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US 2004/0231122 A1Published application
Apparatus and methods for double ended processing
AssigneePrecision Automation, Inc.
InventorsPhilip P. Sawyer, David A. Morgan, David Lee
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Abstract
System, including apparatus and method, involves processing materials in opposite directions between two machines along a processing path.
Claims12
An apparatus for processing materials comprising
- a linear processing path,
- a first machine positioned along the processing path,
- a second machine positioned along the processing path,
- a pusher positioned along the processing path between the first and second machines, and operable to feed materials, alternately, toward the first and second machines.
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A method of processing materials comprising
- providing an apparatus including a pusher positioned between first and second machines along a processing path, the pusher being operable to push work pieces alternately in opposite directions toward both machines, the pusher being controlled by a computer, an interlock being provided for each machine to prevent operation of the respective machine when the pusher is moving,
- selecting the first machine for use in conjunction with the pusher,
- activating the interlock for the first machine,
- placing a work piece on the processing path,
- driving the pusher to push the work piece a calculated distance toward the first machine,
- stopping the pusher,
- disengaging the interlock, and
- operating the first machine to alter the work piece.
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