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Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 10, 2015
Applicants:

Magna International Inc., Aurora, Ontario, CA;

Thomas James Oetjens, Troy, MI (US);

Thomas Lome Chartrand, Clarkston, MI (US);

Inventors:

Thomas James Oetjens, Troy, MI (US);

Thomas Lome Chartrand, Clarkston, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); B21D 53/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5018 (2013.01); B21D 53/88 (2013.01); G06F 17/5009 (2013.01); G06F 17/5095 (2013.01); G06F 2217/42 (2013.01);
Abstract

Sheet metal is provided as a template to create a finished product. After various metal transformation techniques are performed on the sheet metal, the sheet metal may be converted to the finished product. The sheet metal manipulation may encompass different techniques, such as thinning, bending, cutting, and the like. The manipulated sheet metal may be sourced for various products, such as a body of a vehicle. The aspects disclosed herein combine various tests employed to detect the integrity of the sheet metal transformation into a singular output.


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