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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2005
Joseph G. Albanese, Rotterdam Jct., NY (US);
Robert Scott Shalvoy, Scotia, NY (US);
Jon E. Dickinson, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Joseph G. Albanese, Rotterdam Jct., NY (US);
Robert Scott Shalvoy, Scotia, NY (US);
Jon E. Dickinson, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing components is provided. The method includes coupling a drive assembly to a positioning assembly, coupling a plurality of components to be manufactured to a plurality of fixtures, securing the plurality of fixtures to the drive assembly wherein each fixture is configured to receive a component to be manufactured, and repositioning the plurality of components simultaneously using the positioning assembly to facilitate manufacturing of the plurality of components, wherein the components are configured to be oscillated in a first plane of rotation via the drive assembly and rotated through a second plane of rotation via the plurality of fixtures.