Automatic needle placement machine and automatic placement method

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PATENT NO 9909242
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15034032

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An automatic needle placement machine (1) and a placement method for needles (4) on needle boards (2) of non-woven needle machines has a holding apparatus (10) for the needle board (2), a needle removal apparatus (12) and a needle placement apparatus (13) for removing and placing needles (4) from and in receptacle openings (3) of the needle board. The holding, needle placement and needle removal apparatuses (10, 12, 13) can be moved and positioned in a linear manner and relative to each other by means of an automatic positioning apparatus (11, 16). The holding apparatus (10) for the needle board (2) has a multi-axis positioning apparatus (11), wherein the needle placement and needle removal apparatus (12, 13) are arranged in a relatively stationary manner on a frame (15) or on a machine frame (8).

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AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBHPAUL-LENZ-STR 1 FRIEDBERG 86316

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Binnig, Joachim Jettingen-Scheppach, DE 5 2
Herzog, Guido Rheineck, CH 6 11
Kuhn, Rudolf Neusäβ, DE 11 14
Schlichter, Stefan Friedberg, DE 27 177
Schneider, Jan Diedorf/Anhausen, DE 14 45

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