks, efficient material buffer storage, and robotics for component handling. All of these modules are combined so that material flow, tool changeover, and handling run with maximum efficiency.

Quality control is integrated directly into the automated sequence. This allows products to be inspected during the process, faulty parts to be discharged, and consistent quality in series operation to be better ensured.

Langzauner builds machines and systems used to sand, profile, mill, glue, and press wood. This ranges from individual machines to complete lines, depending on the products and quantities manufactured in the operation.

For Langzauner, automation of presses means tailor-made solutions that connect presses and surrounding equipment into a safe, economical overall system. All essential system components, from feeding and transfer systems to quality assurance and data recording, work together perfectly. The goal is an optimal, operationally reliable production process in any environment, with high repeat accuracy and reproducible processes while reducing ongoing costs.

Langzauner offers veneer, jointing, and panel saws for professional woodworking. These allow veneers and panels to be cut precisely, from classic veneer processing to panel sizing in carpentry, furniture, or interior construction operations.

The scope of services includes press systems, laboratory presses for research and development, automation systems, technology and process know-how, and complete turnkey concept solutions. Customers therefore receive not just a machine, but a coordinated overall system around their composite process.

The services offered include long-term maintenance, spare parts supply, remote diagnostics while observing IT security requirements, on-site service, and training for security-cleared personnel. As a turnkey provider, the machine builder supports projects from the concept phase through engineering, production, and logistics to commissioning — and remains a point of contact afterward.

Soft automation complements hard automation with intelligent software and process solutions. These include MES (Manufacturing Execution System) for production control, WDS (warehouse distribution systems) for optimized material flow, and targeted process optimization. This level provides transparency, analyzability, and fast adaptability in production. As a result, automated presses are not only mechanically integrated, but also digitally integrated in an ideal way, an important basis for economical, future-ready manufacturing concepts.

This refers to targeted heating and often cooling of heating platens and tools in a press. In addition to hydraulic pressure, the process receives exactly the temperature it needs, for example when curing resins, forming thermoplastics, or bonding sandwich structures.

With the one-stop-shop principle, the customer receives press technology, automation, engineering, and service from a single source. Langzauner takes overall responsibility, from conceptualization and R&D through mechanical design, electrical planning, hydraulics, and software to robotics. This reduces interfaces, coordination effort, and project risks. At the same time, the customer benefits from short decision-making paths, clear contacts, and a consistent system architecture that is optimally coordinated and facilitates later expansions.

Langzauner offers service, maintenance, and original spare parts for the machines supplied in order to ensure long-term availability.

In thermoforming, flat, fiber-reinforced plastics are heated within a certain temperature range, formed in the press, and then cooled again. The material then remains stable in the desired shape, creating lightweight but highly loadable 3D molded parts.

This area covers press and system technology used to manufacture components for cars and commercial vehicles — for example hoods, spoilers, structural parts, underbody protection, or interior components. The focus is clearly on lightweight design, serial production, and a high level of automation.

Shorter cycle times, lower energy consumption, reduced interfaces, fewer manual interventions, and higher system availability improve output, operating costs, and payback time. This increases the economic efficiency of overall refractory production.

Electric heating systems directly on heating platens and tools up to 500 °C are offered, with active cooling on request. In addition, there are electric media heating systems that heat heat transfer media such as water or thermal oil up to approximately 400 °C and circulate them through the tool.

Possible equipment includes heating platens and cooling platens up to approximately 450 °C, infrared heaters (IR), vacuum systems, single or double shuttle tables, material handling, robot and gripper technology for loading and unloading, and various automation solutions for the parts flow.

Options include turning and swiveling devices for containers and angled workpieces, manual sanding shoe, interchangeable roller sanding shoes, additional trolleys, pneumatic sanding pressure support, digital table height display, lighting, electronic belt speed control, parking frames, and extraction hoods.

The veneer presses are convincing due to their durability and many equipment options. They are intended for daily use in production and can be configured with various options depending on requirements.

These presses are designed for very tight tolerances, uniform pressure distribution, and precisely controlled temperature management. Hydraulic systems up to around 50,000 kN, servo-hydraulics, active parallel control, and heating/cooling systems up to about 450 °C ensure that protective elements are produced reproducibly in the required quality.

When “opening a tool,” the tool halves are separated from each other in a controlled way and positioned so that both inner surfaces are freely accessible. Opening stations safely support, guide, and, if necessary, swivel or lift the tool halves. Cleaning, inspection, or layup work can therefore be carried out without the tool standing unstably or requiring complicated provisional auxiliary structures. This ensures reproducible, safe workflows during every tool operation, regardless of the operator.

Langzauner composite presses are press systems specifically designed for fiber-reinforced plastics and similar materials. They range from easy-to-operate individual presses to fully automated press lines, each designed to precisely match the components, quantities, and processes in the company.

Modern systems combine material feed, stacking, heating, pressing, robot handling, component marking, controlled cooling, final inspection, and destacking in a continuous line. This creates a closed process from raw material to inspected finished part.

RTM is very well suited for automated processes with relatively short cycle times. Components with high strength, good surface quality, and high fiber content are produced. At the same time, the processes are highly reproducible and therefore very well suited for series production.

During consolidation, the material is brought to temperature in the press via heating platens and then precisely cooled. This bonds the fibers and plastic matrix evenly, reduces air inclusions, and creates a homogeneous, flat semi-finished product that serves as the starting point for forming.

Depending on the process, heating and cooling systems can be designed electrically, with water, or with thermal oil. Heating and cooling platens are possible up to 350 °C, covering both standard and high-temperature processes.

The systems feature software with data traceability and data backup and can be integrated into connected production environments, for example with MES/ERP systems.

A transfer press connects several process steps in one line: from coil through decoiler, straightening machine, embossing station, and cross-cut shear to stamping, bending, handling, and stacking. This creates a continuous process with less setup time, optimized material use, and high process reliability.

A multi-daylight press is a press with several press daylights arranged one above the other. This allows multiple parts to be manufactured simultaneously in one pressing operation. It increases output per cycle and makes production significantly more efficient, especially in series production.

A panel press is a machine that presses materials such as composites, plastics, or sandwich panels between two heated platens. This produces stable, precisely shaped components, for example panels, boards, or molded parts for various industries.

