Abstract: A series of plates are punched in a single punching operation from elongate strip material with the punched plates being successively then fed into a pack formation member with an essentially constant feed speed over the entire pack forming operation, with the pack formation member being moved in an essentially constant advancing speed through a pack forming advancing distance having a direction which is essentially perpendicular to the direction in which punched plates are fed into the formation member.

Abstract: A cage for a frusto-conical roller bearing is formed of a punched flat material strip so that an elongated bar extends along one side of the punched strip with a number of bars extending transversely outwardly from the elongated bar with the ends of these bars being free. As a result of the punching step a number of windows are formed closed on three sides but open on the fourth side opposite the elongated bar. The transversely extending bars are bent out of the plane of the elongated bar. When the punched strip is free into a ring the free ends of the transversely extending bars are located on a circle having a different diameter than the diameter into which the elongated bar is rolled. Another bar is rolled into a ring and is connected to the free ends of the transversely extending bars.

Abstract: A material working machine includes a plurality of workplates each capable of supporting one or more working units. The working units can be swung or rotated about an axis extending perpendicularly to the surface of the workplate. Each working unit mounts a tool carrier displaceable in a rectilinear manner into the path of a material across the workplates. At least two of the workplates extend angularly relative to one another and the angular position can be adjusted. One or two of the workplates form a slot adjacent the path of the material being worked and the tool carrier on a working unit mounted on a workplate not forming the slot is positioned to extend through the slot for effecting an operation on the material being worked.