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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2005
Tate S. Picard, Enfield, NH (US);
Gregory S. Wilson, Newbury, NH (US);
Jeffery L. Peterson, Lebanon, NH (US);
Tate S. Picard, Enfield, NH (US);
Gregory S. Wilson, Newbury, NH (US);
Jeffery L. Peterson, Lebanon, NH (US);
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
Abstract
A thermal processing system includes a thermal torch for processing a workpiece, a power supply for providing power to the thermal torch, a positioning system for relatively moving the thermal torch and the workpiece, a controller for controlling the thermal processing system, and a deterministic-based communication network, such as, for example, a network which operates using SERCOS. The deterministic-based communications network connects at least the controller, the power supply, and the positioning system of the thermal processing system together.