This is a press designed precisely for these composite structures. The different layers, cores, cover layers, prepregs, or films are inserted, heated, pressed under pressure, and permanently bonded together. Temperature and pressure can be precisely controlled.

A short-stroke press is a particularly compact forming press with a short stroke and very high pressing force. It is used to manufacture composite parts in the aviation and aerospace, automotive, and rail industries and is designed according to the customer’s specific process sequences.

A sliding table is a hydraulically driven system used to position tools and components outside the press and then move them into or out of the press. In modern press systems, especially in the composite and metal sectors, it is one of the most important automation modules. By moving tool and component changeover out of the press, setup times are shortened, processes are standardized, and overall system efficiency is noticeably increased.

An electric screw press is a press in which the press stroke is generated not hydraulically, but by an electric screw drive. It operates very precisely and quickly and does not require oil or other operating media, making it ideal for automated processes in composite production.

An SRM (storage and retrieval machine) is a rail-guided storage vehicle for the automatic storage, transfer, and retrieval of tools, components, or other goods. It moves across the full height and length of the warehouse and forms the heart of an automated production line. Through close coordination with the high-bay warehouse, conveyor technology, and peripheral equipment, the SRM significantly increases the efficiency of your overall system and ensures high process reliability and productivity.

The scope of services includes concept development and feasibility studies, design and system construction in-house, logistics, installation and commissioning at the customer site, as well as service, maintenance, process optimization, and training. This creates a complete WCM solution from raw material to series component.

With “Perfect Production,” Langzauner assumes higher-level control of your system. The goal is to provide a product and plant environment with sustainable quality assurance and longevity. Automation is therefore not understood as an individual project, but as a continuous overall concept in which control, monitoring, and optimization come together centrally, an important basis for efficient, stable, and future-proof production processes.

The hydraulic refractory press is an industrial press system for the production of refractory bricks. It combines high pressing force, precise control, robust design, and automated processes for efficient series production.

Long Fibre Injection is a process in which long glass fibers are injected into an open tool together with a reactive resin, such as polyurethane. The mixture foams and cures there. This produces lightweight, robust composite components, mostly for vehicle construction.

LWRT stands for “Lightweight Reinforced Thermoplastics.” These are fiber-reinforced, lightweight thermoplastic materials with high strength, good thermal insulation, and very good sound insulation properties. They are used primarily in vehicle construction when components need to be stable while saving weight.

Hybrid structures combine different materials in one component, for example fiber-reinforced thermoplastics plus back-injection-molded ribs or mounts. This saves weight, allows functions to be integrated, and makes components stable, stiff, and assembly-friendly.

In contact heating, the material lies directly on heated surfaces, for example on heating platens or heated tables. The advantage is that the material can not only be heated, but also pre-consolidated, which is expressly desired in many composite and thermoplastic processes.

Here, the material is heated without direct contact, for example by infrared radiators or hot air. The heat “comes from a distance” to the component. This is gentle for handling and can be well integrated into automated lines, for example with material transfer axes.

In these systems, the heating medium, for example thermal oil, is heated by gas-powered heating units. This can be interesting if gas is particularly inexpensive or already available in the plant and large amounts of heat need to be provided efficiently. The temperature is also controlled.

This refers to presses that form or punch sheet metal parts. Stamping presses cut and emboss sheet metal parts, while deep drawing presses form complex hollow bodies from sheet metal, such as cups, housings, or structural parts. Both press types work hydraulically, meaning they are powerful, very precise, and easy to control.

Presses for woodworking press wood, veneers, and panels under pressure and temperature. This produces, for example, veneered panels, door leaves, or other multilayer wood structures with stable, durable bonding.

Production lines for woodworking are complete systems in which several work steps run automatically one after another, for example feeding, gluing, pressing, cooling, and stacking. The goal is a consistent material flow and high output with as little manual intervention as possible.

This means targeted heating, and often cooling, of material before it enters the press or tool. The goal is for the material to have exactly the right temperature so that it can be formed, pressed, or consolidated well, without overheating or undercooling.

LFT-D (Long Fiber Thermoplastic – Direct) is a process in which thermoplastic granulate and continuous fibers such as glass or carbon rovings are brought together directly in a twin-screw extruder. The fibers are impregnated in the melt, creating components with high strength, stiffness, and very good energy absorption.

This primarily refers to fiber-reinforced thermoplastics, meaning plastics reinforced with glass, carbon, or other fibers. They are used to produce lightweight but very stable components, for example for cars, aircraft, or technical applications.

In wet compression molding (WCM), fibers and resin are brought together directly in the process, placed into a tool, and formed in a hydraulic press under pressure and temperature. This produces load-bearing, lightweight composite components, for example for vehicles or construction applications.

Secondary control circuits are additional, finely controllable circuits with which individual zones or tools can be temperature-controlled separately. This allows different tool areas or multiple presses to be connected to a central heating/cooling system while still being controlled individually.

This refers to press and automation solutions for manufacturers of defense and security products — for example ballistic protection systems, lightweight components for military vehicles, or safety-relevant aerospace components made from fiber-reinforced materials.

PCM is a molding and curing process for fiber semi-finished products already impregnated with resin, known as prepregs. These layers are pressed and cured in the tool of a press under defined pressure and defined temperature. This produces very lightweight, high-strength components with high-quality surfaces.

Robotics for component handling refers to the use of multi-axis robots and adapted gripper technology wherever linear systems reach the limits of their flexibility. Robotics takes over upstream and downstream processes around presses and production lines, moves components in three dimensions, and links multiple process steps into one continuous workflow. The goal is a highly efficient, stable material flow that shortens cycle times, increases process reliability, and can be precisely adapted to tools, components, and spatial conditions.

RTM stands for “Resin Transfer Molding.” Dry fiber semi-finished products are placed in a closed tool. Resin is then pressed into the mold, fully impregnating the fibers and then curing. This produces lightweight, very stable components with a good surface.

SMC stands for “Sheet Molding Compound.” It refers to a sheet-like material made of resin, fillers, and reinforcing fibers, usually glass fibers. These sheets are formed into components in the tool of a press under pressure and temperature. The term is used both for the material and for the associated pressing process.

Langzauner supplies the press and fully automatic setting system from a single source. As a result, the pressing process, handling, quality control, and stacking are optimally coordinated without interface problems between different system suppliers.

