Abstract: A coiling machine includes feed rollers for moving a wire, a wire guide, a first forming roller, a second forming roller, a pitch tool, a cutting mechanism, and a support mechanism for supporting the wire. The cutting mechanism includes a cutting rotor. The wire coming out of the wire guide is formed into a helical shape by the first forming roller, the second forming roller and the pitch tool. After one coil spring of a predetermined length is formed, the wire is cut by moving the cutting rotor in the radial direction of the wire. The cutting rotor cuts the wire supported by the support mechanism in the radial direction of the wire between the second forming roller and the pitch tool.

Abstract: An edger feed apparatus and method of feeding flitches into an edger are disclosed. The flitches are positioned with minimal spacing between successive flitches and with flitches positioned and the edger adjusted so as to yield a maximum value of lumber from each flitch. The edger feed apparatus may include a fetcher assembly to hold a second flitch in an edger ready position while a portion of the first flitch is directed below on an edger infeed mechanism being transported to the edger. The fetcher assembly releases the second flitch on to the edger infeed mechanism when the first flitch has moved clear from beneath the edger ready position. The edger feed apparatus additionally includes a scanner system for creating and storing a digital three-dimensional model of each flitch for determining a sawing solution to be implemented by the edger.

Abstract: A system includes a tool for installing a cable material around a set of elongate members. The tool includes a housing; a cartridge detachably connected to the housing; and a jaw detachably connected to the housing. The cartridge has a length of cable material. The jaw is configured to extend around the set of elongate members to install the length of cable around the set of elongate members. A welding horn is detachably connected to the housing. At least one processor is configured to read a programmable chip. The programmable chip stores a set of parameters for at least one of the cartridge, the jaw, or the welding horn.

Abstract: Disclosed are wood preforming devices for manufacturing a crash pad for a vehicle including a real wood sheet. A wood preforming device for manufacturing a crash pad for a vehicle includes a real wood sheet includes a lower press mold comprising a debossed portion provided on a portion on which a product is formed, and a support portion configured to support an upper press mold, in response to the lower press mold and the upper press mold pressing each other, the support portion having a protrusion for fixing a real wood sheet, the upper press mold having an embossed portion corresponding to the debossed portion of the lower press mold, and a movable core provided on the debossed portion of the lower press mold and being configured to guide the real wood sheet by moving upward from the debossed portion, in response to the upper press mold moving downward.

Abstract: An edger feeding apparatus and method of placing flitches in position to be fed into an edger with minimal spacing between successive flitches and with flitches oriented and the edger adjusted so as to yield a maximum value of lumber from each flitch. The edger feeding apparatus may include a scanning system for creating and storing a digital three-dimensional model of each flitch. The apparatus and method may also include a control computer and its use for determining the optimum position for feeding each flitch into the edger to produce the most valuable yield of lumber from the flitch.

Abstract: In a method for operating a sawline for logs, the sawline including a conveyor for conveying a log in the sawline, and a processing apparatus for processing the log, the log is fed into the sawline, the log is conveyed onwards in the longitudinal direction in the sawline, the overall length of the log is determined, and the log is guided into the processing apparatus, with which the log is processed at the same time, when the log is conveyed onwards in the sawline. The length of the part of the log that is outside the processing apparatus is determined with a camera apparatus, and the location of the end of the log in the processing apparatus is determined on the basis of the overall length of the log and on the basis of the length of the part of the log that is outside the processing apparatus.

