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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2003
Diane M. Landers, Frankenmouth, MI (US);
Ralph L. Templin, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method of horizontally structured manufacturing, comprising: selecting a blank for machining into an actual part; establishing a coordinate system; creating a master process model in a first file comprising a virtual blank corresponding to the blank and a plurality of manufacturing features. The method also includes: virtual machining of each manufacturing feature of the plurality of manufacturing features into the virtual blank, each manufacturing feature exhibiting an associative relationship with the coordinate system; creating an in-process model by copying and linking the virtual blank and copying and linking a selected manufacturing feature from the master process model to the in-process model. The method also includes generating manufacturing instructions to create the actual part by machining the plurality of manufacturing features into the blank.