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US 2006/0233956 A1Published application
Single item workflow manufacturing system and method
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsThomas Hagman, Bruce Gilbert, Kenneth Zaballos
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Abstract
In a system for coating a plurality of items, a tank unit prepares the plurality of items for painting, a painting unit paints the plurality of items, a drying unit dries the plurality, and an item conveyer conveys the plurality of items through the system as a flow of single items.
Claims21
A system for coating a plurality of items, the system comprising:
- a tank unit to prepare the plurality of items for painting;
- a painting unit to paint the plurality of items;
- a drying unit to dry the plurality of items;
- and
- an item conveyer to convey the plurality of items through the system as a flow of single items.
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An apparatus for coating a plurality of items, the apparatus comprising:
- means for chemically preparing the plurality of items for painting;
- means for painting the plurality of items;
- means for drying the plurality of items;
- and
- means for conveying the plurality of items through the system as a flow of single items.
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A method of coating a plurality of items, the method comprising:
- chemically preparing the plurality of items for painting;
- painting the plurality of items;
- drying the plurality of items;
- and
- conveying the plurality of items through the system as a flow of single items.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.