Vamco International, Inc.

Matthew C Crowell

Vaughn H Martin

Bryan P Gentile

Daniel G Lukas

Vaughn Martin

This invention includes a method of determining the correct timing of a material release mechanism () of a material feed mechanism () and includes the steps of: cycling a press mechanism () through a working portion of a tooling mechanism (); monitoring the press mechanism () position; determining, by a location device (), the desired timing for the material release mechanism () to release contact with material (); and correlating the desired material release mechanism () timing to the press mechanism () position. The present invention also is a stamping system () for working the material (). This stamping system () includes a press mechanism () having a tooling mechanism () configured to punch holes () in the material (). The stamping system () also includes a material feed mechanism () to feed material () to the press mechanism (), and this material feed mechanism () includes a material release mechanism (). Finally, the stamping system () includes a location device () to monitor the press mechanism () position and determine desired material release mechanism () timing.

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Delmont, PA, United States of America

Matthew C Crowell