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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1993
William P Murphy, Lockport, NY (US);
Strippit, Inc., Akron, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling punch strokes of a punch press machine includes the step of performing a first punching operation with a punching tool wherein a sheet of material is in a first preselected position. A second punching operation is then initiated with the punching tool at a variable hover height before the sheet of material reaches a second preselected position. The variable hover height of the punching tool is determined by the distance between the first and second punching operations. If the sheet reaches a predetermined in-position zone before the punching tool reaches maximum hover height, the ram changes direction moving downward. The punch reaches the material just prior to the work piece coming to a stop thereupon performing the next punching operation.