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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186196 | Method and device for lubricating tool and workpiece at cutting A method and device for lubricating tool and workpiece at cutting and forming, especially fine blanking of a workpiece with 5 mm or more thickness and with complex part geometry from a flat strip lubricates a tool and workpiece at cutting and forming, so that fine b... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7946145 | Method and apparatus for blowing out and/or for spraying dies of a forging press In a method for blowing out and/or for spraying dies (3, 5), arranged at the top and/or bottom, of forging presses, in particular drop forging presses, comprising automatic workpiece transport by means of a transport lifting beam (8) provided with grip... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7434435 | Method and device for applying an adjustable tensile-stress distribution, in particular in the edge regions of cold-rolled metal strips The invention relates to a method and a device for applying an adjustable tensile-stress distribution, in particular in the edge regions during the cold-rolling of metal strips (16), in particular metal foil, in order to reduce the risk of an excessive build-... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7387007 | Quick change over apparatus for machine line A machine arrangement includes a plurality of machines arranged to cooperate with each other in a manner which comprises a machine line. This machine line incorporates apparatus which is associated with and/or comprises part of the machines for: at least one of movi... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7322221 | Device for applying lubricants on the peripheral surfaces of rollers in roll stands The invention relates to a device for applying lubricants on the peripheral surfaces of rollers in roll stands for rolling strips, more particularly multiple roll stands with support rollers and working rollers (SW; AW), wherein the lubricants are applied in an area... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305859 | Rolling mill The rolling mill comprises a pair of work rolls for rolling a plate material in the thickness direction, a guide for guiding the leading end of the plate material between the work rolls, and a rolling oil supply member for supplying rolling oil between the work roll... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7290426 | Device for lubricating and cooling molds, in particular forging dies and tools in metal forming A device which is designed as a spray head and is intended for lubricating and cooling molds, in particular forging dies and tools in metal forming, is described, in which device the feed passages for coolant, compressed air and lubricant are accommodated in a commo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290432 | Equipment for cold-drawing a metal wire Equipment for cold-drawing a metal wire. The equipment includes a succession of a sleeve with a cylindrical hole and a threading die with a conical hole. The sleeve is inserted into a support and terminates with an extension inserted into the conical hole of the thr... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7266984 | Method and nozzle arrangement for a variable-width lubrication of the rolling-nip of a rolling stand The invention relates to a method for lubricating rolls, in particular for lubricating a rolling nip in rolling stands for rolled strips. According to the invention, said lubrication takes place using an oil-in-water dispersion whilst maintaining both a predetermine... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7240500 | Dynamic fluid sprayjet delivery system An adaptable semiconductor chip cooling system having a readily openable enclosure defining a chamber configured to hold a printed circuit board carrying components to be cooled. Within the enclosure is a sprayer delivery system with a height-controllable sprayer fo... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7204112 | Method of lubricating a workpiece for hydroforming An apparatus and method of applying a lubricating material to an outer surface of a workpiece. Initially, a workpiece is provided that is preferably formed from a closed channel structural member having a circular or box-shaped cross sectional shape. Lubricating mat... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7159433 | Method and device for cooling and lubricating rollers on a rolling stand The invention relates to a method and a device for cooling and/or lubricating rollers, in particular the working rollers (2, 3) on a rolling stand and a rolled strip (1), rolled between the above rollers and transported onwards, using water in the form... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7127923 | Method and apparatus for forming parts from a continuous stock material and associated forge The present invention provides a method and apparatus for forming a plurality of parts, such as spade-type boring bits, from a continuous stock material. Thus, the various steps of the forming method of the present invention can be performed to predetermined portion... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7099719 | Output cam system and method In accordance with a first preferred embodiment, a control method comprises monitoring a position of a motion control axis and controlling an output device responsive to the position of the motion control axis. The controlling step further includes latching a cam el... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089066 | Distributed control systems and methods Distributed control systems and methods. An embodiment of distributed control system may comprise at least first and second nodes operatively associated with one another, the first node issuing a signal to at least the second node in response to an event. A load con... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082778 | Self-contained spray cooling module A semiconductor chip cooling system having a body that forms an enclosed spray chamber, and having a thermal-transmittance wall configured to conformingly adjoin to a chip, a substrate or printed circuit board carrying one or more chips, or another such heated devic... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077724 | Sheet metal scale removing water jet process An apparatus and method of removing scale from the surfaces of processed sheet metal employs high pressure jets of water directed from nozzles positioned in close proximity to the sheet metal surfaces. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073363 | Method for processing drawn material and drawn material production installation In order to increase safety with regard to methods for processing drawn materials, the invention proposes a method for processing drawn materials, especially rod- and tube-shaped metal drawn materials in which the drawn material is drawn through drawing dies using a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7028523 | Rails for supplying media The invention relates to a device which enables the actuators and consumers provided on a roll stand for rolling metallic and non-metallic strips to be supplied with operating media. The inventive device comprises a self-supporting construction module consisting of ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6959578 | Multi-row rolling mills, methods of operating these mills, and rolling equipment using the mills A multi-row rolling mill has in one housing at least two groups of rolls including at least one pair of work rolls, and constructed so that when the workpiece to be rolled is passed one time, it can be rolled using said respective work rolls. The multi-row rolling m... