The invention relates to a multiaxial machining center (30) for machining a part (35), comprising: a support plate for supporting a part (35) to be machined, a positioning carriage (36) that can be moved with respect to the support plate along at least one first axis of movement, a machining carriage (32) that can be moved with respect to the positioning carriage (36) along a second axis of movement perpendicular to said at least one first axis of movement, a connection mechanism between the machining carriage and the positioning carriage, which connection mechanism is configured to guide and move in translation the machining carriage, the connection mechanism furthermore comprising: a system for applying a predetermined force to the machining carriage (32) along the second axis of movement, a unit for controlling the force applied to the machining carriage (32) by the application system.

The present specification relates to a power drill, comprising a housing in which a motor is arranged, and a front and rear bearing arranged to support an axle assembly adapted to engage a drill attachment, wherein said axle assembly and at least one of said front and said rear bearing further form an additional assembly movably arranged with respect to said housing, said power drill further comprising a force transducer arranged at said front end of said housing and axially supported by said housing, and wherein said additional assembly is axially supported by said force transducer, said force transducer thereby being configured to output a signal representing an axial force acting on said additional assembly. The present specification further relates to a force transducer for such a power drill and a detachable front part for a power drill.

Described is a method for measuring operating parameters of a machining of at least one surface of a semi-finished component including the step of preparing a group of brushes; the step of preparing a line for the passage of the semi-finished components; the step of preparing a data acquisition and processing unit; the step of associating at least one measuring device in an integral fashion with the semi-finished component; the step of positioning on the line the semi-finished component; the step of machining the semi-finished component; the step of measuring a plurality of operating parameters of the machining performed during the machining step; the step of sending at least one signal representing said operating parameters to the data acquisition and processing unit.

A method for analyzing an overcutting defect of a machining process comprises steps as following. A machining code is executed to generate a cutting face, wherein the cutting face comprises a plurality of machining paths. A specified machining path is defined from the plurality of machining paths and a specified node is set on the specified machining path. A sectional plane passing through the specified node is calculated. A plurality of intersection points between the sectional plane and the other machining paths which are different from the specified machining path are obtained. A first adjacent intersection point a second adjacent intersection point are specified from the intersection points. A connection line located between the first adjacent intersection point and the second adjacent intersection point is obtained. A distance between the specified node and connection line is calculate and the distance is defined as an overcutting amount of the specified node.

A leveling adjustment device attached to a machine tool with supporting foot portions being adjusted manually to change a height, which includes a sensing module and a microcontroller unit. The sensing module senses the machine tool for inclined extents in two directions perpendicular to each other and then generates a sensed data. The microcontroller unit receives the sensed data and provides a graphical operation interface with first blanks and second blanks. The first blanks are used to fill with a length and width data of the machine tool while the second blanks are used to fill with a coordinate data corresponding to each of the supporting foot portions. The microcontroller unit calculates an adjustment sequence and an adjustment value corresponding to each of the supporting foot portions based on the data in the first and second blanks in conjunction with the sensed data and then displays in the graphical operation interface.

The present invention belongs to the field of automation equipment predictive maintenance, and relates to a method for diagnosing health of a CNC machine tool. Parameters such as vibration and temperature are detected by Zigbee nodes adopted in the present invention and uploaded to a Zigbee gateway. The detected data is transmitted by the Zigbee gateway to a cloud server for digital signal processing, data mining and analysis processing. After a training test of the above data is carried out by the cloud server, a health degree model is obtained. The health degree model is transmitted by the cloud server to the Zigbee gateway. A clock circuit can be used for synchronizing system time and recording time as data is recorded. For the on-line predictive maintenance of a CNC machine tool, the most rapid and accurate predictive maintenance information is provided.

An apparatus for calibrating an air gap sensor of a machine tool can include a gauge block and a plurality of magnets. The gauge block can have a plurality of gauge grooves. Each of the gauge grooves can have a unique gauge depth that corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of predetermined calibration values for the air gap sensor. Each of the magnets can be embedded in the gauge block. A method of using the apparatus for calibrating an air gap sensor can include attaching the apparatus to a machine tool using only magnetic force to keep the apparatus in place.

An assembly for controlling waste material during a hybrid subtractive and additive manufacturing process is disclosed, including a machining tool held in a holder, a shroud disposed around the machining tool, and one or more ports configured to create a negative pressure within the shroud. A method of constraining waste material during a hybrid subtractive and additive manufacturing process of a part includes adding an amount of material to a part being additively manufactured, transforming the amount of material that was added, manipulating a tool to machine a portion of the part being additively manufactured and generating a waste material, sealing a portion of the tool and covering a portion of the part with a shroud, and applying a negative pressure to create an airflow to prevent the waste material from exiting the shroud.

An automated container cutting system for cutting a container includes a cutting platform and a cutting tool held by the cutting platform. The cutting tool is configured to cut the container. The automated container cutting system includes a force feedback sensor operatively connected to the cutting tool such that the force feedback sensor is configured to measure resistive force exerted on the cutting tool. The automated container cutting system includes at least one processor communicatively coupled to the force feedback sensor. The processor is configured to receive resistive force data from the force feedback sensor. The resistive force data represents resistive force exerted on the cutting tool as the cutting tool pierces a wall of the container. The at least one processor is configured to determine whether the cutting tool has penetrated through the wall of the container using the received resistive force data.

A processing method of a cylinder head for a multi-cylinder engine includes a step of fixing the cylinder head to a fixing jig of a machining apparatus in a longitudinal placement posture in which a plurality of recesses are arrayed vertically, the plurality of recesses configuring portions of combustion chambers of respective cylinders, a step of calculating inclination information of the cylinder head in the longitudinal placement posture by measuring relative positions of at least two recess reference surfaces among recess reference surfaces which are respectively formed in the plurality of recesses, a step of correcting a recess processing condition by a tool of the machining apparatus, the recess processing condition being defined in advance, based on the calculated inclination information, and a step of processing respective inner walls of the plurality of recesses by the tool of the machining apparatus based on the corrected recess processing condition.