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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
May. 13, 2005
Hans Naumann, Albany, NY (US);
Jürgen Heckendorf, Felsberg, DE;
Holger Seyb, Göttingen, DE;
Rainer Haberkorn, Chemnitz, DE;
Hans Naumann, Albany, NY (US);
Jürgen Heckendorf, Felsberg, DE;
Holger Seyb, Göttingen, DE;
Rainer Haberkorn, Chemnitz, DE;
Niles Simmons Industrieanlagen GmbH, Cheumitz, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a flexible production line for machining undulated workpieces arranged individually or in groups on a pallet, in a plurality of successive operations (OP-, OP-) carried out along from pallet stores. In order to machine series' of workpieces, the entire production line is divided into a plurality of decoupling modules. A plurality of operations (OP-, OP-) are associated with each decoupling module. A stacker for individual pallets is associated with each decoupling module. Each decoupling module has at least one store for pallets and the decoupling modules are interconnected by transfer conveyors.