A metal band as an insert for trim strips, sealing strips, or edge protection strips, in particular for motor vehicles, wherein the surface is profiled at at least one flat side of the band to increase the adhesion between the metal band and a plastic or rubber coating. These metal bands can also be designed with a plurality of openings following one another in the longitudinal direction of the band, in particular cut and roll-stretched or punched slots.

A method for manufacturing an architectural panel and an architectural panel made by the method. The architectural panel may be formed from metal, and the method may start with the processing of a flat metal sheet. The method may include punching holes in a particular pattern into the flat metal sheet, bending the flat metal sheet into a particular shape to form a panel that can be hung from an overhead grid or the like, and printing a desired printing pattern onto the panel. The method may also include a step of coating the panel with a powder coating or a liquid-applied paint finish prior to the printing step. The coating step may occur after the punching step and before the printing step.

The system includes a cell framework for defining a manufacturing area. The system includes at least one workplace within the manufacturing area. The system includes at least one manufacturing component within the manufacturing area and configured to be movable along three axes in relation to the at least one workplace. The system includes a conveying mechanism configured to move a part into the at least one workplace to be worked on by the at least one manufacturing component.

A machined article 100 includes a first member 101 including an inner peripheral portion 101a formed by a hole, and a second member including an outer peripheral portion 102a fitted into the inner peripheral portion 101a of the first member 101. At least either an inner peripheral recess 101b to be formed in part of the inner peripheral portion 101a of the first member 101 or an outer peripheral recess 102b to be formed in part of the outer peripheral portion 102a of the second member 102 is formed. A slit 103 penetrating from a front to a back is formed at a position to which the inner peripheral recess 101b or the outer peripheral recess 102b corresponds, between the first member 101 and the second member 102.

A machined article 100 includes a first member 101 including an inner peripheral portion 101a formed by a hole, and a second member including an outer peripheral portion 102a fitted into the inner peripheral portion 101a of the first member 101. At least either an inner peripheral recess 101b to be formed in part of the inner peripheral portion 101a of the first member 101 or an outer peripheral recess 102b to be formed in part of the outer peripheral portion 102a of the second member 102 is formed. A slit 103 penetrating from a front to a back is formed at a position to which the inner peripheral recess 101b or the outer peripheral recess 102b corresponds, between the first member 101 and the second member 102.

The subject disclosure relates to a machine apparatus. The machine apparatus may perform work on one or more work pieces. The machine apparatus may be augmented or reconfigured to work on a plurality of different work pieces in specific and unique configurations.

A method of manufacturing a stacked core includes forming a first pilot hole in a metal plate, forming a worked portion of the metal plate in a state in which a first pilot pin is inserted into the first pilot hole, the worked portion being displaced relative to a plane of the metal plate, press-fitting the worked portion of the metal plate to reposition the worked portion to extend along the plane of the metal plate, forming a second pilot hole in the metal plate after press-fitting the worked portion of the metal plate, and forming a blanked member by blanking the metal plate in a state in which a second pilot pin is inserted into the second pilot hole, the blanked member including the worked portion.

A stud punch includes a housing, a motor positioned within the housing, and a planetary gear train that receives torque from the motor. The stud punch also includes a punch movable between a retracted position and an extended position, and a scotch-yoke mechanism coupled between the planetary gear train and the punch. The scotch-yoke mechanism is configured to convert torque received from the planetary gear train to a reciprocating linear force, causing the punch to move between the retracted position and the extended position.

A pressing portion (11) formed in a tapered conical shape pushes away a metallic material of a to-be-opened portion (5) radially outward from the radial center. A portion pushed away (2b) is work-hardened (base-material-hardened) and a density of the plate material (2) increases as compared to that of the other portion of the plate material (2). A radial dimension (c2) of a work-hardened portion at a peripheral edge of the to-be-opened portion (5) is larger than a radial dimension (c1) of the pressing portion (11) (c1<c2).