An apparatus for supplying a welding tip of a welder and an apparatus for replacing the same include a fixed bracket secured to a support. The apparatus includes an actuator coupled to the fixed bracket and a first moving member moved by the actuator. A second moving member is coupled to the first moving member and hingedly coupled to the fixed bracket. A third moving member is hingedly coupled to the second moving member. A first welding tip removal member is coupled to the third moving member to separate a welding to tip coupled to a shank. A fourth moving member is disposed opposite to the first moving member. A fifth moving member is coupled to the fourth moving member and hingedly coupled to the fixed bracket. A sixth moving member is coupled to the fifth moving member. A second welding tip removal member is coupled to the sixth moving member.

A feeder that feeds objects to be picked up by a robot, includes an object container unit having a first planar portion including a first planar surface in which the objects are thrown, and a groove portion including a plurality of grooves extending in a first direction from the first planar portion as seen from a normal direction in which a normal of the first planar surface extends, and a vibrator unit that applies vibration to the object container unit, wherein the vibrator unit has a first vibration mode in which the objects are moved in the first direction.

An automatic bolt and nut supply system is configured to automatically supply bolts and nuts necessary for each step as much as necessary by type at the time of assembly of a battery pack, the automatic bolt and nut supply system including a plurality of feeders configured to store and supply the bolts and the nuts by type, a conveyance unit configured to convey the bolts and the nuts supplied from the feeders, a reception box configured to receive the bolts and the nuts conveyed by the conveyance unit, and a reception box transfer unit configured to transfer the reception box.

An automatic sheet inserting machine for inserting an electrode sheet into an atomizing base is provided. The automatic sheet inserting machine includes a feeding mechanism, a conveying mechanism arranged at one side of the feeding mechanism, and a sheet inserting mechanism, a bending mechanism, and a shaping mechanism that are arranged at one side of the conveying mechanism. The atomizing base is transported to the conveying mechanism by the feeding mechanism, and the conveying mechanism transports the atomizing base to the sheet inserting mechanism, so that the sheet inserting mechanism accurately inserts the electrode sheet into the atomizing base. The electrode sheet on the atomizing base is bent by the bending mechanism to form a contact surface, and the contact surface is closely attached to the atomizing base by the shaping mechanism. The waste material on the electrode sheet is removed by a waste removal mechanism.

Systems and methods of monitoring a production level of a vibratory feeder configured to process a workpiece are described herein. The methods include operating a processor to: receive device data associated with the vibratory feeder during operation of the vibratory feeder, the device data comprising at least one input state of the vibratory feeder; receive production data associated with the vibratory feeder, the production data being representative of a production level of the vibratory feeder; determine, based on the device data and/or the production data, one or more faults corresponding to the vibratory feeder when the production level falls below a threshold production level; and determine, based on the one or more faults, a corrective action to return the production level to or above the threshold production level.

A conveyor bowl for a vibratory conveyor device includes a main body made of stainless steel and manufactured by primary shaping. The main body has an interface section for coupling to a vibration unit, and a conveyor section for conveying conveyed parts. The main body may be designed as a cast part. The main body may be a precision cast part or an investment cast part. The main body may be made of austenite. The interface section and the conveyor section may be formed in one piece or formed integrally with the main body.

A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes at least one bracket and at least one vibrator. The at least one bracket is configured to be mounted to a pallet adjacent to a stack of panels disposed on the pallet. The at least one vibrator is attached to the at least one bracket and configured to induce vibration on the stack of panels to disrupt an adhesive bond between adjacent panels in the stack of panels.

A combination weighing device includes a plurality of weighing units arranged in a circular form, a combination scale configured to temporarily retain, in a collection hopper, articles discharged from one or more of the weighing units selected as a result of combinatorial computations and to discharge the articles from the collection hopper, and an alignment and transport unit configured to align and vibrationally transport the articles discharged from the collection hopper.

A feeding assembly and a method of feeding components comprising a track along which components can be moved, said track comprising a sloped surface and a ledge, wherein said sloped surface slopes in a direction perpendicular to the direction which the components move along the track so that the components maintain a tilted orientation as they move along the track, a pickup platform comprising a pocket which can receive components from said track, and a pivot on which the pickup platform can be selectively rotated between a first position and second position. In the first position, the pocket is aligned with the track and the pocket is parallel with the sloped surface of the track, so that a component can move from the track into the pocket of the pickup platform. In the second position the pocket is in a horizontal orientation.

A gripping apparatus includes a tray, a detector, a robot, and a controller. The tray has a placement surface on which multiple workpieces of plate shape are to be placed. The placement surface is provided with multiple recesses. The detector is configured to detect arrangement of the workpieces placed on the tray. The robot is attached with a hand. The controller is configured to move and insert the workpieces into the recesses by vibrating the tray, specify the workpieces in a standing state with the detector, and instruct the robot to grip one of the workpieces in the standing state with the hand in a predetermined direction.