A modular cobot system is provided having a table that can connect with a plurality of modular secondary tables to enable a user to select or define a user-selected collective workspace area. There is one or more V-shaped notches formed in the lower surface of a fixture that is supported by a fixture support assembly on the table. These notches have a deep V-shaped configuration to allow a secure contact area to allow clamps and latches to secure the fixture atop the table.

A machine tool for machining workpieces comprising a support structure, a punching device mounted on the support structure, and a laser machining device mounted on the support structure. The machine tool includes a suspension device provided between the punching device and the laser machining device to reduce the laser machining device from being stimulated to move unintentionally due to the operation of the punching device. The suspension device has a spring rate which can be adjusted by a laser positioning device. The laser positioning device can move the laser machining device relative to the workpiece into a functional position and also into a position remote from the functional position. The spring rate of the suspension device is adjusted such that the functional position of the laser machining device is assigned a higher spring rate than that assigned to the position of the laser machining device remote from the functional position.

A system for producing an object is disclosed including a build device having a build area and a material bonding component to receive portions of a material that are used to produce the object, at least one gripper within the build area to contact the object to provide support and to provide for at least one of a heat sink for the object, a cold sink for the object, and electrical dissipation path from the object, and a movement mechanism to move the build device relative to the object to position the build device at a position to further produce the object. Another system and methods are also disclosed.

There is provided a method for manufacturing a laminated iron core. The method includes receiving a plurality of block iron cores which are temporarily laminated and ejected from a die, each block iron core being formed by laminating a plurality of iron core pieces that are blanked from a thin plate workpiece using the die, individually separating the temporarily laminated block iron cores by a block iron core separating unit, and rotating and laminating each of the separated block iron cores by a rotating and laminating unit in order different from order of lamination of the temporarily laminated block iron cores before separation in a place different from a location of the die.

Provided is a manufacturing method for a joint body having a blank material plated with a metal material and a hoop material plated with a metal material joined together by placing the hoop material on the blank material and causing a laser oscillation system to irradiate a surface of the hoop material with laser light to form a joint portion including a line-shaped welded portion where the blank material and the hoop material are joined together. In this manufacturing method, the hoop material is supplied to be placed on the blank material and form a predetermined gap d between the blank material and the hoop material, and the hoop material is irradiated with a laser at a position where the predetermined gap d is located between the blank material and the hoop material to join the blank material and the hoop material together by laser welding.

System and methods for automated joining of parts into an assembly are disclosed. A table includes holders for the parts positioned about a platform mounted to a base, the holders including a conductive surface to facilitate welding and a channel for receiving wiring to electrically ground the conductive surface. The table also includes motors for moving the holders relative to the platform. A controller is in electronic communication with the motors, industrial robot(s) for moving and welding the parts, and a machine vision subsystem for viewing a workspace including the table and operational area of the robot(s). The controller receives data describing the assembly to be formed and from the machine vision subsystem describing the parts and commands movement of at least some of the motors and robot(s) accordingly to move the parts into the holders and weld the parts into the assembly.

Methods and devices are disclosed for a fabrication layout device and assembly table. The device includes a table with a work surface. The work surface being a continuous surface and configured to support a plurality of railing pieces for fabrication of a railing assembly. The device further includes a beam located above the work surface. The beam is operatively coupled to the table, such that the beam moves relative to the work surface in a first direction. Attached to the beam is an ink dispenser. The ink dispenser is configured to move along the beam in a second direction different from the first direction. The ink dispenser is further configured to dispense ink onto the work surface of the table in the form of a pattern of the railing assembly. Railing pieces can be positioned on the pattern so that they can be assembled to one another.

Fully automatic welding forming equipment for a special-shaped three-dimensional workpiece and a welding method is provided. The welding forming equipment includes a base station, a welding robot, a displacement worktable, an auxiliary robot, and a hopper. The welding robot, the auxiliary robot and the hopper are arranged on the base station, and the displacement worktable is arranged between the base stations. The displacement worktable adopts the structure of main and sub double frames and main and sub double rotary power, which has multiple degrees of freedom, and can flexibly adjust the position and angle of the welded parts, realize the welding requirements of any position and angle, and meet the welding operation requirements of complex special-shaped three-dimensional components without manual repair welding operation, and the multi-point welding can be realized through the cooperation of welding robot and auxiliary robot to improve the welding efficiency and quality.

A frame for a laser processing module can be characterized as including a platform, a sandwich panel comprising a first plate and a second plate, a plurality of exterior walls, and a core including stiffeners perforated by a plurality of first openings defining an interior of the sandwich panel configured to facilitate air flow in spaces between the first plate and the second plate. A plurality of second openings are formed in the exterior walls, and a plurality of third openings are formed in the first plate, so that the interior of the sandwich panel is in fluid communication with a region external to the sandwich panel such that air flows through the sandwich panel and exits the sandwich panel via the plurality of second openings. A plurality of base supports having a plurality of plates and a plurality of beams extend from the sandwich panel to the platform.

A welding structure, comprising: a first cover plate (10), a second cover plate (20), web plates (30), and rib plates (40). The first cover plate (10) and the second cover plate (20) are arranged at an interval. Multiple web plates (30) are arranged at intervals in a first direction, and are insertingly fitted to the first cover plate (10) and the second cover plate (20), respectively. Multiple rib plates (40) are arranged at intervals in a second direction, and are insertingly fitted to the first cover plate (10) and the second cover plate (20), respectively. The first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other. The web plates (30) and the rib plates (40) are insertingly fitted to each other. According to the welding structure, upper and lower cover plates of a box-shaped structure are insertingly connected and interlocked to form a stable closed box-shaped structure, so that the rigidity of the structure is improved. Also provided are a welding device and a welding method.