Abstract: An upper tool holder for holding an upper tool of a press brake exchangeably, includes a holder main body; an attachment portion provided on an upper portion of the holder main body; a support portion provided on a lower portion of the holder main body; a clamp provided swingably at a vertically intermediate position of the holder main body; an actuator that includes a pushing member for pushing the upper portion of the clamp to fix the upper tool with the support portion, and an open restriction member that has an open restriction portion for restricting the clamp. The open restriction member is provided at a position distanced from a pushed position of the upper portion of the clamp by the pushing member. According to the upper tool holder, the upper tool can be held firmly by the clamp.

Abstract: Disclosed is a main body vise device (7) in a band saw machine, characterized in that: a movable main body vise body (33) is provided to a main body vise bed (31); an upstream movable vise jaw (37) is provided integrally to this main body vise body (33), while a downstream movable vise jaw (41) is movably provided on a downstream side of the main body vise body (33); a first pressing/biasing module (43) capable of advancing and retreating the main body vise body (33) is provided; and a second pressing/biasing module (45) capable of advancing and retreating the downstream movable vise jaw (41) independently of the upstream movable vise jaw (37) is provided.

Abstract: A system for editing sheet metal components using a computer, comprising a sheet metal object having graphic element data defining the graphic elements of a sheet metal and connection data defining face data comprising graphic elements and linkage of the faces, wherein the sheet metal object includes a sheet metal edition object corresponding to editing of a sheet metal, e.g., editing of butting or lapping of sheets, and the burden is lessened by automating reformation at the butting or lapping part of the sheet metals.

Abstract: A press brake includes a first guide rail on one side, a second guide rail on another side, an ATC device and a first measurement portion movable on the first guide rail, and a second measurement portion movable on the second guide rail. The first and second measurement portions measure a bent angle of a workpiece. The second guide rail is different from the first guide rail in their cross-sectional shapes. The first measurement portion includes a main unit having a sensor, and a first coupling portion coupling the main unit with the first guide rail. The second measurement portion includes the main unit, and a second coupling portion different from the first coupling portion coupling the main unit with the second guide rail. The ATC device and the measurement portions can be made coexistent and the main units of the measurement portions can be made identical to each other.

Abstract: Provided is a punch tool which enables improvement in accuracy of processing a work by suppressing rattling between a punch body and a punch guide and eliminating almost all steps in a punched surface (cut surface) of the work. A punch tool includes a cylindrical punch guide; a punch body movably provided in the vertical directions in the punch guide; a punch head provided at an upper end of the punch body; a stripper spring provided on a lower side of the punch head; and a plurality of rotation control modules including key grooves and formed so as to vertically extend in the punch guide or the punch body and keys and which are provided in the punch body or the punch guide and are movably fitted in the vertical directions to the key grooves.

Abstract: A method of preventing a tooth from continuously breaking in a band saw blade, comprises the steps of: moving the band 5 saw blade to a longitudinal direction and moving the band saw blade to a cutting direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the band saw blade so as to cut a work; bringing a projecting portion disposed at a rear position of a surface of relief at the back of a tip in a saw tooth broken into contact 10 with a bottom portion of a cutting groove in the work when the tooth breaking is generated in the saw tooth of the band saw blade; and limiting a cutting amount of the following saw tooth, thereby preventing the following saw tooth from breaking.

Abstract: A band saw blade includes multiple saw teeth having a straight tooth and right and left set teeth, and also includes a gullet portion provided between the saw teeth. A rake surface of each of the saw teeth is provided with a chip curler portion formed into an arc shape at an entire range of approximately 90° to form a chip generated at the time of cutting a work into a small rolled shape before the chip comes into contact with a bottom portion of the gullet portion. A chip non-contact surface to be kept out of contact with the chip is formed to have either a flat surface or a convex surface between the chip curler portion and the bottom portion of the gullet portion, and a dent portion is formed between the chip non-contact surface and the gullet bottom portion, the dent portion recessed from the chip non-contact surface in an opposite direction to a moving direction of the band saw blade in order to increase a radius of a concave curved surface constituting a back side of the gullet bottom portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a press brake for bending metal sheets, said press brake having an upper and a lower table, one of which has two slots, and having at least one pair of wedges, each wedge being disposed in a respective one of the two slots; and a primary control lever that is common to the wedges of the pair of wedges and that is suitable for moving said wedges of the pair of wedges in their respective slots.

Abstract: A die body includes a die hole for punching a work. A core, including a discharge hole, which is in communication with the die hole, is provided in the die body. The core is provided with a plurality of fluid injection ports through which fluid is injected downward of the discharge hole. The die body is provided with inflow ports through which compressed fluid flows into the fluid injection ports. The core is made of resin. The discharge hole is tapered toward its upper side. An outer peripheral surface of the die body is provided with a peripheral groove which is in communication with the inflow ports.

Abstract: A bending machine includes a frame, a punch holder provided on the frame, a die holder provided on the frame, a pressing mechanism for pressing a punch toward a die, a first deflection detector for detecting a stroke of the punch, a second deflection detector for detecting an actual displacement of the punch, and a controller; and the controller previously stores a relation between a deflection of the frame and a specification of a sheet material, calculates an actual deflection of the frame by subtracting a detection value of the second deflection detector from a detection value of the first deflection detector, gets a target deflection of the frame based on the relation stored, and controls the pressing mechanism so that the actual deflection becomes consistent with the target deflection. According to the bending machine, working efficiency can be improved by rendering a trial bending unnecessary.

