Abstract: Proposed is a blender in which an inclined surface is formed on the leading or rear edge portion of a blade. The blender includes a container body in which food is received, a main body provided under the container body and configured to support the container body, a container lid mounted detachably to an upper surface of the container body and configured to open and close the upper surface of the container body, and a blade assembly which crushes food contained in the container body by a blade unit, wherein an inclined surface is formed on each of leading and rear edge portions of the blade unit constituting the blade assembly such that the inclined surface has thickness decreasing gradually toward an end thereof. In such a blender, the cutting ability of materials by the blade unit is increased and noise thereof is decreased.

Abstract: A grinder for a spice mill, in particular a hand-operated spice mill, having an inlet side for entry of unground grinding stock and an outlet side for the exit of ground grinding stock, including a rotor, a stator interacting with the rotor and a housing at least partially surrounding the rotor and/or stator. The housing includes a stator housing part, which is substantially rotationally fixedly connected to the stator, and a rotor housing part which is rotatable relative to the stator housing part and is substantially rotationally fixedly connected to the rotor via a connecting element. The connecting element is at least partially received in a recess in the rotor, and the connecting elements and the rotor are frictionally connected. The housing has, on a side of the rotor facing the inlet side, a blocking element which blocks displacement of the rotor in the direction of the inlet side.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic trimming apparatus (1) for wire coils (2) including a plurality of wire loops (3). The apparatus comprises a base frame (4), a rotational member (6) rotatably connected to the base frame (4), a support unit for supporting the wire loop when the rotational member (6) is rotated, a sensor assembly arranged for detecting the end of the wire and a distance sensor for sensing a distance travelled along the wire when the rotational member is rotated. The trimming apparatus is adapted to rotate the rotational member is in a first direction until the end of the wire is detected, rotate the rotational member in an opposite direction when the end of the wire has been detected, determine the distance travelled along the wire, and generate a cutting command based on the distance travelled along the wire from the end of the wire and a predetermined cutting distance.

Abstract: A coffee grinder with folding-type handle belongs to the field of coffee grinding technology and includes a grinder body and a handle. A top of the grinder body is disposed with a top cover, the top cover is disposed with a supporting frame, and a side of the supporting frame is disposed with a sliding slot. The top cover is further disposed with a sliding bar, one end of the sliding bar is connected to the sliding slot through a pin shaft, and the other end of the sliding bar is connected to the handle. The coffee grinder with folding-type handle has strong practicability, the handle of the grinder can be folded, and it is more convenient to carry and more flexible to use.

Abstract: A cable tie cartridge with an internal curvilinear path, the cable tie cartridge for receiving, holding, and dispensing cable ties.

Abstract: A grinding machine for a coffee, spices or another granular food includes a couple of grinding disks and wherein the couple of grinding disks rotate during a grinding. Among many advantages, the grinding machine provides a lower energy consumption and a lower noise emission at a same ground product rate.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a press-formed product includes: capturing the amount of warp in a sheet to be pressed separately for each sheet; and using a die 6, a punch 7, and a movable mold part to press-form the sheet into a press-formed product. During press-forming, the initial position of the movable mold part 9 relative to the die 6 or punch 7 is controlled depending on the amount of warp in the sheet.

Abstract: A manual food shredding device for shredding of a food item includes a base, an upright bowl, and an inverted bowl. The base is positionable on a substantially horizontal surface, such as a countertop. A food item can be positioned in the upright bowl, which is attached to an upper face of the base. A plurality of first spikes is attached to and extends from a bottom toward a top of the upright bowl. The inverted bowl is circumferentially larger than the upright bowl so that the upright bowl is selectively insertable into the inverted bowl. A plurality of second spikes is attached to and extends from an upper end toward a lower end of the inverted bowl. The inverted bowl can be grasped in a hand of a user and rotated by a user, thereby causing the first spikes and the second spikes to shred the food item.

Abstract: A multistage rolling mill 100 includes support bearings 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f, 10g, and 10h arranged on the entry side and/or the exit side of work rolls 2a and 2b, and supporting the work rolls 2a and 2b on an work side and a drive side. The offset positions in a pass direction of the pair of work rolls 2a and 2b for rolling a strip 1 are changed by moving in and out the support bearings 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f, 10g, and 10h to the entry side or the exit side with respect to the pass direction. A multistage rolling mill capable of rolling a hard material efficiently and suitable for obtaining a strip of high product quality is thereby provided.

Abstract: A coffee grinder with a weight device to dose ground coffee includes an electric motor, a grinder group driven by the electric motor and housed inside a grinding chamber, a feed hopper for feeding coffee beans to the grinding chamber, a delivery channel for delivering ground coffee to a support fork of a filter-holder of the ground coffee, a load cell mechanically connected to the fork, and a microprocessor that controls the operation of the motor to determine a desired final dose of ground coffee inside the filter-holder. The microprocessor contains control firmware which, when weighing a new dose of coffee: (a) activates a weighing program that activates the electric motor so that the grinder group grinds the coffee; (b) continuously controls, with the load cell, the detected weight of ground coffee reaching the filter-holder; and (c) shuts the electric motor down when the detected weight reaches a desired value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coffee machine equipped with a grinder that grinds coffee beans, and a mechanism that reduces ground beans on an inner peripheral wall of a chute. A hammer includes a striking member that abuts against a chute by an elastic force in an initial state, and a second holding member that sandwiches and holds a cup with the first holding member by the elastic force, and enters a striking preparation state in which the striking member is temporarily separated from the chute by pivoting from the initial state, the second holding member is disposed at a position where a distance from the first holding member is smaller than a thickness of an peripheral wall of the cup in the initial state, and the striking member applies an impact to the chute when the hammer returns from the striking preparation state to the initial state by the elastic force.

