DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING WORKPIECES IN MACHINING OPERATIONS, BY MEANS OF AN ARRAY OF ACTUATORS

摘要

Workpieces of irregular or complex geometry are supported during machining operations by a table (2) affording an array of housings (3) and equipped with a battery of actuators (4) , each insertable removably in a relative housing (3) and pilotable between multiple operating positions so as to support the workpiece (100) . Signals containing identification codes and motion- inducing commands are generated by a master control unit and transmitted to the support table (2) , in such a way that that the actuators (4) can be positioned to accommodate the contours of the workpiece (100) . Each actuator (4) is associated with one of the identification codes and thus directly and selectively in receipt of the motion- inducing commands .