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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2018
Nwi Nashville, Llc, Asheville, NC (US);
Harold M. Brewer, Jr., Goodlettsville, TN (US);
Steven McDonough, Burns, TN (US);
Charles Phy, McEwen, TN (US);
David Rose, Waverly, TN (US);
Brian Travis, Burns, TN (US);
Keith Willhite, Hurricane Mills, TN (US);
NWI NASHVILLE, LLC, Asheville, NC (US);
Abstract
A method for forming a metal beam may comprise: clamping first and second portions of the metal beam in a substantially fixed and in a position whereat the metal beam is rotatable about three axes; applying a net bending force to the clamped second portion of the metal beam at a predetermined angle; sensing twisting of the second portion of the metal beam resulting from the net bending force; and modulating the angle at which the net force is applied to reduce the twisting of the metal beam. As a result, the net bending force is moved toward the shear center and toward being along the principal axis of the metal beam.