The LZK3-NCV is a universal, compact edge sanding machine with an NC-controlled sanding beam. The beam is easy to adjust and can be continuously swiveled up to 45° without adjusting the table. This allows even small batch sizes to be processed efficiently and with repeat accuracy.

Prepregs are cut from the roll, conditioned, and temporarily stored cooled if needed. The layers are then automatically placed into the tool, compacted and cured under pressure and temperature in a servo-hydraulic press, then cooled in a controlled way, demolded, trimmed, and inspected. All steps are designed for short cycle times.

A pneumatic cylinder supports the contact pressure of the abrasive belt. The pressure can be adjusted and remains constant, making the grinding result more uniform and reducing the force the operator has to apply — especially helpful during longer processing times.

It is designed for grinding, structuring, and polishing sheets, metal plates, and welded structures. It is therefore ideal for companies that want to manufacture or rework large or complex metal components with a uniform surface.

The LZG-S is a belt sanding machine for larger surfaces and workpieces. It features electromotor-driven table height adjustment, a large sanding table, high belt speed, and a powerful drive. This makes it ideal for surface sanding of panels, fronts, and other larger components.

In caravan and motorhome manufacturing, the focus is strongly on lightweight design: components should be stable, durable, and corrosion-resistant while adding as little weight as possible. Fiber-reinforced plastics are ideal for this — they combine low weight with high stability and a robust surface.

Direct contact can be made via “Request information” or the named contact persons. In the discussion, components, surface requirements, and quantities are clarified; Langzauner then proposes suitable machine or system concepts for metalworking.

After the inquiry, requirements for surface quality, workpieces, and quantities are discussed. Based on this, Langzauner proposes suitable machine concepts and equipment, from manual grinding machines to special solutions. The result is a solution that fits both technically and economically.

The hydraulic cylinders generate the pressing force and move the press table. High-quality cylinders with good guidance and sealing are crucial for smooth running, low maintenance, and consistently high pressing force.

In this process, standard plastics such as thermoplastics or thermosets are heated, formed in a press, and cooled again. This produces molded parts or panels that are stable and have a defined surface and geometry, suitable for series production in many industries.

Langzauner storage and retrieval machines (SRMs) are designed for high loads and can handle masses of up to 50 tons. This makes them ideal for heavy tools, large-format components, or other heavy goods typically found in press and composite systems. The design is always project-specific, so load capacity, dynamics, and safety reserves match your requirements exactly.

The portfolio includes, among others, belt, edge, and radius sanding machines, profile processing machines, and continuous milling and profile sanding machines. This allows surfaces, edges, and profiles of a wide variety of wood components to be processed.

With the long-belt grinding machine, surfaces can be smoothed, structural effects can be created, and metal parts can be polished to the desired shine. This allows functional and visually high-quality surfaces to be produced in one continuous process.

Hydraulic stamping presses combine high precision with energy efficiency. Variable pressing forces, controlled movement sequences, and optimized punch-die geometry ensure clean cuts. Integrated cutting impact damping reduces stamping noise and protects the machine and tool, which is important for high production volumes.

The solutions are designed to cover a broad material spectrum, from wafer-thin thermoplastic organosheets to semi-finished products weighing several kilograms. The material transfer system is designed so that grippers, fixtures, and motion systems match your component geometries and weights exactly. This allows sensitive lightweight components to be moved just as safely as robust, more massive semi-finished products, without compromising precision or cycle time.

The systems are designed for efficient processing of various composite materials, for example CFRP, GFRP, BMC, SMC, or GMT. With the right pressing force, temperature control, and automation, a wide variety of lightweight components and multilayer composites can be produced.

The mold carriers can be combined with hydraulic press systems up to 100,000 kN. Energy-saving drive concepts, servo-hydraulics, high control accuracy, and active parallel control ensure consistent quality while reducing energy consumption. Good accessibility facilitates maintenance, retooling, and tool changes.

The presses achieve closing forces of up to 100,000 kN, work with heating and cooling technology up to around 500 °C, and use servo-hydraulics for high accuracy and energy efficiency. Depending on the task, multi-daylights, shuttle tables, robot handling, vacuum systems, and material transfer systems can be integrated.

The philosophy is shaped by the guiding principle “Perfection… is an inner attitude.” It is about technical excellence, innovation, quality, and customer focus, based on a long tradition.

The offering includes energy-optimized heating and cooling solutions, coordinated media circuits, and control strategies that avoid unnecessary heating and cooling output. Especially with frequent temperature changes, this can significantly reduce energy demand per component without impairing process quality.

Recipe-controlled processes, component marking by QR code or RFID, connection to MES/ERP, condition monitoring, and remote support ensure transparent processes. With solutions such as perfectDATA, production and quality data are recorded, analyzed, and archived, forming the basis for traceability, optimization, and predictive maintenance.

Langzauner supplies, for example, hot platen presses, wood-strip gluing presses, continuous presses, solid wood presses, multi-chamber and multi-daylight presses, as well as press lines for doors and parquet. This allows very different products to be manufactured.

Our press systems can achieve values of up to 100,000 kN.

The refractory press is designed for very high pressing forces. Depending on the version, pressing forces from 2,600 to 25,000 kN are possible, allowing even demanding geometries to be manufactured reliably.

Langzauner realizes hydraulic press systems with pressing forces of up to 100,000 kN. Servo-hydraulics, active parallel control, and energy-efficient drive concepts ensure high precision while optimizing operating costs.

Langzauner realizes electric press systems with pressing forces of up to 4,000 kN. In combination with very good control dynamics and precise force-distance control, these systems are ideal for demanding composite applications in industrial series production.

In many operations, product and tool changeovers cause long downtimes: tools have to cool down, be manually unloaded and loaded, aligned, and brought back to process temperature. This process blocks valuable press capacity and can take up to an entire shift. Mold tool shuttle systems automate large parts of these steps, decouple them from press operation, and make the changeover much faster, reproducible, and easier to plan, a noticeable lever for reducing unit costs.

In woodworking, machines are available for applications such as pressing, sawing, and sanding. In metalworking, the portfolio includes systems for sheet metal and profile processing.

The system is suitable for refractory bricks for cement rotary kilns, insulating bricks for steel mills, refractory products for aluminum plants, as well as complex wedge-shaped geometries, series formats, and special formats.

