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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7281402 | Method and apparatus for optimizing forging processes A method and apparatus for optimizing the forging of a workpiece that is moved along a longitudinal axis of a forging press. The method includes detecting the relative positions of the first and second ends of the workpiece along the longitudinal axis and calculatin... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275405 | Straight drawing machine Rectilinear drawing machine for drawing material, especially bars, pipes or sections, with at least two movable drawing cars which are driven on a path, one run being assigned to each drawing car, and the runs can be fixed in a variable manner. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7201032 | Transillumination unit A metal sheet-receiving system for receiving parts and feeding a metal sheet-folding machine, particularly a folding press comprising at least one manipulator for seizing and moving metal sheet parts with a gripper head fitted with gripping means; an electronic cont... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7150169 | Lubricant-supplying apparatus for dry-lubricated aluminum-clad wire drawing, and method of supplying lubricants The present invention is to provide a lubricant-supplying apparatus for dry-wire drawing, and a method of supplying the same, which effectively prevents a lubricant tunnel phenomenon, thus allowing an easy supply of the lubricants during high-speed dry-wire drawing,... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7117056 | CNC control unit with learning ability for machining centers A computer numerical control unit with learning ability solves the problem of automatic and intelligent generating of numerical control programs for computer numerical control machining centers for milling, drilling and similar operations. The key module of the comp... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7055355 | Method and device for bending elements, such as panels, metal sheet, plates or suchlike Method and device for bending a portion of an element in a bending machine (12) comprising a bending assembly (14), a supporting plane (18) and an electronic processing unit (32), wherein the bending process is filmed and displayed on a s... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7021102 | Bending machine with bending tools on opposite sides of a tool platen A bending machine for the bending of rod-shaped and/or bar-shaped workpieces and especially of pipes incorporates a bending device (5) with bending tools (10, 11) that are provided on both sides of a tool platen (12). These bending tools (10,... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6938454 | Production device, especially a bending press, and method for operating said production device A manufacturing system for folding sheet bars, particularly sheet metal bars, comprising a folding press with two press beams, which are adjustable in relation to each other and provided with folding dies, whereby the folding press is fed by means of an automated ma... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6644080 | Press brake worksheet positioning system To improve the speed with which a worksheet is positioned in a press brake, and to further eliminate the need for conventional moving back gauge systems, the present invention replaces the conventional back gauge mechanical system with sensors that non-co... | 11/11/2003 |
| 5987958 | Methods and apparatus for backgaging and sensor-based control of bending operation Several methods and subsystems are disclosed for aligning a workpiece as it is being loaded into a die space of a bending apparatus, and for performing sensor-based control of a robot as it moves a workpiece from one location to another within a bending a... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5950484 | Bending center In order to improve a bending center comprising a bending unit, a loading device with a feed table for receiving a sheet-metal part to be inserted, and a manipulator arrangement, with which the sheet-metal part can be gripped, moved as well as rotated, in... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5761940 | Methods and apparatuses for backgaging and sensor-based control of bending operations Several methods and subsystems are disclosed for aligning a workpiece as it is being loaded into a die space of a bending apparatus, and for performing sensor-based control of a robot as it moves a workpiece from one location to another within a bending a... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5305223 | Tube bending machine A tube bending machine in which a tube detecting sensor detects an amount of bending a tube during the bending process and a controlling unit performs control so that the amount of bending detected by the sensor becomes a value corresponding to the progra... | 04/19/1994 |
| 4578983 | Press type method of and apparatus for reducing slab width A press type method of reducing the slab width wherein a slab as a rolling stock is reduced in width before rolling comprises: employing as press tools a pair of opposed members at least one of which has an inclined press surface adapted to vibrate in the... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4476702 | Apparatus for measuring and regulating the position of a wire end of a spiral spring in a coiling machine A machine for producing spiral springs whose ends are twisted around the adjacent coils includes inductive proximity switches 18, 19 for sensing the position of the wire end 3a of each spring 3 conveyed from a coil forming station A. The measurement resul... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4329861 | Method and apparatus for drawing and cooling wire A dry lubricated wire drawing and cooling apparatus comprising a die holder supporting a pair of dies in coaxially aligned and axially spaced relation. The die holder and dies cooperate to define a cooling chamber through which cooling liquid is circulate... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4317354 | Blank rejector for forging machine A forging machine is disclosed which is provided with means to determine when an undersized or short blank is produced by the shear and to provide for the automatic rejection of such blank. Such short blanks can occur if the stock feed into the shear is i... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4286446 | Machine control apparatus A machine draws stock from a source to a first work station at which a first operation is performed on the stock. The stock is then delivered to a second work station so a second operation may be performed on the stock. The machine has an electromechanica... | 09/01/1981 |
| 3953993 | Multiple size culvert pipe rolling machine A plant for the manufacture of pipes of different diameters and lengths in which the pipe is manufactured to order and then shipped to a customer. The plant comprises a pipe-forming machine for each desired pipe diameter which forms pipe from elongate str... | 05/04/1976 |