Abstract: A method for adjusting an inlet guide of a peeling machine controls a peeling material using the inlet guide in relation to a peeling head carrying peeling tools in such a way that the volume per unit length of the peeling material, which volume is to be machined by the peeling machine, is minimized while producing a bright steel having excellent surface quality. Furthermore, a peeling machine provides appropriate measuring equipment in order to be able to carry out the method described above.

Abstract: A rolling mill control system and method includes use of sensors located between rolling mill stands to directly measure metal sheet or plate flatness, thickness profile, position, and the camber of the rolls in the mill. A feedback loop control system adjusts or adapts rolling mill control mechanisms to control the rolling process.

Abstract: A control device (3b) for a roll stand (1). During rolling of a metal strip (2) in the roll stand (1), the device receives measurement data (M) for a lateral position (y) of the metal strip (2) on the inlet side and/or outlet side of the roll stand (1). Taking into account parameters (P) of the stand regulator (3a) on the basis of the deviation in the lateral position (y) from a target position (y*), a stand regulator (3a) of the control device (3b) determines a tilt value (?s) for the roll stand (1) and controls the roll stand (1) accordingly. The control device (3b) determines at least one variable (V1, V2, Q1, Q2) from which it is derived, for both strip edges (7, 8) of the metal strip (2), whether the metal strip (2) forms an undulation (9) in the region of the particular strip edge (7, 8).

Abstract: A coffee bean grinder is provided, comprising a housing assembly, a shaft component, and a securing member. The shaft component is assembled in the housing assembly. When a coffee bean grinding complex is formed by an inner grinding member of the shaft component and an outer grinding member of the housing assembly, the shaft component and the housing assembly can be easily assembled and secured through the structural configuration of the securing member, and also through which, the shaft component and the housing assembly can also be disassembled for cleaning and maintenance after grinding operation.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include devices, systems, methods, and control systems for processing a feedstock into an output product having variable preselected characteristics. Various system components may include: 1) a feeder configured to convey the feedstock; 2) a mechanical pulverizer configured to pulverize the feedstock received by the feeder into pulverized feedstock; and 3) an air conveyor for conveying an air flow into the mechanical pulverizer and to draw the air flow from the mechanical pulverizer to a fines separator. The pulverized feedstock includes one or more of heavy fines, particulates, moisture, or combinations thereof. The air flow from the mechanical pulverizer includes at least a portion of the pulverized feedstock, wherein the portion of the pulverized feedstock is conveyed by the air flow.

Abstract: There is provided a zigzagging control method for a workpiece including: an estimation step of, before rolling of a tail portion of the workpiece, acquiring at least any one of an inter-roll thrust force estimated based on an inter-roll cross angle and an inter-roll friction coefficient and a material-roll thrust force estimated based on a material-roll cross angle and a material-roll friction coefficient; and a tail control step of, during the rolling of the tail portion of the workpiece, measuring work-side and drive-side rolling loads, correcting a rolling load difference or a rolling load difference ratio based on any two of acquired parameters including a roll-axis-direction thrust counterforce at the measurement of the rolling loads, the inter-roll thrust force, and the material-roll thrust force, and performing reduction leveling control on a rolling mill based on the corrected rolling load difference or rolling load difference ratio.

Abstract: A machine includes a motor; and a transmission to drive a knife plate. The knife plate includes a plurality of knife blades. The machine further includes a die plate. The knife plate and the die plate interface at a cutting edge of the knife plate. The machine cuts feed material from larger sized pieces to smaller pieces by forcing the material through the die plate and cutting it with the knife plate.

Abstract: A metal pipe forming method includes: disposing a metal pipe material having a hollow shape between a pair of dies; and forming a metal pipe including a pipe portion and a flange portion by expanding the metal pipe material by supplying a fluid and bringing the metal pipe material into contact with the pair of dies. In the forming of the metal pipe, a gap which is positioned between a pair of inner surfaces of the flange portion and communicates with an internal space of the pipe portion is formed, and the flange portion is provided with a through-hole connected to the gap.

Abstract: An asynchronous rolling mill with a super large diameter ratio comprises a rolling mill stand, a press-down device, a balancing device, an upper roll system, and an arc-shaped plate device. The arc-shaped plate device comprises an arc-shaped plate, the arc-shaped plate is arranged opposite to the upper roll, and the arc-shaped plate and the upper roll are cooperated to roll strips. The present disclosure also provides a method for rolling a strip using an asynchronous rolling mill with a super large diameter ratio. The asynchronous rolling mill can roll with super large diameter ratio and different speeds, and has a large angle to engage, thereby reducing the external friction force of a workpiece and improving strip forming quality.