A method for treating an interior weld joint located along an inner surface of a pipe includes the steps of: (a) advancing an internal grinder device within the pipe to the interior weld joint, wherein the internal grinder device includes a hollow housing that has a first open end and a first grinding implement that is disposed within the hollow housing and coupled thereto with a first biasing member; and (b) controllably rotating the hollow housing to at least a threshold speed at which time and under centrifugal force, the first grinding implement moves from an at rest retracted position to a deployed position in which the first grinding implement extends radially beyond the first open end for contacting and grinding the interior weld joint as the hollow housing and the first grinding implement are rotated.

A facing head includes a fixed part, couplable with a head of a machine tool via an interface plate and a rotary part, wherein a compartment is placed internally to which drive means and measurement means are housed for driving and measuring a radial slide supported by the rotary part so as to close the compartment, and at least one electric collector for controlling the drive means and measurement means. A continuous gasket contacts the radial slide and a fluid collector supplies the compartment with pressurized air to seal the compartment. The fluid collector includes a rotary portion with first fluid routes, and a fixed portion integral with the fixed part of the facing head with second fixed fluid routes together supplying the rotary part with a coolant, supplying the compartment with pressurized air, and transporting the oil for locking the radial slide.

Provided is a spindle device which can inhibit the spreading of the exterior shape of a housing in the radial direction of a shaft. One embodiment relates to a spindle device having a tubular member which is fixed to a housing through which a shaft is inserted, and which extends to outside along the axial direction of the shaft from an end surface of the housing on the other end side of the shaft. The spindle device includes: a holding part which is provided to the end surface of the housing outside of the outer peripheral surface of the tubular member, and which holds a linear member that extends along the axial direction of the shaft and passes inside of the housing; and a cut-out section formed in the outer peripheral surface of the tubular member. At least a portion of the holding part is disposed on the inner side of the cut-out section.

In the case of a clamping device (1) for holding a workpiece (3) to be machined by a machine tool (2), which is used in particular as a clamping chuck, vice or zero point clamping system, consisting of a housing (4), a supporting element (6), which is a component of the housing (4) or is fastened thereto, and thereby forms a supporting surface (6'), on which the respective workpiece (3) rests during the machining process, at least one clamping jaw (7) that is mounted in the housing (4) so it is axially movable and a counter-stop formed by the housing (4) or an axially movable clamping jaw (8), between which the workpiece (3) is clamped in the region of the supporting surface (6') or at least three clamping jaws (7, 8, 9) mounted in the housing (4) so they are axially movable, between which the workpiece (3) is clamped in the region of the supporting surface (6'), a reliable and verifiable monitoring of the distance between the workpiece (3) and the supporting surface (6') and/or the clamping jaws (7, 8, 9) is supposed to take place at the clamping device (1) before and during the entire machining process, without extensive constructional measures being required for this. This is achieved in that at least one free space (11) is integrated in the housing (4), the axis of symmetry of which runs perpendicular to the supporting surface (6') and which faces the clamped workpiece (3) with the open front side, and/or that at least one free space (11) is integrated in one of the clamping jaws (7, 8, 9), which free space leads to the respective clamping surface (7', 8', 9') of the clamping jaws (7, 8, 9), that a proximity sensor (12) is inserted in the respective free space (11), that, via the proximity sensor (12), a monitoring area (13) is formed between the supporting surface (6') and the workpiece (3), which is monitored by an analysis unit (14) with respect to the presence of the workpiece (3).

A drilling machine and a drilling method including drilling a first bore in a material with a drilling machine by applying a torque to a drilling tool for imparting a rotation at a first rotational speed to the drilling tool, and applying a thrust to the drilling tool for advancing the drilling tool at a first feed speed into the material, wherein a drilling parameter is measured while drilling the first bore, and a second rotational speed and a second feed speed are determined based on the drilling parameter, then drilling a second bore at the second rotational speed and at the second feed speed.

Systems and methods for feedback features within power tools are provided. A method includes determining an operational parameter of a core drill based at least in part on sensor feedback. The sensor feedback is measured by one or more sensors disposed within the core drill. The method includes determining a feedback response to an operator based in part on the operational parameter and sending a command signal to a feedback output device. The method includes generating a feedback effect on an operator via the feedback output device, where the feedback effect comprises a change in a color of an external surface of the core drill.

A cutting tool includes: a cutting section having a cutting edge; a sensor provided in the cutting section; and a communication unit provided in the cutting section. The communication unit transmits, to a processing device provided outside the cutting tool, measurement information relating to measurement results of the sensor and including serial numbers corresponding to the measurement results after a timing of a start of cutting by the cutting edge.

A cutting tool includes a shaft portion. The shaft portion includes an increased-diameter portion having a diameter larger than a diameter of other portion of the shaft portion. The increased-diameter portion has a recessed portion formed in a peripheral surface of the increased-diameter portion.

A rail drill drive train can include a common drive end between a single drive motor and a common gear. A speed train end can extend from the common gear to rotate the drill spindle. A feed train end can independently extend from the common gear to advance and retract the drill spindle. The speed train end can include a sprag gear so that, without unmeshing any gears, the drill spindle is not unnecessarily rotated in the reverse direction when the drive motor is reversed to retract the drill spindle. A rail drill control circuit and related sensors can enable automatic operation throughout the complete drilling cycle without any manual input from the user other than starting the cycle. Such a fully automatic drilling cycle can minimize overall cycle time to preserve battery life and can free the user to perform other tasks between drill moving and clamping operations.

The adjustment head is intended for use in the working space of a CNC machine which has a base station set up and intended for the exchange of information with a measuring probe or bore measuring mandrel, which base station is connected to a control of the CNC machine, and comprises a first function module and a second function module, wherein the first function module is divided into a power supply module and a data transmission module, wherein the second function module comprises a machining module for receiving at least one tool, wherein the machining module comprises a tool adjustment device for adjustment the tool in a radial and/or an axial direction and/or in an angular orientation of the tool based on specifications of the control, and wherein the power supply module supplies components of the adjustment head, including the data transmission module and the tool adjustment device, with electrical power, and wherein the data transmission module is arranged and intended for exchanging information concerning at least the adjustment of tool accommodated in the adjustment head with the base station of the measuring probe or bore gauge in the working space of the CNC machine.