GEDIA has ordered an accessibility-adapted press-hardening line from AP&T. The adaptation means that the line will be designed to enable staff with physical disabilities to monitor and manage the process without hindrance. The new, accessibility-adapted press-hardening line from [...]
AP&T is now introducing a new version of its servohydraulic press with even lower energy consumption than before. The new version is primarily intended for progressive die stamping which requires a large number of strokes per minute and for [...]
How big an impact on the climate does a press-hardening line have during its lifetime? And how does the use of press-hardened parts affect the climate performance of vehicles? This is information that many vehicle manufacturers are requesting and [...]
We have reached a new milestone. In October 2022, AP&T received an order for its 150th press-hardening line, thereby securing their position as the leading global supplier of press-hardening equipment for the automotive industry. The customer is Liuzhou Saike, subsidiary [...]
Raufoss Technology in Raufoss, Norway has tasked AP&T with upgrading one of the company’s existing forging lines used to produce aluminum parts. The order includes a specially built bending machine and a new hydraulic press with 2500 tons of [...]
These are older machines that AP&T's facility in Tranemo, Sweden have fully rebuilt and upgraded to meet current performance and safety requirements. “Choosing one of our factory-rebuilt presses is not only cost-efficient, but also sustainable,” says Andreas Silfversparre, Manager [...]
Making cars lighter, more energy efficient and safer is a challenge for the entire automotive industry. American electric car manufacturer, Lucid Motors, chose a new, innovative technology to address the challenge. The Lucid Air, launched in 2021, uses several [...]
We now have a reliable, future-proof solution that can compete with a brand-new press line. By bringing in AP&T to upgrade our equipment, we have nearly halved our cycle times,” says Tomas Lidbacken, CEO of PVI Esskå in Landeryd, [...]
“Our furnace systems meet the growing needs of solutions for the automotive industry that will make production more efficient and make vehicles lighter, safer and more energy-efficient. We are now dedicating AP&T furnaces its own business area, increasing the [...]
Together with GEDIA, AP&T has created what is probably the world’s most advanced production line for manufacturing press-hardened components for the automotive industry. It is a success story that proves that goal-oriented collaboration based on mutual trust can truly [...]
