According to one example, a holding device system including a two-part holding frame having a blank holder coupled to a main frame is disclosed. The two-part holding frame can define a processing space and a fixation space. The holding device system can further include at least one fixation element having a head positioned within the fixation space and a threaded shaft extending within and engaged with a bore of the two-part holding frame. In one example, when the blank holder is coupled to the main frame, the at least one fixation element is unable to be removed from the two-part holding frame.

A method for fabricating an applique for horology including a visible upper surface, and a lower surface from which protrudes at least one securing foot: a rough piece is made as a straight workpiece; this rough piece is deformed to form a blank so as to form an upper curve; this blank including this feet is machined; this blank is mounted on a tool having a support surface complementary to the lower surface of this blank, a recess for housing each foot, gripping means and/or an adhesive for securing each blank; the upper curve of this blank is machined with at least one final diamond-polishing operation to form this upper surface.

A jig system with hydraulic expansion clamp mechanism for clamping a work piece includes a plate that is manufactured integrally as one piece using three-dimensional printing. The plate is formed with an expansion chamber that is defined by a surrounding wall for allowing the work piece to extend therethrough, an inlet that is fluidly connected to a hydraulic source that supplies pressurized fluid, and a passage that is fluidly connected to the inlet and the expansion chamber. When pressurized fluid is supplied into the passage from the inlet, the expansion chamber is caused to expand and move the surrounding wail inwardly into contact with the work piece.

A workpiece clamping device able to clamp a first workpiece and a second workpiece placed on the first workpiece. The workpiece clamping device includes a receiving base on which the first workpiece is to be placed, a first clamping mechanism for clamping the first workpiece, and a second clamping mechanism for clamping a second workpiece placed on the first workpiece. The first clamping mechanism has a first clamp section and a second clamp section, which are provided on the receiving base so as to open and close. The second clamping mechanism has a third clamp section and a fourth clamp section, which are provided on the receiving base so as to open and close, to retain the second workpiece at a predetermined position with respect to the first workpiece.

A clamp bench for key duplicating machines, comprising a fixed component, a first rotary component, a second rotary component and a slide base; the fixed component comprises a first fixed component and a second fixed component, the first fixed component is used to hold the master key in place and the second fixed component is used to hold the key blank in place; the first rotary component, the first fixed component and the second fixed component are rigidly connected to the first plane of the first rotary component, the second rotary component forms a rotary connection with the second plane of the first rotary component. Using the clamp bench, the user can press and rotate the handle with one hand to perform composite rotary feeding of the duplicated key along two different axial lines around the rotary axis and the slide base, completing the processing of the key with bevel tooth.

This processing device is provided with: a tool for machining a workpiece W along the thickness direction thereof, the width-direction external shape of the workpiece W being substantially finished; and a flexible vice 7 that clamps the workpiece W in the width direction without clamping the workpiece W in the thickness direction. The flexible vice 7 is provided with a position adjustment mechanism that prevents the position of the workpiece W from changing in a plane along the width direction before and after the workpiece W is clamped. The present invention is provided with a rough processing tool for performing processing at a rough-processing position, a finishing processing tool for performing processing at a finishing-processing position, and a control unit that causes the position adjustment mechanism to move between the processing performed by the rough processing tool and the processing performed by the finishing processing tool.

Methods involving adding a removable fixating material to a partially manufactured workpiece to stabilize a plurality of partially formed objects therein for subsequent manufacturing. In one example, a workpiece of interconnected structures is manufactured comprising precursors to the discrete objects as a function of a workpiece computer model. Manufacturing the workpiece further includes forming valleys between adjacent partially formed objects so that interconnecting portions remain to interconnect the partially formed objects. Further, the methods include removing the interconnecting portions so as to liberate the plurality of objects from one another. In some embodiments, a temporary frame is formed from the workpiece along with the plurality of objects during manufacturing.

When a workpiece holder holding a workpiece is rocked around a lateral rocking axis by a work stage of a mounter and the workpiece is positioned so that one mounting surface of the workpiece faces a predetermined direction to be worked, a component is mounted on the one mounting surface by a mounting head of the mounter. When a posture of the workpiece in the workpiece holder is changed by a posture changing head of a posture changer and thereafter the workpiece holder in which the posture of the workpiece is changed is rocked around the lateral rocking axis by the work stage of the mounter and the workpiece is positioned so that the other mounting surface of the workpiece faces a predetermined direction to be worked, a component is mounted on the other mounting surface by the mounting head of the mounter.

A system is disclosed for processing a plurality of customized dental restorations from individual millable material blocks in an automated process. The system comprises processing units that may comprise one or more of a milling center comprising one or more milling units, a plurality of material blocks a separating unit, a scrap disposal unit, a heating unit and a cooling unit. A carrier for holding a plurality of individual workpieces in spaced arrangement is also disclosed for use in the system.

A jig apparatus is used for assembling a trunk lid including an upper panel, an extension panel, and a lower panel. The jig apparatus may include: a jig frame; a first activation jig unit configured to align and fix the upper panel and the extension panel and installed at the jig frame in front and rear directions to be tilting-rotatable; and a second activation jig unit aligning and fixing the lower panel and installed at the jig frame to be linearly movable in the front and rear directions with respect to the first activation jig unit.