Abstract: An apparatus for cutting bread into slices includes at least one circular blade which rotates in a cutting plane and is guided between a feed section feeding the bread to be sliced to the blade and a removal section receiving the cut slices of bread. At least one advancing device advances the bread from the feed section towards the knife. The advancing device is designed such that, between two cutting instances, it advances the uncut bread and then withdraws it such that the actually exposed front end of the uncut bread is advanced across the cutting plane by an advance path greater than the predetermined slice thickness and is then withdrawn counter to the direction of advance of the bread.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reed cutter device (1) for cutting the reeds (5) of wind instruments, in which the body of the reed (5) is held on a bed (3) and the end (7) of the reed is able to be cut by the die (45) and punch (47) cutting assembly (9) for cutting to a suitable profile, comprising a device (11) for centering the reed (5) relative to said die and punch cutting assembly (9), provided with a means (19, 35) for advancing the reed longitudinally and with a means (19, 33) for adjusting the transverse position of the end (7) of the reed (5) on said bed (3), and the cutting assembly (9) comprises a punch (47) mounted movably relative to a fixed die (45) mounted on the bed (3), the punch (47), which is mounted on an actuating plunger (13), being able to slide on an axis perpendicular to the plane of the reed (5) or to the plane of the bed (3).

Abstract: A vegetable chopper (10) includes a lower housing part (14), which has a knife (16) on its underside and receives a rotatable inner body with a chopping grid (20), the inner body (18) being fillable with the vegetable. Vegetable chopper (10) has an upper housing part (12) with a ram (26) which is disposed on a spindle (24) in the operating state plunges into the inner body (18) and upon rotation of the upper housing part (12) relative to the lower housing part (14) executes an axial motion counter to the chopping grid (20). Vegetable chopper (10) includes a coupling device (28), which in the operating state assure engagement with a thread of the spindle (24) and in the open state allows a free axial displacement of the spindle (24) and ram (26). The coupling device (28) is connected to the upper housing part (12), and the spindle (24) is guided for axial displacement relative to the upper housing part (12) and secured against rotation relative to the upper housing part (12) on the axial guide (34).

Abstract: A punching machine includes a body frame having a table to support a workpiece. First and second work movement positioning apparatuses are mounted at both sides to move and position the workpiece in a direction of axis X. A work head is mounted on the body frame and has a ram and a tool. The work head moves on the body frame in a direction of axis Y, which is perpendicular to axis X. The first and second work movement positioning apparatuses are arranged in series in the direction of axis X. The workpiece is clamped by the first positioning apparatus, moved in the direction of axis X, punched, clamped by the second positioning apparatus, unclamped by the first positioning apparatus, and moved further in the direction of axis X.

Abstract: A corrugated fin cutting device includes a pair of worms that restrains a position of bottom portion of a corrugated fin material that is being continuously conveyed in a conveying direction, and a guide piece that approaches the bottom portion of the fin material that is being restrained by the pair of worms to determine a position of this bottom portion and moves in the conveying direction in synchronization with the fin material. Further, the corrugated fin cutting device includes cutting blades that move with the guide piece in the conveying direction and cut the bottom portion of the fin material that is positioned by the guide piece. The bottom portion of the fin material is cut when the guide peace passes the worms.

Abstract: A feeding apparatus of a moved body includes: a base; a rotatable long ball screw extending in a longitudinal direction of the base; a nut member engaged with the long ball screw; a moved body mounted to the nut member; a pair of drive shafts arranged in parallel to the long ball screw and being provided with a ball screw; driving and transmitting members connecting both outer end portions of each of the drive shafts to both ends of the long ball screw; drive motors connected to both inner end portions of each of the drive shafts; and an intermediate support supporting the long ball screw and each of the drive shafts. The intermediate support is provided with a nut member which is engaged with the ball screw. Therefore, the intermediate support is moved in a longitudinal direction by rotation of the long ball screw.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for dicing garlic, or similar vegetables. Said device comprises an inner section (2) which has a receiving chamber with a cutting grid (6) located at one end, an upper housing section (3) which can close the other end of the receiving chamber and has a plunger (9) and comprises a housing body (1) with a blade (7), in which the inner section (2) is accommodated in a rotating manner and thread elements which cause the plunger (9) to be driven into and out of the receiving chamber of the rotating section (2) as a result of a twisting motion of the upper housing section (3). The thread elements can be engaged or disengaged using adjustment elements (14).

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting dry pasta strands includes a frame and a guide rail mounted to the frame. A bucket is slidably mounted to the guide rail and linearly moves along the guide rail. The bucket has a stepped pasta-receiving channel including a cutting edge. A cutting blade is fixed to the frame for selective sliding engagement against the cutting edge to cut the pasta in half.