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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1996
B J Lipari, Evergreen, CO (US);
Gabriel Kohlmann, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Thomas Shilling, Denver, CO (US);
John W Schwab, Golden, CO (US);
Roman L Tankelevich, Lakewood, CO (US);
Laser Products, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to bending a workpiece to form a desired configuration and, in particular, to a method and apparatus for forming bends 'out of sequence,' i.e., in a time sequence different from the spatial sequence of the bends on the workpiece. The apparatus of the present invention include a bending system for bending a workpiece and a positioning system for positioning the workpiece relative to a bending region so that bends can be formed in various locations across the bending region. By virtue of the disclosed structures, a series of bends can be formed on a workpiece at various locations within the bending region. Bends can be formed out sequence and without advancing the workpiece relative to the bending region.