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US 2023/0205163 A1Published application
Precision-cut casing tubular for centralizer assembly
AssigneeInnovex Downhole Solutions, Inc.
InventorsJeffery Kitzman, Paul Henderson, Dale Hamm, Gordon Schutt, Ben Griffith
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Abstract
A method includes scanning a thickness of a workpiece in at least one point using a thickness sensor, determining that the workpiece is out of alignment in a cutting machine using the thickness sensor, and realigning the workpiece relative to the cutting machine or adjusting a machining operation using a controller of the cutting machine in response to determining that the workpiece is out of alignment.
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A method, comprising:
- scanning a thickness of a workpiece in at least one point using a thickness sensor;
- determining that the workpiece is out of alignment in a cutting machine using the thickness sensor;
- and
- realigning the workpiece relative to the cutting machine or adjusting a machining operation using a controller of the cutting machine in response to determining that the workpiece is out of alignment.
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A system, comprising:
- a machining tool configured to cut a workpiece;
- a sensor configured to detect a thickness of a wall of the workpiece;
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- a controller for controlling a machining operation using the machining tool, the controller being coupled to the machining tool and to the sensor, the controller being configured to receive signals from the sensor representing the thickness, to determine that the workpiece is out of alignment with the machining tool in response to the signals, and to adjust a position and/or orientation of the machining tool, the workpiece, or both, in response to determining that the workpiece is out of alignment with the machining tool.
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A system, comprising:
- a machining tool configured to cut a workpiece;
- a sensor configured to detect a thickness of a wall of the workpiece;
- and
- a controller coupled to the machining tool and to the sensor, and comprising a processor and one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- scanning a thickness of a workpiece in at least one point using a thickness sensor;
- determining that the workpiece is out of alignment in a cutting machine using the thickness sensor;
- and
- realigning the workpiece relative to the cutting machine or adjusting a machining operation using a controller of the cutting machine in response to determining that the workpiece is out of alignment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.