US Patent Issued to VIGEL on Oct. 20 for "Multiple-axis machining center with a tool magazine" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,601, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to VIGEL S.P.A. (Borgaro Torinese, Italy).

"Multiple-axis machining center with a tool magazine" was invented by Diego Stabio (Nole, Italy) and Daniele Francesia Villa (Mezzenile, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machining center includes two independent carriages that are supported so that they can slide along respective longitudinal translation axes by a pair of parallel horizontal rails which are extended along a longitudinal direction and are fixed in a raised position to a supporting structure. Each one of the carriages supports a machining head which can move along a transverse transla...