Transfer system

A transfer system, comprising:

• a first assembly structure and a second assembly structure,
• two transport beams extending parallel to each other, side by side, and in a straight line between the first assembly structure and the second assembly structure,
• which, in a first type of motion, the two transport beams are moved towards each other in order to clamp a workpiece in position,
• which, in a second type of motion, the two transport beams are moved along their longitudinal extension in order to transport the fixedly clamped workpiece, and
• which, in a third type of motion, the two transport beams are raised in order to lift the fixedly clamped workpiece;
• a double-function motor with a shaft, the double-function motor effective to impart any of:
• rotation about a shaft longitudinal axis;
• translation to and from along the shaft longitudinal axis;
• and the rotation and the translation simultaneously while each is individually controlled, and
• a second motor,
• wherein the double-function motor is secured to one of assembly structures and linked to at least one of the transport beams such that the double-function motor effects two different types of motion of the three types of motion, wherein the rotation of the shaft effects one of the two different types of motion via a gear arrangement between the shaft and at least one of the transport beams, and wherein the translation of the shaft effects another of the two different types of motion via a connection between the shaft and at least one of the transport beams, and
• wherein the second motor is secured to one of the assembly structures and connected to at least one of the transport beams such that the second motor effects a remaining type of motion of the three types of motion.