The present invention relates to a method for positioning a plurality of tool heads in a converting machine for converting sheet material into box templates, comprising: providing a plurality of tool heads located at a first set of individual positions within a converting area, moving the plurality of tool heads within the converting area in a first movement by means of a transport mechanism that is arranged to be coupled individually to each tool head, moving at least one of the plurality of tool heads in relation to the transport mechanism in a second movement, wherein the plurality of tool heads are moved to a second set of individual positions by the first and second movement, and wherein the second movement takes place during the first movement. The invention also relates to a tool heads positioning device.

An orbital knife including a support structure; a yoke rotatably attached to the support structure having a yoke hub and a plurality of yoke arms; one or more rotatable knife rolls connected to at least one of the plurality of yoke arms; one or more blades attached to each of the one or more knife rolls; one or more sun pulleys rotatably attached to the support structure; an anvil roll rotatably attached to the support structure; and one or more planet pulleys wherein (1) each knife roll has attached thereto at least one planet pulley, (2) each planet pulley is joined via a drive belt with one of the one or more sun pulleys wherein rotation of the sun pulley causes rotation of the planet pulley effectuated by the force imparted by the drive belt.

This disclosure relates generally to an assembly and process for preparing affixing tape. The disclosure also relates to an affixing assembly and process using the prepared tape. The tape can be used, for example, to affix plastic items to mailing pieces. The assemblies and processes disclosed herein provide for added throughput, less down time, higher quality of parts and production control.

The disclosed inventive concept provides a rotary cutter and method of accurately cutting a ribbed transmission belt lengthwise to a desired width. The rotary cutter includes an upper portion having a handle end and a pivot end and a lower portion having a handle end and a pivot end. The pivot ends of each portion are joined by a common pivot. A belt input pulley and a rotary cutting wheel are rotatably attached to the upper portion. A drive wheel is rotatably attached to the lower portion. A belt output pulley is rotatably attached to the common pivot. Preferably but not absolutely the belt input pulley and the belt output pulley have ribbed outer surfaces. A cutting wheel cover is fixed around at least a portion of the cutting wheel. The upper portion is movable between an open, belt-fitting position and a closed, belt-cutting position relative to the lower portion.

The present invention is provided with: one slitter device which forms cutting lines on a corrugated board web in a conveying direction and produces a plurality of slitted webs; a plurality of cutoff devices which cut the slitted webs in the width direction; a director device which separates the plurality of slitted webs cut by the slitter device and distributes same to the plurality of cutoff devices; and a separation cutting device which is disposed on the upstream side of the director device, and forms separation cutting lines, which are for separating the plurality of slitted webs with the director device, between the slitted webs of a new order and an old order, wherein the cutting operation is continued after the separation cutting device is stopped at the position of a separation cutting line of the new order.

The present invention relates to a converting machine, i.e., a machine for winding or unwinding a strip of material on coils, particularly configured to process a delicate material.

In particular, the invention is directed to a machine (1) for converting coils of a material into smaller coils, comprising a loading unit (2) for loading a strip (N) of material into the machine (1), an accumulation unit (3) of the strip (N) being processed, and a winding unit (4) of the strip (N) on a winding shaft (5, 5) to form respective coils (B), characterized in that the winding unit (4) comprises: a revolving disc (29), which supports two winding shafts (5, 5) of coils (B); a feeding roller (30) of the strip (N) to a winding position; a movable accompanying member (31) of the strip (N) and a cutting member (32) operatively associated with said feeding roller (30), wherein the feeding roller (30), the movable accompanying member (31), and the cutting member (32) are placed on a carriage (33), movable horizontally between at least one forward or operating position and a retracted or resting position; and wherein the movable accompanying member (31) and the cutting member (32) are hinged on the axis of the feeding roller (30) and are tiltable between a non-operating position and an operating position adapted to operate the crosswise cut of the strip M.

A method for setting an axial position and gap dimension of a gap between one or more score blades and an anvil shaft of a rotary scoring device, includes providing a control system including a controller, at least one sensor, and at least one adjusting device actuated by the control system, and actuating the at least one adjusting device in response to the at least one sensor sensing a deviation from a desired state, thereby setting the axial position or the gap dimension between the one or more score blades and the anvil shaft. The method further includes actuating the at least one adjusting device is achieved as a result of the control system operating in a closed feedback loop, and sensing by the at least one sensor occurring with or without disruption of operation of the rotary scoring device.

A slitter device comprising a circular blade at an outer periphery of the slitter device. One or more row of transverse blades at the outer periphery and on a side of the circular blade, the blades of the row of transverse blades being oriented transversely relative to the circular blade.

A slitting apparatus having an anvil cylinder with an outer cylindrical surface adapted to support the material as it conveys through the slitting apparatus. An in-line cutting assembly having a series of blades with cutting edges disposed within a common plane that is oriented perpendicular to the cylinder's central axis. The cutting edges are arranged in an arcuate line that spirals inwardly toward the outer circumferential surface whereby the blades progressively slice the material so that the in-line cutting assembly forms a singular continuous slit.

An optical fiber cutting system includes a pair of clamps disposed at an interval in a longitudinal direction of an optical fiber and that grasps the optical fiber; a disk-shaped blade member that passes between the pair of clamps, causes an outer circumferential edge to come into contact with the optical fiber, and scratches a surface of the optical fiber, where a position of the outer circumferential edge which is to be in contact with the optical fiber is changeable; a pressing member that press-bends a scratched portion of the optical fiber and cuts the optical fiber, and an acquirer that acquires position information of the outer circumferential edge which is to be in contact with the optical fiber.