A blind spline broaching machine for machining splines as well assprockets, keyways, gears, cams and contours on workpieces, such as shafts.The blind spline broaching machine of the preferred embodiment has dual ramsreciprocable relative to a rotary dial. The rams hold a corresponding pairof workpieces, while the rotary dial supports one or more broaching tools.The rotary dial is rotatable to index the workpieces to and from the rams.The blind spline broaching machine also incorporates a part moving unit onits periphery, which enables the use of a single loading/unloading stationat which workpieces are alternately loaded onto and unloaded from the rotarytable. Because the workpieces are loaded and unloaded from the samelocation on the periphery of the blind spline broaching machine, the side ofthe blind spline broaching machine opposite the loading/unloading stationremains open to permit ready access to the tooling and the interiorstructure of the blind spline broaching machine. In addition, only oneconveyor system is required to transport workpieces to and from the blindspline broaching machine. As a result, the complexity of and the floorspace required for the blind spline broaching machine is substantiallyreduced.
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