Patent ID: 8545142
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: B21D,B23C,B23P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A deformation machining method for manufacturing a structure from a piece of material, comprising: securing a piece of material to a 3-axis computer numerically controlled machine; coupling a milling tool or deformation tool to the 3-axis computer numerically controlled machine; after coupling the milling tool or deformation tool to the 3-axis computer numerically controlled machine, working the piece of material with the coupled tool, thereby creating a milled part or a deformed part; after working the piece of material with the coupled tool, subsequently coupling the other tool of the milling tool or deformation tool to the 3-axis computer numerically controlled machine; and after subsequently coupling the other tool to the 3-axis computer numerically controlled machine, subsequently working the milled part or the deformed part with the subsequently coupled tool, thereby creating a part that is both milled and deformed, wherein the steps of working the piece of material, subsequently coupling the other tool, and subsequently working the piece of material are performed after securing the piece of material to the 3-axis computer numerically controlled machine and without releasing the piece of material from the 3-axis computer numerically controlled machine.