Apparatus (10) for the collection of products, in particular metal products (11), from a work machine (12) provided with a zone (13) for the transfer of said metal products (11) from a work plane (14) to a zone outside said work machine (12).

The invention relates to a loading system (LS) for an optical machine, that has a carrier (TR), which can be moved in a movement plane (x-y) by way of two linear guide units (LF1, LF2). At least one holder (H1, H2, H3) for a workpiece, block piece and/or tool is mounted on the carrier, which holder can be moved in a transverse direction (z), which is perpendicular to the movement plane. The linear guide units are designed and arranged in the manner of an H gantry or cross gantry, with two stationary drive motors (AM1, AM2) for driving a tension element (ZG) in the same direction or in opposite directions, which tension element is movably arranged on the linear guide units in an H shape or cross shape and is fastened to the carrier.

The invention relates to an automated cell (100) for handling containers in which rubber blocks are arranged. The cell includes: a frame that allows the fixed installation of the cell; an automatic centering system having a guiding means that allows precise positioning of a loaded container in a loading space (112) of the cell; a clamping system having a holding means that maintains the positioning of the loaded container in the loading space of the cell; and a locking system having a locking means that maintains the positioning of the container in the loading space of the cell.

A device for handling elements comprises a shank provided with a stop; a rod which is longitudinally movable and rotatable with respect to the shank, comprising a flap at one end thereof, so as to define a clamp between the stop and the flap for gripping an element. A method comprises placing elements separated by at least one slit on a surface; inserting a tip of a shank provided with a flap inside the slit; placing a stop in contact with an upper part of the element; rotating the shank, holding the element on the upper part by the stop and on a lower part by the flap; and separating the element.

A flexible manufacturing system having a manufacturing platform, on which a transport device and a plurality of processing stations are arranged, comprises a controller. During the processing of a workpiece at the processing station with a projecting frame, the controller is configured to move a rotor of the transport device with the workpiece located in a receiving tray via control signals on a network of the plurality of stator modules of the transport device in such a way that the projecting frame of the transport device is moved via control signals, so that the projecting frame of the processing station engages with the receiving tray to lift the receiving tray from longitudinal recesses on L-shaped side-pieces or cheeks of the frame of the workpiece holder before the workpiece is processed by the tool of the processing station.