Abstract: The present invention relates to a bending test apparatus comprising a first bending device mounted on a vertically slidable rack. Test piece gripping means are mounted on arms attached to sector gears arranged such that when the first bending device and the rack are moved vertically downward toward the test piece, the rack engages with the sector gears so as to upwardly and inwardly swing the gripping devices. A pair of slidable devices for further bending the test piece are arranged on opposite sides of the first testing device and are adapted to converge on the test piece to further bend it after it has been previously bent by the first bending device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a punch press having upper and lower punching tools to punch a workpiece, a workpiece positioning device to move and position the workpiece, a lower tool support member on which the lower punching tool is detachably mounted, and a slide base on which the tool support member is slidably mounted. The boundary surfaces between the tool support member and the slide base are inclined to allow the lower tool to be obliquely lowered away from the workpiece positioning device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a saw blade comprising a plurality of teeth, each having a tooth tip. Each of the teeth is provided with first and second rake angles and first and second relief angles. The tooth tips of the teeth are located on different levels. The plurality of teeth may include a plurality of tooth groups in each of which some of the teeth are angularly set and others of the teeth are not angularly set.

Abstract: A method for detecting the cutting resistance of a workpiece to a bandsaw blade comprises the steps of: magnifying movement of the bandsaw blade by a magnifying device in a direction normal to a running direction of the bandsaw blade; detecting the movement of the bandsaw blade by a sensor in the direction normal to the running direction of the bandsaw blade; and adjusting a force exerted by a feed speed of the bandsaw blade during a cutting operation in immediate response to momentary changes in the cutting resistance of the workpiece to the bandsaw blade. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A wire-cut electrical discharge machine which effects an electrical discharges between a wire electrode and the workpiece. The wire-cut machine has a supply nozzle for supplying a machining fluid to an electrical discharge machining zone and a power-feed element for supplying pulse power to the wire electrode. The power-feed element contacting the wire electrode is provided inside the supply nozzle.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to bandsaw machines having a flexible bandsaw blade trained around a plurality of wheels to perform cutting operations and, more particularly, pertains to a method and apparatus for controlling the feeding of the bandsaw blade into a workpiece such that the bandsaw blade is fed intermittently into the workpiece so as to prevent the blade from deflecting off the workpiece and causing work hardening of the workpiece. An alternative embodiment of the invention provides feeding the workpiece into the bandsaw blade in an intermittent fashion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a punch press having a frame having an overhead beam and base portion, a vertically movable ram mounted at a front end of the overhead beam, a tool holder having upper and lower arms and being disposed on the base portion of the frame with a gap between the tool holder and the overhead beam, a plurality of upper punching tools disposed at a front end of the upper arm of the tool holder, a plurality of lower tools corresponding to the upper tools and disposed at a front end of the lower tool holder, a striker mounted on the ram so as to hit each of the upper punching tools and a workpiece feeding and positioning device disposed on the tool holder. The elements of the invention are arranged such that vibration and shocks occurring during the operation of the ram are not transmitted to the workpiece feeding and positioning device, and the punching tools.

Abstract: A turret punch press is provided with a rotatable upper turret holding a number of upper tools and a rotatable lower turret holding a number of lower tools. One pair or more of the upper and lower tools are so arranged as to be rotatable in the upper and lower turrets, respectively, and are connected and disconnected with a drive.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device for detecting the amount of deviation of the optical axis of laser beams from a predetermined point at which a workpiece is to be processed in a laser processing apparatus.The detector includes a laser resonator, a device for transferring the workpiece in the direction of both the X- and Y-axes, a base plate detachably mounted onto the workpiece transferring device, a plurality of image sensors disposed radially around the predetermined point located on the upper surface of the base plate, and a device for displaying the optical axis of the laser beams irradiated from the laser resonator to at least three of the plurality of image sensors, whereby the workpiece may be transferred so that the optical axis of the laser beams coincides with the predetermined point at which the workpiece is to be processed.

Abstract: A central system for operating presses utilizing one or plural microcomputers is disclosed in which the rotational angle of, for example, the crankshaft of the press is monitored and used to initiate the operation of programmed movements of the press. When utilizing plural microcomputers, they are operated synchronously, a pulse is developed in accordance with the outputs of each, and this pulse is utilized to control the press.

