Abstract: A tool clamping device having a tool holder holding a tool, said tool holder being designed for insertion into a socket of a tool carrier, in particular a lathe, has a tool quick-change system.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming a bend in a composite panel is provided. An angle and a radius bend are identified for a bend. A location of the bend in the composite panel is identified. A slot is cut having a curved flange in the composite panel at the identified location in a single pass through the composite panel with a tool, wherein the curved flange has a shape with a bend allowance width and a bend slot width. The bend allowance width is BA=2?*A/360, wherein BA is the bend allowance width, R is a corner radius, and A is a bend angle. The bend slot width is BS=BA?2K(R?T), wherein K is Tan(A/2) and T is a thickness of the composite panel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a bevel gear wheel, in particular for rudder propellers, the teeth of which have a macro geometry specific to the gear wheels, the teeth of which can be described by flank and profile lines, the flanks of which have a tooth flank micro topography and the bearing surface of which represents the contact region of the inter-meshing teeth. The crown of a tooth flank corresponds to the elevation of the tooth flank center with respect to the tooth flank edge, wherein the course of the height and width crowns of the flank surface is substantially shaped like a circular arc.

Abstract: A motor powered milling machine vice clamping actuator for use with a miffing machine vice having a rotatable shaft includes an elongated housing including an opening in a first end and a second end, a vice shaft receiving socket rotatably disposed within the housing and exposed through the opening for receiving the rotatable shaft of the vice, wherein the vice shaft receiving socket is complementary configured to frictionally engage the vice shaft of the milling machine vice. A motor operably connected to the second end of the housing which is laterally disposed to the vice shaft receiving socket having a drive mechanism which interconnects to the vice shaft receiving socket and an actuator switch operable connects to the motor for controlling direction of the drive mechanism.

Abstract: A level difference or a uncut portion is prevented from being left between adjoining worked regions without forming any useless worked region. A lathe sectional shape forming unit (222) produces a sheet model of a lathe sectional shape in an X-Z plane on the basis of the solid model of a lathe shape formed by a lathe shape forming unit (220). A first/second step working sectional shape forming unit (227) produces sheet models of the worked sectional shapes of the first step and the second step on the basis of the sheet model of the lathe sectional shape, a step dividing position and an overlap amount. A first step disused shape deleting unit (229) and a second step disused shape deleting unit (230) delete the shape needing no work, from the sheet models of the worked sectional shapes of the first step and the second step.

Abstract: A method of whitening teeth, including an application of functionalized calcium phosphate additives generated via a solid-state method. The additives were produced by placing predetermined amounts of inorganic and inorganic materials and milling media into a vessel rotatably connected to a turntable platform, an amount of an organic material into the vessel, rotating the vessel in a first direction while turning the turntable platform in a second direction counter to the first direction, with the resultant material defining the functionalized calcium phosphate. The inorganic material may include calcium phosphates of varying phases, structure, and composition. The organic material may include anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, neutral surfactants, carboxylic acids, polymers, copolymers, block copolymers, and combinations thereof. Once produced, the additives were added to comestibles, such as in confectionery and foodstuff formats, for delivery to the teeth and dental structures.

Abstract: A solid-state method of producing functionalized moieties, including placing predetermined amounts of inorganic and inorganic materials and milling media into a vessel rotatably connected to a turntable platform, an amount of an organic material into the vessel, rotating the vessel in a first direction while turning the turntable platform in a second direction counter to the first direction, milling the inorganic and organic materials into smaller respective organic and inorganic particles, and fusing portions of organic particles to inorganic parties to define functionalized moieties. The inorganic material may include calcium phosphates of varying phases, structure, and composition. The organic material may include anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, neutral surfactants, carboxylic acids, polymers, copolymers, block copolymers, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: An automatic core joiner and cutter apparatus for use in the recycling of used cores and the manufacture of new conjoined cores is disclosed. The apparatus combines an infeed unit, a milling unit, and an outfeed unit, all controlled by a PC. The used core is milled by the infeed milling bit and the core remnant is milled by the outfeed milling bit. A glue applicator applies glue to at least one of the milled surfaces and the milled surfaces are mated together to produce a new conjoined core. The infeed cutting and milling operations and the outfeed cutting and milling operations are controlled by the controller and performed at the same time.

Abstract: The invention relates to a machine tool having a cutting tool in order to monitor and if necessary to correct the dimensional accuracy of the workpiece during machining. To this end, a sensor (5) for sensing a dimension of the workpiece (10) to be machined during machining is provided.

