In certain embodiments, a system is provided for the efficient removal of an old grip from a fishing pole while maintaining the integrity of the pole. The system can include a removal portion including one or more rotational assemblies that rotate one or more grinding members. The grinding members can include a rotational blade with a centering rod. The rotational assembly can remove the old grip while maintaining the integrity of the rod within. The system can include multiple sets of grinding members that are organized for efficient identification or may include adjustable grinding members that can be configured for specific rods. The system can further include a guide to help identify particular grinding members for use with particular fishing poles.

An attachment for a drill comprises a shank with a chuck configured to mount the attachment to the drill. A housing on the shank comprises a threaded end and a hollow chamber. A compression bladder having a tubular opening through it is configured to be inserted into the hollow chamber. A tube comprising a sanding or cleaning surface located on the inner surface of the tube is configured to be insertable into the tubular opening of the compression bladder. A threaded lid having a circular opening that is at least the same diameter as the inner diameter of the tube is configured to mount onto the housing at the threaded end and compress the compression bladder thereby reducing the diameter of the tubular opening and compressing the compression bladder against the tube to secure the tube within the housing.

A finger includes a pair of overhanging portions that project out laterally from a main body portion. Outer peripheral surfaces of the overhanging portions are made up from five surfaces including upper surfaces, side surfaces, lower surfaces, first end surfaces, and second end surfaces. Crowning is applied to the intersections between these surfaces.

A system for abrading irregular surfaces includes a bracket that can be attached to a shop aid. The bracket carries two motors to which abrasive pads are attached, and the positions of the motors are controlled to move abrasive elements over the surface to be abraded. The abrasive pads are attached to abrasive-pad backing of different configurations. Disclosed configurations are generally flat, triangular, and U-shaped.

A machining apparatus for a curved plate includes a holder that holds a main surface of a curved plate having curved surfaces on both main surfaces; a machining device that machines an outer circumference of the curved plate held by the holder; a movable frame that retains the machining device; a driver that moves the movable frame to move a machining point of the curved plate held by the holder; a controller that controls the driver; and a guide that guides the movable frame along the outer circumference of the curved plate held by the holder.

A machining apparatus machines an end face of a tapered roller with a grinding wheel. The machining apparatus includes a support mechanism configured to support the tapered roller, a wheel unit on which the grinding wheel is mounted, and a base configured to support the wheel unit so that the wheel unit is swivelable about a center line in a vertical direction. A machining point where the grinding wheel is brought into contact with the end face of the tapered roller supported by the support mechanism is located on an extension of the center line serving as a swivel center of the wheel unit.

A robotic deburring process that automatically, accurately, and efficiently removes burrs from a workpiece. The robotic deburring process uses CAM location data to establish deburring trajectory, physics based machining models to predict burr type and size, and force control functions to compensate inaccuracies due of inaccuracies of robots arms.

Rather than machine tools, nowadays robots are used to some extent for the machining of workpieces. The robot holds the tool and machines the workpiece directly. On account of the stiffness of the robot arm, this is currently possible only with imprecise applications with tolerances of not less than 0.1 mm. The invention is intended to make it possible to improve the feed by such robots or portal solutions such that the tolerances are reduced without substantially acting on the production processes. This is allowed by a table-mounted positioning apparatus, in which a positioning unit is connected to the table. The positioning unit has a position sleeve, into which the robot introduces an external holding device for receiving the workpiece, or for receiving the tool. On account of a defined mounting of the position sleeve about a first main axis of rotation about an inner holding device, which holds the tool, or the workpiece, improved positioning of the robot arm can be achieved by the additional support thus created. The positioning unit is in this case passive, i.e. is moved by the robot arm itself.

A method of producing a liquid crystal panel includes a grinding process and a sealing process. The grinding process includes grinding at least one common liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal layer, a pair of boards that sandwich the liquid crystal layer, and a frame-shaped sealing member sandwiched between the boards along the non-rectangular outline to remove a section of the sealing member and to leave a rest of the sealing member. The grinding process further includes forming a sealing member removed processed edge section of the common liquid crystal panel. The sealing member removed processed edge section includes edges of the boards corresponding to the section of the sealing member removed from the common liquid crystal panel. The sealing process includes applying a sealing resin to the sealing member removed processed edge section to fill a space between the edges of the board.

A robotic deburring process that automatically, accurately, and efficiently removes burrs from a workpiece. The robotic deburring process uses CAM location data to establish deburring trajectory, physics based machining models to predict burr type and size, and force control functions to compensate inaccuracies due of inaccuracies of robots arms.