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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2023
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
William P. Payne, Macomb, MI (US);
Jerone Spencer Anderson, Harper Woods, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices for processing tubular workpieces are provided. An exemplary method for processing a tubular workpiece includes providing instructions, with a computing device, for cutting the tubular workpiece according to a desired design; loading the tubular workpiece into a processing machine including a laser-cutting device and a punch bit; and operating the laser-cutting device, based on the instructions, to cut the tubular workpiece to form an opening and a slug in the opening. Further, the method includes operating the punch bit, based on the instructions, to punch the slug to remove the slug from the opening.
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