Removing filling material from a cavity in a component and apparatus for performing same

A device comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory storing computer program including instructions, the instructions when loaded and executed by the processor, configure the processor to:
• access a computer aided draft (CAD) dataset used to the manufacture a component having an internal cavity;
• analyze geometry data from the CAD dataset including a location and an orientation of a connection from the internal cavity opening to surroundings of the component, the cavity holding a filling material;
• calculate a necessary position of the component based at least on the analyzed geometry data, a flow behavior of the filling material, and gravitational force;
• generate instructions for an actuator to move a mounting through a sequence of movements for moving the component through space to spill the filling material from the cavity through the connection opening out of the component based on calculated necessary position;
• and
• drive the actuator through the positioning and the sequence of movements of the component;
• wherein the sequence of movements includes rotation around three axes.

A production unit comprising:

• a movable mounting for holding and moving a manufactured component;
• an actuator driving the movable mounting;
• a controller for activating the actuator;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing computer program including instructions, the instructions when loaded and executed by the processor, configure the processor to:
• access a computer aided drafting (CAD) dataset used to manufacture the component;
• analyze geometry data from the CAD dataset including a location and an orientation of a connection from a cavity in the component to surroundings of the component, the cavity holding a filling material;
• calculate a necessary position of the component based at least on the analyzed geometry data, a flow behavior of the filling material, and gravitational force;
• determine a sequence of movements for moving the component through space to spill the filling material from the cavity through the connection opening out of the component;
• and
• generate a set of instructions for the controller to position the manufactured component through the sequence of movements
• wherein the sequence of movements includes rotation around three axes.