Abstract: A machine tool comprising: a first spindle; a second spindle provided on a rear headstock to face the first spindle; a barstock supply unit for supplying an elongate rod to the first spindle; and a processing means including a tool for processing the barstock, characterized in that the machine tool further comprises: a workpiece clamp device provided on the rear headstock and adapted to grip a second material comprised of the barstock that has been removed from the first spindle as an old material; and a joining means for joining opposite end portions of the second material gripped by the workpiece clamp device and of a first material gripped by the first gripping means and comprised of a barstock newly supplied by the barstock supply unit, thereby to integrate the second material and the first material into a single barstock.

Abstract: A machining apparatus includes a first frame including a first surface formed along a Z-axis direction and a second surface formed along a Y-axis direction. An X-axis moving mechanism and a Z-axis moving mechanism are disposed on the first surface side of the first frame. A Y-axis moving mechanism is disposed on the second surface side of the first frame. A second frame supports the first frame from the second surface side of the first frame. An A-axis rotating mechanism, a B-axis rotating mechanism, and a supporting mechanism that supports an object to be machined are moved by the Y-axis moving mechanism. The t Y-axis moving mechanism is disposed in a space located below the first frame in the Z-axis direction, and formed by the second flame.

Abstract: A first tool retention member of a first tool exchange unit retains a first tool to be exchanged in a state of being engaged in an engagement hole of the first tool. A second tool retention member of a second tool exchange unit retains a second tool not to be exchanged in a state of being engaged in an engagement hole of the second tool. Subsequently, the first tool exchange unit moves in a left-right direction in a state in which a movement of the second tool exchange unit in the left-right direction is stopped.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a worm gear machine, including a workbench, a cutter holder and a cutter holder adjusting system, where the cutter holder includes a big bracket, a first slide rail is disposed on the big bracket, a slide seat in sliding fit with the first slide rail is disposed on the first slide rail, a second slide rail is disposed on the slide seat, a small bracket in sliding fit with the second slide rail is disposed on the second slide rail; and a cutter holder spindle is disposed between the big bracket and the slide seat, a cutter bar synchronously rotating with the cutter holder spindle is disposed between an end of the cutter holder spindle facing toward the small bracket and the small bracket, and a gearbox for driving the cutter spindle to rotate is disposed in the big bracket.

Abstract: An electro-hydraulic joint supplying system for electrical machining and supporting automatic tool changing includes an electro-hydraulic joint supplying device and a clamping device. The electro-hydraulic joint supplying device includes an insulator, an electro-hydraulic joint supplying base, an electro-hydraulic joint supplying pipe terminal, and an electro-hydraulic joint supplying pipe. The base is fixedly connected with a spindle shell through the insulator. A working fluid pipe connector and a wiring post are arranged on the base; a terminal connector is in a snap-fit with a top end of the electro-hydraulic joint supplying pipe terminal. The pipe terminal communicates with a flushing fluid container in an electrical machining electrode shank through an electro-hydraulic joint supplying pipe.

Abstract: An improved numerical control tool machine is described comprising: a table turnable about an—in use—vertical axis, N processing stations, N?2, arranged around the table, a support for a workpiece, the support being connected to the table for reaching in sequence the N stations and making the piece be processed thereat, comprising locking members for retaining the piece on itself during all the operations performed at the N stations, means (50, 60) for connecting the support to the table or releasing it depending on the state of a control input.

Abstract: The installation for manufacturing a bead wire intended to reinforce a pneumatic tire, said installation comprising a receiving table which is adapted to receive a braided torus which comprises a braid wire which extends longitudinally from a first end section to a second end section, a cutting tool, a crimping tool adapted to crimp a sleeve around said first and second end sections, and a configuration unit which is adapted automatically to switch the installation from a cutting configuration in which the receiving table cooperates with the cutting tool so as to position the braided torus and the first and second end sections so that said first and second end sections are sectioned by the cutting tool to a crimping configuration in which the receiving table cooperates with the crimping tool.

Abstract: A horizontal five-axis turning plate type machining center includes a support base, a lathe bed arranged on the support base and a column arranged on the support base, wherein the lathe bed and the column are fixedly connected through a connecting arm, a turning plate device is arranged on the support base, an X-direction sliding plate capable of sliding in an X direction on the lathe bed is arranged on a side, facing the column, of the lathe bed, and a third driving unit capable of driving a workbench to perform position conversion between a turning plate and the X-direction sliding plate is arranged on the turning plate.

Abstract: A machine tool capable of restraining dirt on the footstool and improving setup efficiency. The machine tool includes a machine body having a splash guard surrounding a machining area and a door capable of closing an opening of the splash guard. A footstool is kept mounted on the machine body changeably in place with respect to the machine body. The footstool kept mounted on the machine body is capable of being in a place on an outside of the machine body when the door is closed. The footstool kept mounted on the machine body is capable of being brought to a setup place inside the machining area from the outside of the machine body through the opening when the door is open.

Abstract: A tool attachment (200) for a robotic manipulator (100), includes a housing (202), an input shaft (208) configured to be engaged by an end effector (105) of the robotic manipulator (100), an output shaft (210), and a tool (214) coupled to the output shaft (210). The housing (202) includes at least one slot or at least one projection for preventing relative rotational movement between the housing (202) and a housing of the robotic manipulator (100). Upon engagement of the end effector (105) of the robotic manipulator (100) with the input shaft (208), the tool attachment (200) is retained on the robotic manipulator (100), and rotational movement of the end effector (105) of the robotic manipulator (100) acts to rotate said input shaft (208) and drive said tool (214).

