Machine tool including a workpiece carrier assembly including a workpiece carrier for supporting a plurality of workpieces, the workpiece carrier assembly being supported on a workpiece carrier support for horizontal movement in a first direction parallel with a horizontal Z axis, a tool carrier configured for carrying a plurality of tools corresponding to the plurality of workpieces and for machining the workpieces, the tool carrier being supported on a tool carrier support for horizontal movement in a second direction parallel to a horizontal X axis, the X axis being perpendicular to the horizontal Z axis, where the tool carrier is displaceable on the tool carrier support in the second direction between an operative position in which the tools are arranged for the contacting the workpieces and an inoperative position in which the workpieces are not contactable by the tools, where the workpiece carrier is arranged to be rotatable around an axis parallel with the X axis, and where the workpiece carrier includes a workpiece support area for supporting the workpieces and arranged substantially in parallel with the X axis.

Machine tool including a workpiece carrier assembly including a workpiece carrier for supporting a plurality of workpieces, the workpiece carrier assembly being supported on a workpiece carrier support for horizontal movement in a first direction parallel with a horizontal Z axis, a tool carrier configured for carrying a plurality of tools corresponding to the plurality of workpieces and for machining the workpieces, the tool carrier being supported on a tool carrier support for horizontal movement in a second direction parallel to a horizontal X axis, the X axis being perpendicular to the horizontal Z axis, where the tool carrier is displaceable on the tool carrier support in the second direction between an operative position in which the tools are arranged for the contacting the workpieces and an inoperative position in which the workpieces are not contactable by the tools, where the workpiece carrier is arranged to be rotatable around an axis parallel with the X axis, and where the workpiece carrier includes a workpiece support area for supporting the workpieces and arranged substantially in parallel with the X axis.

A wood splitting turntable assembly includes a base that has an end plate slot therein for positioning around an end plate of a log splitter when the log splitter is positioned in a vertical orientation. The end plate slot has a width of at least 8.0 inches and a depth of at least 9.0 inches. A bearing is coupled to the base and a turntable is coupled to the bearing. A log can be positioned on the turntable when the base is positioned around the base of the log splitter. Moreover, the turntable is rotatable on the base to rotate the log for splitting the log around an entire circumference of the log without requiring a user to lift and reposition the log. An elastomeric band is positionable around the log to inhibit the log from falling apart from the log is split.

An automatic pallet changer 2 includes: a pallet housing unit 11 having a plurality of pallet placement portions; and a pallet transfer unit 12 configured to transfer a pallet P that is at a required pallet placement portion and has an un-machined workpiece W attached thereto to a standby station S2 and configured to transfer a pallet P that is at the standby station S2 and has a machined workpiece W attached thereto to a required pallet placement portion. The pallet housing unit 11 includes: main housing portions 13a to 13f that have a plurality of rows of pallet placement portions, each having a plurality of stages, and are disposed to face the machine tool body 1; and three rows of secondary housing portions 14 that have one stage of pallet placement portions and are disposed above the machine tool body 1.

A rotary feedthrough for a transport device having a rotary object carrier 3 with object carrier elements 6 arranged to be distributed around the circumference, on which carrier elements objects are placed which are transported on a circular movement path from work station to work station of a production facility. A transport device, a production facility for making products, and a method for transporting objects from work station to work station of a production facility are also described. The rotary feedthrough has a stationary component 19 having media inputs 20.1, 20.2, 20.3 for providing media for supplying actuator units 12.1, 12.2; 18.1, 18.2 of an object carrier element 6.1, 6.2. The rotary feedthrough has a plurality of components 24.1, 24.2, 24.3, 24.4 which are rotatable independently of one another about a common central axis 23 relative to the stationary component 19 and which each has media outputs 25.1, 25.2.

A rotary feedthrough for a transport device having a rotary object carrier 3 with object carrier elements 6 arranged to be distributed around the circumference, on which carrier elements objects are placed which are transported on a circular movement path from work station to work station of a production facility. A transport device, a production facility for making products, and a method for transporting objects from work station to work station of a production facility are also described. The rotary feedthrough has a stationary component 19 having media inputs 20.1, 20.2, 20.3 for providing media for supplying actuator units 12.1, 12.2; 18.1, 18.2 of an object carrier element 6.1, 6.2. The rotary feedthrough has a plurality of components 24.1, 24.2, 24.3, 24.4 which are rotatable independently of one another about a common central axis 23 relative to the stationary component 19 and which each has media outputs 25.1, 25.2.

The present disclosure relates to a bar loader and machine tool equipped with such bar loader, wherein the machine tool includes at least one workpiece spindle configured to receive an elongated workpiece, and the bar loader apparatus comprises, for each workpiece spindle of the machine tool being configured to move in a longitudinal direction being axially arranged with respect to the spindle axis of the respective workpiece spindle, a respective associated workpiece guide channel assembly for receiving and guiding a respective one of the elongated workpieces, and each respective workpiece guide channel assembly includes a fixed guide channel portion and at least one slidable guide channel portion, the at least one slidable guide channel portion being movable into the longitudinal direction of the spindle axis of the respective associated workpiece spindle.

The present disclosure relates to a bar loader and machine tool equipped with such bar loader, wherein the machine tool includes at least one workpiece spindle configured to receive an elongated workpiece, and the bar loader apparatus comprises, for each workpiece spindle of the machine tool being configured to move in a longitudinal direction being axially arranged with respect to the spindle axis of the respective workpiece spindle, a respective associated workpiece guide channel assembly for receiving and guiding a respective one of the elongated workpieces, and each respective workpiece guide channel assembly includes a fixed guide channel portion and at least one slidable guide channel portion, the at least one slidable guide channel portion being movable into the longitudinal direction of the spindle axis of the respective associated workpiece spindle.

The invention relates to a transport device comprising a transport element for receiving a workpiece, said transport element being movable by means of a motor from a first idle position into a second idle position, the transport element being drivably connected to at least one driver that engages in a drive groove of a drum cam that can be driven by the motor, which can be controlled by means of a programmable control device on the basis of a motor control curve. The drive groove has a variable incline at least in sections and the motor control curve also has a variable course at least in sections, the movement of the transport element being generated by a simultaneous superposition of a first movement component based on a region of variable incline of the drive nut and a second movement component based on a variable region of the motor control curve.

The invention relates to a transport device comprising a transport element for receiving a workpiece, said transport element being movable by means of a motor from a first idle position into a second idle position, the transport element being drivably connected to at least one driver that engages in a drive groove of a drum cam that can be driven by the motor, which can be controlled by means of a programmable control device on the basis of a motor control curve. The drive groove has a variable incline at least in sections and the motor control curve also has a variable course at least in sections, the movement of the transport element being generated by a simultaneous superposition of a first movement component based on a region of variable incline of the drive nut and a second movement component based on a variable region of the motor control curve.