Patent ID: 8594983

Claim:
A system, for manufacturing laminated structures, said system comprising: registration system means for initially optically imaging portions of a preloaded laminate structure; said registration system further comprising means for determining a first reference orientation data set relative of said laminate structure; computer operation control system means for receiving and storing said first reference orientation data set; computer operation control system means including a data processor for determining a preferred stack orientation of said laminate structure comprising a preferred ultimate assembly of said laminate structures relative to a plurality of induction bonding locations known to said computer operation control system; means for calculating an orientation correction factor for each said laminate structure to match said preloaded laminate structure to said preferred stack orientation; pin-less alignment and transferring means operative for receiving electronic data instructions from said computer operation control system means and for transferring from a top position respective said preloaded laminate structures to said preferred stack orientation; said pin-less alignment and transferring means further includes computer imaging system means for locating an initial position of said laminate structure relative to a reference system on respective said laminate structures and for moving said laminate structure from said initial position to said preferred stack based on said correction factor; and means for inductively heating at least one laminate structure at said preferred stack location, whereby preferred stack orientation is secured without the use of pin-registration.