A toothed workpiece chamfering device having a chamfering head (2) which includes a first axis of rotation (B) for rotation of a first chamfering tool (6) and a second axis of rotation (T) for rotation of a second chamfering tool (8) wherein the first and second chamfering tools are of different types and their respective material removal methods are also different from one another. Preferably, the first and second axes of rotation are not coincident with one another and in a more preferred arrangement, the first tool axis and the second tool axis are arranged perpendicularly to one another.

A machining center for machining a center groove on a pulley and a flange formed at opposite ends of a crankshaft of a vehicle includes a measurement unit configured to measure a moment of the crankshaft when the crankshaft is loaded and actuated, a control unit configured to calculate an imbalance amount of the crankshaft and to derive center drill coordinates for removing the imbalance amount, a compensation unit mounted in a base frame and configured to compensate a position of the crankshaft by rotating first and second rotating elements based on the center drill coordinates inputted from the control unit when the crankshaft is transported and clamped by a clamping system, and a machining unit configured to machine the center groove in the pulley and the flange of the crankshaft.

This machine tool has: a main shaft having a tool mounted on the tip thereof; a main shaft head that rotatably supports the main shaft; orthogonal triaxial linear feed shafts that move the main shaft and a table relative to one another; and a rotational feed shaft that is capable of changing the orientation of the rotational axis of the main shaft. The machine tool is provided with: a rotational feed shaft device that is not parallel to any of the linear feed shafts and that rotates the main shaft head around an inclined axis that intersects the rotational axis of the main shaft; and a main shaft head base that rotatably supports the main shaft head so that the point of intersection between the rotational axis and the inclined axis of the main shaft coincides with a defined reference point at the tip side of the main shaft.

This application discloses magnetically coupled integrated probes and probe systems, attachable to the robotic arms of a remotely operated vehicle to perform both cathodic protection (CP) voltage measurements and ultrasonic testing (UT) thickness measurements at an underwater surface. The integrated probe system can include a spring for coupling to an ROV end effector. An ultrasonic probe is disposed within and extends from the sleeve housing. A magnetic carrier, flux concentrator, and gimbal surround a portion of the ultrasonic probe, and one or more electrically conductive legs extend from the front surface of the gimbal to function as a CP probe. The legs are arranged about the ultrasonic probe, which has a flexible membrane exposed at the front surface of the gimbal, such that during inspection, at least one leg contacts the surface and the ultrasonic probe is sufficiently proximate to provide substantially simultaneous CP and UT measurements.

An inclining and rotating table apparatus includes a position adjusting mechanism for adjusting a position of an inclination frame with respect to a driven shaft at least in a vertical direction and provided between the driven shaft and the inclination frame, in which the driven shaft is formed in a hollow shape such that at least a part of a rotation drive motor is disposed therein, and has an attachment portion to which the inclination frame is attached and which extends in a radial direction and allows attachment of the rotation drive motor to the inclination frame, and the rotation drive motor is supported on the driven shaft via the inclination frame.

A multifunctional end effector includes a support structure configured to be carried by a robotic system and at least two of a fluid stream cutting system, a spindle system and/or a scanning system, each mounted to the support structure. Also described is a fluid stream cutting system having a plurality of fluid stream catchers selectively mountable to the fluid stream system and a mounting arrangement for mounting each fluid stream catcher to the fluid stream cutting system.

A machine includes a main shaft on the tip of which a tool is mounted, a main shaft head for supporting the main shaft, a main shaft head support for supporting the main shaft head so as to be able to rotate around a first axis line that extends perpendicular to the rotational axis line of the main shaft, a first rotary feed shaft device provided on the main shaft head support for rotary feeding of the main shaft head around the first axis line, a saddle that supports the main shaft head support, a second rotary feed shaft device provided on the saddle for rotary feeding of the main shaft head support around the second rotational axis line, and a restricting means for restricting the range of rotary feeding of the first rotary feed shaft device.

A three-axis tool head unit for a machine tool spindle, which comprises three components, which are rotatable or pivotable relative to each other about independent axes. A first head part is rotatably mounted on a support arm about a first axis with respect to the support arm. A second head part is rotatably mounted on the first head part about a second axis with respect to the first head part. A spindle device is rotatably mounted on the second head part about a third axis with respect to the second head part. The third rotary axis is oriented orthogonally to the first and the second rotary axes, while the first and the second rotary axes are inclined relative to each other. Each of the three rotary axes has an associated individual drive device for driving and controlling the rotation of the component about its respective axis.

A C-axis unit for a machine tool, the C-axis unit comprising a bushing (134) adapted to be fixed to a unit support (121) of the machine tool; a head mounting platform (130) adapted to receive an operating head (40), the head mounting platform being supported by the bushing (134) and being rotatable relative to the bushing (134) around a vertical axis; a platform rotation motor (150) supported by the bushing (134) and configured to control the rotation of the head mounting platform (130); and a spindle motor (160) configured to control the rotation of a tool-carrying spindle (45) on the operating head (40) through a driving extension (163) arranged in a through-bore (133) obtained through the head mounting platform (130). The spindle motor (160) is fixed to and is rotationally integral with the head mounting platform (130).

A control system of a machine tool includes an analysis device, the analysis device includes acquisition portions which acquire chronological speed control data when a work is machined and which acquire spatial machined surface measurement data after the machining of the work, a data-associating processing portion which associates the speed control data and the machined surface measurement data with each other, a machined surface failure detection portion which detects a failure depth of a failure location on the machined surface of the work and an identification portion which identifies the control data of the failure location corresponding to the machined surface measurement data of the failure location so as to identify a failure depth corresponding to the control data of the failure location and the numerical control device corrects the control data based on the control data of the failure location and the corresponding failure depth.