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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2021
Focal Point, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Ibon Rementeria Zalduegui, Chicago, IL (US);
Focal Point, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for efficiently forming a plurality of shaped piece parts from a sheet of material comprises a sheet of piece part material from which the piece parts can be shaped and cut, a pattern for arranging the plurality of piece parts in a prearranged orientation, a series of joints connecting aligned ones of the piece parts within the pattern, a piece part cutting machine configured to separate a plurality of workpieces from the sheet of material according to the patterns and joints, a bending machine for simultaneously applying a first fold and a second fold, each across a respective set of aligned piece parts without breaking the series of joints, and a detacher for breaking the series of joints to groups and individual ones of joined piece parts.