US Government As Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Gsg, LLC

Genesis Systems Group, LLC

John D Pingilley

Dale A Phipps

Amanda L Badger

Njell J Cooley

Michael J McCreary

Roger W Christensen

Don Stabenow

John D Hogue

Michael J Mccreary

A guide system for use in electro-processing a bore of a gun barrel includes a non-conductive external bore guide and a non-conductive internal bore guide. The external bore guide is an adapter that is configured to removably engage the outside of the gun barrel and includes a conduit formed therein. The conduit is disposed such that it is axially aligned with a bore of the gun barrel when the external bore guide is engaged with the gun barrel. The internal bore guide is elongated and includes an axial recess that is sized to seat an electro-processing electrode (an anode). A method for uniformly plating the bore includes moving an anode through the gun barrel at one or more rate(s) of travel to uniformly plate the bore is also disclosed. The plating is sufficiently uniform to conform to military specifications. The systems, methods, support structures, etc. described herein are particularly well-suited to plating small-bore gun barrels.

Systems and methods for electroprocessing a gun barrel using a moving electrode

Apparatus for locating and grasping a flange include a plurality of clamp arms that move from an unclamped position to a clamped position, clamping the flange to the upper surface of a support platform. A plurality of pins are adapted to move upwardly into flange holes within the flange for positioning the flange during the clamping action. The locating and the clamping of the flange to the upper surface of the support platform are accomplished by a single pusher rod that is connected to both the pins and the clamps. The method comprises using a single pusher rod connected to both the pins and the clamps for locating and clamping the flange to the upper surface of a platform.

Method and apparatus for locating and holding a flange

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