Patent ID: 7163038
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: B23D,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for end squaring and/or dividing an elongated material, comprising: at least one dividing mechanism having a first dividing plane; a first transport mechanism movable in response to a first control signal in a substantially parallel direction relative to the first dividing plane; a first engagement element connectable with the first transport mechanism and having a first contact surface for engaging the elongated material; a second transport mechanism spaced apart from the first transport mechanism and movable independently from the first transport mechanism in response to a second control signal in a substantially parallel direction relative to the first dividing plane; a second engagement element connectable with the second transport mechanism and having a second contact surface for engaging the elongated material; a detector system having a first detected output and a second detected output representing an actual position associated with the first contact surface and an actual position associated with the second contact surface, respectively, relative to the at least one dividing mechanism; a correction module having a correction program that generates at least one correction factor based on the first detected output and the second detected output, wherein the correction factor represents a corrected position of at least one of the first contact surface and the second contact surface such that a line between the first contact surface and the second contact surface is substantially perpendicular to the first dividing plane; and a controller system operable to generate the first control signal and the second control signal representing a desired movement of the first transport mechanism and the second transport mechanism, respectively, relative to the at least one dividing mechanism, and wherein at least one of the first control signal and the second control signal comprises the at least one correction factor.