The presses offer hydraulic pressing forces up to approximately 100,000 kN, servo-hydraulics with high accuracy and energy efficiency, active parallel control, swivel units for swinging out the upper mold, automatic tool change systems, heating and cooling systems up to 450 °C, vacuum systems, and options such as shuttle tables.

Extremely high standards apply in aviation: components must be lightweight, highly reliable, and safe over many years. Production systems therefore must operate precisely and stably and provide excellent documentation so that every batch meets strict quality requirements.

Repeatability, process reliability, and complete traceability are what matter here. Every batch must be documented and every process step must be traceable. Systems are therefore designed for stable processes, complete data acquisition, and high availability.

Components must function reliably for many years — often without any possibility of repair. Systems therefore must operate very precisely, stably, and reproducibly. High process reliability and documented quality are mandatory, not optional.

Many structural and fairing components made of composite materials are manufactured on Composite Presses. Pressure, temperature, and time can be set precisely there, creating lightweight, stable components in consistent quality — in line with the strict requirements of the space industry.

Composite Presses form and consolidate fiber-reinforced materials into finished parts — for example for structural and interior components. Many of these parts are produced on such presses because pressure, temperature, and time can be controlled precisely.

Heating and cooling platens ensure that the components reach the correct temperature for bonding and curing and then cool down in a controlled manner. Vacuum systems help draw air out of the composite so that no air inclusions form and the bond between core and cover layers becomes reliable.

Intelligent preheating stations are an essential part of mold tool shuttle systems. Tools are brought precisely to process temperature outside the press, either electrically or with media, before they enter the system. Time-consuming heating in the press is eliminated. Preheating, provisioning, and changeover mesh seamlessly so that new tool sets enter the process practically “ready for production,” a central building block for short setup times and stable process conditions.

Laboratory Presses — such as perfectLAB systems — are used for material development, component analysis, sensor integration, smart materials, and rapid prototyping. This allows new protection concepts and material combinations to be tested before they are transferred to serial-production systems.

Organosheets and tapes form the load-bearing “framework” of the component. They are heated, formed, and then back-injection-molded at defined locations. This allows the fiber orientation to be used specifically and combined with local reinforcements.

They form materials — for example SMC, LFT-D, LWRT, or prepregs — into finished parts. Pressure, temperature, and time are controlled precisely, creating components with defined quality, high reproducibility, and suitable cycle times for serial production.

The in-house R&D department is involved in projects at an early stage and works together with the customer's team to develop concept variants and feasibility studies. Process chains are simulated, layouts are optimized, and technologies are evaluated. This creates reliable decision-making bases regarding cycle times, productivity, and investment security. This R&D focus ensures that the production line is technically mature, practical, and economical before investment is made in hardware.

The presses are equipped with flexible software, full traceability, and data backup. Process data such as temperature, pressure, and times are recorded and stored. This facilitates quality verification, comparisons between different trials, and optimization of settings for new components.

Swivel-stroke units add additional degrees of freedom to opening stations. Tools are not only opened, but can also be swiveled and adjusted in height. This makes it possible to reach critical areas on the inner tool surfaces ergonomically, for example for precise layup work or detailed cleaning. At the same time, the tool remains safely guided in every position. This combination of opening, swiveling, and lifting makes it possible to ensure consistent quality in manual work steps, even with large or complex tools.

Automation helps handle large and sometimes sensitive panels safely, position them accurately, and press them reproducibly. Material handling, loading, unloading, and intermediate storage can be organized so that cycle times remain stable and quality is assured.

Automation ensures that material transport, contact heating or infrared temperature control, and subsequent pressing mesh cleanly. Sliding tables, transfer axes, vacuum fixtures, or robotics help move hot parts precisely and make the entire process safer, faster, and more reproducible.

Servo-hydraulic drives, optimized heating systems with zone division, good insulation, and heat recovery significantly reduce energy use. At the same time, short cycle times help lower energy consumption per component. This noticeably reduces process costs and resource consumption.

The sports industry has been using fiber-reinforced plastics for more than 40 years. As a result, there is extensive practical knowledge about how materials behave, which press processes work, and how to keep the quality of serial products stable over many years.

LFI systems can be integrated into higher-level control systems. Process data from spraying technology, press, handling, and final inspection is then available centrally, for example for quality verification, OEE evaluations, maintenance planning, or optimization of cycle times.

Robots take over automated removal and transfer of the green bricks. They ensure gentle handling, consistent movement sequences, and high process reliability, especially for sensitive or complex-shaped products.

Molding presses use a servo-hydraulic drive with pressure accuracies of up to approximately 1%. Optimized pump technology reduces energy consumption by up to around 75% compared with conventional hydraulic systems, while also reducing oil volume. Low-maintenance components and an extended service life of the hydraulic oil reduce operating costs. Since the cylinders are controlled individually, pressing force can be managed very precisely, a key factor for reproducible component quality and parallelism.

Sustainability and environmental awareness are described as a strategic focus. This includes energy-efficient machines, optimized manufacturing processes, and a long-term corporate strategy.

For every system, the design department analyzes all relevant parameters in detail: material properties, tool design, stamping or drawing forces, speeds, stroke rate, lubrication, and environmental conditions such as temperature. Simulations and feasibility studies help optimally coordinate tool and press.

The combination of work tables, locks, and cleaning stations defines a clearly structured interface between people and automated technology. Safety concepts, protected areas, and ergonomic design reduce risks during manual tasks. At the same time, quality assurance is improved: employees can randomly inspect tools, visually check components, or perform measurements before they are transferred back into the line. Through this controlled interaction, the overall process remains robust, traceable, and auditable.

The high-bay warehouse forms the static structure, while the storage and retrieval machine is responsible for automated movement within this structure. Only when both components are precisely coordinated can short access times, high availability, and low susceptibility to faults be achieved. Langzauner develops high-bay warehouse systems so that load capacities, travel paths, speeds, and safety concepts of the SRM are optimally supported. This creates an overall system that reliably handles both heavy tools and sensitive components.

The one-stop-shop principle means that mechanics, robotics, conveyor technology, safety technology, software, CE marking, and service come from a single source. This eliminates many interfaces between different suppliers. Project planning, implementation, logistics, commissioning, and later service are coordinated centrally. This reduces coordination effort and project risks, speeds up decisions, and ensures that all components, from the press and robot to data collection, merge into a coherent overall system.

