Abstract: The invention refers to an apparatus which allows the application of a round gasket or liner inside closures. The apparatus consists of a plastic material batching carousel carrying, on a horizontal plate a plurality of shuttles or molds peripherically distributed and whose top surface is provided with a recess or hollow. On the carousel are elements which take and leave batches of plastic material supplied by an extruder inside the recesses. A first star wheel at the bottom of the carousel is provided to transfer the shuttles having the batches therein towards a forming carousel where the batches of plastic material are pressed to form round gaskets. A second star is provided to transfer the shuttles with the molded gaskets toward a further carousel where gaskets are inserted into cups or closures.

Abstract: A numerical control apparatus according to the invention has a mode designating interface for deciding a control mode and an interface which receives position and velocity commands, these interfaces being interposed between the apparatus and a servo-processor. A mode for controlling the servomotor is automatically decided internally of the numerical control apparatus. Changeover is possible in which the servomotor is used as a motor for positional control or in order to control rotational velocity in the manner of a spindle motor to achieve continuous rotation.

Abstract: A machine tool comprises two workpiece spindles having a spindle axis and located axially opposite to one another, at least one of the workpiece spindles being movable in an axial direction for transferring a workpiece from a clamping location to a working location, at least two tool carriages which are movable independently of one another parallel to the spindle axis and perpendicular to the spindle axis, guides arranged at opposite sides of the spindle so that tools of both the tool carriages can work both a workpiece held in one of the tool spindles and a workpiece held in the other of the tool spindles, two revolvers each arranged on a respective one of the tool carriages and provided with a plurality of tool receptacles, one of the two revolvers having a switching axis which extends perpendicular to the spindle axis, while the other of the two revolvers has a switching axis which extends parallel to the spindle axis, and the tool receptacles of the revolvers are formed so that the tools in both two revol

Abstract: The lead parking and sorting station is for receiving electrical leads (L), especially those which differ from one another and for presenting the leads for pick up by a block loading station. The parking and sorting station comprises a pair of ganged jaw wheels (12 and 16) each having lead gripping jaws (13). The jaw wheels (12 and 16) can be swung to move each jaw wheel ( 12 and 16) between a lead loading position (LP) and a lead sorting and discharge position (DP). When in its loading position (LP), each jaw wheel (12 and 16) is driven by a unidirectional stepping motor (14) in constantly spaced steps, to pick up a lead (L) at each step. When it has been loaded with leads (L) each jaw wheel (12 and 16) is swung to its sorting and discharge position (DP) where it is driven by a bidirectional stepping motor (18), in steps, the length and direction of which are determined by a pre-arranged harness making program, the leads being picked up by the block loading station at a pick up position (PP).

Abstract: A lathe comprises two turrets each arranged on a compound slide system. The turrets are mounted on sides of the two compound slide systems facing each other and have indexing axes extending parallel or at a slight incline to the work spindle axis of the lathe. To reduce the danger of collisions between the two turrets and to enable the two turret bodies to be moved close together, the turret body located on the headstock side is smaller and has less stations than the other turret body with the result that the circles described by the tool cutting edges during rotation of the two turrets are smaller in the case of one turret than in the other.

Abstract: A flexible machining system includes a four axis double end slant bed unit which can be operated as a single or double spindle chucker, a precision boring machine, a way-type machine, a lathe or an automatic bar feeder. By providing the unit with a fifth axis, it may also function as a jig milling machine.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for fabricating cable harness assemblies of the type wherein a plurality of mating pairs of electrical connector parts are terminated to a continous flat cable segment. Termination includes compressing a predetermined cable portion between a pair of connector parts, one of which has a plurality of insulation displacing terminals positioned therein. The connector parts are transported between loading stations and a termination station, by connector holders mounted on a pair of opposed rotatable indexing turrets. At least one of the connector holders is advanced inwardly toward the termination station, so as to bring the two connector parts together in compression, after a cable segment is located therebetween.Thereafter, the cable is advanced to bring another predetermined portion to the termination station, while the turrets are indexed to present a second pair of opposed mating parts to the termination station.

Abstract: A two-spindle machine tool having a fixed first headstock with a main spindle extending in a direction Z and with a chuck, and two tool heads with turrets further has a movable second headstock with a main spindle extending in the direction Z and with a chuck, the second headstock and the two tool heads being supported on respective slide mechanisms which enable them to move in the direction Z and also in a direction X perpendicular thereto relative to the first headstock, and which are so positioned as to enable the two headstocks and two tool heads to function in respective operational regions enabling machining tools held by the turrets to perform various modes of machining including independent but simultaneous machining of respective workpieces held in the two chucks and simultaneous or successive machining of a single workpiece held by either of the chucks.

