Magna International Inc.

Tom Sanor

Darren Andrew Womack

Edward Schleichert

Erryn Leigh Ashmore

Sten Burris

Venugopal Garimella

Tracy Arnold Grant Taylor

Kevin VanDenBrouck

James Arminski

Mujadded Qureshi

Tarlok Singh Kainth

Edward W Schleichert

Kevin Wandenbrouck

Erryn Ashmore

Kevin Vandenbrouck

Tracy Taylor

Singh Kainth Tarlok

A multi-opening oven assembly for simultaneously heating a plurality of blanks, for example aluminum blanks, before forming the heated blanks in a production line is provided. The oven assembly includes vertically aligned shelves to present a plurality of chambers for heating the blanks. A table including an entry side platform and an exit side platform moves vertically along the oven assembly. A rail system extends along the platforms and the shelves to convey the blanks in and out of the chambers. Once one set of heated blanks is removed from a first chamber, the table moves vertically to a second chamber and is ready to receive the next set of heated blanks. A continuous supply of heated blanks is provided for high throughput. The oven assembly is preferably disposed in a press adjacent a forming station of an existing production line and thus, no additional floor space is required.

Aluminum warm forming multi-opening oven and production line

A multi-window platen oven for simultaneously heating a plurality of blanks, for example aluminum blanks, before forming the heated blanks in a production line is provided. The oven includes a plurality of vertically aligned shelves disposed in an existing press assembly so that no additional floor space is required. The shelves are attachable to an upper press bed and one another. The upper press bed lifts the attached shelves to present an open window for receiving an unheated blank and/or removing a heated blank from the oven. The remaining windows remain closed and continue heating while the blanks are transferred to and from the oven. After closing the one open window, another window opens to receive another unheated blank and/or remove another heated blank. Thus, the multi-window platen oven continuously provides blanks which are ready for warm or hot forming.

Aluminum warm forming oven and production line

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Birmingham, AL, United States of America

Tom Sanor