A mechanism is described herein to drive slitter and cutter waste in a direction that allows for a more advantageous use of the waste collection bin's volume. The waste drive mechanism allows for at least one armature that drives the waste in a desired direction. The armature is made from a material that is flexible, with a curved shape to allow a pre-loaded force against a contact surface of the waste collection bin. The pre-loaded flexible armature against a contact surface of the collection bin provides sufficient force to drive the waste it in a desired direction, allowing for a more consistent use of the waste collection bin spatial volume.

A setting unit for producing a stripping tool with stripping pins (16) and/or stripping claws (15) the unit includes a base plate (10), which has a stripping pin insertion unit (28) and a stripping claw insertion unit (29), wherein the stripping pin insertion unit (28) interacts with a first plunger unit (21) and the stripping claw insertion unit (29) interacts with a second plunger unit (22). A pressure plate (3) is to be arranged between the base plate (10) and a head plate (2). The pressure plate (3) is movable between the base plate (10) and the head plate (2). The pressure plate has at least four passages (33, 33.1, 33.2, 34, 34.1, 34.2). At least one of the passages (33, 34) can be closed means of a pivoting module (6), whereby the first plunger unit (21) and/or the second plunger unit (22) can be activated.

The invention relates to a guide sleeve for a machine tool for the automated placement of stripping claws, wherein a receiving slot (2) is provided at one end and a solid material base (4) is provided at the other end, and wherein a machine-tool stop (3) is positioned between the receiving slot (2) and the solid material base (4). The guide sleeve is characterised in that the receiving slot (2) is an elongate hole.

A device for the longitudinal cutting of a wide food band of a soft food mass which is moved in a conveyance direction on a conveyor belt, wherein a cutting cylinder rotating in the conveyance direction is provided on which is mounted a number of cutting disks disposed coaxially to the rotational axis A for cutting into the food band with the edge thereof, wherein a comb having a plurality of comb tines is provided, which in an operating position engage into the intermediate spaces between the cutting disks during the longitudinal cutting in order to hold down the cut strips on the conveyor belt, wherein the comb is held on a comb holder so as to be pivotable about the rotational axis, wherein the comb holder can be transferred from the operating position and a maintenance position by pivoting about the rotational axis.

A device for the longitudinal cutting of a wide food band of a soft food mass which is moved in a conveyance direction on a conveyor belt, wherein a cutting cylinder rotating in the conveyance direction is provided on which is mounted a number of cutting disks disposed coaxially to the rotational axis A for cutting into the food band with the edge thereof, wherein a comb having a plurality of comb tines is provided, which in an operating position engage into the intermediate spaces between the cutting disks during the longitudinal cutting in order to hold down the cut strips on the conveyor belt, wherein the comb is held on a comb holder so as to be pivotable about the rotational axis, wherein the comb holder can be transferred from the operating position and a maintenance position by pivoting about the rotational axis.

A setting unit for producing a stripping tool with stripping pins (16) and/or stripping claws (15) the unit includes a base plate (10), which has a stripping pin insertion unit (28) and a stripping claw insertion unit (29), wherein the stripping pin insertion unit (28) interacts with a first plunger unit (21) and the stripping claw insertion unit (29) interacts with a second plunger unit (22). A pressure plate (3) is to be arranged between the base plate (10) and a head plate (2). The pressure plate (3) is movable between the base plate (10) and the head plate (2). The pressure plate has at least four passages (33, 33.1, 33.2, 34, 34.1, 34.2). At least one of the passages (33, 34) can be closed means of a pivoting module (6), whereby the first plunger unit (21) and/or the second plunger unit (22) can be activated.

In an apparatus and a method for stripping/pushing out a punched grid and for ejecting a blanked part from a die in a precision blanking press, the force of stripping/pushing out and ejection can be adjusted independent of the knife-edged ring force and the counterstay counteracting force while reducing the mass of the knife-edged ring and counterstay pistons, increasing the stripping/pushing and ejection speeds, and at the same time simplifying the hydraulic circuit.

A tool clamping assembly (38) for clamping a blanking tool (40) intended to be used in a blanking station of a sheet processing machine has a frame (46) to which the blanking tool (40) is to be clamped and at least one clamping element (48). The frame (46) has an aligning mechanism adapted for aligning the blanking tool (40) in a first direction. Further, the frame (40) has at least one support surface (60) oriented to support the blanking tool (40) in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, and at least one abutment surface (62) oriented to support the blanking tool (40) in a third direction which is perpendicular to the first and second directions. The clamping element (48) is displaceable between an open position and a clamping position, the clamping element (48) being adapted for clamping the blanking tool (40) against both the support surface (60) and the abutment surface (62).

Further, a blanking tool assembly with such a tool clamping assembly is shown.

The invention relates to a guide sleeve for a machine tool for the automated placement of stripping claws, wherein a receiving slot (2) is provided at one end and a solid material base (4) is provided at the other end, and wherein a machine-tool stop (3) is positioned between the receiving slot (2) and the solid material base (4). The guide sleeve is characterised in that the receiving slot (2) is an elongate hole.

A blank separating device includes at least one upper blank separating module, the at least one upper blank separating module having a first relief, the first relief comprising at least three separating elements and/or contact elements, each including an operative surface and/or contact surface. The at least three operative surfaces and/or contact surfaces are individually arrangeable to at least three different distances in a vertical direction with respect to a carrier plate within which the at least three separating elements and/or contact elements are mounted. The blank separating device further includes at least one lower blank separating module that has a second relief comprising a plurality of supporting elements. The second relief matches, at least in complimentary vertical positioning, the first relief of the at least one upper blank separating module.