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Schon zur Tradition geworden, hat sich RUCKS auch 2018 wieder an einem Firmenlauf beteiligt. Diesmal schrieb sich die Mannschaft, bestehend aus Anke Göpfert, Bert Otto, Thomas Bachmann und André Göpfert beim Meerathon ein.
Mit 22 weiteren Teams ging es auf eine 5km Strecke durch den herrlich grünen Meeraner Wunderlich Park. Im Ziel konnte sich das RUCKS Laufteam über einen tollen 7. Gesamtrang freuen.

RUCKS nimmt ganz sicher auch im nächsten Jahr einen Firmenlauf in Angriff.

Main features:
- Press force: 5.400kN
- Press area: 1.000 x 800mm
- Temperature max.: 240°C
- Easily changeable heating / cooling plates
- Daylight height with / without heating / cooling
  plates: 900 / 1.200mm
- Press and opening speed min.: 0.05mm/s
- Additional external way measuring system with a
  resolution of 5μm

June 2017, the first e-mobile charging station was put into operation on the RUCKS premises.

On June 7th, the RUCKS running team, consisting of Michael Schälzky, Bert Otto, Thomas Bachmann and André Göpfert, participated for the second time at 3.8km long company race at the Sachsenring.
Our team finished 17th out of 29 men teams and we will participate next year again.

The press system consists of a 750 kN press and a preheating station.
An integrated linear system with servo electric drive connects the press and preheating station and ensures an automatic material transfer.

Every year, RUCKS trains new apprentices such as mechatronic technicians, CNC - cutting machine operator and industrial mechanics.
Stefan Rucks was one of them. He started his apprenticeship three years ago and finished it successfully earlier than planed.
Now, the 6th generation of family Rucks works in the family business, which was founded in 1843.

On June 15th, the RUCKS running team consisting of Thomas Bachmann, Claus Thiele, Bert Otto and André Göpfert participated at the 1st company race at the Sachsenring.

The RUCKS team finished 9th out of 16 men teams.

Because it was lot’s of fun, RUCKS will participate next year again.

We mourn the loss of our authorised officer and dear colleague Mrs. Constanze Rucks.

16.09.1965  -  01.03.2016

On June 28 2015, the city of  Glauchau celebrated its 775 anniversary and therefore organized a big parade. RUCKS, as one of the oldest companies in the city, was also attending this parade with 10 employees, a vintage truck and the new service vehicle.
On the vehicles, the development of RUCKS was shown, from a simple press manufacturer towards an innovative manufacturer of customised press systems.

After a successful in-house relocation at Von Roll - www.vonroll.com -  in Breitenbach/ Switzerland, the production with the 100 year old RUCKS press can start again. It was sold by Mr. Karl Robert Rucks, managing director in second generation. Solid German engineering and outstanding maintenance by the operator will guarantee much more years of Swiss quality production. The old pressure gauge was replaced after the relocation and finds its new home at RUCKS.

Dimensions:

Mile stones during the erection of the new assembly hall:

• 20th June 2012
  Start of the tearing down work of two old buildings.
• 27th August 2012
  18 columns of reinforced concrete with a length of 15m are placed in the ground.
• 7th December 2012
  The steel structure of the new assembly hall is completed.

• 12th April 2013
  The Installation of two 25t cranes is completed.
• 05. May 2013
  Facing and roof of the assembly hall are installed.
• 21. June 2013
  Acceptance test of the two 25t cranes.
• 30. July 2013
  Acceptance test of the assembly hall.
• 8. August 2013
  The assembly of the first press in the new assembly hall started.

Short cycle times are the precondition for the economic production of fibre-reinforced components. That’s the reason for the increasing importance of high-pressure RTM processes. Exact parallel- and displacement control as well as high press forces are the new challenges in the press production. RUCKS took this challenge by producing the new RKV 293.

Together with the customer, RUCKS developed a press solution, which was exactly tailored to the customers need. Depending on the work piece size, the press can realize press forces up to 25.000 kN. The press force is produced with several displacement controlled press cylinders. The press hydraulic is capable, to achieve a parallelism of the upper-and lower pressure plate of ± 0.05 mm/m. A displacement accuracy of the pressure plate of 0.05 mm and a deflection of less than 0.1 mm/m ensures a high product quality. For some applications, a tangential deviation of the pressure plate is required. Because of the 4 displacement controlled press cylinder, a tangential deviation of the pressure plate of ± 0.2 mm can be achieved.

To increase the efficiency of the press process, a double sided sliding table with movable mould carrying plate was integrated in the press. This solution enables the customer to load a second mold during the press process. Moreover, fast and ergonomic tool changes can be guaranteed.

Please contact us for more information about our RTM press solutions!

September 15th 2011, RUCKS Maschinenbau Gmbh held its first info day with the topic “Processing of Fibre Composites”. Motivation for the info day was the completion of the innovative Thermoforming Press KV 289 for the University Munich, Chair for Carbon Composites.

Interesting lectures for example with the topic of how to use composite material in the automotive industry and discussions were the content for the forenoon. The afternoon was dedicated for the Thermoforming Press KV 289. The different machine features like preheating station with its 400°C, movable lower heat plate or transferring unit between the press and preheating station were demonstrated and explained. A following lecture about the new control system of RUCKS completed the machine demonstration.

Because of the high demand and positive feedback, RUCKS will held a second info day next year.

In 1938, the Auto Union already produced fibre-reinforced plastic parts for the DKW F8 auto body. The picture shows DKW F8 plastic parts, exhibited at the IAMA in 1939.

Since the mid-50s, the auto body of the Trabant was planked with fiber-reinforced plastics. The consolidation and forming was done with RUCKS up-stroke presses. In a serial production, auto body parts for more than 3.000.000 Trabant were produced.

Nowadays, RUCKS produces presses respectively production lines for various industries such as

• Automobile Industry
• Air and space industry
• Medical industry, etc.

More examples can be found on our website under “presses for plastics and fibre composites“!