Abstract: A machine tool for processing workpieces of various shapes comprises three processing units each mounted on a carriage to move in three axes of coordinates and each being rotatable about a horizontal axis. Each processing unit carries a tool holder having tools and being turnable in two opposite directions. A workpiece is clamped in a workpiece holder so that it is immovable during operation and can be treated at least at three sides thereof simultaneously.

Abstract: A boring machine having a work-holding spindle, a turret, and means for mounting a plurality of tools on the turret. A work-handling device is mounted on the turret having means to grip and release a workpiece. The work handling device is capable of loading and unloading the spindle.

Abstract: Two spindles are provided that are coaxial. The head-stock carrying one spindle can move on longitudinal slideways which are parallel to the axis of the spindles. That provides, with a synchronization of the speeds of the spindles to effect the transfer of the workpieces from the chuck of one spindle onto the chuck of the other spindle. A carriage provided with a transversal slideway can move along a pair of longitudinal slideways, parallel to the axis of the two spindles. This carriage carries a frame provided with a revolver-turret-carrying working-tools. The tools of the two revolver-turrets thus can work indifferently the workpieces carried by one and the other of the two spindles.

Abstract: In a numerically controlled lathe, two guide bars are located in front of a headstock and extending parallel to the axis of a spindle to guide a saddle theroen. A cross slide is slidably supported by a guideway of the saddle to move a pair of turret heads in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the spindle. Turret indexing means allows indexing of one of the turret heads while a tool receiver fixed on the other turret head assumes in a predetermined cutting area relaive to the axis of the spindle. The saddle has a chip dropping wall formed between a guide bush and the pair of turret heads, with a front portion of the chip dropping wall downwardly slanting toward the front side of the lathe.

Abstract: The horizontal-spindle lathe comprises a bed located within the dihedral angle formed by the two geometrical half-planes which extend from the geometrical axis of the spindle respectively above and behind said axis. Two pairs of slideways on which are mounted respectively two longitudinal-traverse carriages are located respectively on a front longitudinal face and on a bottom longitudinal face of the lathe bed.

Abstract: A wood working router which comprises a plurality of turret heads adapted to be selectively operated and each having a plurality of radially and outwardly extending tools and the corresponding number of motors for driving the individual tools, a mechanism associated with each turret head for intermittently rotating the turret head so as to move a selected one of the tools to the processing position each time the turret head is rotated, and a workpiece holding and releasing device for holding a workpiece on a sucking table by suction and releasing the workpiece from the sucking action.

Abstract: A numerically controlled, dual-turret lathe includes a pair of indexing turrets mounted on respective cross slides which in turn are slidably mounted on respective saddles for movement in the transverse direction of the lathe, the saddles themselves being mounted on a lathe bed for sliding movement in the longitudinal direction of the lathe. The turrets have mounted thereon a cooperative pair of gripper pawls capable of releasably holding work therebetween. As dictated by a prescribed program a numerical control system controls the movements of the cross slides and the saddles so as to cause the gripper pawls to carry the work from a preassigned standby position on the lathe bed into the chuck on the work spindle of the lathe, preparatory to the machining of the work by tools carried by the turrets.

Abstract: A turret indexing system for a turret punching machine having a plurality of equally spaced tool punching stations carried on the turrets which may be rotatably positioned to place selected punching tools in register with a punching ram. Turret indexing is accomplished with a pneumatic cylinder driven reciprocating drive arrangement utilizing a pneumatically actuated clutch to drive the turrets through a one direction, incremental indexing rotation which is equivalent to one tool punching station spacing. A shot pin arrangement is effective to lock the turrets in an operating position and provide small corrective repositioning of the turrets, when required, to precisely position the turrets relative to the punching ram. A control system provides an automatic sequenced cycling of the indexing system to position each required punching tool in an accurate punching position.

Abstract: A machine for preparing and introducing closure sliders inside annular hollow members for producing spring safety catches for necklaces and the like, consisting of two operative unitsets, each comprising a table rotatably mounted about a vertical axis and actuated by means for rotating the table intermittently through angles of 90.degree. and carrying four radially reciprocating pliers units spaced apart from each other of 90.degree.

Abstract: A machine for turning successive axially fed work pieces at both ends simultaneously by means of a double-ended segmentally actuated collet construction wherein one collet has a fixed collet chuck and the other has a movable collet chuck; and rigidly controlled and guided means to move the latter to simultaneously close both collets in combination with a tool slide which is considerably longer than the distance between the collets and along which are adjustably mounted a plurality of turning tools, and which is actuated in timed relation to the feed and collet actuation. A single cam shaft with adjustable cams controls all motions.

