US Patent 7347765 Honing installation with several work stations

A honing installation for honing workpieces comprises a plurality of work stations, each work station being configured for performing at least one working step on a workpiece and at least part of the work station is set up as a honing station for performing at least one honing operation on a workpiece. The honing installation also comprises a conveyor system for conveying workpieces to and from work stations. There is also a control device for controlling the honing installation. Each of the work stations is directly connected to the conveyor system. This configuration allows a flexible control of the honing process.