Abstract: A shearing machine is disclosed comprising a detector for detecting the thickness of a workpiece placed on a work table, a clearance adjusting mechanism for moving at least one of the upper and lower blades towards and away from the other to adjust the clearance therebetween, a shear angle adjusting mechanism for adjusting the inclination of the blades with respect to each other, and a controlling system for controlling the adjustment of both of the adjusting mechanisms according to the thickness of the workpiece detected by the detecting means.

Abstract: A shearing machine is disclosed which comprises a work table, a pair of upper and lower blades for cutting a work-sheet, and a feeder for feeding the work-sheet onto the work table for cutting by the blades. A scrap receiver receives scrap cut from the work-sheet by the blades and a scrap remover positioned in front of the blades clamps and holds a piece of scrap from the work-sheet and transports the scrap to the scrap receiver. The scrap remover is movable in a horizontal plane above the work table.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adjustable laser and optic system for processing which includes a laser beam cutting machine for focusing a laser beam including a first base for supporting an overhead beam by a post, the overhead beam having a laser beam conduit, a mirror assembly and a condenser lens for focusing the laser beam. A laser generator is supported on a second base for generating and feeding the laser beam to the laser cutting machine. Thg laser generator has a laser beam outlet arranged in alignment with the axis of the beam conduit in the overhead beam such that the laser beam generated is delivered to the mirror assembly in a straight line. Also provided is an element for connecting the first base and the second base, and an adjustment device associated with the second base for horizontally adjusting the laser generator in relation to the cutting machine, and a workpiece positioning device mounted on the first base for feeding the workpiece to the processing zone.

Abstract: In a bending press, the stroke length of a ram member is automatically set based upon conditions such as the angle to be made on a workpiece, the width and configuration of a groove in a lower tool, and the thickness, width and tensile strength of the workpiece. There is also an input device into which the bending conditions are set and a computer for calculating the stroke length of the ram member which is then automatically adjusted. A device for detecting deflections occurring in an overhead beam in the bending press is connected to the computer to compensate for the stroke lengths of the ram member. The press accurately and easily bends sheet-like workpieces into various shapes including those cylindrical and semicircular in cross section.

Abstract: A method for controlling the feeding of a band saw blade in a horizontal band saw machine so that the band saw blade is fed at a uniform optimum cutting rate. A control system is provided for controlling the feeding speed and the driving speed of the band saw blade in such a manner that the ratio of the feeding speed to the driving speed is kept constant during a cutting operation and the ratio of cutting resistance to driving speed is maintained constant to provide a constant cutting power.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for controlling the raising and lowering of a cutting head assembly of a horizontal bandsaw machine. The apparatus comprises a sensing member for sensing the top surface of a workpiece to be cut and an actuating device which is operatively coupled to the sensing member. The actuating device switches from a first state to a second state when the sensing member senses the top surface of the workpiece. A carrier device is operatively coupled to the actuator wherein the position of the carrier is movable with respect to the cutting edge of the blade of the bandsaw when the actuator is in the first state and the position of the carrier is fixed with respect to the cutting edge of the bandsaw when the actuator is in the second state.

Abstract: An oscillating bandsaw machine having apparatus to control the upward movement of the bandsaw to eliminate excessive travel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a blanking apparatus comprising a press, a ram vertically movably provided on the press, a blanking unit disposed just beneath the ram, blanking tools arranged in the blanking unit; and a striker member for working on the blanking tools. The apparatus is used in particular for blanking a sheet material from a coiled strip into a number of pieces in the form of discs, triangles, and other shapes.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method and device for detecting the focusing position in a laser processing apparatus, such as a machine for cutting plate-shaped workpieces by laser beams.The method includes the steps of placing a light shielding member and a light sensor in a path of laser light beams irradiated through a condenser lens to the workpiece to be processed; moving at least either one of the light shielding member and light sensor along the optical axis of the laser beams; and detecting the position at which electrical output of the light sensor becomes either a minimum or a maximum; whereby the focusing position is determined.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for controlling the movement of a workpiece to be processed in a punch press is disclosed in which after the workpiece is processed by contact of a ram on the upper tool of the press and the ram is momentarily out of contact with the upper tool, the recontact of the ram and upper tool is detected and then the processed workpiece is moved out of the processing position. In addition, the apparatus detects when the ram has returned to the proximity of the top dead center of the eccentric shaft which drives the ram and when the processing of the workpiece has been completed. The apparatus is also provided with a monitoring system which detects a malfunction in the control apparatus.