Abstract: A method for pre-scribing a workpiece to facilitate chip breaking when machining the workpiece on the same machine with the same tooling used for cutting, utilizing an invokable CNC cycle of the CNC machine completing the workpiece machining.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 29, 2007
Date of Patent:
October 28, 2008
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc.
Inventors:
Eric R. Larsen, Marion B. Grant, Jr., Michael P. Vogler