The press brings the material into its final shape. Pressing force, exact temperature control of the tools, and parallel opening and closing are important. Only when pressure and temperature are applied evenly across the surface do components with consistent quality and reproducible molded-part weight result.

The heavy welded steel frame ensures that the press barely deforms even under high pressing force. This helps distribute pressure evenly and achieve accurate results over the long term.

The machines are equipped in accordance with the Machinery Directive and relevant safety standards, including protective devices, control safety, emergency stops, and more.

After commissioning, long-term support begins: Langzauner offers customized maintenance contracts, remote maintenance, short-notice on-site repair assignments, spare parts supply, and support with site relocations. Service teams that know your specific production line in detail take care of regular inspections and optimizations. This keeps the system powerful, safe, and up to date over the long term, an important factor for predictable production costs and high availability.

Variants range from laboratory presses and production presses to large-scale systems with pressing forces of up to 100,000 kN, depending on the application.

The benefits are clearly measurable: optimized cycle times, a lower error rate, and a significant increase in competitiveness. At the same time, ergonomics are improved, sources of danger are reduced, and workplaces are made safer. High repeat accuracy and quality assurance increase process stability and product quality. Integration into system control enables a complete solution from a single source, including data recording and the option to retrofit units on existing machines.

Typical applications include the transfer of organosheets from the infrared oven into the press, draping by height adjustment, and material transfer to molding or hydraulic presses. The 2D linear axes enable precise positioning in plane and height so that components are optimally prepared for the next process step. This allows thermoplastic processes, composite molding presses, or multi-stage production lines, for example, to be automated efficiently and with high repeat accuracy.

The cooperation does not end after commissioning. Langzauner provides operator training, service and maintenance offerings, remote maintenance, fast spare parts supply, and, if required, adjustments to control or automation. This keeps the multi-daylight press reliable and productive over the long term and allows it to grow with new products or requirements.

Depending on the application, machines are equipped with paint finishes, surface treatment, appropriate non-stick coatings, or cleanroom-compatible versions.

Depending on the version, either the entire machine frame can be tilted from 0–45° or a tilting table from 0–110°. This allows the flow of the PUR system to be controlled deliberately, air inclusions are reduced, and the mold is filled optimally, ideal for complex geometries and demanding components.

Cleaning stations, locks, and work tables allow human intervention without disrupting the production flow. Complex layup processes, continuous cleaning, or random quality checks can take place outside the main line while the system continues production. Tools or components are transferred out of the system in a controlled way, cleaned, inspected, and ergonomically prepared before being transferred back in. This increases product quality and system availability without sacrificing cycle time or process reliability.

The stacking unit receives the finished parts at the end of the line and stacks them in an orderly way. This saves manual work, ensures a clean stack pattern, and prepares the products well for further steps such as intermediate storage, cutting, or shipping.

After the pressing process, the setting system handles the complete handling of the green bricks. It transports, inspects, and gently stacks the products on tunnel kiln cars in a cycle-time-optimized way for the subsequent firing process.

They are used when surfaces need to be smoothed, visually enhanced, or given a specific structure. Typical tasks include deburring, pre-grinding, fine grinding, satin finishing, and polishing visible or technically important metal surfaces.

Opening stations handle all manual activities that need to take place on opened tools: cleaning, visual inspections, complex layup or loading processes, and random quality assurance. Meanwhile, the rest of production continues with minimal interruptions because tools are deliberately transferred out of the main process. Maintenance and inspection steps can therefore be moved into clearly defined, ergonomic work areas. This increases process stability, reduces unplanned downtime, and supports a clean, reproducible production environment.

This machine was developed as a modular automatic edge processing machine. It profiles and sands solid wood edges in one work step and is used in veneer and solid wood applications. A conveyor belt with lifting unit takes over the parts and returns them via a roller conveyor.

Hydraulic press systems up to 100,000 kN are possible, along with a very low overall height, energy-saving drive concepts with lower oil volume, servo-hydraulics with high accuracy, and active parallel control. At the same time, the system remains easily accessible for maintenance and tool changeover.

Molding presses operate with pressing forces up to approximately 2,500 tons; in the general composite press platform, up to 100,000 kN or more is possible. Opening widths typically reach up to 1,800 mm. Directly or indirectly temperature-controlled molds are clamped onto heating platens with lengths of more than 8,000 mm. Heating and cooling platens can be operated up to 500 °C, depending on the version electrically, water-based, or thermal-oil-based and matched to the process and material.

The press systems cover high pressing forces up to the range of 100,000 kN and can be designed with multiple daylights or as continuous systems. Servo-hydraulics ensures high accuracy and energy efficiency, while active parallel control provides uniform pressure across the surface.

The perfectLAB presses provide an opening width of 430 mm, which can be individually adjusted if required. Pressing force covers a range from 20 to 1,100 kN, with pressing areas of 400 × 400 mm or optionally 500 × 500 mm. Pressing speeds range between 1 mm/s and 0.1 mm/s, depending on model. Electrically heated steel platens enable temperatures up to 250 °C, optionally 450 °C, with heating rates up to 8 °C/min or optionally up to 50 °C/min.

The systems can be designed with hydraulic pressing forces up to approximately 100,000 kN, use servo-hydraulics for high accuracy and energy efficiency, and feature active parallel control. This allows even larger tools and demanding components to be processed with process reliability.

High-precision hydraulic presses with servo-hydraulics, active parallelism control, and, depending on the project, very large platen sizes are used. Examples reach press lengths of more than 10 m, with precisely controllable press force and finely adjustable temperature control.

The presses use hydraulic systems with servo-hydraulics for high accuracy and energy efficiency. They include active parallel control, heating and cooling systems up to approximately 450 °C, vacuum systems, and options such as tiltable upper molds, tool changers, shuttle tables, or integrated handling.

Heating and cooling platens of the screw presses can be operated up to 450 °C. This also makes them suitable for high-temperature processes in composite production. Temperature control is uniform through heating and cooling platens, supplemented by optional infrared heaters or IR ovens.

Systems with heating and cooling systems up to approximately 500 °C are available.

Depending on the configuration, either the complete machine frame can be tilted from 0–45° or the tilting table from 0–110°. This helps avoid air bubbles and makes it possible to produce PUR molded parts with particular detail accuracy and reproducibility.

