Abstract: A goods arrangement system includes a goods storage arrangement apparatus 7000 capable of storing goods temporarily and discharging a specified number of goods at the same time. The goods storage arrangement apparatus 7000 consists of a gradient storage shelf 7774 made up of multiple gravity roller conveyors 7001, and arrangement conveyors 7002 associated with the stories of gravity roller conveyors. Unpackers 1000 and 2000 peel off outer flaps from each box (container) containing goods, and a flap opener 4000 opens up and down outer flaps on one of the sides of a box. A goods takeout apparatus 5000 takes out goods from a box. The taken-out goods are fed to the goods storage arrangement apparatus 7000 by a goods feeder 6000 based on a running cart 6034. In the goods storage arrangement apparatus 7000, the arrangement conveyors 6002 arrange multiple goods in a row substantially perpendicularly to the direction in which the arrangement conveyors run.

Abstract: A device is provided for palletizing a variety of goods by layers. Goods are formed into a unit load by palletizing them layer-by-layer in a order of layer area dimensions from the bottom with consideration to layer area dimensions of goods, dimensions of void spaces which are not occupied with goods, and the dimensional relation among goods so that the palletized goods will not collapse during transport. The palletizing device preferably has a mechanism for holding one layer of goods which includes a goods pressing device; a controller for pressing with the goods pressing device; a controller for controlling the order of palletizing; a centering mechanism which registers the holding mechanism with the center of a good layer; a detector which determines the position for suspending a truck so as to align the sides of layers uniformly; and a lifter for unit load which moves the unit load up and down in respect to the holding mechanism.

Abstract: A method of machining cylindrical workpieces, mainly cylindrical metallic workpieces such as cylindrical separate metallic workpieces and sequentially fed bar-like workpieces, into cylindrical products such as bearing outer and inner races and valve spools, by employing a bi-spindle numerically controlled machine tool provided with two parallel spindles capable of holding and rotating workpieces, respectively, and a single tool block unit capable of moving in two mutually orthogonal directions under the control of a numerical controller in accordance with a numerical control program, to precisely feed two separate groups of cutting tools mounted thereon and thereby accurately cut the rotating workpieces on the two parallel spindles alternately or simultaneously at a high production rate.

Abstract: A box cutting method is characterized in that after moving a cutter for cutting a box to a predetermined position which is determined in accordance with the size of the box, the box is cut by moving the cutter along a cutting line formed on the box.

Abstract: A method of automatically feeding wire to an electric discharge machine, wherein when the wire electrode is broken during when the wire electrode is effecting the discharge machining for the work according to a predetermined machining profile, the wire electrode is passed through a worked slit via a feed pipe at a position of the worked slit at the frontmost portion of machining for the work by the wire electrode or at a position which is slightly returned back from the frontmost portion along the machining profile without returning the wire feed pipe to the position of start hole that is perforated in advance in the work, and the discharge machining is executed again by the wire electrode for the work making it possible to greatly improve the machining efficiency.

Abstract: A goods handling apparatus for carrying in or carrying out goods with respect to storage facilities having multirow and multistage storing spaces. The apparatus includes a goods inlet apparatus or a goods outlet apparatus. The goods inlet apparatus or the goods outlet apparatus travels in the vertical direction and in the horizontal direction along the storing spaces of the goods storage facilities, conveying the goods within a plane parallel to a travelling plane of the goods inlet or the goods outlet apparatus, and transferring the goods, in a consecutive manner, from the goods conveying step to the goods inlet step, or from the goods outlet step to the goods conveying step by absorbing a difference between a goods inlet height or a goods outlet height in the goods inlet step or the goods outlet step and a goods conveyance height in the goods conveying step.

Abstract: A method for assembling and storing goods has a carousel equipped with a plurality of goods storing portions for storing goods which are to be assembled and stored, and a device for supplying goods, which are to be transferred to the goods storing portions from which goods have been taken out, to adjacent the goods storing portions. The method being characterized in that when a supplement of goods becomes necessary due to the goods having been taken out of the goods storing portions so as to be subjected to an assembling and storing operation, goods which are already supplied to the above-mentioned somewhere near the goods storing portions by the device for supplying, are transferred to the goods storing portions which are required to be supplemented with goods.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of palletizing a variety of goods by layers and a device therefor. Goods are formed in a unit load by palletizing them layer by layer in the order of layer area dimensions from the bottom with due consideration to layer area dimensions of goods, dimensions of void spaces which are not occupied with goods, and the dimensional relation among goods so that the palletized goods will not collapse during transportation. A good may fall into the void on the layer below or project beyond the edge of a lower layer to disturb the equilibrium. The palletizing method according to this invention facilitates handling of easily collapsible cases such as corrugated fiberboard boxes in a unit load by pressing at least the two sides of one layer of goods, releasing the pressure and then pressing and holding the same again.

Abstract: There is disclosed a goods handling method for carrying in or carrying out goods with respect to storage facilities having multirow and multistage storing spaces including the steps of carrying the goods into a goods inlet apparatus or carrying out the goods from a goods outlet apparatus by causing the goods inlet apparatus or the goods outlet apparatus to travel in the vertical direction and in the horizontal direction along the the storing spaces of the goods storage facilities, conveying the goods within a plane parallel to a travelling plane of the goods inlet or the goods outlet apparatus, and transferring the goods, in a consecutive manner, from the goods conveying step to the goods inlet step, or from the goods outlet step to the goods conveying step by absorbing a difference between a goods inlet height or a goods outlet height in the goods inlet step or the goods outlet step and a goods conveyance height in the goods conveying step. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.