B21D43/285

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WORKING BARS
20210121935 · 2021-04-29 ·

Apparatus for working bars which includes a plurality of containing devices disposed adjacent and parallel to each other and with an oblong development in respective longitudinal directions to contain a respective bundle of bars and at least a work station located downstream of said containing devices; the work station includes at least a removal device to remove at least one bar from one of said containing devices, at least a drawing unit configured to move the bars in a direction of feed parallel to said longitudinal directions, and at least a bending device configured to bend said bars; at least a drive member is associated with said work station, configured to move said work station in a transverse direction with respect to said longitudinal directions so as to take said removal device into correspondence with one or the other of said containing devices, which are substantially fixed in position.

MACHINE AND METHOD TO WORK METAL PRODUCTS
20210008612 · 2021-01-14 ·

Machine to work oblong metal products, including a drawing apparatus to feed at least one of said metal products in a direction of feed and a work apparatus aligned in said direction of feed. The drawing apparatus includes a first drawing unit and a second drawing unit opposite each other with respect to said direction of feed. The first drawing unit and the second drawing unit define between them, in said direction of feed, a drawing channel for the at least one metal product. The drawing channel has a lying plane, defined by a plurality of anchoring inserts, for the at least one metal product, a supply apparatus being possibly present upstream of said drawing apparatus.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FEEDING BARS
20200239238 · 2020-07-30 ·

Apparatus to bend bars, comprising: a bending unit (35) of at least one bar (B, B) and a drawing unit (46) configured to define at least a direction of feed (A) of the bar (B, B) to the bending unit (35). The bending apparatus is provided with: a support plane (11) on which the bars (B, B) to be bent are put; a removal unit (19) to remove at least one bar (B, B) from the support plane (11), a feed unit (33) configured to receive the bar (B, B) removed by the removal unit (19) and to transfer it to the drawing unit (46).

MACHINE AND METHOD FOR BENDING OBLONG ELEMENTS, PREFERABLY METAL, SUCH AS BARS, ROD, SECTION BARS OR SUCHLIKE
20200222964 · 2020-07-16 ·

A machine for bending oblong elements, preferably metal, includes a feed unit configured to feed at least one of the oblong elements along a longitudinal axis. A bending device is located downstream of the feed unit and a curving unit is disposed downstream of the bending device and is configured to curve the oblong element along part of its oblong development.

Metal pipe bending cutting machine
20200197998 · 2020-06-25 ·

The invention discloses a metal pipe bending cutting machine, which comprises a machine tool base. A main motor cavity is symmetrically arranged at the center of the machine tool base. A main motor is fixedly located in the lower wall of the main motor cavity. A main power shaft is provided, a first bevel gear is fixed on the main power shaft, and a second bevel gear is meshed with the first bevel gear. The invention has the advantages of simple structure, convenient maintenance and convenient use. The metal pipe is automatically processed by the stamping mechanism, and the bending and stamping process can be built in. At the same time, a high-speed cutting device can be built in, so that the metal pipe can be cut and processed after the bending process is completed, thereby speeding up the processing and greatly improving production efficiency, Reduce the workload of workers and save production costs.

Forming system

A disclosed forming system is a forming system which expands and forms a metal pipe in a die. The forming system includes a preliminary forming apparatus which preliminarily forms a metal pipe material, a forming apparatus which includes a gas supply unit which supplies gas into the preliminary-formed and heated metal pipe material to expand the metal pipe material and a main body portion to which the die is attached, and a cutting device which cuts at least a portion of the formed metal pipe. The gas supply unit is provided so as not to be disposed on a first straight line which connects the preliminary forming apparatus and the main body portion in a plan view and a second straight line which connects the cutting device and the main body portion in a plan view.

DAMAGE EVALUATION DEVICE AND DAMAGE EVALUATION METHOD FOR PRESS-FORMING DIE
20240123700 · 2024-04-18 · ·

A damage evaluation device for a press-forming die includes: evaluation dies installed in a pressing device configured to press-form a metal material; and an observation device configured to observe damage behavior of a die steel material and surface coating constituting the evaluation dies. The evaluation dies include: a perforating unit configured to form a hole in the metal material; a first shearing unit configured to shear the metal material in which the hole is formed into a predetermined metal component shape; and a second shearing unit configured to separate a metal component from the metal material, and dies of the perforating unit, the first shearing unit and the second shearing unit are formed of the die steel material and have a structure that enables replacement with another die made of predetermined material and applied with predetermined surface coating treatment.

METHOD FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT ELEMENT FOR A FURNITURE FITTING
20240149319 · 2024-05-09 ·

A method for producing a component element for a furniture fitting, in particular a rail, includes the following steps to be carried out in chronological order: providing a planar sheet having a longitudinal extension, two top surfaces and two side surfaces spaced apart by a width of the sheet, as a semifinished product of the component element. The sheet has a wall thickness in the range of 0.5 mm and 1.5 mm, and is formed, preferably by an embossing stamp and/or an embossing roller, on at least one top surface with an indentation. The indentation is arranged transversely, preferably substantially orthogonally, to the longitudinal extension. The sheet is bent such that, in a cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal extension, a profile of the component element arises, and the bent sheet is mechanically separated in the region of the indentation.

PIPE LOADING AND UNLOADING STATION

The disclosure relates generally to pipe preparation and processing, more particularly, to a loading and unloading station for moving pipes through the preparation and processing stages of production. The pipe loading and unloading station may include an upstream ramp including a plurality of movable pipe separator tabs, a downstream ramp including a plurality of movable backstop tabs, and a conveyor located between the upstream ramp and downstream ramp and including a plurality of movable ejectors.

Process to cut coax cable
09975167 · 2018-05-22 · ·

A computer numerical control (cnc) bending machine used to bend and then cut a specific programmed profile from a long length of cable comprising: a base, a carriage, a bend head and a saw; the carriage includes a spindle to rotate the cable, the carriage is also able to transport the cable in a linear fashion; the bend head comprises a clamp and a wiper roller and a bend die; after a last bend is formed, the clamp and wiper roller are retracted away from the bend die; the carriage is then able to then transport the cable forward away from the saw, the spindle is then able to rotate the cable out of the plane of the bend, the carriage is then able to transport the cable back toward the saw; the saw is then able to sever the cable such that a last leg length adjacent to the last bend which is shorter than the fixed distance between the saw and the bend die.