Disclosed is an LM guide assembling method using half division, and a computer readable recording medium having a program for executing the same. The method includes: disposing an LM rail on a base; fastening a first hole and a (2.sup.n+1)-th hole; installing an angle measuring device; fastening a (2.sup.n-1+1)-th hole at step S130; respectively disposing the LM blocks on the first hole and the (2.sup.n-1+1)-th hole; disposing the auxiliary shelf on the LM blocks; setting an angle of the auxiliary shelf to a zero angle; moving the two LM blocks to be on a (2.sup.n-1+1)-th hole and a (2.sup.n+1)-th hole, and measuring an angle of the auxiliary shelf; calculating a straightness correction amount; and moving a position of the (2.sup.n-1+1)-th hole by the straightness correction amount, and fastening the hole, wherein, the steps are repeated until n becomes 1.

An indexing tool for positioning a workpiece, the tool comprising a block having sides, the sides defining a regular polygon. The block has a central opening, and a threaded hole extending at a right angle to the central opening and into and through one of the sides. The block also has a V notch in the block wall opposite the threaded hole, the threaded hole being adapted to have received therein a like threaded set screw.

The device includes a tubular case having a through hole that extends therethrough in an axial direction, a test indicator capable of determining a minute amount of change of distance by a stylus, a tubular holder body rotatably attached to the case through the through hole, a supporting body for supporting the holder body, a slidable body provided on a radial inner side of the holder body and movable relative to the holder body along the axial direction, and a pivotal body having a pivotable leading end portion whose pivotal amount is transmitted to the slidable body. The slidable body has an axial extension portion formed along the axial direction and a radial extension portion formed along the radial direction. The stylus and the radial extension portion are configured to come into contact with each other.

Workpiece-holding tools and techniques are described. Workpiece-holding tools and techniques are usable to ensure consistent and durable alignment of various workpieces while providing access for performing attachment techniques thereon. In one example, the workpiece-holding tool is configured to allow objects to be held or removably affixed to an alignment surface. Holding objects with the workpiece-holding tool ensures that the alignment of objects with an alignment surface does not change while a user is operating upon a workpiece, e.g., as by joining aligned objects together, without interfering or obstructing access to the objects. The ability to hold objects is enhanced by the inclusion of cutouts that provide increased access to interior surfaces of the workpiece-holding tool, such as to increase the area available for use of clamps or other fastening devices.

A rotating axis supporting device of the present invention includes: a housing; a rotating axis rotatably pivoted to the housing; a case for fixing the housing; and an adjustment mechanism adjusting a position of the rotating axis by causing an attachment surface of the housing attached to the case to be perpendicular to an axial direction of the rotating axis, attaching the housing to move relative to the case in parallel to the attachment surface, and moving the housing and the case relative to each other in parallel to the attachment surface.

An edge finder to locate a work piece, work-holding feature or cutting tool with respect to the spindle of a machine tool includes a shank, a body and an indicator. When the shank is attached to the machine tool spindle, the longitudinal axis is coextensive with the spindle axis of rotation. The indicator measures the location of a work piece, work-holding feature or cutting tool with respect to the shank longitudinal axis. The indicator is rotatable so that a machinist may read the indicator from any direction.

System for machining workpieces including a setting-up module and a machining module for the production of components. The setting-up module includes at least one first tool holder fixing device for fixing at least one tool holder removably, and at least one first workpiece support fixing device for fixing a workpiece support removably. The machining module includes at least one second tool holder fixing device for fixing at least one tool holder removably and at least one second workpiece support fixing device for fixing a workpiece support removably, such that the tool holder and the workpiece support can both be transferred from the setting-up module to the machining module after setting up.

Disclosed herein is a system for indexing a workpiece. The system comprises a vacuum source and a fixture plate, fluidly coupled with the vacuum source. The system also comprises an indexing stop, coupled to the fixture plate and fluidly coupled with the vacuum source. The indexing stop is actuatable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the fixture plate. The vacuum source is selectively operable to concurrently apply a suction force to a workpiece supported on the fixture plate to urge the workpiece against the fixture plate and to the indexing stop to actuate the indexing stop from the extended position to the retracted position.

A deposition apparatus includes a transport mechanism including a transport carrier which holds and transports a substrate and transport modules which constitute a transport path through which the transport carrier moves, an alignment chamber in which the substrate held by the transport carrier is loaded and a mask is positioned and fixed to the loaded substrate, a deposition chamber in which the substrate held by the transport carrier is loaded from the alignment chamber and deposition materials are deposited on the loaded substrate, and control means which controls a magnetic force generated between a plurality of magnets arranged in the transport carrier in a transport direction of the substrate and a plurality of coils arranged to face the plurality of magnets in each transport module by applying a current or a voltage to the plurality of coils.