A working head for a cutting machine having a frame, and a cutting disc assembly supported by the frame. The cutting disc assembly having a cutting disc and a first driver rotatably moving the cutting disc around an axis of rotation of the cutting disc. A milling cutter assembly is supported by the frame. The milling cutter assembly has a milling cutter and a second driver that rotatably moves the cutting disc around an axis of rotation of the cutter.

The disclosed system may include a slicing component that has a cutting blade. The cutting blade may be configured to cut a semiconductor wafer into multiple wafer strips, where the wafer strips have flat top surfaces and multiple edges. The system may also include a chuck that has rotatable wafer plate strips that are respectively configured to support the wafer strips. The system may further include a pivot arm that rotates the chuck from a cutting position facing the slicing component to a rotated, polishing position that faces a polishing component. As such, an exposed edge of each wafer strip faces the polishing component. The system may also include a polishing component that is configured to polish at least a portion of the exposed edge of each wafer strip that is facing the polishing component. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

A dual platform bed system has an associated machine for transferring material sheets from one platform bed to another. There are associated methods for both transferring and processing sheets on either or both platforms. Placing the platform beds adjacent one another reduces both human worker requirement and human and machine down time.

Working unit (1) for realizing holes (H) in a slab material (L) and for machining the inner side of the holes (H) thus formed, comprising a work table (2), at least one tool (4, 6) mounted on a motorized spindle, fixed means (8) for supporting the slab (L) and at least one support device (10) comprising a hollow element (11) intended to engage with a slab portion (P). The support device (10) comprises a top portion (12) movable at least between a raised position in which the slab portion (P) is coplanar with the slab (L) and a lowered position in which the slab portion (P) is lowered with respect to the slab (L) and therefore the hole (H) is free of the slab portion (P). The support device (10) comprises means (14) for locking the movable top portion (12) at least in the lowered position.

A high-power slurry vacuum cart is well suited to collect and contain any slurry or wet residue produced through concrete and other surface processing operations. A multi-horsepower propane engine and propane tank are mounted on a mobile frame, along with a suction pump powered by the propane engine. A slurry containment vessel mounted on the frame has an input in communication with a squeegee and an output coupled to the suction pump. The squeegee may be adapted for floor contact to collect slurry for transfer to the slurry containment tank. The suction pump is directly coupled to the propane engine through a universal joint, thereby obviating the use of belts, chains or pulleys. The output of the pump may optionally be used as an air blower for surface drying, or the like, as well as use as an air blower to assist in emptying the slurry containment tank.

A combination cart providing independent electrical power generation and dust extraction capabilities finds utility in concrete processing and other operations that create unwanted dust using hand tools for cutting, grinding, polishing, coring, drilling, sanding, and the like. A propane tank powers a propane engine, and the propane engine drives an electrical generator providing power to an electrical outlet panel mounted on the frame. The cart further includes a dust extraction and filtration system driven by an electric motor, also mounted on the frame. The inventive cart facilitates multiple modes of operation, including: (a) dust extraction and filtration only, with the dust extraction system being powered by an available external source of electrical power; (b) electrical power generation only, with the dust extraction and filtration system being turned off; and (c) simultaneous dust extraction/filtration and electrical power generation, with the dust extraction and filtration system being powered by the electrical generator.

Machine (1) for processing slabs (L) comprising a device (14) for transporting the slabs (L) between two zones, at least one of which is a machining zone along a feeding direction (X), means (16, 17) for supporting and clamping the slabs during machining, said means being designed to clamp the slabs (L) in a machining position, at least one tool (4) for machining the slabs which is mounted on a spindle, the at least one tool (4) being operative in the machining zone. The machine (1) comprises means (50) for moving the transporting device (14), configured to move the transporting device (14) from a working position corresponding substantially to the position for machining the slabs (L) into a position spaced at least vertically from the working position, and vice versa; the transporting device (14) is a conveyor belt.

A self-contained truck-mounted brick laying machine can include a frame that can support packs or pallets of bricks placed on a platform. A transfer robot can pick up and move the brick(s). A carousel can be coaxial with a tower. The carousel can transfer the brick(s) via the tower to an articulated and/or telescoping boom. The bricks can be moved along the boom by, e.g., linearly moving shuttles, to reach a brick laying and adhesive applying head. The brick laying and adhesive applying head can mount to an element of the stick, about an axis which is disposed horizontally. The poise of the brick laying and adhesive applying head about the axis can be adjusted and can be set in use so that the base of a clevis of the robotic arm mounts about a horizontal axis, and the tracker component is disposed uppermost on the brick laying and adhesive applying head. The brick laying and adhesive applying head can apply adhesive to the brick and can have a robot that lays the brick. Vision and laser scanning and tracking systems can be provided to allow the measurement of as-built slabs, bricks, the monitoring and adjustment of the process and the monitoring of safety zones. The first, or any course of bricks can have the bricks pre machined by the router module so that the top of the course is level once laid.

A self-contained truck-mounted brick laying machine can include a frame that can support packs or pallets of bricks placed on a platform. A transfer robot can pick up and move the brick(s). A carousel can be coaxial with a tower. The carousel can transfer the brick(s) via the tower to an articulated and/or telescoping boom. The bricks can be moved along the boom by, e.g., linearly moving shuttles, to reach a brick laying and adhesive applying head. The brick laying and adhesive applying head can mount to an element of the stick, about an axis which is disposed horizontally. The poise of the brick laying and adhesive applying head about the axis can be adjusted and can be set in use so that the base of a clevis of the robotic arm mounts about a horizontal axis, and the tracker component is disposed uppermost on the brick laying and adhesive applying head. The brick laying and adhesive applying head can apply adhesive to the brick and can have a robot that lays the brick. Vision and laser scanning and tracking systems can be provided to allow the measurement of as-built slabs, bricks, the monitoring and adjustment of the process and the monitoring of safety zones. The first, or any course of bricks can have the bricks pre machined by the router module so that the top of the course is level once laid.

An automatic machine for drilling and milling substantially flat glass sheets includes a machine body; an input conveyor provided with a motorized roller conveyor or roller belt that conveys the glass sheet by its lower edge; an input conveyance surface provided with idle gliding wheels; an output conveyor provided with a motorized roller conveyor or motorized belt that conveys the glass sheet by means of its lower edge; and an output conveyance surface provided with idle gliding wheels. The machine further includes at least one carriage provided with synchronous horizontal motion along the longitudinal axis X2; and at least one pair of working heads provided independently with a synchronous vertical motion for adjustment and feeding along the axes Y1 and Y2, wherein, each head bears a tool provided with rotary motion (cutting) and feeding motion along the axes Z1 and Z2.