The spectrum ranges from manual single-belt grinding machines for flexible individual parts to fully automatic two-belt grinding machines as special solutions. Depending on the task, turning and swiveling devices, additional trolleys, or other options are integrated so that a precisely suitable solution is created.

A distinction is made between contact heating, for example via platens or tables, and contactless temperature control, such as with infrared or hot air. Both approaches have their own strengths and are selected depending on material, cycle time, and energy requirements.

Langzauner offers tailor-made hydraulic presses, servo-hydraulic presses, screw presses, pneumatic presses, multi-process press systems, automation solutions, and systems for wood, composite, and metalworking.

Examples include edge sanding machines, long-belt sanding machines, and continuous milling and profile sanding machines. Langzauner therefore covers both manual edge sanding and automatic edge and profile sanding in throughfeed direction.

LFT-D is used to produce functional structural components such as crash elements, support structures, housings, covers, or highly loadable transport and storage components. Thanks to the high level of design freedom, complex geometries with ribs, openings, and integrated functions can also be realized in a single component.

Applications include floor and ceiling panels, window surrounds, flat panels, luggage compartments, hatrack doors, cabin modules, side walls, cargo linings, and lavatory modules. In other words, many of the lightweight yet stable surfaces passengers see or use in the cabin.

Examples include filter plates for solid-liquid separation (for example in mining, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, or wastewater treatment), molded parts for consumer goods, electronic components with potting compounds, or technical plastic parts for construction and electrical applications.

Langzauner implements opening stations in different variants, from press-integrated solutions to separate, external stations. Press-integrated versions are suitable when opening is to take place directly in the immediate vicinity of the machine. External opening stations, on the other hand, allow the tool to be completely transferred out into a dedicated processing area, for example for longer cleaning or maintenance cycles. Depending on the layout, tool size, and degree of automation, these concepts are individually combined and designed.

The page presents an electromotor-driven LZ5-2E veneer saw, an automatic LZ5-2A veneer saw, and a manual LZ5-2 veneer saw. This provides solutions ranging from manual use to semi- or fully automatic processing.

Warranty conditions are regulated within the delivery and contract documents. Typically, a manufacturer’s warranty applies according to the offer.

Especially when high production volumes are required, the components are complex, and the workflows are to run as automatically as possible. Short cycle times, repeatable quality, and a stable process then fully play to their advantages.

Especially in medium to larger series where similar parts are produced again and again. When complex geometries, good surfaces, and robust construction are required together, SMC can reduce component weight and make the manufacturing process easy to automate.

It is worthwhile when many similar parts are to be produced and cycle times and unit costs are decisive. Several daylights increase output per stroke, batch sizes can grow, and processes in wood, metal, or composite production become more economical.

A complete system is worthwhile when several steps, from coil to finished part, are to run automatically and in a coordinated way. In that case, engineering, functional tests, commissioning, automation, data connection, and service come from a single source, including clear interfaces and a central contact person.

Langzauner was founded in 1924 by Johann Langzauner, at that time as a small master craftsman’s business for agricultural machinery and as a repair workshop.

In many lightweight applications, for example in automotive and aircraft construction as well as in other industries using fiber-composite materials. Wherever high load capacity, complex shapes, and low weight come together, RTM is a suitable technology.

They are used, for example, as underbody panels and heat shields, interior trim, floor and trunk covers, headliners, door panels, wheel arch liners, and fender liners. There they combine weight advantages with heat and noise protection.

The headquarters are located at Lambrechten 52, A-4772 Lambrechten (Upper Austria), Austria.

The greatest challenge is material handling: hot components have to be moved safely and quickly, positioned exactly, and brought from one step to the next without damage or heat loss. This is precisely where special transfer solutions and automation come into play.

In addition to mold carrier technology, PUR dosing systems, heating and cooling platens, vacuum systems, and shuttle tables can be integrated, among other components. This creates an overall system matched to the specific process that efficiently connects temperature control, dosing, molding, and handling.

Depending on requirements, heating and cooling platens, vacuum systems, handling solutions, shuttle tables, and storage and feeding technology can be integrated. This creates an overall system optimized for the process.

Possible extensions include tailored blanks with locally reinforced areas, hybrid injection molding to combine different materials in one process, foam injection molding for weight savings, as well as remote maintenance and Industry 4.0 solutions for digital monitoring and quality assurance.

Langzauner integrates numerous modules into the automated material and tool flow: storage and retrieval machines and high-bay warehouse systems, mold tool shuttle systems with intelligent preheating stations, sliding tables for fast tool changeover, material transfer solutions, opening stations, work tables, tool storage systems, cleaning stations, locks, and efficient buffer storage. This is supplemented by robotics for component handling. All components are connected via a higher-level control system to create a perfectly coordinated overall process.

The presses can be extensively automated: automatic tool change systems, single or double shuttle tables, storage and retrieval machines, storage technology, as well as robot and gripper technology for loading and unloading or release-agent application. On request, complete interlinked production lines with a high degree of automation are created from a single source.

Automatic tool change systems, storage and retrieval machines, storage technology, handling equipment, and robot and gripper technology for loading and unloading or release-agent application are possible. On request, a highly automated, continuously interlinked line can be created, from component feeding to removal of the finished PUR molded part.

Examples include manual single-belt grinding machines for flexible tasks as well as larger long-belt grinding machines and customer-specific special solutions. This allows both individual parts and production-like quantities to be processed efficiently.

Typical examples include side walls, roofs, floor elements, B-pillars, front panels, and many interior parts. Attachments and other exterior components can also be made from GFRP materials — wherever a robust, weather-resistant surface is required.

They are of interest to metal fabrication shops, apparatus and tank manufacturers, plant engineering companies, locksmith shops, and contract grinding companies — in other words, wherever metal parts must be regularly reworked and reproducible results are important.

Core values include a passion for innovation, technical precision, sustainability, quality, reliability toward customers and employees, and a future-oriented mindset.

Typical examples are large-area yet lightweight components: NFPP parts (natural fiber with polypropylene), interior trim, bilaminates and trilaminates for automotive interiors, molded parts with embossed contours, or with back-injection-molded reinforcing ribs. In short: flat lightweight components with 3D geometry.

A typical Langzauner system combines storage and retrieval machines (SRMs) with a matching high-bay warehouse, storage and retrieval stations, cleaning stations, and coordinated conveyor technology. Additional elements such as locks or buffer areas can also be integrated. All of these components are planned so that material flow, cleaning processes, and provisioning for downstream production steps mesh seamlessly. The result is a fully automated storage system with high availability and transparency.