Abstract: A coffee filtering device includes a filtering cup, a grinding device, and a base. The filtering cup includes a first peripheral wall and a first bottom wall. First lateral filtering nets are disposed in the first peripheral wall. The first bottom wall includes a longitudinal hole and first lower filtering nets. The grinding device includes a blade unit disposed in the filtering cup and a transmission shaft coupled with the blade unit to rotate therewith. The base is disposed around the filtering cup and includes a second bottom wall connected to a lower end of a second peripheral wall which is coupled with the first peripheral wall of the filtering cup. Second lateral filtering nets are disposed in the second peripheral wall. The second bottom wall includes a longitudinal hole and second lower filtering nets. The transmission shaft extends through the longitudinal holes of the first and second bottom walls.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a same-cavity integrated vertical high-speed multistage superfine pulverizing device and method for walnut shells. The same-cavity integrated vertical high-speed multistage superfine pulverizing device for walnut shells includes a double-channel sliding type feeding device and a same-cavity integrated vertical pulverizing device. The same-cavity integrated vertical pulverizing device includes a material lifting disc and a same-cavity integrated vertical pulverizing barrel. A first-stage coarse crushing region, a second-stage fine crushing region, a third-stage pneumatic impact micro pulverizing region and a fourth-stage airflow mill superfine pulverizing region are disposed in the same-cavity integrated vertical pulverizing barrel.

Abstract: A foodstuff grinding device is a portable grinding apparatus for coffee beans, herbs, spices, marijuana, and the like. The device takes a form of a cylindrical shape. The bottom portion of the device includes a rechargeable battery that operates an internal electric motor via a control switch. The upper portion of the invention includes a compartment with lid that holds the material to be ground. The bottom of this compartment is provided with multi-blade grinding mechanism that is operated by the motor. In the instance where coffee beans are ground, the top of the unit mates with a Keurig® K-cup reusable coffee filters to allow for easy refilling of such devices. It is also provided with a clip to attach to the side of most Keurig® models.

Abstract: An agricultural system including an agricultural baler including a rotary input shaft connectable by way of a baler driveline to a rotatable flywheel; a hydraulic pump for supplying the agricultural baler with hydraulic fluid, the rotatable flywheel being connectable to the hydraulic pump via the driveline. The baler is transferrable between a first state for driving the hydraulic pump by external drive power provided by a corresponding work vehicle, and a second state for driving the hydraulic pump by the rotatable flywheel. The agricultural system further includes a control unit that is configured to: receive input-power-data indicative of a drive power available for driving the hydraulic pump in the first state of the baler; and determine a control-signal for transferring the baler into the second state, if the input-power-data indicates that the available drive power is insufficient for driving the hydraulic pump.

Abstract: A method for handling logs, wherein the method comprises the following steps: —retrieving or generating a unique code at a first moment; —establishing, by means of a position determining device, position information as to the geographical position of a portable, hand-held log marking tool (1) at said first moment; —applying the code as a corresponding code marking on a log by means of the log marking tool at a second moment and automatically establishing a time value representing the time elapsed between said first moment and said second moment; —comparing said time value with a predetermined time threshold value; and—storing the code as an authenticated code in a database associated to the position information when said time value is smaller than the time threshold value. The invention also relates to a log marking tool (1) for use in such a method.

Abstract: An energy guiding chain (1) includes at least one detection unit (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 120) for detecting wear on at least one chain link. The detection unit (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 120) according to one embodiment includes a first electric component (11, 41, 51, 121) on a first chain link and a second electric component (12, 42, 52, 122), which is provided on an adjacent second chain link connected to the first chain link in an articulated manner. The first and second electric components interact in a contactless manner, for example in an inductive, magnetic, or capacitive manner, in order to change the coupling in the event of radial and/or axial play in the joint connection between the chain links due to wear.

Abstract: A vertical ball mill includes: a rotor, which is axially and radially supported at an upper end; a stator, which radially extends around the rotor, stands in a self-supporting manner and has a lateral surface that is oriented tangentially to the rotor; and a base plate supporting the weight of the stator. The stator includes least two stator segments, which may be separated from one another, stand unsupported in the separated state and may be moved relative to one another; wherein each of the stator segments has, on at least one side edge of a wall which forms the lateral surface, a sealing surface for sealing to the other stator segment, and has, on the bottom edge, a standing surface for sealing to the base plate; wherein the stator segment standing surface weighs on a load-bearing surface of the base plate.

