PCT No. PCT/JP90/01731 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 28, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 28, 1991 PCT Filed Dec. 28, 1990 PCT Pub. No. WO91/09695 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 11, 1991.A device (12; 102) for manipulating sheet metal pieces (P) for a sheet metal processing machine (10; 101) is disclosed. The device (12; 102) comprises a plurality of manipulator units (20, 22; 106, 108, 110) with a plurality of gripping elements (32, 50, 52; 118, 126, 134) for gripping and moving the sheet metal pieces (P) so that the units (20, 22; 106, 108, 110) cooperate with one another in receiving a workpiece (P) from the associated processing machine (10; 101) and passing another workpiece (P) to the processing machine as well as such receiving from and passing to an associated device (4) for loading and discharging sheet metal pieces to utilize the processing machine (10; 101) as far as possible reducing its down times.
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