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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2015
Steven Mark Everritt, Houston, TX (US);
Carl Cooper, Houston, TX (US);
Art Parmely, Houston, TX (US);
Richard Grifno, Houston, TX (US);
Steven Mark Everritt, Houston, TX (US);
Carl Cooper, Houston, TX (US);
Art Parmely, Houston, TX (US);
Richard Grifno, Houston, TX (US);
Delta Screen & Filtration, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of wire wrap welding system generally includes a headstock; a bed; a bed mounted tailstock linearly moveable in relation to the headstock; a linear induction drive system adapted to move the tailstock; a linear encoder system having a series of position encoders disposed on the bed; a servomotor adapted to rotate a headstock mounted spindle; a welding system positioned on the headstock, a servomotor positioned on the tailstock and adapted to rotate a tailstock mounted spindle; and a control system. An exemplary embodiment of a method for controlling slot openings between wire segments in a wire wrap welding process generally includes controlling movement of a bed mounted tailstock in relation to the rate of rotation of a headstock mounted spindle, utilizing a linear induction drive system, a linear encoder system, and a control system.