Abstract: An automatic core joiner and cutter apparatus for use in the recycling of used cores and the manufacture of new conjoined cores is disclosed. The apparatus combines an infeed unit, a milling unit, and an outfeed unit, all controlled by a PC. The infeed unit includes at least two infeed rollers for supporting a used core member. An infeed pusher bar moves these core member into and out of contact with the milling unit. The outfeed unit includes at least two rollers for supporting a core remnant. An outfeed pusher bar moves the core remnant into and out of contact with the milling unit. The milling unit, positioned between the infeed and outfeed unit includes an infeed cutter and an infeed milling bit, an outfeed cutter and an outfeed milling bit. The infeed cutter removes the damaged end of the used core and the outfeed cutter removes the damaged end of a core remnant. The used core is milled by the infeed milling bit and the core remnant is milled by the outfeed milling bit.

Abstract: A device and a method for processing an optical lens as well as a corresponding shipping container for multiple optical lenses are proposed, whereby the presence of necessary or specific operating means is acquired preferably automatically, in particular by means of corresponding detection devices, and/or is indicated for the respective processing of necessary lenses and/or other operating means, such as tools. In particular, a user guidance is provided, which as an alternative or in addition indicates a necessary clamping or reclamping of the lens or assigned block pieces and/or necessary tool-changing, or the like.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming a bend in a composite panel is provided. An angle and a radius bend are identified for a bend. A location of the bend in the composite panel is identified. A slot is cut having a curved flange in the composite panel at the identified location in a single pass through the composite panel with a tool, wherein the curved flange has a shape with a bend allowance width and a bend slot width. The bend allowance width is BA=2?*A/360, wherein BA is the bend allowance width, R is a corner radius, and A is a bend angle. The bend slot width is BS=BA?2K(R?T), wherein K is Tan(A/2) and T is a thickness of the composite panel.

Abstract: A slide fastener slider has a body including an upper wing, a lower wing and a coupling pillar mutually coupling the respective upper and lower wings. The slide fastener slider has been cast molded to have a configuration where the post to which a pull is attached extends over the upper wing substantially in parallel with the upper wing, and then a logo or a pattern or the like has been engraved on the upper surface of the post.

Abstract: In a friction stir welding method, a tool is moved being rotated along portions to be joined of a work piece, where the portions include a corner with a smaller curvature that connect two portions with larger curvatures. The method includes the steps of setting the work piece on a supporting member, rotating the tool around a center axis thereof, moving the tool toward the work piece to penetrate a portion of the tool into the work piece at the portions to be joined, and moving and turning the tool along the portions to be joined. A rotation speed of the tool around the center axis thereof is decreased to be smaller at the corner with the smaller curvature than the rotation speed of the tool around the center axis thereof at the portions with the larger curvatures.

Abstract: A handheld pattern creating device and method of use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a rotational member is rotatably positioned within a housing under the power of a first drive mechanism to angularly traverse an x-y plane. A rail track is disposed on the surface of the rotational member in order to provide a radial path for a carriage that houses a tool tip. A guide track disposed on a surface of the rotational member includes a curved portion that provides a non-linear path. A second drive mechanism drives the carriage transversely along the radial path of the rail track such that a flexible rack gear travels the non-linear path of the guide track.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for the manufacture of welded components, the apparatus comprising welding means (100) at the welding location, means for supporting a substrate (104) to be welded by the welding means (100) at the welding location and machining means (102) arranged to machine the surface of a so-welded component; the apparatus characterised by including: a debris sorter comprising a debris collector (106) for receiving, when in use, machined debris from the surface of a welded component, the debris collector (106) being connected to a debris separator (110) for separating the machined debris by type into at least a first outlet path A and a second outlet path B.

Abstract: A method is provided for milling a thermal barrier coated metal part. This method includes selectively removing a portion of a ceramic coating using a mechanical cutting tool, thereby forming a counterbore, and machining the metal part through the counterbore. A drilling head for drilling thermal barrier coated metal parts is also provided. The drilling head comprises a mechanical cutting tool, which is operable to mill through ceramic, and an electrode for electrical discharge machining. The electrode may be used to mill the metal part, and may be interchangeable with the mechanical cutting tool.

