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.

The present disclosure provides a nozzle cleaning device, a doctor blade replacing apparatus and a doctor blade replacing method. The doctor blade replacing apparatus includes a first doctor blade box, a second doctor blade box, a transferring assembly and a clamping and conveying mechanism. The transferring assembly includes a first tray which is disposed between the first doctor blade box and the second doctor blade box and a pushing assembly which is configured to push the first doctor blade in the first doctor blade box to the first tray and push the second doctor blade on the first tray into the second doctor blade box. The clamping and conveying mechanism is disposed between the first tray and the nozzle cleaning device for clamping and conveying the first doctor blade and the second doctor blade between the first tray and the nozzle cleaning device.

On an inner peripheral surface defining a through hole of a first rotator, provided is a positioning member for bringing the center axis of a contact tip, housed in the through hole, into alignment with a rotational axis, or making the former axis proximate to the latter axis, by coming into contact with an outer peripheral surface of the contact tip.

A transfer station for temporarily storing at least one interchangeable die. The die can be removed by a joining tool to carry out a joining operation and can be returned back into the transfer station after the joining operation. The transfer station including a carriage that is movable between a first position, wherein a first die receptacle is in a standby position, and a second position, wherein a second die receptacle is in the standby position. In the standby position the chosen die receptacle is accessible by the joining tool when in its transfer position.

A machine tool equipped with a robot includes a stocker which has one or more effector holder units for holding an end effector to be mounted on the robot, in which the stocker can be stored within a casing of the machine tool. At least a part of the stocker is configured to be bilaterally advanceable into a machining chamber of the machine tool and an external region located outside the machine tool.

The present disclosure relates to a tool magazine for a machine tool, and more particularly, to a tool magazine for a machine tool, wherein tool receiving units of a tool magazine are provided in multiple stages in a vertical turning center, such that a spindle head may easily change internal diameter machining tools and external diameter machining tools while moving in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction.

A method of manipulating a brush relative to a brush-arm assembly of an end-effector comprises locating a carriage in one of a first position or a second position relative to a stationary component. The method also comprises, with the carriage in one of the first position or the second position, different from the first position, relative to the stationary component, locating the brush-arm assembly of the end-effector with respect to the stationary component so that the brush-arm assembly is in contact with the stationary component. The method further comprises moving the carriage in a second direction toward the stationary component, from the first position to a third position, to load the brush onto the brush-arm assembly, or moving the carriage in a first direction away from the stationary component from the second position to the first position to unload the brush from the brush-arm assembly.

A method of delivering a glutinous substance from a cartridge to an applicator comprises receiving the cartridge inside a sleeve through an inlet of the sleeve when a pressure cap, coupled to the sleeve proximate the inlet, is in an open position. The method additionally comprises moving the pressure cap into a closed position to sealingly couple the pressure cap with a trailing end of the cartridge. The method also comprises selectively causing an automated coupler to automatically sealingly couple the applicator with a leading end of the cartridge when the cartridge is inside the sleeve and the pressure cap is in the closed position. The method further comprises applying pressure to the glutinous substance in the cartridge through a first pressure input of the pressure cap to urge the glutinous substance from the cartridge into the applicator.

The present disclosure relates to a tool magazine for a machine tool, and more particularly, to a tool magazine for a machine tool, wherein tool receiving units of a tool magazine are provided in multiple stages in a vertical turning center, such that a spindle head may easily change internal diameter machining tools and external diameter machining tools while moving in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction.

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.