An apparatus for cutting containers. The apparatus includes an ultrasonic cutting blade that has a flat cutting edge of a cutting length; a container positioner that secures a container in a position relative to the ultrasonic cutting blade so that the flat cutting edge of the ultrasonic cutting blade may be positioned to be in contact with a flat surface of the container; a press actuator that causes the flat surface of the container and the flat cutting edge of the ultrasonic cutting blade to press against each other; and a control system that operates the ultrasonic cutting blade and the press actuator to cause the ultrasonic cutting blade to vibrate ultrasonically while the container and the flat cutting edge of the ultrasonic cutting blade press against each other until the ultrasonic cutting blade penetrates the flat surface of the container by a predefined depth.

An apparatus for cutting containers. The apparatus includes an ultrasonic cutting blade that has a flat cutting edge of a cutting length; a container positioner that secures a container in a position relative to the ultrasonic cutting blade so that the flat cutting edge of the ultrasonic cutting blade may be positioned to be in contact with a flat surface of the container; a press actuator that causes the flat surface of the container and the flat cutting edge of the ultrasonic cutting blade to press against each other; and a control system that operates the ultrasonic cutting blade and the press actuator to cause the ultrasonic cutting blade to vibrate ultrasonically while the container and the flat cutting edge of the ultrasonic cutting blade press against each other until the ultrasonic cutting blade penetrates the flat surface of the container by a predefined depth.

This invention provides web-cutting mechanism that can be mounted in line at an appropriate location between the web-handling peripheral (printer) and a web roll. The cutting mechanism operates before the available storage in the winder festoon has been exhausted, and decouples the roll's energy from the web. The cutting mechanism can employ a blade that is drawn through the web solely by the movement of the web itself. The blade is mounted at a (e.g.) 45-degree angle to web travel, causing it to be pulled through the web. A negator spring assembly and associated cable drives the blade into the side edge of the web when a slide-mounted blade shuttle assembly is released by a latching pawl of a solenoid assembly. The solenoid is triggered by a signal indicating an emergency stop condition, such as an upstream jam.

The invention relates to an automated punching station for the production of punched components for prosthetic surgery instruments, in particular for instruments able to mill/cut or otherwise carry out tissue removal processes in preparation for, or in the context of, prosthetic surgery operations. The invention also concerns a method to produce said punched components, and a punched component thus obtained.

The invention relates to an automated punching station for the production of punched components for prosthetic surgery instruments, in particular for instruments able to mill/cut or otherwise carry out tissue removal processes in preparation for, or in the context of, prosthetic surgery operations. The invention also concerns a method to produce said punched components, and a punched component thus obtained.

A servo system for driving a load having a servo motor, a servo drive operatively coupled to the servo motor and a cyclic force convertor operatively coupled to the load is disclosed.

The invention relates to a cutting device and a method for cutting paper, wherein the cutting device comprises a cutting blade and a counter-member that cooperate to cut the paper along a cutting line, wherein the cutting blade is movable towards and away from the counter-member in a driving direction transverse or perpendicular to the cutting line, wherein the cutting device is provided with a drive mechanism to drive the movement of the cutting blade with respect to the counter-member in the driving direction, wherein the drive mechanism comprises a first spindle and a second spindle, wherein the drive mechanism further comprises one or more motors and a mechanical synchronization element in the form of a chain or a toothed belt that is arranged to synchronize the first spindle and the second spindle in a 1:1 ratio.

This invention provides web-cutting mechanism that can be mounted in line at an appropriate location between the web-handling peripheral (printer) and a web roll. The cutting mechanism operates before the available storage in the winder festoon has been exhausted, and decouples the roll's energy from the web. The cutting mechanism can employ a blade that is drawn through the web solely by the movement of the web itself. The blade is mounted at a (e.g.) 45-degree angle to web travel, causing it to be pulled through the web. A negator spring assembly and associated cable drives the blade into the side edge of the web when a slide-mounted blade shuttle assembly is released by a latching pawl of a solenoid assembly. The solenoid is triggered by a signal indicating an emergency stop condition, such as an upstream jam.

A method of reducing label waste that employs a stand-alone or printer attached apparatus for cleanly and efficiently cutting a web of media or tag stock into individual units. The apparatus used by the method may cut vinyl, plastic, or RFID stock material in both back and forth directions without sacrificing cut quality, and preferably comprises a housing, a carriage assembly and a movable cutter assembly. The cutter assembly comprises a cutting element such as a wheel blade, and a pressure adjusting element for adjusting the amount of pressure applied by the cutting element to the stock material. Alternatively, the cutter assembly may be manufactured with a predetermined pressure load, but still permit an operator to adjust the depth of cut. The method involves using the cutting apparatus to make a series of cuts as the label material is incrementally advanced through the cutting apparatus.

A method of reducing label waste that employs a stand-alone or printer attached apparatus for cleanly and efficiently cutting a web of media or tag stock into individual units. The apparatus used by the method may cut vinyl, plastic, or RFID stock material in both back and forth directions without sacrificing cut quality, and preferably comprises a housing, a carriage assembly and a movable cutter assembly. The cutter assembly comprises a cutting element such as a wheel blade, and a pressure adjusting element for adjusting the amount of pressure applied by the cutting element to the stock material. Alternatively, the cutter assembly may be manufactured with a predetermined pressure load, but still permit an operator to adjust the depth of cut. The method involves using the cutting apparatus to make a series of cuts as the label material is incrementally advanced through the cutting apparatus.