Abstract: A power device includes a power tool, a mounting plate, a mounting table, a positioning assembly, and a locking assembly. The positioning assembly includes a positioning piece. A positioning space is formed between the positioning piece and the mounting table. An end of the mounting plate is enabled to be inserted into the positioning space so that the mounting plate is pre-positioned. The locking assembly includes a movable piece and a locking piece. The movable piece includes a support position where the mounting plate is supported and an unlocked position where support for the mounting plate is released. The locking piece fixes at least the mounting plate to the mounting table.

Abstract: A spice mill part, more particularly a spice mill lower part, for a spice mill, having a housing, which consists at least in part of a plastic material and which can be rotatably connected to a further spice mill part, more particularly a spice mill upper part. A receiving element is provided on the housing, in which receiving element there is arranged a milling element being particularly a milling ring, made from a ceramic material, with the milling element being clamped in the receiving element in a frictionally engaged manner by a compressive force directed substantially radially inwardly and acting on a self-contained outer bearing face of the milling element, the compressive force acting substantially along the entire circumference on the external bearing face of the milling element.

Abstract: A stump grinding system that includes a vehicle and a stump grinder adapted to engage with the vehicle. The vehicle has a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, and a longitudinal axis defined therebetween. The stump grinder includes a chassis operably engaged with the vehicle at one of the first end and the second end. The stump grinder also includes a body operably engaged with the chassis and a grinder wheel operably engaged with the body and partially disposed outside of the body from the vehicle. The stump grinder also includes a drive assembly operably engaged with the grinder wheel and the body. The grinder wheel of the stump grinder is configured to rotate in a plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

Abstract: Inertia cone crusher for crushing materials includes a body with an outer cone and an inner cone arranged inside, on whose drive shaft an unbalance weight is provided with the aid of a slide bushing and connected via a transmission disk coupling to a combined moving dynamic assembly comprising a counterbalance weight and a counterbalance weight slide bushing, the assembly connected to a gear transmission and a motor, and has an improved plain journal bearing. The plain bearing is installed between the flange and the counterbalance weight, bearing the load from the crusher's moving part, and includes a base ring and an upper ring, the base ring having a spherical bottom surface and its mating recess on the flange's top surface. The bearing enables the moving dynamic assembly's rotation around the axis, using a hydrodynamic sliding mode, with radial oil slots additionally provided on top surface of the base ring.

Abstract: A stitcher (1) for connecting an end portion of an outgoing metal strip to a starting portion of an incoming metal strip for a continuously operated strip processing system comprises a first punching tool (20), which is designed to connect metal strips having a first thickness range and/or strength range to one another, and a second punching tool (30), which is designed to connect metal strips having a second thickness range and/or strength range to one another. Both thickness ranges and/or strength ranges are different from one another.

Abstract: A grinding roll including a roll body having a cylindrical outer surface extending axially between a pair of opposite ends and a side groove formed at each end of the roll body. The side groove includes a support shoulder recessed from the cylindrical outer surface and/or from surfaces of the opposite ends of the roll body. The grinding roll includes an edge ring including a plurality of spaced receiving cavities and a plurality of wear members. Each wear member is received and retained in at least one of the receiving cavities of the edge ring. The wear members are positioned along the edge ring to define an edge of the grinding roll, and the edge ring is received within each side groove. The wear members are arranged to provide a wear protecting surface which is angled in relation to the cylindrical outer surface of the roll body. The angled wear protecting surface prevents excessive build-up of material on the grinding roll and reduces the need for maintenance.

Abstract: A condiment dispenser (10) with a grinding mechanism (28) according to the present invention comprises: a first part (26) defining an aperture (24) and surrounding inner surface (32), both with lobed cross-sectional profiles; and a second part (36) that is inside the first part (26) and can rotate about an axis (16) relative to the first part (26). The second part (36) has an outer surface (42) and the second part (36) and outer surface (42) both have lobed cross-sectional profiles. The inner surface (32) of the first part (26) and the outer surface (42) of the second part (36) are spaced apart by a gap (38) which is larger at a receiving side (48) of the grinding mechanism (28) and narrows in the axial direction towards a dispensing side (50) of the grinding mechanism (28).