Methods and systems are provided for mass producing different products in an automated production station having a plurality of part-processing devices. An example method includes identifying a workpiece received in the production station; selecting control parameters associated with the identified workpiece; electronically synchronizing the part-processing devices based on the selected control parameters to perform coordinated operations on the workpiece for producing one of the different products; and automatically repeating the identifying, selecting, and synchronizing steps for different workpieces received in the production station to produce a plurality of different products in a continuous mass production process.

A rotary indexing transfer machine includes a machine frame; a rotating table, supported on the machine frame to rotate about an indexing axis; at least one workpiece carrying spindle having a hollow shaft for receiving a workpiece and a clamping device for clamping the workpiece inserted in the hollow shaft. The clamping device includes a collet is coupled to the workpiece carrying spindle. The workpiece carrying spindle is mounted on the rotating table, and the hollow shaft and collet are connected for joint rotation about a spindle rotation axis. The machine includes at least one support in fixed position next to the rotating table, at least one machining station with at least one machining unit supported on the support, to allow machining of the workpiece clamped in the collet. The machine includes at least one drive motor mounted on the rotating table, an indexing device mounted on the machine frame, and an indexing component.

A honing machine features a stand (1) with at least two feet (3), wherein the stand (1) has an area with two substantially parallel surfaces, and wherein at least one honing spindle (11), another machining spindle (11) or another functional unit is arranged on the two substantially parallel surfaces of the stand (1).

The present invention generally relates to assembly equipment of valve body, especially to riveting and grinding assembly for nozzle of screw shaft valve. The invention may include a rack, a power control box, a turntable and a turntable divider. A carrier assembly which engages with the screw shaft valve body is installed on the edge of the turntable with uniform distribution. On the center part of the turntable, a support shaft which is installed on and fixed with the rack is vertically interposed and on the top of the support shaft, an upper supporting disc is installed. A valve pipe feeding device, a valve pipe preloading device, a valve pipe riveting device and a valve pipe grinding device which engage with the carrier assembly are installed on the said rack on the rotational direction of turntable. As the threaded pipe is put into the carrier assembly by valve pipe feeding device, the carrier assembly rotates counterclockwise along the turntable and rotates to the valve pipe feeding device to the press threaded pipe into the valve seat. Thereafter the carrier assembly rotates the valve pipe riveting device and rivets threaded pipe with a valve flange in order to finish assembling process. Finally, the carrier assembly rotates the valve pipe grinding device to grind nozzle of valve to finish grinding and riveting process of threaded pipe with high positioning accuracy of assembly and marvelous hermetic sealing.

A rotary indexing transfer machine includes a machine frame; a rotating table, supported on the machine frame to rotate about an indexing axis; at least one workpiece carrying spindle having a hollow shaft for receiving a workpiece and a clamping device for clamping the workpiece inserted in the hollow shaft. The clamping device includes a collet coupled to the workpiece carrying spindle. The workpiece carrying spindle is mounted on the rotating table, and the hollow shaft and collet are connected for joint rotation about a spindle rotation axis. The machine includes at least one support in fixed position next to the rotating table, at least one machining station with at least one machining unit supported on the support, to allow machining of the workpiece clamped in the collet. The machine includes at least one drive motor mounted on the rotating table, an indexing device mounted on the machine frame, and an indexing component.

A machining centre includes a base supporting several superposed stages. At least one stage is movable and can be position indexed relative to the base. Each stage includes distinct stations at a constant angular pitch including machining units or grippers. The combination of stations from adjacent stages defines a plurality of machining locations each combining a unit and a gripper. Each relative movement between two indexing positions of two stages changes the composition of the locations. Each gripper has at least one rotational degree of freedom relative to the stage that carries it. At least one station includes both at least one machining unit and at least one gripper.

The present invention generally relates to assembly equipment of valve body, especially to riveting and grinding assembly for nozzle of screw shaft valve. The invention may include a rack, a power control box, a turntable and a turntable divider. A carrier assembly which engages with the screw shaft valve body is installed on the edge of the turntable with uniform distribution. On the center part of the turntable, a support shaft which is installed on and fixed with the rack is vertically interposed and on the top of the support shaft, an upper supporting disc is installed. A valve pipe feeding device, a valve pipe preloading device, a valve pipe riveting device and a valve pipe grinding device which engage with the carrier assembly are installed on the said rack on the rotational direction of turntable. As the threaded pipe is put into the carrier assembly by valve pipe feeding device, the carrier assembly rotates counterclockwise along the turntable and rotates to the valve pipe feeding device to the press threaded pipe into the valve seat. Thereafter the carrier assembly rotates the valve pipe riveting device and rivets threaded pipe with a valve flange in order to finish assembling process. Finally, the carrier assembly rotates the valve pipe grinding device to grind nozzle of valve to finish grinding and riveting process of threaded pipe with high positioning accuracy of assembly and marvelous hermetic sealing.

A workpiece processing system is provided that includes a first carousel rotary conveyor associated with a first plurality of stations through which workpieces are successively rotationally conveyed, a second carousel rotary conveyor associated with a second plurality of stations through which the workpieces are successively rotationally conveyed, and an inter-carousel transport configured to selectively operate in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the inter-carousel transport is operable to successively transfer the workpieces from the first carousel rotary conveyor to the second carousel rotary conveyor. In the second mode, the inter-carousel transport is operable to successively reorient the workpieces of a selected one of the first carousel rotary conveyor or the second carousel rotary conveyor by approximately 180 degrees of rotation for further successive rotational conveyance of the workpieces through the stations associated with the selected first or second carousel rotary conveyor.

A machining system includes: a working machine that machines an article while supplying a dielectric working fluid to the article; a robot that transports the machined article from the working machine; a controller that controls the robot; and a recessed wall part that is provided outside the working machine so as to demarcate the transport path of the article. The robot includes a gripping part that grips the article and a rotating part that rotates the gripping part. The controller is configured to move the gripping part with the machined article along the transport path while rotating the gripping part in the recessed wall part by means of the rotating part.

Disclosed is a wheel cap section chamfering device, comprising a main frame, a secondary frame, a lower servo motor, a key, a bearing seat, a left bearing seat, a left shaft, a left bearing, a left driven friction wheel, a left sleeve, left corner cylinder pressure claws, a left turntable, a left mandrel seat, a left mandrel, a chamfer mill, a tool apron, a feeding platform, a feeding cylinder, guide sleeves, guide posts, a support plate, guide rails, a compression cylinder, a translation sliding table, an upper servo motor, a driving friction wheel, a right mandrel, a right mandrel seat, a right turntable, right corner cylinder pressure claws, a right sleeve, a right driven friction wheel, a right bearing, a right shaft, a right bearing seat, a station rotating platform, a shaft and a bearing.