Abstract: An assembly including a tool (1) and packaging (2) for accommodating the tool (1). The tool (1) includes at least one machining head (3) for machining a workpiece (4), in particular a dental workpiece (4), by a machining unit (5), and a clamping portion (6) for securing the tool (1) in a chuck (7) of the machining unit (5) while the workpiece (4) is being machined. The tool (1) can be repeatedly removed from and placed back in the packaging (2), with the packaging (2) being provided with at least one securing device (11) for fastening the packaging (2) in a temporary tool magazine (12) of the machining unit (5).

Abstract: A method for performing a tool change with a robot arm. Providing a first coupling unit connected to a robot arm end shaft; providing a plurality of tool changer grippers and second coupling units detachably connected to the respective tool changer grippers; the robot arm end shaft driving the first coupling unit to be coupled with a selected second coupling unit and take the selected second coupling unit away from the corresponding tool changer gripper; the robot arm end shaft driving the first coupling unit coupled with the selected second coupling unit back to the corresponding tool changer gripper to be decoupled from the selected second coupling unit; enabling the corresponding tool changer gripper to have a degree of freedom; the corresponding tool changer gripper being self-displaced by the degree of freedom in the coupling operation and in the decoupling operation to overcome a position error.

Abstract: A robotic tool changer system and a method for performing a tool change with the robotic tool changer system are disclosed. Providing a plurality of second coupling units each connected with a tool, wherein the second coupling units are detachably connected to a respective tool changer grippers; driving a first coupling unit along a second direction with a robot arm end shaft to be coupled with a selected second coupling unit; driving the first coupling unit coupled with the selected second coupling unit away from the corresponding tool changer gripper in a first direction, defining an angle between the first direction and the second direction; wherein when the selected second coupling unit is moved to the corresponding tool changer gripper and before the first coupling unit to separate from the selected second coupling unit, a third acting force is applied to the selected second coupling unit for restricting movement.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for machining the tip circle diameter of a tooth system (4) of a gearwheel (6), in which the gearwheel (6) rotates about a workpiece axis of rotation (Rw), and in which at least one tooth (9) of the tooth system (4) is machined, by removing chips, by means of a tool (7, 7?) that rotates about a tool axis of rotation (Rz) oriented at an axial distance (A?, A?) relative to the workpiece axis of rotation (Rw).

Abstract: An arrangement for processing workpieces includes at least one processing machine, a machine magazine assigned to a respective processing machine for accommodating processing tools, and a robot arranged on a driverless base frame. Processing tools may be supplied to and/or removed again from the machine magazine using the driverless base frame. The driverless base frame is additionally provided with a temporary magazine for accommodating processing tools.

Abstract: In an installing method for installing divided upper tools to upper tool holders disposed to be spaced at an appropriate interval in a left-right direction in a lower portion of an upper table of a press brake, by using a tool changer, a round bar-shaped finger provided in the tool changer is engaged in a circular engagement hole provided at a central portion in the lateral direction of each divided upper tool. The divided upper tool is temporarily positioned in a gap between an upper tool holder to which the divided upper tool is to be installed, and an adjacent upper tool holder. The temporarily positioned divided upper tool is moved in the left-right direction to be installed to the upper tool holder to which the divided upper tool is to be installed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the refurbishment and repowering of wind turbines through the extension of existing installed blades so that they can catch more wind energy and therefore enable an increase in the overall average power output of the wind turbine.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an efficient brake disc processing device, which relates to the technical field of brake disc processing, comprising a lathe bed, an upright vertical lathe and a first power tool holder installed on a top end of the lathe bed, and an inverted vertical lathe and a second power tool holder installed on a rear side of the top end of the lathe bed, wherein the upright vertical lathe is cooperated with the second power tool holder to process an upper brake surface of a brake disc, and the inverted vertical lathe is cooperated with the first power tool holder to process a lower brake surface of the brake disc.

Abstract: In a self-detecting apparatus for workpiece-origin, a mobile machine tool having the self-detecting apparatus, a method for self-detecting the workpiece-origin, the self-detecting apparatus is equipped to the mobile machine tool and includes a vision sensor and a transmitting unit. The vision sensor obtains a point image marked to the workpiece, and detects a position of a workpiece-origin based on coincidence of focuses of the points. The transmitting unit provides an information obtained by the vision sensor to the mobile machine tool. The mobile machine tool is moved to the workpiece-origin, so as to coincide the focuses of the points, based on the provided point image obtained by the vision sensor.

Abstract: A tool changing mechanism includes a tool base housing, a mandrel disposed therein and having a chamber and a keyway provided axially, and first and second linked units. A first shoulder portion is provided at an end of the keyway, and pulling jaws are disposed at the other end. The first linked unit has a first pulling rod, an end of which has an external thread, and the other end has a connecting portion driven by a pneumatic cylinder. The second linked unit has a second pulling rod, an end of which has an internal thread, and a pressing head is disposed at the other end. The second pulling rod has a sliding key located in the keyway. The first pulling rod is screwed into the second pulling rod, and the relative screwing rotation therebetween attains tool pulling for fixing or tool loosening for removing the cutting tool.