Fly-cutting head, system and method, and tooling and sheeting produced therewith
US9180524B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 6, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24479
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fly-cutting system is disclosed, and in particular one that comprises a dynamically-controllable actuator for controlling the position, orientation, or both position and orientation of a cutting element carried by a fly-cutting head. In certain embodiments, the actuator can adjust the position or orientation of a cutting element, or both, hundreds or thousands of times per second, enabling precise control over the shape of features formed by the cutting element in a surface of a workpiece.
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