A cutting support for a cutting machine suitable for supporting a strip to be cut. The cutting support includes: a frame with L-shaped cross-section, having a horizontal element and a vertical element, retaining elements suitable for retaining the strip toward the vertical element of the frame, and a stop panel having an inner surface facing the vertical element of the frame and an outer surface facing a lateral side of the strip. The retaining elements include at least one suction cup displaced on the outer surface of the stop panel and a pneumatic connection connected to the at least one suction cup and suitable for being connected to a suction device.

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.

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.

A head for a bridge processing machine includes a support having a frame loosely connected to a bridge and a shaft extending along a rotation axis and rotatable relative to the frame around the axis, a tool holder assembly supporting a tool to allow processing of an object by the tool and including first constraint means to integrally constrain the tool holder assembly and the shaft, gripping means including a base portion, a gripping device movable relative to the base portion, to define an operating position wherein it engages an object, and an inoperative position, and second constraint means to constrain idly the base portion and the shaft, wherein the gripping means and the tool holder assembly include interface means for blocking reciprocal rotation between the tool holder assembly and the base portion so that the tool holder assembly may drag the gripping means when rotated around the rotation axis.

The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a countertop, where a countertop workpiece may be easily secured to a workpiece-mounting device during the machining thereof, leading to good precision and standardization. This may be achieved using a suction of the countertop workpiece via air intake in the mounting device. Further, the present disclosure provides a countertop machining apparatus including a vacuum chamber divided into a multiple of vacuum sub-chambers disposed in a work table, and a suction panel disposed on the chamber. In this configuration, a number of the vacuum sub-chambers to be kept in a vacuum state may be adjusted. This may lead to a reduction of a power consumption required to suction the countertop workpieces.

A machine (12) for cutting slabs, comprises a workpiece support bench (14) adapted to support at least one slab, and cutting means for automated cutting of the slab on the bench. The cutting means comprise two lateral support structures (16, 18). A first beam (20) is adapted to move along said lateral support structures (16, 18). The first beam (20) is adapted to slide on the lateral support structures (16, 18) via its ends (22, 24) and guiding means (25, 26) provided on the lateral support structures (16, 18). The first beam (20) is provided with a first carriage (28) adapted to be moved along the first beam (20). A first sleeve (30) adapted to be moved towards or away from the workpiece support bench (14) is provided on the first carriage (28). A first machining head (32) comprising a first cutting spindle (34) is provided on the first sleeve (30). A second beam (201) is adapted to move along the lateral support structures (16, 18). The second beam (201) is adapted to slide on the lateral support structures (16, 18) via its ends (221, 241) and guiding means (26) provided on the lateral support structures (16, 18), independently of the first beam (20). The second beam (201) is provided with a second carriage (281) which is adapted to be moved along the second beam (201). A second sleeve (301) adapted to be moved towards or away from the workpiece support bench (14) is provided on the second carriage (281). A second machining head (321) comprising a second cutting spindle (341) is provided on the second sleeve (301). At least either one of the first head (32) and the second head (321) is provided with a gripping device (42, 421) for the slabs or parts thereof.

Workbench (1) for supporting and moving articles comprising a frame (22), a support surface (24) able to tilt relative to the frame (22) and pass from an initial horizontal position into a final inclined position, at least one rigid element (30) hinged with the frame (22) at a pivoting point (P) and having an end portion (36) hinged with the surface (24) and at least one first actuator (44) configured to raise and rotate the surface (24) into an intermediate inclined position. The element (30) is shaped as a rocker arm with the pivoting point (P) arranged between a first wing (32) and a second wing (34) and movement means (54) are provided for rotation of the rocker arm (30) about an axis (X2) so as to move the surface (24) from the intermediate position into the final inclined position. The first actuator (44) comprises a fist end (46) hinged with the rocker arm (30) and a second end (48) hinged with the support surface (24).

An apparatus for working a sheet material has a supporting frame, a supporting head connected to the supporting frame, a plurality of tools supported on a working device, a waterjet cutter, first and second male fast-couplers, and first and second female fast-couplers disposed on the supporting head. The first male fast-coupler is disposed on the working device. The second male fast-coupler is disposed on the waterjet cutter. The first and second female couplers are configured to alternately couple the first and second male fast-couplers.

A tool-holder unit for machining block or slab materials is moveable above a working plane on which the block or slab material is laid. The tool-holder unit includes a spindle with a circular blade and a coupling assembly that couples a second machining tool with the spindle. The tool-unit further includes a tool-holder; a mechanical coupling device configured to rotationally integrate the tool-holder and the spindle; a first axial locking element configured to removably lock the tool-holder on the spindle; a substantially cylindrical shank extending from the tool-holder; a substantially cylindrical housing seat axially positioned in the spindle or a tool-holder coupling element; and a second axial locking element configured to removably lock the tool-holder in the spindle, the axial locking element being configured to removably lock the shank in the respective housing seat.

A tool-holder unit for machining block or slab materials is moveable above a working plane on which the block or slab material is laid. The tool-holder unit includes a spindle with a circular blade and a coupling assembly that couples a second machining tool with the spindle. The tool-unit further includes a tool-holder; a mechanical coupling device configured to rotationally integrate the tool-holder and the spindle; a first axial locking element configured to removably lock the tool-holder on the spindle; a substantially cylindrical shank extending from the tool-holder; a substantially cylindrical housing seat axially positioned in the spindle or a tool-holder coupling element; and a second axial locking element configured to removably lock the tool-holder in the spindle, the axial locking element being configured to removably lock the shank in the respective housing seat.