The system has central control and continuous process data collection. This enables quality assurance, production monitoring, maintenance, Industry 4.0 connection, and IoT functions, including evaluation and archiving of process data.

Heating and cooling systems can be designed electrically, with water, or with thermal oil. Heating and cooling platens can be realized up to approximately 500 °C. This covers both standard processes and demanding high-temperature applications for composite components.

Depending on the component, infrared ovens, convection ovens, contact heating platens, or special processes such as induction and dielectric heating are used. Each method has strengths and limits, such as very fast heating, especially uniform temperature, or suitability for thick laminate packages.

Industries in which innovative composite solutions are developed benefit especially, such as aviation, automotive, caravan, sports, and aerospace, as well as manufacturers of semi-finished products and fiber-composite materials. Laboratory presses serve as development tools for testing new material structures, process parameters, and component designs. Because they are close to industrial process conditions, they are also suitable for preparing later series systems, so development and future production are technologically aligned.

This refers to machines and systems used to manufacture equipment for elite sports and the leisure segment — especially skis and snowboards. The sports industry was one of the first to use fiber-reinforced plastics on a large scale and has worked with corresponding press systems for decades.

Langzauner operates internationally, including in the automotive, aviation and aerospace, sporting goods, energy, wood, and metalworking industries.

A short-stroke press is multi-process capable: thermoplastics (e.g., GMT, LFT, LWRT), thermosets (SMC, PCM, WCM, IMC), natural fibers (TP, TS, FKV), and resin infusion processes such as RTM, HP-RTM, or SQ-RTM. Thermoforming of organosheets and back injection molding of semi-finished products are also possible.

The jointing, veneer, and panel saw is designed for joint-tight, splinter-free cutting of veneers, plastics, plastic-coated panels, acrylic, wood-based materials, light metals, and cardboard. Other materials are possible on request.

The modular system includes, among other things, hydraulic presses with adjustable heating and cooling zones, tool temperature control with a multi-circuit system, preheating and preforming stations (e.g., IR, convection, contact), handling solutions with conveyor technology and robots, and stations for post-processing, inline data collection, and quality control.

The in-house R&D department is responsible for hardware and software engineering, simulations with feasibility analyses, risk assessments, and the design of conveyor and safety technology. This includes, for example, selecting suitable robot kinematics, defining gripper concepts, programming motion sequences, and integrating them into existing control environments. In addition, safety functions are evaluated according to applicable standards. The result is a coherent overall solution for 3D material transfer that is technically well thought out, standards-compliant, and robust in everyday use.

Typical standard plastics such as polyethylene (PE-LD, PE-LLD, PE-HD), polypropylene (PP), polyurethane, PET recyclate from bottles and packaging, polystyrene (PS), and PTFE (Teflon®) are processed. The system is designed for the respective material and process.

Automation is possible for steps such as dosing and spraying the reactive system, opening and closing the tool, inserting inlays, demolding by robot, labeling, cooling, and punching, trimming, and discharging components.

For example, cutting and stacking of SMC blanks, robot loading and unloading of tools, labeling, controlled cooling, and milling and cleaning processes can be automated. This creates a line that runs from raw material through to the nearly finished, inspected component.

Processes covered include tape consolidation, forming (stamp forming), hybrid molding with back injection molding, and LFT-D for long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics. These modules can be combined into a suitable process chain depending on the component and quantity.

The system can cover material handling, cutters, automatic stacking, resin application, high-pressure dosing machine, hydraulic presses with heating platen control, automated demolding, marking, partial cooling, stacking, inline quality control, and milling and cleaning stations, among other steps.

The line includes raw material feeding, material bunker, dosing, filling box mixer, hydraulic press, robot handling, quality control, setting system, and automatic stacking on tunnel kiln cars. This creates a continuous process.

Processes include, for example, LFT-D (long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics), LWRT, SMC, wet compression molding (WCM), RTM/HP-RTM, PCM, thermoforming, and hybrid processes with forming plus back injection molding. This allows many different components and material concepts to be realized on suitable systems.

Typical products include ballistic protection plates and helmets, lightweight structures for military vehicles, and safety-relevant components in aerospace. In short: components where protection, reliability, and reproducible quality are the main focus.

All common variants are supported: HP-RTM for fast CFRP components, SQ-RTM for large, complex parts (e.g., in aviation), C-RTM with additional press movement, and L-RTM with low injection pressure and vacuum support, for example for caravan and automotive parts.

Langzauner offers various sanding machines for woodworking, from compact edge sanding machines through long-belt sanding machines to continuous milling and profile sanding machines. These allow edges, surfaces, and profiles on solid wood, veneer, and panel material to be processed precisely.

The area of expertise includes press systems, Laboratory Presses for research and development, Automation Systems, technology and process know-how, as well as complete turnkey concept solutions — all tailored to the requirements of the aviation industry.

Depending on the process, electric heaters, water, or thermal-oil systems are used. Heating and cooling platens reach temperatures of up to approximately 500 °C, allowing both thermoplastic and thermoset processes to be mapped. Directly or indirectly temperature-controlled tools can be heated homogeneously over large surfaces. In combination with flexible heating and cooling profiles, cycle times, curing levels, and material properties can be specifically influenced and reproduced stably.

Typical examples include front and rear modules, hoods, spoilers, underbody and battery covers, crash elements, interior trim, seat structures, or reinforcement parts. In short: many of the lightweight yet robust components used in modern vehicles.

Such systems are especially interesting for companies that want to map several products or processes on one machine, for example in development, prototyping, or production with changing components. Instead of buying several special systems, one flexible press can take over many tasks.

They are aimed at companies that want to process metal surfaces to a high quality, such as metal construction, apparatus and container construction, plant engineering, or contract grinding shops. The videos help assess whether the machines shown fit their own workpieces, component sizes, and requirements.

Alexander Wiesner and Martin Schachl, among others. They support customers with technical questions, saw design, and planning a suitable solution for the respective business.

Contact persons with email addresses and phone numbers are listed directly on the page. They help with technical questions, selection of the right machine, and planning of complete woodworking lines.

Langzauner is an Austrian machine builder based in Lambrechten (Upper Austria). Since 1924, the company has been developing and manufacturing precision machines for the composite, wood, and metal industries.

