b'New EV Press Installed at Metal Stamping CenterProgress continues on Obergs Next Generation of Stamping and Tooling initiative announced last October as the new EV-250 press was installed this month at the Metal Stamping Center by Nidec Minster, of Minster, Ohio. The new 250-ton press is part of Obergs strategy of expanding its tooling and stamping capabilities to the growing electric vehicle (EV) market. The press features a 145 long bed and a capacity to stamp ultra-thin laminations as slim as .008 at up to 250 strokes per minute. Thin laminations are a crucial component in manufacturing lighter, more efficient motors being developed for todays electric vehicles. The new press will be used to test tooling being built for customers in the fast-growing EV market.The opening of Obergs EV Tooling Try-Out Cell was completed in May.The cell, which includes the Minster EV-250 press as its centerpiece, is now fully operational with the addition of press accessories including a Vamco feeder system and precision straightener from Machine Concepts. Trials and adjustments have been ongoing since February leading up to successful runs of dies, which can produce ultra-thin, interlocked laminations, in the press.To create a defined area that is well suited for customer visits, the Try-Out Cell has been finished off with a dividing wall, signage, a lamination sample display, literature and a video kiosk with footage of the installation and press.Visitors, including Nidec (Japan) and Allegion, have already stopped by to check out the new cell. Efforts are underway this summer to begin promoting Obergs specialized tooling to the EV/HEV industry leading up to the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo, a trade show bringing together engineers, innovators and manufacturers near Detroit, where Oberg will be exhibiting among other manufacturers in September.Check it out at www.EVTechExpo.com.OBERG.COM 5'