A clamp member and a counter pressure member are hingedly connected together about a rotary axis, and a fitting portion of a fitting protrusion that is positioned in a fitting recess is located at a foreside in an advancing direction of the pipe relative to a position where a bending operation of the pipe is initiated, and a mating portion at which a first groove part of the clamp member and a second groove part of a counter pressure member mate is located at a backside in the advancing direction of the pipe relative to the position where the bending operation of the pipe is initiated. The counter pressure member comprises a first member supported rotatably about the rotary axis, a second member detachably connected to the first member, and a third member detachably connected to the second member, which are connected together by a common connecting member (e.g., bolt).

The invention relates to a method for producing a socket contact consisting of a sleeve and a contact cage which are formed from a first and a second metal strip. In said method, at least one step for forming the sleeve and a step for forming the contact cage are carried out in a parallel shaping process.

An assembly for forming multiple nacelle components is disclosed. In accordance with various embodiments, the assembly includes a plurality of dies arranged about a central axis. A first one of the plurality of dies has a first wall and a first cavity extending through the first wall and a second one of the plurality of dies has a second wall and a second cavity extending through the second wall. The first wall and the second wall are configured to sandwich a pair of metal blanks there between. In various embodiments, a structural ring is configured to surround the plurality of dies.

Machine for working tubes, in particular a hairpin bender machine for simultaneously working a plurality of tubes intended, in particular, to make heat exchangers, said machine comprising a device for feeding and moving tubes to be worked, a unit for bending said tubes, a cutting member configured to cut said plurality of tubes.

A can bodymaker is provided. The can bodymaker includes two rams that travel over a generally vertical path. The bodymaker includes a housing assembly and an operating mechanism structured to move a number of ram assemblies over a vertical path of travel. The operating mechanism includes a crankshaft, a motor, a link assembly, and a number of ram assemblies. The crankshaft is rotatably coupled to the housing assembly and includes a number of pairs of crankpin journals. The motor is operatively coupled to said crankshaft. The link assembly includes a number of links. Each ram assembly includes an elongated ram body, each ram body structured to move over a ram path. Links from said link assembly extend between, and movably couple, each crankshaft crankpin journal to a ram body.

A steel door ring for an automotive vehicle including a reinforcement to increase the strength of desired areas of the door ring is provided. The door ring can be manufactured with reduced cycle time and thus improved efficiency. The method includes hot stamping the reinforcement as part of the same blank used to form the remainder of the door ring. During the hot stamping step, the reinforcement portion used to form the reinforcement is located in a free space, for example in a door opening between pillars and rails. Unlike comparative processes, the reinforcement portion used to form the reinforcement is not welded to a pillar of the door ring prior hot stamping. After hot stamping, the reinforcement is trimmed from the door ring, and then attached in a desired location, for example by welding.

Complementary systems are provided for use with industrial punch presses which enhance the functionality of the presses relative to the machining of workpieces. The systems can be adapted to function with certain already-existing structure and operations of the presses, to maximize overall effectiveness and efficiency in using the systems with the presses. Alternately, or in combination, the systems can be linked to one or more functionalities of the punch presses, whereby these functionalities can be used in manipulating the systems when used with the presses.

There is provided a manufacturing apparatus and a manufacturing method for a stretch-formed product which can improve the yield of material in the stretch forming performed while clamping the blank by the lock beads. The manufacturing apparatus for a stretch-formed product includes a die and a blank holder which have clamping surfaces facing each other, a punch that, in a state where a margin of a blank of a sheet material is clamped by the clamping surfaces of the die and the blank holder, relatively presses a forming region of the blank into the die and thereby performs stretch forming on the forming region of the blank, and lock beads that are provided on the clamping surfaces of the die and the blank holder in mutually similar shapes and have first surfaces, second surfaces that intersect with the first surfaces, and third surfaces that intersect with the second surfaces from outer edges toward the centers of the die and the blank holder, the first surfaces each having a plurality of depression-protrusion parts.

A workpiece conveying apparatus capable of simultaneously conveying two workpieces includes a body section, a right arm and a left arm, the right arm and the left arm being attached to the body section, the right arm and the left arm being horizontally rotatable, a crossbar connected to the right arm, a first suction device attached to the crossbar, a shifter including an attaching section attached to the crossbar and a driving section configured to move with respect to the attaching section, and a second suction device attached to the driving section. The driving section is pivotally attached to a connector bar attached to the left arm, and the driving section is configured to move with respect to the crossbar on the basis of rotation of the right arm and the left arm.

A clamp member and a counter pressure member are hingedly connected together about a rotary axis, and a fitting portion of a fitting protrusion that is positioned in a fitting recess is located at a foreside in an advancing direction of the pipe relative to a position where a bending operation of the pipe is initiated, and a mating portion at which a first groove part of the clamp member and a second groove part of a counter pressure member mate is located at a backside in the advancing direction of the pipe relative to the position where the bending operation of the pipe is initiated. The counter pressure member comprises a first member supported rotatably about the rotary axis, a second member detachably connected to the first member, and a third member detachably connected to the second member, which are connected together by a common connecting member (e.g., bolt).