What is a servo press?

A servo press uses servo motors for precise force and position control during forming operations.

How do I calculate servo press tonnage?

Use our free tonnage calculator at servopress.club/tonnage-calculator.html

Servo Press Industry News: 2024 Market Report Summary

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## Global Servo Press Market 2024

The global servo press market reached approximately $3.1 billion in 2024, up from $2.8 billion in 2023. Growth is driven by three main factors:

**EV manufacturing expansion:** Battery cell casing, motor lamination, and structural components all require servo press capability. EV-related servo press demand grew 35% in 2024.

**UHSS adoption in automotive:** As automakers increase use of 980MPa+ steel for lightweighting, servo presses become mandatory (mechanical presses cannot control springback on UHSS).

**Replacement cycle:** Large installed base of mechanical presses from 1990s-2000s reaching end of life. Servo presses are the natural replacement.

## Key Announcements in 2024

**Aida Engineering** launched the DSF-N2 series with improved energy storage (supercapacitor integrated), reducing peak grid demand by 40%.

**Schuler Group** announced a 5000T servo press for large automotive body panel production — the largest servo press in production.

**Komatsu Industries** expanded servo press production capacity in Thailand to serve Southeast Asian automotive supply chains.

## Technology Trends

- AI-based process monitoring: real-time quality prediction from tonnage curve shape
- Digital twin integration: virtual commissioning before physical installation
- Predictive maintenance: drive data analytics predicting bearing failure 2-4 weeks in advance

## Outlook 2025

Market expected to reach $3.4-3.6 billion. Key growth markets: India (new automotive investment), Southeast Asia (supply chain diversification from China), and North America (reshoring).

carlos_stamping

The reshoring trend is driving a lot of our new press purchases. We added 2 servo presses this year specifically for work that was previously done in China. The labor cost gap has narrowed enough that servo press automation makes domestic production competitive. Plus our customers want shorter supply chains after the COVID disruptions.

pete_retrofit

The retrofit market is also booming. I'm doing 3x more retrofit projects than 3 years ago. Shops that can't justify $400K for a new servo press are spending $100K to retrofit their existing mechanicals. It's a smart way to get 80% of the servo benefit at 25% of the cost.