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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Gerber Technology Llc, Tolland, CT (US);
Inventors:
Thomas A. Gordon, Glastonbury, CT (US);
William T. Lord, Pelham, NH (US);
Todd Alan Rhodes, Tolland, CT (US);
Assignee:
GERBER TECHNOLOGY LLC, Tolland, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C14B 5/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/4097 (2006.01); G06Q 10/04 (2012.01); C14B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/4097 (2013.01); C14B 5/00 (2013.01); C14B 17/005 (2013.01); G06Q 10/043 (2013.01); G05B 2219/35162 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45044 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for processing a work-piece including a sheet of material into pieces includes a production environment configured for collecting data characterizing the work-piece and for subsequently cutting the work-piece into a plurality of products; and a development environment separate from the production environment, the development environment configured for receiving characterization data from the production environment, developing a nesting strategy for cutting the work-piece and providing the nesting strategy.