Abstract: A milling cutter, having an adjustable cooling mechanism, has a tool body having a body central bore. At least one flute is formed on a body peripheral face. Each flute comprises a first row of insert pockets and at least a second row of insert pockets axially rearwardly displaced from the first row. The cooling mechanism includes a center pin having at least two grooves axially spaced apart from one another along the length of the center pin. A relocatable seal is seated in one of the grooves. When the relocatable seal is seated in a first groove, the body central bore is in fluid communication with cooling holes associated with a first number of rows of inserts; when the relocatable seal is seated in a second groove, the body central bore is in fluid communication with cooling holes associated with a second number of rows of inserts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a blade for a wind turbine, wherein the blade is made in one or more moulds; and wherein the blade has integrally moulded root bushings in the root of the blade for direct or indirect attachment to a hub in a wind turbine. The novel aspect of the invention is that the root bushings (203) in the root (201) of the blade are leveled by shortening of at least one of the root bushings prior to the blade being removed from a supporting mould (205). The invention further relates to a blade made in accordance with the method and a leveling unit (207) for leveling the root of the blade, wherein the leveling unit comprises means for mounting on a mould.

Abstract: A system for automation of fluctuation and leveling of top rollers of sugarcane mills for use in the automation of the systems of regulation of the pressing elements contained in the milling, preferably but not only, the top rollers of the mills used in distilleries and sugar mills and alcohol, from the implementation of electro-electronic devices that allow monitor and manage the pressure exercised on such rollers.

Abstract: A cooling method and cooling apparatus which can reduce thermal deformation of a mobile body of a machine tool is provided. On the front of a column (1), a pair of upper and lower guides (3) is formed, and saddle (7) is suspended on guides (3), saddle (7) being movable left and right. Guiding surface (5) of guide (3) and sliding surface (9) of saddle (7) are slip surface and are in contact with each other. Sliding surfaces (9a, 9b, 9d, 9e) which generate a large amount of heat and need to be cooled are identified in advance by simulation. Fluid pipelines (25) for cooling the identified portions generating higher heat are formed, and a coolant liquid is circulated by being passed from portion (9a) generating less heat toward portion (9e) generating higher heat.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a blade for a wind turbine, wherein the blade is made in one or more moulds; and wherein the blade has integrally moulded root bushings in the root of the blade for direct or indirect attachment to a hub in a wind turbine. The novel aspect of the invention is that the root bushings (203) in the root (201) of the blade are leveled by shortening of at least one of the root bushings prior to the blade being removed from a supporting mould (205). The invention further relates to a blade made in accordance with the method and a leveling unit (207) for leveling the root of the blade, wherein the leveling unit comprises means for mounting on a mould.

Abstract: A milling machine for milling a paved surface having milling tools connected to an underside of a body of the machine and at least one metal detector attached to a front end of the machine. The metal detector has at least one electrically conductive coil disposed within a magnetically conductive, electrically insulating trough. Electronic equipment is in communication with the metal detector, the equipment being adapted to interpret feedback from the detector.

Abstract: The invention provides a tire and a roll wheel assembly used to crush material in a pulverizer including a generally toroidal body having a crushing surface on the outer periphery thereof. The crushing surface is configured and adapted to contact and crush the material within the pulverizer. At least one beveled surface is defined on an inner periphery of the body. The beveled surface is configured and adapted to engage a wedge disposed on a roller wheel of a roll wheel assembly to hold the tire on the roller wheel. The invention also provides a method of securing a tire to a roller assembly in a pulverizer for crushing material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to PVD coated cemented carbide cutting tool inserts roughing to finishing milling operations. The cemented carbide cutting tool insert comprises a substrate and a wear resistant coating. The substrate comprises in addition to WC, from about 5.5 to about 8.5 wt-% Co and Cr such that the Cr/Co weight ratio is from about 0.08 to about 0.12 and also small amounts of Ti and Ta. The wear resistant coating is a homogeneous AlxTi1-xN-layer with x equals from about 0.6 to about 0.67. The thickness of this layer is from about 1.2 to about 3.6 ?m.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing bone milling cutters, wherein a milling cutter toothing (12) is created at a distal face of a tubular milling cutter shaft (10) of a bone milling cutter at a given outer diameter (D) of the milling cutter shaft (10). The following steps are carried out: determining the tube circumference (U) of the milling cutter shaft (10); ascertaining an average desired tooth height (Hgew) of the milling cutter toothing (12); ascertaining the desired tooth period length (LZ?) of the milling cutter toothing from the desired tooth height (Hgew) at given parameters of a tooth period pattern; dividing the tube circumference (U) by the desired tooth period length (LZ); rounding the results to an even number value (Qz); and dividing the tube circumference (U) by the value (Qz) in order to obtain the tooth period length (LZ).

Abstract: A system and method for machining a workpiece in a single-pass comprising a guide formation mechanism configured to produce a guide element, a combination tool configured to concurrently produce a pilot and finish borehole, and a tool holder for securing and rotating the tool, wherein the guide presents first and second hole sections having differing diameters, and the tool presents first and second cutting tool sections having differing diameters, and said first and second hole and tool sections are cooperatively configured.

