The current invention relates to a system for accurately punching holes in a profile comprising at least one clamp, slideable in a first direction, and at least one punch unit for punching holes in the profile, wherein the at least one clamp comprises a linear encoder, configured for measuring a displacement in the first direction of the at least one clamp. The invention also relates to a method for accurately punching holes in a profile comprising clamping a profile in a clamp, displacing the profile by sliding the clamp in a first direction in a punch unit, and punching at least one hole in the profile by the punch unit, wherein the displacement of the profile in the first direction is measured with a linear encoder, coupled to the clamp.

A system and method for bending a surgical rod using an automated bending system includes receiving an indication of a plurality of line segments defined on the rod and an indication of an angle measurement to be formed between at least two adjacent ones of the plurality of line segments. Bending parameters to perform on the rod to form the angle measurement between the at least two adjacent ones of the plurality of line segments are determined and operation of the automated bending system is controlled using the bending parameters to create an angle having the angle measurement between the at least two adjacent ones of the plurality of line segments.

Apparatus to supply bars which includes a work plane on which to position a bundle of said bars and a removal device configured to remove at least one bar from said work plane in order to transfer it to a destination station. The supply apparatus includes a plurality of containing units each configured to house a respective bundle of a determinate type of bar.

Machine to work oblong metal products, including a drawing apparatus to feed at least one of said metal products in a direction of feed and a work apparatus aligned in said direction of feed. The drawing apparatus includes a first drawing unit and a second drawing unit opposite each other with respect to said direction of feed. The first drawing unit and the second drawing unit define between them, in said direction of feed, a drawing channel for the at least one metal product. The drawing channel has a lying plane, defined by a plurality of anchoring inserts, for the at least one metal product, a supply apparatus being possibly present upstream of said drawing apparatus.

A system and method for bending a surgical rod using an automated bending system includes receiving an indication of a plurality of line segments defined on the rod and an indication of an angle measurement to be formed between at least two adjacent ones of the plurality of line segments. Bending parameters to perform on the rod to form the angle measurement between the at least two adjacent ones of the plurality of line segments are determined and operation of the automated bending system is controlled using the bending parameters to create an angle having the angle measurement between the at least two adjacent ones of the plurality of line segments.

Apparatus to bend bars, comprising: a bending unit (35) of at least one bar (B, B′) and a drawing unit (46) configured to define at least a direction of feed (A) of the bar (B, B′) to the bending unit (35). The bending apparatus is provided with: a support plane (11) on which the bars (B, B′) to be bent are put; a removal unit (19) to remove at least one bar (B, B′) from the support plane (11), a feed unit (33) configured to receive the bar (B, B′) removed by the removal unit (19) and to transfer it to the drawing unit (46).

A machine for bending oblong elements, preferably metal, includes a feed unit configured to feed at least one of the oblong elements along a longitudinal axis. A bending device is located downstream of the feed unit and a curving unit is disposed downstream of the bending device and is configured to curve the oblong element along part of its oblong development.

Disclosed is a flattening device, comprising: a rack; a material-pressing component, which is provided on the rack and has a material-pressing part; a material-guiding component, which is provided on the rack and has a material-guiding part corresponding to the material-pressing part, the material-pressing part and the material-guiding part being configured to be able to bear against two sides of a sheet material respectively, so as to form a flattening channel between the material-guiding part and the material-pressing part; and an adjusting component, which drives at least one of the material-pressing component and the material-guiding component to move, so as to adjust the distance between the material-pressing part and the material-guiding part. Further disclosed are a material-conveying apparatus including the flattening device and a sheet material processing system comprising the material-conveying apparatus.

A compact stock guide assembly and method for metal forming dies includes a stock guide that includes a fastener that secures the stock guide to the die through a central aperture in the stock guide. The stock guide has a locating boss that can be received in a pocket in the die that has been bored and tapped to receive the fastener.

An integrated equipment of die-cutting and stacking, including two electrode die-cutting mechanisms, two electrode conveying mechanisms, a positive electrode feeding mechanism, a negative electrode feeding mechanism, a battery separator unwinding mechanism, and a double stacking table mechanism. The positive electrode feeding mechanism and the negative electrode feeding mechanism are respectively arranged on two sides of the double stacking table mechanism; and one electrode conveying mechanism is arranged between the electrode die-cutting mechanism and the positive electrode feeding mechanism, and another electrode conveying mechanism is arranged between the electrode die-cutting mechanism and the negative electrode feeding mechanism; the battery separator unwinding mechanism is located above the double stacking table mechanism; the double stacking table mechanism includes a rotating shaft, two rotating arms, two central rotating shafts, a first stacking table and a second stacking table.