Pre-cut infeed system
US9314937B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/178
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments provide a pre-cut infeed system for a machine center, such as an edger. A pre-cut infeed system may include an infeed, one or more saws arranged along the infeed, and a scanner optimizer system. The scanner optimizer system may scan a workpiece and determine whether greater value can be obtained from the workpiece by cutting the workpiece transversely into two or more pieces upstream of the machine center. If so, the workpiece may be cut transversely by the saw(s) positioned along the infeed, and the cut pieces may be fed sequentially into the machine center.
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