Machine (10) for the production of coiled gaskets from continuous strips, i.e. a master backing strip (1a) and sealing filler strip (1b), to be spirally wound onto rings, templates or inner rings (11), comprising at least: means (2) for feeding the strips (1a,1b) to be wound, a unit (100) for straightening and forming the backing strip (1a), a unit (200) for making incisions in and cutting the backing strip (1a), arranged downstream of the forming unit (100), a unit (300) for joining together the master strip (1a) and filler strip (1b) so as to form a combined strip (1) and cutting the filler strip (1b), a rotating spindle unit (400) for winding the combined strip (1), arranged downstream of the strip joining unit (300); a unit (500) for driving the ring or inner-ring (11) arranged downstream of the spindle (400), and a unit (600) for welding the master strip (1a), said units being designed to be able to produce automatically and in sequence a finished gasket, in accordance with a program managed by means (1000) for programming, controlling and actuating the operations.

A system for generating rules inserted into at least one pattern board including: a controller configured to generate at least one shape diagram, the controller also configured to determine number and measurement of crease rules to be generated based on the at least one shape diagram; a cutting station configured to receive and cut a first crease rule into the number and measurement of the crease rules; and a sorter configured to receive the crease rules from the cutting station and sort the crease rules according to the measurement of the crease rules, wherein the sorted crease rules are inserted into each of the at least one pattern board along with a cutting rule shaped by each of at least one bender.

Machine (10) for the production of coiled gaskets from continuous strips, i.e. a master backing strip (1a) and sealing filler strip (1b), to be spirally wound onto rings, templates or inner rings (11), comprising at least: means (2) for feeding the strips (1a,1b) to be wound, a unit (100) for straightening and forming the backing strip (1a), a unit (200) for making incisions in and cutting the backing strip (1a), arranged downstream of the forming unit (100), a unit (300) for joining together the master strip (1a) and filler strip (1b) so as to form a combined strip (1) and cutting the filler strip (1b), a rotating spindle unit (400) for winding the combined strip (1), arranged downstream of the strip joining unit (300); a unit (500) for driving the ring or inner-ring (11) arranged downstream of the spindle (400), and a unit (600) for welding the master strip (1a), said units being designed to be able to produce automatically and in sequence a finished gasket, in accordance with a program managed by means (1000) for programming, controlling and actuating the operations.

A workstation and method for the installation of a pulling head assembly onto one or more conductors of a cabling system are provided. The workstation incorporates one or more of: a conductor clamp that holds the conductors of the cabling system in place during the installation of the pulling head assembly; a cutting guide having indicia marks that indicate the lengths to which to cut the conductors in order to achieve a staggered pattern of pulling eyes attached to the conductors in the pulling head assembly; a stripping tool that is used to remove a portion of the insulation from the terminal end of each conductor so that the end of the conductor may be inserted into the pulling eye; and a crimping tool that is used to crimp the pulling eyes onto the terminal ends of each of the conductors.

A machine tool comprising: a first spindle; a second spindle provided on a rear headstock to face the first spindle; a barstock supply unit for supplying an elongate rod to the first spindle; and a processing means including a tool for processing the barstock, characterized in that the machine tool further comprises: a workpiece clamp device provided on the rear headstock and adapted to grip a second material comprised of the barstock that has been removed from the first spindle as an old material; and a joining means for joining opposite end portions of the second material gripped by the workpiece clamp device and of a first material gripped by the first gripping means and comprised of a barstock newly supplied by the barstock supply unit, thereby to integrate the second material and the first material into a single barstock.

The technology disclosed herein generally relate to assembly equipment for window units. In one embodiment, a window unit assembly system is taught that has a frame component that is configured to support equipment for a window unit assembly line. A pane conveyor is supported by the frame component and is configured to move panes along the window unit assembly line. A spacer conveyor is supported by the same frame component as the pane conveyor and is configured to move spacer elements along the window unit assembly line.

A muntin bar fabrication system can be used to efficiency produce a wide variety of different types of muntin bars, allowing the fabrication of both standard and custom muntin bar assemblies for doors, windows, and other fenestration products. In some examples, the fabrication system includes a muntin bar stock storage assembly that holds multiple different types of muntin bar stock. The system also includes a muntin bar stock extraction device that extracts one of the different types of muntin bar stock from the storage assembly and conveys the extracted muntin bar stock to a feed device. The feed device feeds the extracted piece of muntin bar stock into a cutting system that includes a multi-axis cutter. The cutting system that performs one or more cutting operations on the extracted muntin bar stock so as to fabricate one or more individual muntin bars from the extracted muntin bar stock.

A portable cutting line may include a frame and a lazy susan. The portable cutting line may also include a cutting line main table, the cutting line main table operatively connected to the lazy susan and one or more tubs, the tubs operatively connected to the cutting line main table. The lazy susan, the cutting line main table, and the one or more tubs may be positioned within the frame when in transport position.

The positional accuracy of a pair of movable elements that are made to approach each other and separate from each other is improved by one driving source. The relationships between setting pitches, pitch deviation amounts, axis deviation angles, and central point deviation amounts of the pair of movable elements are stored as a deviation table. On the basis of the deviation table and a target pitch determined by the spacing between lead wires of a lead component to be inserted into a board, a pitch deviation amount, an axis deviation amount, and a central point deviation amount for the target pitch are acquired by an interpolation method (S25). Control instruction values to an x-axis motor, a y-axis motor, a motor, and a P motor are created taking into consideration correction values corresponding to these deviation amounts, and control is performed accordingly (S26 to S28). As a result, it is possible to accurately control the positions of the pair of movable elements, and it is possible to perform control such that lead wire insertion holes reach positions facing through-holes provided in the board. Therefore, the lead wires of the lead component are favorably inserted into the lead wire insertion holes, and it is possible to favorably perform cutting and clinching.