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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2005
Tad Machrowicz, Ortonville, MI (US);
Frank Mcnulty, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jeff Bladow, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Tad Machrowicz, Ortonville, MI (US);
Frank McNulty, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jeff Bladow, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Noble Advanced Technologies, Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Abstract
A continuous process for producing a shaped metal member from a feedstock comprising a flat web of metal includes a roll-forming station for shaping the web, a cutting station for cutting the shaped web into individual members, and a processing station for altering a physical characteristic of the metal comprising the members. The processing may include heat treating and/or shaping. The process may also be operable to carry out further operations such as marking, inspection, sorting and the like. Also disclosed is an apparatus for carrying out the process.