A line for producing metal profiles for plasterboard false ceilings has a profiling machine, a cutting group, a punching group, an extraction system for extracting finished metal profiles from the punching group, and a management and control unit. The punching group has a first punching press of the portal type having an elongated punching head along a first operating direction and a plurality of second punching presses arranged downstream of the first punching press and aligned with each other to form a row along a second operating direction. The management and control unit is configured so as to alternatively operate in use the first punching press and at least one part of the second punching presses as a function of type or length of the metal profiles in output from the cutting group. The extraction system, is integrated with the second punching presses, and has a conveyor belt.

A line for producing metal profiles for plasterboard false ceilings has a profiling machine, a cutting group, a punching group, an extraction system for extracting finished metal profiles from the punching group, and a management and control unit. The punching group has a first punching press of the portal type having an elongated punching head along a first operating direction and a plurality of second punching presses arranged downstream of the first punching press and aligned with each other to form a row along a second operating direction. The management and control unit is configured so as to alternatively operate in use the first punching press and at least one part of the second punching presses as a function of type or length of the metal profiles in output from the cutting group. The extraction system, is integrated with the second punching presses, and has a conveyor belt.

Systems and methods are provided for wire processing. In certain examples, a wire processing system may be disclosed. The wire processing system may include a wire transport, a processing station that may provide wire to the wire transport, a processing station that may move an electrical component threaded onto the wire, and a processing station that may move the electrical component to a position on the wire for further processing.

A system and method are provided to automate the assembly of a wing panel, such as utilized by commercial aircraft. In the context of a system, a tacking cell is provided that is configured to tack one or more stringers to a skin plank. The system also includes a riveting cell configured to receive a tacked plank from the tacking cell and to rivet the one or more stringers to the skin plank. The system also includes a splicing cell configured to receive a plurality of riveted planks from the riveting cell and to attach one or more splice stringers to the plurality of riveted planks. Further, the system includes a side of body cell configured to receive a spliced panel from the splicing cell and to attach a side of body chord thereto to produce a wing panel.

A system and method are provided to automate the assembly of a wing panel, such as utilized by commercial aircraft. In the context of a system, a tacking cell is provided that is configured to tack one or more stringers to a skin plank. The system also includes a riveting cell configured to receive a tacked plank from the tacking cell and to rivet the one or more stringers to the skin plank. The system also includes a splicing cell configured to receive a plurality of riveted planks from the riveting cell and to attach one or more splice stringers to the plurality of riveted planks. Further, the system includes a side of body cell configured to receive a spliced panel from the splicing cell and to attach a side of body chord thereto to produce a wing panel.

A workpiece processing method is a method for successively processing a plurality of workpieces including a first workpiece and a second workpiece in a single machining area. The workpiece processing method includes: performing additive manufacturing on the second workpiece in the machining area; and performing subtractive manufacturing on the first workpiece in the machining area while keeping on standby the second workpiece on which additive manufacturing is performed. In this way, the workpiece processing method with improved productivity is provided.

The invention relates to an automatic manufacturing device (18-22) for vehicle body parts (2, 2), comprising at least one program-controlled manufacturing means (28, 29) and a processing zone (26) designed to sequentially receive at least two different load accepting means (6). A detection device (36) detects a type designation (37) of one of the load accepting means (6), and a control device (38) ascertains the type (A, B, C, D) of the load accepting means (6) on the basis of the detected type designation (37) and selects and executes a control program (40) for the manufacturing means (28, 29) on the basis of the ascertained type.

The invention relates to an automatic manufacturing device (18-22) for vehicle body parts (2, 2), comprising at least one program-controlled manufacturing means (28, 29) and a processing zone (26) designed to sequentially receive at least two different load accepting means (6). A detection device (36) detects a type designation (37) of one of the load accepting means (6), and a control device (38) ascertains the type (A, B, C, D) of the load accepting means (6) on the basis of the detected type designation (37) and selects and executes a control program (40) for the manufacturing means (28, 29) on the basis of the ascertained type.

The invention relates to a production plant (1) for vehicle body components (2), comprising a production area (3) with a plurality of automatic program-controlled production devices (18 to 22) and a provision (10) for workpieces (2). The production plant (1) further comprises a provision (11) for various application-specific tools (8) and a conveying device (4) which flexibly connects the production devices (18 to 22) to one another and to the external provisions (10,11).

The invention relates to a production plant (1) for vehicle body components (2), comprising a production area (3) with a plurality of automatic program-controlled production devices (18 to 22) and a provision (10) for workpieces (2). The production plant (1) further comprises a provision (11) for various application-specific tools (8) and a conveying device (4) which flexibly connects the production devices (18 to 22) to one another and to the external provisions (10,11).