Abstract:
A material shaping machine and a method of mounting a table top to the material shaping machine is disclosed. The machine includes first and second support members extending generally in a vertical direction. A bridge longitudinally extends between the first and the second support members. A carriage is configured to move longitudinally along the bridge. A rotary cutting tool is mounted on the carriage. A work table including a table top having a silicon/epoxy combination material supports a workpiece to be cut by the cutting tool. An actuator moves the rotary cutting tool toward and away from the workpiece positioned on or above the table top and a motor provides rotational motion to the rotary cutting tool.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to processing of hard materials, and more particularly relates to a multiple-tool machine for the combined cutting of slabs of hard materials such as stone, marble, granite, concrete, wood, metal, glass and the like. One embodiment of the present invention includes a support surface for receiving a slab; a load-bearing frame with a longitudinal beam extending over the support surface; a first disk blade cutting tool mounted on a first slide and movable along a first guide connected to the beam; a first motion imparting device for moving the first slide; a second cutting tool with a nozzle for high-pressure waterjet cutting, which is mounted in sliding relationship to a second guide coupled to the beam; and a second motion imparting device, other than the first motion imparting device, for translating the second cutting tool independently of the first cutting tool.
Abstract:
A circular blade device (1) for cutting flat marble, granite, glass or similar sheets (5), including numerical control elements (2) for a cutting head (3) having a blade (14) addressable within a cutting volume, which includes elements for manipulating the sheets within the cutting volume.
Abstract:
An apparatus for cutting stone which utilizes both a circular saw and a water jet. Both the saw and the water jet are mounted on a gantry, which moves along tracks. All the parts are under the control of the CNC device. The saw is used for straight cuts and curves where possible. The water jet, which is slower and more expensive to operate is only used where the saw cannot be used. The water jet is used to finish a saw cut to avoid any overtravel.
Abstract:
A machine for working sheets of fragile material has a base; a supporting surface for supporting the work sheets; and a machining head powered to move over the supporting surface and perform machining operations on the sheets; the supporting surface having a partition wall movable between a partitioning position extending above the supporting surface and defining, on the supporting surface, two completely separate work stations, and a rest position in which the wall is located clear of the supporting surface.
Abstract:
A saw for cutting an extruded, prestressed concrete slab having a length, a width and a thickness includes a framework assembly movable along the length of the concrete slab. A carriage system is rotatably supported from the framework assembly about a first vertical axis perpendicular to the concrete slab and is slidably mounted on the framework assembly for movement back and forth across the width of the concrete slab. A cutting arrangement including a rotary cutter is suspended from the carriage system over the concrete slab. The cutting arrangement is movable up and down along a second vertical axis substantially parallel to the first vertical axis and is also slidable along the carriage system. A control arrangement has a first stage enabling the framework assembly to travel at variable speeds over a first range, and a second stage enabling the framework assembly to travel at variable speeds over a second range of speeds less than the first range as the cutting arrangement longitudinally cuts the concrete slab.
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
A tile cutting machine includes a tub for receiving water and a tile supporting surface for supporting thereon a tile to be cut. A cutting head assembly is positioned above the tile supporting surface and includes a motor driven blade. A tile hold down mechanism extends downwardly from the cutting head assembly to engage the tile and apply downward pressure thereto to hold the tile in place during the cutting process. The tile hold down mechanism may take the form of flexible hold down feet, downwardly biased rollers and/or bristle skirts. The tile supporting surface may be fabricated of a high friction material and include a plurality of nubs to cooperate with the hold down mechanism to hold the tile stationary with respect to the supporting surface during the cutting process. The tile cutting machine provides for a method of cutting tile where a user does not have to hold the tile with their hands during the cutting operation.