Patent ID: 9207663
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B21D,G05B

Abstract:
1. A method of processing a plate workpiece, the method comprising: placing a metal sheet between a first tool portion that carries a roller comprising first and second processing devices and a second tool portion that carries one or more counter-devices; aligning one of the first and second processing devices with one of the one or more counter-devices to form a first device pairing; utilizing the first device pairing to perform a first machining operation on the metal sheet; after the first machining operation is completed, aligning the other one of the first and second processing devices with one of the one or more counter-devices to form a second device pairing, different from the first device pairing; and utilizing the second device pairing to perform a second machining operation, different from the first machining operation, on the metal sheet.