Patent ID: 8518200
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: B23K,B26D,B26F,B27N,B29C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Method for manufacturing coated profile members, comprising the steps of: providing a foil with an adhesive layer, securing the foil to at least one surface of the profile member by said adhesive layer such that a free edge strip of the foil projects beyond at least one surface of the profile member, thereafter gauging a face of the profile member with a calliper so that this face serves as a reference for the position of a cutting beam, cutting, in response to the step of gauging, the free edge strip of the foil that projects beyond at least one surface of the profile member to a predetermined width by a cutting tool comprised of a beam cutting head adapted to generate the cutting beam and arranged to contactlessly cut the free edge strip of the foil that projects beyond the at least one surface of the profile member by the cutting beam to provide a free edge thereof, and thereafter wrapping the cut foil around the profile member by an applicator member so that the free edge of the foil formed in the cutting step forms a butt seam extending in a longitudinal direction of the profile member.