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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2008
David E. Drechsler, Clover, SC (US);
James N. Cobb, York, SC (US);
J. Michael Humber, Charlotte, NC (US);
David E. Drechsler, Clover, SC (US);
James N. Cobb, York, SC (US);
J. Michael Humber, Charlotte, NC (US);
S.E. Huffman Corp., Clover, SC (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes an apparatus and method by which the three-dimensional form or configuration of a distorted workpiece, such as a turbine component, is reverse engineered, and then this reverse engineering capability is combined with welding equipment, preferably a laser powder fusion welder, all integrally carried within a single machine, whereby a tool path unique to each workpiece is created and the welding machine accurately replaces lost material on the workpiece. The present invention consists of a series of operations or steps, preferably carried out by a single machine.