Lathes TRIZ Cases

A low-profile portable lathe re-profiles locomotive and railcar wheels on track, cutting downtime, labor, and hot-chip safety risks.

A retractable protector housed in the machine tool base shields the ball screw while letting headstocks and tool posts move closer.

A self-expanding woven thrombectomy structure captures clots gently, improves x-ray visibility, and filters distal emboli in tortuous vessels.

A woven thrombectomy structure with self-expanding bulbs and radiopaque filaments captures clots gently across tortuous vessels under X-ray.

A bulb-based woven thrombectomy structure and kerfed hypotube improve clot capture in tortuous vessels while reducing vessel wall damage.

A self-expanding textile thrombectomy structure uses woven bulbs and radiopaque filaments to capture clots across vessel sizes while reducing vessel wall trauma.

A self-expanding textile thrombectomy structure uses aspiration and shape-setting to capture thrombi across vessel diameters while reducing vessel wall damage.

A self-expanding woven thrombectomy structure captures clots gently in tortuous vessels while filtering distal emboli without blocking blood flow.

A low-profile portable lathe uses compound slide positioning and alignment to re-profile mounted railcar wheels without removal or heavy CNC setup.

A track-mounted CNC wheel lathe re-profiles locomotive and railcar wheels in place, cutting maintenance time and operator exposure to hot chips.

Oblique rib paths and 3-point support raise machine bed rigidity while preserving internal space for chip and coolant removal.

Bent-curve cutting edges and insert tilting enable cost-effective turning of twist-free rotationally symmetrical surfaces.

A remote signal drives pump suction patterns to adapt aspiration during thrombectomy, improving clot removal across varied vessel anatomy.

A portable 2-axis CNC lathe re-profiles locomotive and railcar wheels on the track, cutting downtime, facility burden, and chip exposure.

A bridge unit moves workpiece handling into a common coordinate system, reducing cycle-plate error effects and improving machining accuracy.

A compact local lens-processing unit converts desired optical data into geometric and production data, avoiding remote transmission and specialist infrastructure.

A self-expanding woven thrombectomy structure captures thrombi across vessel diameters while reducing vessel trauma and preserving blood flow.

A combined lathe and milling layout enables uninterrupted machining of complex top surfaces and sidewalls with better finish and fewer extra steps.

Adjustable input portions and a gear wheel align rotary tool phases for precise simultaneous engagement in a machine tool rest.

Orthogonal feed axes align staggered tool edges for large-diameter workpieces while cutting extra stroke length and non-cutting time.

Intersecting oil grooves on supporting and moving units widen slide travel while simplifying lubricant feed and reducing leakage and chip biting.

Adjustable gear-driven phase alignment lets multiple rotary tools engage simultaneously, simplifying machine tool power transmission.

Dry ice snow cools and lubricates pipe end planing to improve surface finish and planeness for orbital welding without added lubricants.

Self-expanding bulbs and a kerfed hypotube capture clots in tortuous vessels while reducing vessel injury and preserving blood flow.

Coordinated lathe and scraping feeds machine non-circular surfaces and cornered sidewalls in one setup, improving finish and throughput.

A bridge-guided clocking cell separates machining from indexing faults to maintain circular run and coaxiality in rotary work piece processing.

Motor torque detection and brake locking let a ball screw tailstock hold workpieces with set pressure while saving space and speeding control.

Oil grooves placed on unexposed slide surfaces extend moving-unit travel while simplifying lubricant supply and avoiding leakage or chip biting.

A steady rest uses a passage opening in the actuator rod to enable joint horizontal adjustment of arms and synchronous vertical alignment of the guide slide.

Moving the clamping mechanism radially inward increases available tool length without reducing the revolver disk diameter.

A rotating turning insert extends service life by distributing heat across the cutting edge, solving wear issues in large workpiece machining.

An asymmetric insert shank forms coolant channels with the holder to deliver fluid directly to the cutting edge.

Segmented guide strips in a steady rest enable horizontal and vertical alignment without complex mechanisms, resolving manufacturing cost trade-offs.

Reciprocating lances clean rotating tubulars, eliminating the need for long stationary buildings required by conventional longitudinal cleaning methods.

Interlocking slide contact members on a moving cover prevent chip and coolant leakage into the feed mechanism, ensuring reliable machine tool operation.

A machine assembly uses a main spindle to hold and rotate workpieces between two tool fixtures for simultaneous machining.

A cutting tool system uses a diffractive tip and PZT actuator to machine precise microstructures.

A portable computer-controlled CNC lathe couples to rails to re-profile train wheels using a friction drive roller and 2-axis slide mechanism.

A machine tool with workpiece spindles on a vertical wall uses a single movable tool spindle to reduce non-productive traverse time between machining positions.

A dual-blade toolholder mounts two cutters to one turret position, doubling static cutter capacity without adding hardware.

A balancing device positions a mass body to rotate with material bars on turning machines.

A machine tool with a second spindle on a transverse carrier enables independent rear-side workpiece machining while preventing collisions between carriers.

Direct electromagnetic coupling replaces gears and belts in the threading device, removing clearances that cause oscillations.

Magnetic driver system rotates magnetized turnable parts within a lathe head, eliminating mechanical friction that causes eccentric runout.

A pneumatic air ejector mechanism uses coaxial tubes and a sealing pin to move machined parts out of a lathe spindle.