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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7281402 | Method and apparatus for optimizing forging processes A method and apparatus for optimizing the forging of a workpiece that is moved along a longitudinal axis of a forging press. The method includes detecting the relative positions of the first and second ends of the workpiece along the longitudinal axis and calculatin... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7089802 | Method and apparatus for determining hydrogen embrittlement A method and apparatus for determining failure of a test component. The apparatus, according to a selected method, is able to determine the embrittlement potential of a selected procedure for a selected material. The apparatus is able to determine the embrittlement ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6644079 | Hairpin bender with leg length measurement and adjustment feature A method and apparatus for controlling the orienting of the ends of a finite length segment of tube following a bend thereof through a predefined angle. At least one straight finite length segment of tube is supplied to the tube bender for bending the tub... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6292716 | Method and apparatuses for backgaging and sensor-based control of bending operations Several methods and subsystems are provided for aligning a workpiece as it is being loaded into a die space of a bending apparatus, and for performing sensor-based control of a robot as it moves a workpiece from one location to another within a bending ap... | 09/18/2001 |
| 5375445 | Apparatus for producing a shaft clutch mechanism A shaft clutch mechanism, and method and apparatus for its production are disclosed. The shaft clutch mechanism has an upper body folded into a polygonal cross section with a plurality of fingers, each finger attached to and extending from a flat section ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 4962654 | Method of bending sheet metal pieces to a predetermined bending angle A method of bending sheet metal pieces by means of a bending apparatus having a bending bar and a bottom die with adjustable die bottom. In a first step, the practical bending behavior of a sample sheet metal piece having a certain thickness and a certain... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4706491 | Process and apparatus for precision folding of sheet metal A process is described which makes use of a folding press and a numerically controlled manipulator device provided with mechanical pincers; the sheet metal to be worked is gripped by the manipulator device and carried against an abutment shoulder disposed... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4224816 | Method of and an apparatus for producing extrusion profiles A method is disclosed for producing extrusion profiles of a desired length, including the steps of processing a billet of preselected billet length in a press, measuring the extruded length during the extrusion process, and either switching off the extrus... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4220026 | Position control method and apparatus for controlling the position of the wire discharging port of a laying head A position control system for controlling the position of the wire discharging port of a laying head to discharge a wire in a coil fashion through its revolution, compares a position reference signal which is produced depending on the running speed of a w... | 09/02/1980 |
