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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
James M. Magnuson, Kankakee, IL (US);
Assignee:
Peddinghaus Corporation, Bradley, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 5/20 ; B26D 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 5/20 ; B26D 3/00 ;
Abstract
A process is provided for minimizing waste during processing of a length of stock into one or more shorter usable segments, where in connection with the processing station upon which the length of stock is processed, the length of stock has a minimum handling length. The waste is minimized by mapping the remnant segment at a position other than the last segment at the trailing end of the length of stock. The last segment at a trailing end of the length of stock is alternatively defined as one of the usable segments having a length greater than the minimum handling length.