PRESS-CHECK - Quality Control for Press Hardening

PRESS-CHECK system in an industrial environment beside two images of the software graphic user interface

Ensure Flawless Press Hardening with Intelligent Thermography

The InfraTec PRESS-CHECK Quality Control System delivers real-time, process-synchronous infrared temperature and position monitoring for press hardening and hot forming applications.

This powerful system can automatically detect material placement, thermal deviations, and defects to ensure consistent final part quality, reduce waste, and seamlessly integrates with industrial control systems.

By monitoring each cycle contact-free and inline, PRESS-CHECK enables early error detection, protects tools from damage caused by mispositioned blanks, and supports stable, repeatable production even under demanding cycle times. The result is higher process reliability, improved yield, and greater transparency across the entire press hardening operation.

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System structure schematic with two press-check software interfaces demonstrating automated monitoring

Multi-Camera Integration for Visibility and Control Across Every Press Hardening Stage

The PRESS-CHECK system utilizes two or more high-performance InfraTec infrared cameras to monitor key stages of press hardening, including the furnace exit, pre- and post- pressing, and the cooling of the pressed parts. This allows for complete temperature measurement and position monitoring with a high level of control.

Accurate and reliable monitoring of press hardening processes are critical to ensure precise microstructure and local strength distribution in the production of automotive components. Special parameter sets called recipes can be created that defined process-specific temperature limits for metal parts of different shapes. Automatic sorting of stampings with different thermal signatures during the process is enabled, significantly reducing waste.

PRESS-CHECK is integrated into the supervisory control system of the press, automatically transmitting data and classification of pressings in real-time. Through the system, you can manage different molds and their associated parameter sets automatically, generating logs if needed.

PRESS-CHECK Software user interfaces showing detection of defect patterns of a moulded

PRESS-CHECK Software Kit

The PRESS-CHECK System software provides a complete, end-to-end platform for parameter setting, monitoring, operation, visualization, evaluation, and reporting, supporting both manual and fully automatic test modes for temperature, load, and position control.

The intuitive user interface enables easy parameterization, setup, and management, while robust data and recipe management ensure consistent, repeatable operation.

Seamless integration with supervisory control and quality management systems allows for automatic data transfer and reporting. Inline, scene-based geometric and thermal characterization of heat-treated sheet metal blanks at the furnace exit enables reliable detection of components, even when only partially visible, with automatic adaptation to variable process speeds.

Dynamic, on-the-fly measuring fields (ROIs) are generated based on component recipes to capture precise position and temperature data, while statistical analysis of positional information supports automatic adjustment of furnace loading. Multi-zone components and their transition zones are detected and measured both geometrically and thermally, ensuring stable processes and high-quality hot forming and press-hardening results.

PRESS-CHECK Key Benefits:

Multiple sensors for comprehensive temperature monitoring of entire process
Monitoring of entire surface of sheet instead of point measurements
Detects presence, position and irregularities of target
Fully automatic, process-synchronized operation
Enhanced efficiency and safety with automatic sorting and stopping of press
Flexible system structure and data interface for compatibility with various press manufacturers
Control of multi-zone components for partial press hardening in single step process