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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
May. 06, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Schmier, II, Mesa, AZ (US);
David J. Delany, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 3/16 (2006.01); B26D 1/14 (2006.01); B26D 1/157 (2006.01); B26D 1/22 (2006.01); B26D 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 3/16 (2013.01); B26D 1/14 (2013.01); B26D 1/157 (2013.01); B26D 1/22 (2013.01); B26D 7/0616 (2013.01); Y10T 83/04 (2015.04); Y10T 83/658 (2015.04); Y10T 83/6648 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method includes selecting a cutting wheel assembly of a plurality of cutting wheel assemblies of a cutting system. Each cutting wheel assembly includes a different number of cutting blades. The method includes using a feed system to feed tubing toward the cutting system. The method also includes using the cutting system to cut the tubing concurrently at a plurality of locations to separate one or more subsections of tubing. The plurality of locations corresponds to a particular number of cutting blades of the selected cutting wheel assembly.