Peter Hug

Title: Peter Hug and His Metal-Forming Patents.

Introduction

Peter Hug is an inventor based in Fischbach-Göslikon, Switzerland. His work focuses on equipment and methods for forming metal sheets, including processes used to shape can bodies. He is associated with Soudronic AG and holds 3 patents.

Latest Patents

One of Hug’s patents, “Method and Device for Adjusting a Flexer Station During the Rounding of Metal Sheets,” describes measuring a sheet’s contact position on a measuring plate before it reaches a bending station. The measured position is displayed so an operator can adjust an element of the flexing station to correct any deviation from the target position. The signal can also be used to adjust the station automatically.

His patent “Pre-Rounding Element on a Rounding Apparatus” concerns a pre-rounding element for metal-sheet sections. Its lower part deflects relative to the upper part through an actuating element, while a solid-body joint with varying bending properties helps produce a uniform impact on the sheet. An oblique separating gap between the parts also reduces bending of the lower part.

Career Highlights

Hug’s listed inventions address practical challenges in metal-sheet rounding and bending. They describe ways to improve positioning and control during forming operations.

Collaborations

Hug is associated with Soudronic AG. His listed coworkers include Oliver Schulthess and Guy Boissin.

Conclusion

Peter Hug’s patents focus on adjusting flexing stations and refining pre-rounding equipment, contributing technical approaches to metal-sheet forming.