Abstract: A device for regulating a residual stress is comprised of: input means; a residual stress database; a process condition database; first searching means for searching a residual stress (?0) from the residual stress database; a calculator for calculating a first bending moment (Mrs) in a ridge line originated from the residual stress, and a second bending moment (Mz) in the ridge line originated from bending to obtain a total bending moment (Mrs?Mz) and calculating a camber curvature (?z) of the workpiece originated from the total bending moment (Mrs?Mz); comparing a difference (|?z??z0|) between the camber curvature (?z) and a target value (?z0) with a tolerable value (?); second searching means for searching a process condition satisfying a tolerable condition (|?z??z0|??) from the process condition database when (|?z??z0|>?); and regulating means for regulating a residual stress.

Abstract: A bending machine having: a punch and a die for bending a sheet-shaped work; pressurizing means which pressurizes the work in a space between the punch and the die by vertically moving a ram; inputting means (23) which inputs die information on the punch and the die, material information on the work and bending information; a database (25) which stores data on a pressure per unit length required for bending the work; calculating means (29) which calculates a pressure necessary for the pressurizing means based on various information inputted from the inputting means (23) and on the data on the pressure stored in the database (25); and controlling means (31) which controls the pressurizing means based on a result of calculation by the calculating means (29).

Abstract: A die body includes a die hole for punching a work. A core, including a discharge hole, which is in communication with the die hole, is provided in the die body. The core is provided with a plurality of fluid injection ports through which fluid is injected downward of the discharge hole. The die body is provided with inflow ports through which compressed fluid flows into the fluid injection ports. The core is made of resin. The discharge hole is tapered toward its upper side. An outer peripheral surface of the die body is provided with a peripheral groove which is in communication with the inflow ports.

Abstract: A laser processing machine includes a work head, a plate-like work working table for processing a plate-like work, a rod-like work working table including a rod-like work holder for processing a rod-like work, and a work area in which the work head is movably provided. The plate-like work working table is provided movably from one side of the work area into the work area. The rod-like work working table is provided movably from another side of the work area into the work area that is opposite side of the one side. According to the laser processing machine, when switching over between a processing of a plate-like work and a processing of a rod-like work, it is needed only to move/evacuate the plate-like work working table and the rod-like work working table to/from the work area, so that the switching-over operation can be easily done.

Abstract: A upper tool holder for a press brake includes a holder body; an upper tool clamper provided on the holder body and capable of swinging when replacing the upper tool; an auxiliary urging mechanism that functions as resistance when opening the upper tool clamper further in order to replace the upper tool, and functions so as to support a closing operation when closing the upper tool clamper from a further opened state; and a pusher provided in the auxiliary urging mechanism and urged in a closing direction of the upper tool clamper. According to the upper tool holder, unexpected drop-off of the upper tool can be prevented, so that safety can be improved.

Abstract: A laser machine includes a laser oscillator, a cooler for cooling the laser oscillator, and a control unit for controlling the laser oscillator and the cooler. The control unit includes a controller that stops base discharge of the laser oscillator at a time when a specified time has elapsed from a stop of laser light emission by the laser oscillator. According to the laser machine, since base discharge of the laser oscillator is stopped after the specified time has elapsed from the stop of laser light emission, wasteful energy (power) consumption of the laser oscillator in a standby state can be restricted.

Abstract: A cutting-off method whereby is disclosed, whereby when a workpiece is intended to be cut off by use of an endless band saw blade suspended between a driving wheel and a driven wheel, the workpiece is cut off by imparting to the driving wheel a forced oscillation so that a phase of a longitudinal oscillation which occurs to the bandsaw blade near the driving wheel is substantially inverted to a phase of a longitudinal oscillation which occurs to the bandsaw blade near the driven wheel.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a bandsaw blade provided at the top of the teeth with cutting tips made of a hard material, includes the steps of: offsetting to the left and right saw teeth constituting left and right offset teeth; forming the saw teeth constituting the left and right offset teeth to a smaller tooth height than that of the saw teeth constituting straight teeth; and grinding cutting tips provided to the top of the left and right offset teeth subsequent to the offsetting step, and machining the edge lines at the top of the left and right offset teeth so that the lines are orthogonal to the travel direction of a bandsaw blade and the cutting direction of the bandsaw blade.

Abstract: A burr removing method includes: pressing, by using a work pressing device (7), the upper surface of a work (W) around a work edge (WE), along which a burr occurs, so as to be relatively freely movable, the work (W) held on a work table in a plate material processing machine so as to be freely movable in X- and Y-axis directions; when the work (W) relatively moves with respect to the work pressing device (7) in the X- and Y-axis directions, vibrating a striker (35) vertically, the striker (35) provided at a position below the work pressing device (7) so as to be freely vertically movable; and, when the striker (35) moves upward, crushing the burr.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bending press comprising an upper table (130) and a lower table (132) placed edge-to-edge in the vertical direction, with one of the tables being movable relative to the other in the vertical direction, and with one of the tables presenting slots (134, 136) that are placed symmetrically relative to the midplane (P?P). Each slot has an open outside end and comprises a first slot portion (135a, 137a) and a second slot portion (135b, 137b) that is situated on the inside relative to the first slot portion and that is connected thereto, the shapes of said slot portions being such that the stiffness of the table portion situated between the slot and the tool fastener is greater between the first slot portion and the tool fastener than between the second slot portion and the tool fastener. At least one element (180) for adjusting the flexing of said table is disposed in the first slot portion.