Patent ID: 6543269
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: B21F

Abstract:
An apparatus for forming components from continuous stock comprising:a stock feeder for supplying stock material to be formed; a tool bed adjacent said stock feeder, said tool bed having a generally vertical extending front face with an opening formed therein; at least one tooling rail attached to said front face of said tool bed and extending longitudinally across said opening, said at least one tooling rail having a front surface facing away from said opening and a rear surface facing toward said opening, said front and rear surfaces having attachment means for releasably attaching pallets to said at least one tooling rail at a selected one of a plurality of positions along said at least one tooling rail; and at least one tool pallet releasably attached to said tooling rail on a selected one of said front and rear surfaces and including at least one tool for performing a forming operation on stock material supplied by said stock feeder.