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OT-2026-000001239

Machining center chip removal

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Manufacturing & Assembly Equipment › Machining Systems
Inventors
BOGAN CASEY J
Assignee
RTX CORP
Original source
EP-4659895-A3, the European Patent Office, 1 April 2026
Document SHA-256
51ede14ea12d32be9df4b9d8954fbdcfec547ee7df17c30ef80874d7954778eb

Abstract

A machining center (20) has: a part holder (22) for holding a part (700) during machining; a plurality of tools (70); a spindle (24) for holding an in-use tool (70) of the plurality of tools(70); a tool magazine (30) containing at least a partial remainder of the plurality of tools (70); and a tool changer (40) for transferring tools (70) between the tool magazine (30) and the spindle (24). At least one of the tools (70) is a grasper (70) having claws shiftable between a first condition and a second condition, the second condition open relative to the first condition. Multiple other of the tools (70) are held by respective tool holders (42).

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000001239, “Machining center chip removal,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:04:22 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001239.

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