A machining system for controlling and moving work tools during machining and assembly operations. The system has multiple drive-guide systems that allow work tools to be moved along all three perpendicular Cartesian axes. The drive-guide systems have rollers that are designed to fit and move along rails, thus altering the position of the work tools. A plurality of magnets apply axial pre-load to the rollers, keeping them adequately positioned on the rails. Likewise, a preloaded roller may be used to modify the radial force applied to the drive rollers. Both this radial and axial preload can be adjusted to reduce calibration and tolerance errors throughout machining and assembly processes.

A working device is proposed, with a positioning system, containing at least one pallet that is positionable and movable by performing a two-dimensional positioning movement in a positioning plane. The pallet is provided with at least one application area, on which in a work zone by means of a handling unit an application can be performed. The work zone is isolated from the handling unit by a protective cover, which is penetrated by an access opening, through which the handling unit can be moved by an application movement directed perpendicularly to the positioning plane, in order to perform an application in the application area of the pallet positioned in the area of the access opening.

A system for moving a cutting device gantry or similar structure on a material processing machine can include a mounting structure configured to be operably coupled to the gantry and a drive assembly movably coupled to the mounting structure. The drive assembly can be configured to move the mounting structure and the gantry in a first direction relative to a gantry guide shaft of the material processing machine. The drive assembly can also be movable relative to the mounting structure in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction. In some embodiments, the system includes one or more guide wheels rotatably coupled to the mounting structure. Each of the guide wheels can include an annular outer portion having curvature configured to complimentarily engage the gantry guide shaft. The annular outer portion can be resiliently deformable and configured to conform to the gantry guide shaft during movement of thereon.

A carrier transmission device comprises a slide rail, a rack and a pair of gears. The slide rail extends along a transmission direction of a carrier to be transmitted and is adapted to slidingly guide the carrier. The rack extends along the transmission direction and is connectable to, or integrally formed on, the carrier. The pair of gears are spaced by a predetermined distance in the transmission direction and are adapted to engage with the rack and drive the carrier to move in the transmission direction on the slide rail.

A force and moment canceling reciprocating mechanism for a power-driven tool may include a transmission including an input gear assembly and an output gear assembly, coupled to a reciprocating mechanism. The input gear assembly may include a first input gear coaxially aligned with a second input gear. The output gear assembly may include a first output gear coaxially arranged with a second output gear. The reciprocating mechanism may be coupled to the output gear assembly, to convert rotational motion to linear motion, for output to an output accessory of the tool. One or both of the first and second input gears may include counterweights, or counterweight masses, and one or both of the first and second output gears may include counterweights, or counterweight masses. The counterweighting of the input and output gear assemblies may provide for the cancelation of forces and moments generated by the operation of the motor and the transmission, and the reciprocal motion of the reciprocating mechanism.

A machine tool has a substantially straight guide element extending along a first axis; two carriages, which are arranged at a fixed distance from one another along the guide element and are capable of sliding together along the guide element; a slide, which is interposed between the two carriages, is carried by the two carriages and can slide relative to them along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; and a milling head, which is carried by the slide and is configured to carry a milling tool.

A force and moment canceling reciprocating mechanism for a power-driven tool may include a transmission including an input gear assembly and an output gear assembly, coupled to a reciprocating mechanism. The input gear assembly may include a first input gear coaxially aligned with a second input gear. The output gear assembly may include a first output gear coaxially arranged with a second output gear. The reciprocating mechanism may be coupled to the output gear assembly, to convert rotational motion to linear motion, for output to an output accessory of the tool. One or both of the first and second input gears may include counterweights, or counterweight masses, and one or both of the first and second output gears may include counterweights, or counterweight masses. The counterweighting of the input and output gear assemblies may provide for the cancelation of forces and moments generated by the operation of the motor and the transmission, and the reciprocal motion of the reciprocating mechanism.

A gantry loader having at least one carriage travelable at a horizontal guide rail, in particular for the transport of workpieces between stations of a production system, wherein the carriage has at least one drive. The present energy is characterized in that the carriage has an energy store for the at least partial energy supply of the drive.

This application relates to a delivery apparatus and an automated assembly line. The delivery apparatus may include: a delivery assembly including a delivery guide rail and a delivery tool, where the delivery tool may be slidably disposed on the delivery guide rail; a docking assembly including a docking drive structure and a docking guide rail, where the docking drive structure may be configured to drive the docking guide rail to move relative to the delivery guide rail so that the docking guide rail is able to dock with the delivery guide rail; and a blocking assembly configured to block the delivery tool on the delivery guide rail before the docking guide rail docks with the delivery guide rail for receiving the delivery tool.

A combined through-hole processing machine includes a working bed provided with two opposite and parallel slide rails on it. A deep-hole processing mechanism is provided on the working bed and includes a pair of sub-spindle heads used to clamp a deep-hole tool respectively to conduct the deep-hole processing on workpiece. A U axis feed unit is provided between the two slide rails and used to provide the feed for the movement in the long axis direction parallel to the two slide rails. A deburring mechanism is provided on the working bed and located at one end side of the deep-hole processing mechanism, which includes the corresponding two chucks and two tailstocks where the chucks are used to clamp the workpiece with the deep-hole processing already fulfilled on the deep-hole processing mechanism respectively and the tailstocks are provided to arrange the deburring tools respectively to conduct the deep-hole deburring action.