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6949149 | High strength, high carbon steel wire To achieve a drawn wire with a tensile strength defined by the equation of Y=Yo exp(A2εd) wherein Y is the tensile strength in MPa (N/mm2), Yo is the strength of as patented wire, A2 is a coefficient... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6912427 | Programmable limit switch with distributed intelligence A programmable limit switch includes output channels for receiving position data, each position value of the position data representing an incremental advance of a workpiece through a production field, and for producing actuation signals. The channels are connectabl... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6851293 | Wire reduction device A device re-shapes formed wire after processes such as annealing where wire is wound on bobbins. The device includes a reservoir for containing lubricant having a first open end and a second open end. The first end of the reservoir is closed by a guide mechanism for... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6705142 | Metal shaping process using a novel two phase cooling lubricant system A process for the cutting or non-cutting forming of metals using two cooling lubricants, wherein an oil or a first emulsion having an oil content of at least 10 wt. % is applied to the workpiece, as a first cooling lubricant, at the tribo-zone and, at the same time,... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6598441 | Method for forming metal parts by cold deformation The invention concerns a method for forming metal parts by cold deformation, consisting in: (i) mechanically depositing a metal zinc layer on the free surface of the blank of the part to be produced; and (ii) forming said part by plastic deformation.... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6470723 | Apparatus for manufacturing internal grooved tube The present invention is an apparatus for manufacturing an internal grooved tube, in which has a rotary die and a working head having a plurality of balls retained inside in such a way as to rotate with play are provided along the drawing direction of a m... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6430980 | Method and device for coating and shaping strand-shaped metallic material by drawing Coating and shaping of strand-shaped metallic material by drawing using lubricants in solid to liquid state is disclosed. The disclosed method and arrangement enables high-performance shaping while decisively reducing expenditure on apparatus. At the same... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6330818 | Lubrication system for metalforming A system for applying metalworking lubricants to working surfaces of tools, dies and/or workpieces prior to forming said workpiece in a metal forming operation, particularly forging, is described. The system comprises lubricant particles, each comprising ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6276183 | Method to reduce and eliminate vibrations in a rolling stand and relative device Method and device to reduce and eliminate vibrations in a rolling stand for plane rolled products comprising working rolls associated with by motor a kinematic chain, there being included nozzles to deliver a mixture of water and lubricant to the surface ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6257544 | Necking apparatus support Modular supports for supporting a plurality of necking-in stations and a plurality of transfer stations wherein each of the modular supports has a base that is releasably secured to an adjacent base, at least two spaced apart support columns; a first supp... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6250120 | Apparatus for rotatably supporting the neck of a roll in a rolling mill Apparatus for rotatably supporting the neck of a roll in a rolling mill, including a bearing assembly configured and dimensioned to surround the roll neck, a chock containing the bearing assembly, and a support for the chock, with the chock and the suppor... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6216508 | Apparatus for dieless forming plate materials The invention relates to an apparatus for the dieless forming of a sheet. The apparatus comprises a pressing mechanism and a sheet holding mechanism which are moved with respect to each other in X, Y and Z-axis directions and has a fixed ceiling plate for... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6194357 | Waterborne lubricant for the cold plastic working of metals Waterborne lubricants comprising: (A) water-soluble inorganic salt; (B) homogeneously dispersed solid lubricant; (C) at least one homogeneously emulsified substance selected from mineral oils, animal and plant oils and fats, and synthetic oils; (D) surfac... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6189358 | Two stand tandem for rolling line A tandem with two reversible four-high rolling stands (14a, 14b) for the cold rolling of thin strip to 0.18 mm, advantageously from 0.18 to 1.2 mm, includes at least a first (12a) and a second (12b) drawing reel, mans to heat the rolls and the lubricating... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6146699 | Cable covered in solid lubricant The invention relates to apparatus for depositing a lubricant coating on a cable, the cable including a sheath made by means of an extruder followed by a cooling vessel. Downstream from the cooling vessel, the apparatus includes a heater member followed b... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6134930 | Lubrication system A system is disclosed for applying a liquid lubricant to first and second components enclosed in a housing, with the lubricant applied to the second components being exposed to contamination by a liquid coolant applied to the exterior of the housing, and ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5865052 | Method and device for forming and/or coating wire-shaped metal material The disclosure concerns the field of metallurgy and relates to a method and device for use in the forming of wire-shaped metal material, in particular in wire drawing. To form and/or coat wire-shaped metal material with solid to paste-consistency lubrican... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5694799 | Hot-rolling process and hot-rolling mill for metal strip The invention is directed to a hot-rolling process and a hot-rolling mill for metal strips (5) having one or more roll stands with work rolls (1, 2). In order to prevent surface defects on the work rolls (1, 2), a coolant liquid is sprayed on the entry si... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5678439 | Spacer An annular device (10) particularly for use as a spacer between dies (200) in a drawing and wall ironing process, the device including an outer delivery channel (30) which is linked to an inner delivery channel (40) by angled slots (50), so that liquid pa... | 10/21/1997 |