Abstract: An automatic turret lathe has a main and a supplementary tool-carrying turret both being jointly movable in longitudinal and transverse directions with the turrets being indexable about an indexing axis. The supplementary turret is of smaller diameter than the main turret. Turning tools can be placed in the turrets so that a tool in one turret forms a pair with a tool in the other turret, and the turrets arranged so that both inside and outside machining of a workpiece can be carried out simultaneously. Tools can be placed in the carriers in the turrets to carry out a particular desired function. The supplementary turret can be removed for machining shafts. The turrets can be moved towards and away from as well as along the lathe axis.

Abstract: A turret toolpost preferably for numerically controlled automatic lathes includes two relatively adjustable turrets for the cutting tools, one turret being disposed outside the other turret. The axes of these two turrets make a small angle with one another.

Abstract: A lathe on which the tool post is swiveled and indexed about a vertical axis and the workpiece is machined with a turning or rotary tool. The headstock is slidable upward and downward, and the work portions off the axis of the spindle can also be machined with the rotary tool. Once the workpiece is set in position, it can be subjected to a variety of machining operations on a number of surfaces.

Abstract: A turning machine comprising a rotatable chuck for supporting a workpiece to be machined, two simultaneously and independently operable turrets for carrying tools for machining the workpiece, each turret being supported by a toolslide with respect to which it can be indexed about an axis parallel to the rotational axis of the chuck, the axes being on opposite sides of the rotational axis, both toolslides being movable along slideways parallel to the rotational axis and one at least of said toolslides also being movable along a slideway perpendicular to the rotational axis, a ram mounted for movement with respect to one of the toolslides in a direction towards and away from the chuck, and a support member rotatably mounted on the ram for supporting the end of the workpiece remote from the chuck.

Abstract: Turret-carried tools on a lathe having an automatically indexable and translatable turret are powered and controlled through coupling devices which are selectively engaged by mating coupling devices extended and retracted from a power coupling assembly translatable with the turret.

Abstract: Tools on a lathe having an automatically indexable and translatable turret are powered and controlled by automatically driving the turret to one or more predetermined positions to automatically couple or uncouple one or more detachable power coupling devices which connect power and/or control signals to turret-carried tools while the turret is translated to perform machining operations. Means are shown for effecting flexible mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and/or pneumatic power and control signals to turret-carried devices.

Abstract: A machine tool, such as a lathe, comprises a rotary workpiece spindle and a tool turret assembly which comprises a main turret and an auxiliary turret each carrying a plurality of tools. The main turret is pivotable about an axis parallel to the axis of the workpiece spindle, the auxiliary turret being pivotably mounted on the main turret eccentrically with respect to the pivotal axis of the main turret, so that each tool on the auxiliary turret can be selectively brought into an unobstructed operative position in a predetermined inoperative angular position of the main turret.

Abstract: A turret head for a rotary turning machine having a base rotatably mounted on a cross-slide for movement about a first axis. The turret head is mounted to the base for rotatable movement relative thereto about a second axis that is inclined to the first axis by an angle .alpha.. The turret head includes two rings or annular arrays of tool holders. Each ring has its tools disposed so that their axes lie on the surface of an imaginary cone having a vertex angle of 2.beta., such that .alpha. + .beta. = 90.degree.. The two imaginary cones have their axes coincide with the second axis and preferably the vertices of the cones coincide, so that the cones are mirror images of each other.

Abstract: A puching press with a very strong main swanneck frame having an upper arm carrying a punching head equipped with an actuating slide, and a lower arm provided with an anvil. A rotary turret is provided with a plurality of punches engageable selectively with the actuating slide by rotation of the turret, and the turret is also provided with a plurality of punching dies each corresponding to a punch and locatable over the anvil by synchronous rotation with the punches. The turret is mounted on a second swanneck frame disposed outside of the slot of the first swanneck frame.

Abstract: A machine tool with a rotary work spindle and a cross-slide having a lower carriage and an upper carriage movable on the lower carriage in a direction normal to the direction of movement of the lower carriage. One of the carriages is movable normal to the axis of the work spindle. A turret is mounted on the upper carriage indexible about an axis located in a plane including the axis of the work spindle. The turret is provided with at least two groups or rows or receiving means for tool holders which are disposed in two parallel planes spaced in direction of the turret axis from each other.