Abstract: The wasting of cutting fluid mists and contamination of a machining environment with cutting fluid mists are prevented by feeding optimum amounts of cutting fluid mists in a variety of machining operations.

Abstract: A machine having a machine tool operatively connected thereto by manually manipulatable fastening means.

Abstract: Coated milling insert has a WC—Co cemented carbide with a low content of cubic carbides and a highly W-alloyed binder phase and a coating including an inner layer of TiCxNy with columnar grains followed by a layer of &kgr;-Al2O3 and a top layer of TiN. The coated milling insert is particularly useful for milling of grey cast iron with or without cast skin under wet conditions at low and moderate cutting speeds and milling of nodular cast iron and compacted graphite iron with or without cast skin under wet conditions at moderate cutting speeds.

Abstract: The invention relates to a side-milling cutter (15, 16) for machining cylindrical contours on a workpiece, in particular a crankshaft (10). Said cutter comprises several cutting inserts, tilted at an axial angle of inclination (x), arranged on the periphery of a disc-shaped tool carrier. One part of said inserts is mounted radially and the other part of said inserts tangentially on the tool carrier.

Abstract: A procedure to machine openings in work pieces proposes to position two cutting blades (11, 12) of a cutting tool (2) with an axis of rotation (15) alongside a cutting blade axis at a distance to one another, which is greater than the required distance between two oppositely positioned opening edges to be machined (6, 7) alongside an opening axis (9), which runs through these opening edges. The opening axis and the cutting blade axis are inclined at an acute angle (&agr;) to one another in a way that the distance of the cutting blades to the opening axis (9) is equal to the required distance between the opening edges. With the increasing wear of the cutting blades the inclination angle is reduced so that the cutting blade distance parallel to the opening axis continues to correspond to the required distance of the opening edges.

Abstract: At least two cutting plates are provided for a metal cutting tool, particularly adopted for milling work, which are in direct contact with each other and therefore support each other. A particularly simple design of a plate seat may be used for a plurality of teeth with the cutting plates of a single chip groove in direct contact with each other for permitting a large metal cutting output.

Abstract: Methods are disclosed of making and of using a high density high strength titanium diboride comprising material. The method of making comprises (a) compacting a mixture of titanium diboride, 5-20% by weight of a metal group binder, and up to 1% oxygen and up to 2% graphite, the mixture having a maximum particle size of 5 microns, and (b) sintering the compact to substantially full density. The TiB.sub.2 may be replaced by up to 10% TiC. The method of use is as a cutting tool at relatively high speeds against aluminum based materials.

Abstract: A bracket assembly for the spot-facing of holes of difficult access in a workpiece includes a lower generally horizontally disposed support base, an upper elongated hollow member coupled to said base and having a relatively narrow projecting front end which is dimensioned to reach into workpiece recesses of difficult access, and a rotatable main drive shaft and a rotatable tool arbour carried by the upper member spaced from one another. The assembly also includes means for coupling the main drive shaft to the tool arbour to permit the main drive shaft to drive the tool arbour.

Abstract: A method of machining a workpiece after preheating consists in that the workpiece material to be removed by a cutting tool is subjected immediately before the removal operation to intense localized heating and notching by a plasma jet, with a groove being formed on the surface to be machined. To this end, a plasma torch is positioned ahead of the cutting tool so that the angle between the direction of the cutting speed and the plasma jet axis ranges from 0 to 45 degrees, and the angle between the direction of feed of the cutting tool and the plasma jet axis from 10 to 45 degrees.

Abstract: A guard for a milling machine comprises a combination of rods and blocks for supporting guard panels relative to the milling tool to provide for an adjustment of the panels relative to the tool axially of such tool. A plurality of mounting bars extend away from the tool area in a plane, each supporting one of a set of mounting blocks. A pair of support rods extend in that plane each from an opposite side of a mounting block, and each transverse to its mounting bar. A pair of support blocks each support one of a pair of guard panels.

Abstract: Coated milling insert has a WC—Co cemented carbide with a low content of cubic carbides and a highly W-alloyed binder phase and a coating including an inner layer of TiCxNy with columnar grains followed by a layer of ?-Al2O3 and a top layer of TiN. The coated milling insert is particularly useful for milling of grey cast iron with or without cast skin under wet conditions at low and moderate cutting speeds and milling of nodular cast iron and compacted graphite iron with or without cast skin under wet conditions at moderate cutting speeds.