Processing flexible sheet workpieces
AssigneesCourtaulds Limited, Cegelec Projects Limited
InventorsMichael A. Nash, Bashir Laheria
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Abstract
An apparatus for processing a flexible sheet workpiece is disclosed. The apparatus includes workstations arranged in at least two parallel series. Each workstation is adapted to carry out at least one operation on the workpiece, which can then be transferred to the next workstation in the series or, if desired, from a workstation in one series to a workstation in an adjacent series across an interchange area between the two series.
Claims6
Apparatus for processing a flexible sheet workpiece comprising workstations arranged in at least two parallel series of workstations and each adapted to carry out at least one operation on the flexible sheet workpiece, transfer means capable of transferring the workpiece from one workstation to another workstation, and an interchange area between and contiguous with each adjacent series of workstations, the transfer means and interchange area being arranged so that the transfer means can transfer the workpiece from a workstation to an interchange area, from an interchange area to a workstation and across the interchange area from a workstation in one series to a workstation in an adjacent series.
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