Werner Co.

Greenlee Tools, Inc.

Textron Innovations Inc.

Greenlee Textron Inc.

Ryadon, Inc.

Ryan Mantell

Michael W Bykowski

Gerald A Draffkorn

Anna McCartney

Thomas Murray

Daniel Massam

Sean A Daugherty

Jeffrey Jay Plummer

Gerald Jonathan Tully

Brian Winland

Sumeet Pujari

Kai Chen

Elijah Trumble

Gull wing truck box

Lo-side truck box

Saddle truck box

Box for truck wheel well

Chest for truck

Lock bezel

Attachment for a truck box

A bender includes a rotatable bending shoe having at least one channel therein configured to receive a workpiece, a seat proximate to the bending shoe which is configured to receive the workpiece thereon, and a sensor provided on the seat which is configured to sense the presence of the workpiece. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to sense an end of the workpiece.

Bender having a sensor configured to sense a workpiece

A bender includes a rotatable bending shoe having a plurality of channels therein configured to receive a workpiece and a follower assembly. The follower assembly includes a mount, a follower bar attached to the mount, the follower bar having a plurality of channels therein configured to receive the workpiece, a roller attached to the mount and engaged against the follower bar, the roller having an eccentric shaft extending therefrom, and a motor for rotating the shaft and roller, wherein rotation of the shaft and roller causes the follower bar to translate toward or away from the bending shoe. A drive member can be provided to move the mount toward or away from the bending shoe.

Follower bar assembly for a bender

An automated bender and its method of operation according to some embodiments of the disclosure is provided. The automated bender includes a carousel which has all of the necessary components for bending a variety of conduit sizes provided thereon. The carousel can be rotated to a desired bending position to bend a particular type of conduit. A straight workpiece is fed into the automated bender and a bent workpiece, which may have multiple bends therein, is output from the automated bender. This bending process is performed without manual intervention. Software for achieving same is provided.

Automated bender and systems and methods for providing data to operate an automated bender

A rotary chuck includes a clamp assembly, a first drive mechanism for operating the clamp assembly to clamp an associated workpiece, a frame rotationally fixed to the clamp assembly, and a second drive mechanism for rotating the frame and the clamp assembly. The second drive mechanism can rotate the frame and the clamp assembly around 360 degrees. A pair of alignment springs are engaged with a mounting plate upon which the second drive mechanism is mounted. The mounting plate can pivot relative to a stable surface to which it is mounted, and the springs limit the pivotal movement. Each first and second drive mechanism includes a motor, and are connected to a microprocessor for operation of the respective motor.

Rotary chuck

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Woodstock, IL, United States of America

Ryan Mantell