A wheel reconditioning apparatus includes an upright post connected to a base seat, a transverse carrier, a first drive unit, a cutter unit, a second drive unit and a working table. The upright post has a support front surface. The transverse carrier is disposed slideably on the support front surface. The first drive unit is mounted between the upright post and the transverse carrier to move the transverse carrier. The cutter unit is disposed slideably on a carrier front surface of the transverse carrier. The second drive unit is connected between the transverse carrier and the cutter unit to drive the cutter unit. The working table is mounted to the base seat and is oriented toward the cutter unit.

Various examples are provided related to end effectors for use in, e.g., automation of sewing robots. In one example, among others, a compliant perimeter end effector includes a mounting bracket having a contact mounting flange, a plurality of compliant material contact elements coupled about a perimeter of the contact mounting flange. The mounting bracket can couple to a manipulator including, e.g., an industrial robot or other manipulation assembly. The compliant material contact elements can include a contact interface that can engage with a piece of material. The compliant material contact elements can precisely transfer material on a workspace with surface irregularities while equally distributing force to the material.

A belt transmission mechanism with improved rigidity comprises a pedestal, a sliding base, a driving unit, a positioning belt, and a transmission belt. The sliding base is disposed on the pedestal, and reciprocatively moves along a linear direction. The driving unit is disposed on the sliding base. The positioning belt and the transmission belt are disposed on the pedestal and comprise a gear rack, respectively. A detouring section of the transmission belt is separated from the positioning belt, and transmissibly meshed with the driving wheel of the driving unit. When the driving wheel rotates, the detouring section is driven to continuously shift on the transmission belt, and the sliding base is simultaneously driven to slide on the pedestal along the linear direction. Thus, a combination of the positioning belt and the transmission belt achieves an improved rigidity.

A headlock cable installation system includes a headlock assembly, an extension rod, and a flexible headlock cable. The headlock cable installation system is used for installing a pre-connectorized cable assembly. The headlock assembly defines a cavity configured to receive a connectorized end of the pre-connectorized cable assembly. The flexible headlock cable has opposite first and second ends. The first end of the headlock cable is coupled to the headlock assembly, whereas the opposite second end of the headlock cable is adjustably coupled to the extension rod. Adjustment of the second end varies a position of the headlock assembly relative to the extension rod.

A machine tool with work transferring mechanism provided with a work transferring mechanism which transfers a work and receives/delivers the work from/to a main spindle. In the front-rear direction, the space inside the machine tool is divided via a shutter into a machining space in which the main spindle is arranged and a transferring space in which the work transferring mechanism transfers the work. The work transferring mechanism is equipped with a work retainer retaining the work and a moving mechanism moving the work retainer. While the work attached to the main spindle is machined, the work retainer is preliminarily moved by the moving mechanism to a vicinity of the main spindle via the shutter.

A machine tool, which has a tool magazine for storing multiple tools and is for machining a workpiece with a tool held on a main shaft by moving the main shaft relative to the workpiece, wherein the machine tool is provided with: multiple feed shafts for moving the tool relative to the workpiece; a tool magazine drive motor for driving the tool magazine; and a manual pulse generator, which is for sending a positive or negative command pulse to the multiple feed shafts or tool magazine drive motor, the manual pulse generator being provided with a selection switch for selecting one of the multiple feed shafts or the tool magazine drive motor as the destination to which the command pulse is to be sent.

A machine tool, which has a tool magazine for storing multiple tools and is for machining a workpiece with a tool held on a main shaft by moving the main shaft relative to the workpiece, wherein the machine tool is provided with: multiple feed shafts for moving the tool relative to the workpiece; a tool magazine drive motor for driving the tool magazine; and a manual pulse generator, which is for sending a positive or negative command pulse to the multiple feed shafts or tool magazine drive motor, the manual pulse generator being provided with a selection switch for selecting one of the multiple feed shafts or the tool magazine drive motor as the destination to which the command pulse is to be sent.

An apparatus (1) for transporting and processing semi-finished products includes at least one processing unit (3), which has two support assemblies (4, 5, 23, 24) arranged one behind the other in the conveying direction (F) of the semi-finished product, a guide unit (6) and at least one processing head (7) arranged on the guide unit (6). A working region (A) of the processing head (7) extends between two support assemblies (4, 5, 23, 24) arranged one behind the other over a total width of the support assembly (4, 5, 23, 24). Each support assembly (4, 5, 23, 24) has two support segments (8, 9, 10, 11, 25, 26, 27, 28). At least one support segment (8, 9, 10, 11, 25, 26, 27, 28) is movable, such that the working region (A) of the processing head (7) is variable in the conveying direction (F).

An apparatus (1) for transporting and processing semi-finished products includes at least one processing unit (3), which has two support assemblies (4, 5, 23, 24) arranged one behind the other in the conveying direction (F) of the semi-finished product, a guide unit (6) and at least one processing head (7) arranged on the guide unit (6). A working region (A) of the processing head (7) extends between two support assemblies (4, 5, 23, 24) arranged one behind the other over a total width of the support assembly (4, 5, 23, 24). Each support assembly (4, 5, 23, 24) has two support segments (8, 9, 10, 11, 25, 26, 27, 28). At least one support segment (8, 9, 10, 11, 25, 26, 27, 28) is movable, such that the working region (A) of the processing head (7) is variable in the conveying direction (F).

A device for the fine machining of a circumferential workpiece surface arranged eccentrically relative to an axis of a workpiece. The device comprises a pressure mechanism configured to press a fine-machining tool against the circumferential workpiece surface. The device also includes a drive unit configured to drive an active section of the pressure mechanism via a first drive and a second drive. The first drive drives the active section in a movement plane that runs crosswise to the workpiece axis along a first movement trajectory. The second drive drives the active section along a second movement trajectory that is at an angle to the first movement trajectory.