Abstract: An automatic component fabrication system, for use in fabricating a component, includes a control system having a memory that includes a computerized model of the component to be fabricated. A first monitoring system including a first illumination device and at least one camera is communicatively coupled to the control system and is configured to determine a position of the material at a first location. A cutting system is communicatively coupled to the control system and is configured to cut the component from a sheet of material based on the determined position and the computerized model. The automatic component fabrication system also includes a second monitoring system including a second illumination device and at least one camera. The second monitoring system is communicatively coupled to the control system and is configured to compare the fabricated component to the computerized model.

Abstract: An automatic component fabrication system, for use in fabricating a component, includes a control system having a memory that includes a computerized model of the component to be fabricated. A first monitoring system including a first illumination device and at least one camera is communicatively coupled to the control system and is configured to determine a position of the material at a first location. A cutting system is communicatively coupled to the control system and is configured to cut the component from a sheet of material based on the determined position and the computerized model. The automatic component fabrication system also includes a second monitoring system including a second illumination device and at least one camera. The second monitoring system is communicatively coupled to the control system and is configured to compare the fabricated component to the computerized model.

Abstract: A device for maintaining collapsible dispensing tubes, particularly plastic tubes, in folded configurations comprises a strip of adhesive material and a release liner removably attached to the upper surface of the strip comprising three adjacent and separated release liner sections. A method of folding up the collapsible dispensing tube comprises exposing a portion of the adhesive material and folding the proximal end of the tube toward the distal end of the tube and attaching the proximal end of the tube to the adhesive sections, successively exposing portions of the adhesive strip and folding the proximal end towards the distal end of the tube along a folding line located a short distance from the previously attached proximal end of the tube.