Direct contact persons with email addresses and phone numbers are listed on the page. Interested parties can describe their tasks through the contact form, by email, or by phone and receive advice on suitable machines, options, and possible special solutions.

For technical consultation and specific projects, direct sales contacts for composite presses are available at Langzauner. They support customers from the initial idea through press design and automation concepts and accompany the project through to system commissioning.

Primarily manufacturers and suppliers that produce large plastic parts with high requirements for strength, surface quality, and design, for example in automotive, commercial vehicles, construction and agricultural machinery, or larger housings for devices and systems.

Because they are lightweight and at the same time highly resilient. Ballistic plates, helmets, or vehicle structures must absorb high forces without adding unnecessary weight to the system. Fiber composites offer a very good ratio of protective effect, stiffness, and weight.

In satellites, launch vehicles, and space probes, every kilogram counts. Lightweight composite materials save weight while remaining extremely stable. This improves safety, payload, and cost-effectiveness — for example through lower launch costs and durable structures.

In aircraft, every kilogram counts. Sandwich and honeycomb panels offer a very good ratio of weight to stability. They are lightweight, withstand high loads, and are well suited for large surfaces, ideal for components in the cabin or cargo hold.

New drive concepts such as e-mobility or hybrid vehicles create different installation-space conditions and safety requirements. Flexible composite and thermoplastic processes help implement suitable lightweight components for these concepts economically and in high quality.

Modern aircraft today consist to a large extent of lightweight composite materials. They help reduce weight while improving safety, efficiency, and comfort — for example through lower fuel consumption and quieter, more comfortable cabins.

Lightweight composites are stable, UV-resistant, and resistant to hail. At the same time, they do not rust and are easy to clean. This makes them especially suitable for large surfaces such as side walls, front sections, or roofs of motorhomes and camping vehicles.

Skis and snowboards in particular benefit greatly from modern composite materials: they become lighter and more stable and receive exactly the flex curve and camber needed for handling and performance. Many well-known brands rely on high-quality press and system technology for this.

Langzauner has been building ski presses since the 1970s and was involved in the first trials with fiber-reinforced plastics. According to the manufacturer, all renowned ski manufacturers today work with Langzauner ski and snowboard presses, a strong sign of experience and reliability.

People cannot be completely eliminated from any production line. That is why great importance is placed on ergonomics here: automatically loaded, height-adjustable tables reduce physical strain when handling heavy or large tools and components. Employee health is at the center, while process quality also improves because manual tasks can be performed with concentration and at the optimum working height. This reduces error rates and downtime.

In the past, many templates and fixtures were needed to map different camber curves. With CNC wedge adjustment, the geometry is in the program, no longer in the steel. This reduces the number of physical templates and therefore significantly reduces required storage space.

A turnkey partner plans the press system, spraying technology, automation, quality assurance, and logistics as a complete solution, tests the system in advance together with the customer, and handles installation, commissioning, training, and service. This reduces interface risks and makes it easier to enter LFI technology.

Frames, press tables, and hydraulic cylinders are manufactured in-house. This allows Langzauner to centrally control quality, manufacture precisely, and secure spare parts over the long term.

Langzauner combines experience in composite mechanical engineering with engineering, manufacturing, automation, and service from a single source. The systems are “Made in Austria,” modularly scalable, and tailored together with customers to their components and processes, from the first idea to series operation.

Through many years of practical experience with woodworking machines, Langzauner knows what matters in everyday operation: robust design, simple operation, good accessibility, and reliable results. This know-how flows into every new machine.

Electric vehicles need lightweight, robust underbody protection and large covers around the battery and drive. LFI components offer exactly this combination: low weight, high stiffness, and good impact resistance, important for range, efficiency, and safety.

Every kilogram saved reduces fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions or increases range in electric vehicles. Lightweight yet stable composite and thermoplastic components help remove weight from the body, structure, and underbody without compromising safety or comfort.

Lighter components increase range because less mass has to be moved. At the same time, LWRT parts protect sensitive components from heat and provide better noise insulation, which is important because engine noise is absent in electric vehicles and other noises become more noticeable.

A rack-and-pinion balancing gear ensures that the press ram opens and closes in parallel. This distributes pressure and temperature more evenly across the surface, which increases process reliability and leads to consistent gluing and surface quality.

Several steps are often required: producing material layers, compacting, preheating, forming, possibly back injection molding, and then post-processing. When this is handled by many different suppliers, process discontinuities arise, coordination effort increases, and the risk of quality differences becomes higher.

If the temperature is not right, the material flows poorly, defects form, or the surface suffers. Suitable temperature control ensures that components are heated evenly, can be processed well, and ultimately achieve reproducible quality.

Compared with metal, weight can be reduced, and SMC does not corrode. At the same time, components can be designed to be stable and stiff and receive a high-quality surface. This makes SMC especially suitable when weight needs to be saved without sacrificing strength and appearance.

Lower weight reduces launch costs and creates room for more payload or additional functions. At the same time, lighter structures can help save fuel and increase mission duration or range — a central point in every space project.

Every kilogram saved reduces fuel consumption and therefore costs and emissions. At the same time, lighter structures can help enable higher payloads or greater range. That is why lightweight composite materials have become a key topic in aircraft manufacturing.

If temperature curves and cooling are not right, component quality suffers: resins cure unevenly, plastics form poorly, and cycle times become longer. Suitable temperature control ensures stable processes, reproducible results, and helps save energy, especially in variothermal processes.

Electric vehicles require lightweight yet resistant underbody and protective components. WCM components help reduce weight while reliably protecting the battery and underside of the vehicle, a plus for safety, range, and efficiency.

Bei kleinen Losgrößen treten Werkzeugwechsel besonders häufig auf und wirken sich stark auf die Wirtschaftlichkeit aus. Werkzeugshuttlesysteme verlagern kritische Schritte wie Kühlung, Entladen, Rüsten, Ausrichten und erneute Temperierung aus der Presse heraus. Diese Tätigkeiten finden parallel statt, während die Presse gezielt eingeplant oder anderweitig genutzt wird. Der vollständig vorbereitete, vorgeheizte Werkzeugsatz wird dann in einem automatisierten Vorgang gewechselt. So schrumpfen Rüstzeiten von stundenlangen Abläufen auf wenige Minuten."