A spindle includes a housing including a first opening, a bearing housed in the housing, a main shaft rotatably supported by the bearing, a collet chuck in a first through hole defined in the main shaft to grip a machining tool and being movable in an axial direction of the main shaft, a draw bar connected to the collet chuck, and a cover covering the first opening and including a second through hole through which the main shaft is disposed. The main shaft and the cover are disposed at a distance from each other.

Multiple uses of lathes exist where a cutting or scraping tool is initially employed to remove material generating particulates with a range of sizes from shavings and chippings to fine dust. Subsequently, sanding to smooth the surface of all or parts of the piece to the desired smoothness generates particulates with a size range dependent upon the abrasive used but are typically small in dimension and commonly referred to as dust. Without any control of this removed material it creates a mess and a health hazard particularly for the lathe operator and others in the vicinity from aspiration of the dust. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to provide lathe operators, enterprises employing lathe operators, etc. with a system that provides for removal of the chippings, shavings, and dust whilst allowing the user to employ the shaping tools and abrasives to achieve the desired result.

The present invention provides a machine tool system including a machine tool body and a control device. The machine tool body includes: a cover that covers a machining region; chip expelling mechanisms that are disposed at a plurality of different positions inside the cover, that expel chips generated during processing, and a discharging ability of which is changeable; and a chip information obtaining unit that obtains information related to scattering directions of the chips during the processing. In accordance with the information related to the scattering directions of the chips and obtained by the chip information obtaining unit, the control device controls the discharging ability of one of the chip expelling mechanisms corresponding to a direction in which a largest amount of the chips have scattered so as to be larger than the discharging ability of another of the chip expelling mechanisms.

Device for machining an end of an elementary panel for its subsequent friction stir welding, the elementary panel comprising a metal body defining two opposite faces, the machining device comprising a chassis, at least two guiding members configured to guide a first face of the elementary panel, at least one machining tool mounted on the chassis, the machining tool being positioned between the two guiding members and at least one pressure member mounted on the chassis and configured to exert a pressure on a second face of the elementary panel so as to press the elementary panel against the guiding members along the horizontal reference direction.

The present disclosure is directed to calibrating position detection for a tool. The tool can use a sensor to detect a first value of a parameter. The tool can use a motor to extend the working member of the tool towards a working surface. The tool can include a base. The tool can detect, with the working member in contact with the working service, a second value of the parameter. The tool can determine a z-axis position of the working member relative to the working surface.

A method of forming a compact includes removing material from a workpiece, transferring metallic dust released during the material removal into a conduit, operating a plurality of slide gates to selectively control movement of the dust from the conduit to either one of a primary collector and a back-up collector, drawing the dust through the conduit to a compactor, and compacting the dust in the compactor.

Specify a position of a target in a machine tool. An information processing device of the present disclosure is an information processing device for controlling a liquid discharger included in a machine tool discharging liquid so as to move chips occurring from a workpiece, the information processing device including: an image acquiring portion configured to acquire image data of an inside of the machine tool, imaged by an imaging device; a detector configured to detect a target to which the liquid is discharged by the liquid discharger from the image data; a position acquiring portion configured to acquire position information of a movable portion installed in the machine tool, the movable portion being configured so that the workpiece is disposed thereon and the workpiece can move; and a controller configured to control the liquid discharger which is installed in the machine tool and which discharges the liquid toward the target associated with the movable portion, wherein: the position acquiring portion can acquire first position information of the movable portion when imaged by the imaging device and second position information of the movable portion after the movable portion moves from the first position information; and the controller controls at least one of a position, orientation, and discharge pressure of the liquid discharger based on (i) a position of the target when imaged by the imaging device, and (ii) the first position information and (iii) the second position information acquired by the position acquiring portion, when the target moves as a result of movement of the movable portion.

A machine tool (1) removes chips adhering to a working portion of a tool (T). More specifically, a fluid injecting nozzle (23, 24) injects a fluid toward the tool (T) enclosed in an enclosure (22). A controller (15) controls a position of the tool (T) within the enclosure (22), and further controls operation of the fluid injecting nozzle (23, 24) such that the fluid is injected when the tool (T) is within the enclosure (22).

A sander including a housing, a motor housed in the housing and a platen which is driven by the motor. The sander also includes a dust chute, a dust container and a one-way valve disposed in the dust chute. The one-way valve allows air to flow in a direction towards the dust container and limits the flow of air in a direction away from the dust container. The one-way valve allows air flow in the direction towards the dust containers through multiple different openings.

A clamp and manifold apparatus comprising internal fluid-flow passages and such apparatus in a system. One embodiment of the apparatus of the invention comprises a clamp body; a manifold, an attachment feature for attaching to a fixture system; a clamping surface; at least one fluid flow passage inside the manifold having at least two endpoints; a first port disposed adjacent to the manifold and in fluid communication with one endpoint of the at least one fluid flow passage inside the manifold; and, a second port disposed adjacent to a second surface of the manifold in fluid communication with the second endpoint of the at least one fluid flow passage inside the body. An embodiment of the system of the invention comprises said clamp and manifold; a fixture; a fluid distribution pump; and fluid routing means connecting the fluid distribution pump and the first port of the apparatus of the system.