| 摘要 |
A method of driving inserts into pieces of sheet metal comprising providing a punch (50) and a die (46) aligned with one another along a substantially horizontal axis (A) along which the inserts are to be driven; automatically positioning a piece of sheet metal, into which an insert is to be driven, in a substantially vertical plane, using an automatic piece-handling device (26); automatically aligning a hole in the piece with the axis (A) along which the inserts are to be driven; and forcibly inserting an insert in the hole. <IMAGE> |
