Abstract: A polishing system includes a robotic polishing assembly, a belt removal assembly, and a controller. The robotic polishing assembly includes an end effector. The end effector includes a polishing arm, a motor, and a tool head. The tool head extends along a lengthwise axis between and to an inner end and a tip end. The tool head includes a belt tensioner, a roller, and an abrasive belt. The belt tensioner is configured to bias the tip end outward from the inner end. The abrasive belt is disposed on the motor and the roller. The belt removal assembly includes a first lateral arm, a second lateral arm, and a back stop. The controller includes a processor in communication with a non-transitory memory storing instructions, which instructions when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: identify an end-of-life condition is present for the abrasive belt and remove the abrasive belt from the tool head.

Abstract: A belt loading device for loading an abrasive belt in a closed loop configuration on a machining tool is disclosed. The device includes a base support and a movable part engaged to the base support. The movable part is movable relative to the base support between a biased position and a belt releasing position, the base support and the movable part, while in the biased position, cooperating to maintain the abrasive belt in a fixed position defining a tool engaging area circumscribed by an inner surface of the abrasive belt. A biasing member interfaces between the base support and the movable part to bias the movable part into the biased position.

Abstract: The system can include a tool module executing a sequence of manufacturing process steps features of a part; a monitoring module generating manufacturing data segments describing the execution of the sequence of one or more manufacturing process steps; an associator module operable to construct one or more feature-based manufacturing data items using i) one or more sequence references indicating an order of the one or more manufacturing process steps in the sequence, and ii) an associator table having one or more feature identifiers of the one or more features associated to corresponding ones of the one or more sequence references, including matching the one or more manufacturing data segments with the one or more feature identifiers based on the one or more sequence references.

Abstract: A machine for fiberizing mineral wool by free centrifugation, includes a frame on which is mounted at least one centrifugation wheel; a transmission shaft connected to the at least one centrifugation wheel and configured to rotate the centrifugation wheel; a drive unit including an output rod; and an intermediary transmission box connected at least by one input to the output rod of the drive unit and by at least one output to the transmission shaft, wherein the intermediary transmission box includes a coupling mechanism operatively arranged between the output rod and the transmission shaft, the coupling mechanism being configured to transmit rotational movement from the drive unit to the transmission shaft including one or more rotary engagement elements.

Abstract: A method of scanning a part, for example of an aircraft engine, using a three-dimensional (3D) scanning system includes positioning a scanning fixture adjacent to the part within a field of view of a sensor of the 3D scanning system, the scanning fixture having a plurality of markers thereon, and maintaining the scanning fixture in a fixed position relative to the part. Scanned part data and spatial coordinates of the plurality of markers of the scanning fixture is acquired, by the 3D scanning system. The spatial coordinates of the markers providing digitization reference points. A compensation or transformation of the scanned part data is performed, using the digitization reference points, to generate compensated part data.

Abstract: A computer system includes a controller having a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by controller to perform operations including generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of a product, extracting data indicative of one or more elements of the product, and assigning a FAE address to the one or more elements. The method further includes generating a grouping tree to organize the extracted elements, each extracted element organized according to the FAE address, and adding product and manufacturing information (PMI) data to one or more of the addressed FAEs in the grouping tree.

Abstract: A machine for fiberizing mineral wool by free centrifugation, includes a frame on which is mounted at least one centrifugation wheel, the centrifugation wheel being connected to a transmission shaft designed to rotate it by transmitting the movement of rotation of an output shaft of a drive unit, wherein the machine further includes at least one intermediary transmission box connected at least by one input to the drive rod and by one output to the transmission shaft, the intermediary transmission box being arranged such as to transmit the movement of rotation of the drive shaft to the transmission shaft.

Abstract: The system can include a tool module executing a sequence of manufacturing process steps features of a part; a monitoring module generating manufacturing data segments describing the execution of the sequence of one or more manufacturing process steps; an associator module operable to construct one or more feature-based manufacturing data items using i) one or more sequence references indicating an order of the one or more manufacturing process steps in the sequence, and ii) an associator table having one or more feature identifiers of the one or more features associated to corresponding ones of the one or more sequence references, including matching the one or more manufacturing data segments with the one or more feature identifiers based on the one or more sequence references.

Abstract: A method of scanning a part, for example of an aircraft engine, using a three-dimensional (3D) scanning system includes positioning a scanning fixture adjacent to the part within a field of view of a sensor of the 3D scanning system, the scanning fixture having a plurality of markers thereon, and maintaining the scanning fixture in a fixed position relative to the part. Scanned part data and spatial coordinates of the plurality of markers of the scanning fixture is acquired, by the 3D scanning system. The spatial coordinates of the markers providing digitization reference points. A compensation or transformation of the scanned part data is performed, using the digitization reference points, to generate compensated part data.

Abstract: A polishing system includes an end effector and a controller. The end effector includes a polishing arm, a motor, and a tool head. The motor includes a rotatable shaft. The tool head extends along a lengthwise axis between and to an inner end and a tip end. The inner end is disposed on the polishing arm at the motor. The tool head includes a belt tensioner and a roller. The belt tensioner is configured to bias the tip end outward from the inner end along the lengthwise axis. The tool head is configured to retain an abrasive belt extending between the rotatable shaft and the roller. The controller is configured to measure a usage of the abrasive belt for polishing one or more workpieces and compare the measured usage to a threshold usage value to identify an end-of-life condition is present or absent for the abrasive belt.

Abstract: A polishing system includes a robotic polishing assembly, a calibration system, a belt cleaning assembly, and a controller. The robotic polishing assembly includes a robotic arm and an end effector. The end effector includes a polishing arm, a motor, and a tool head. The calibration system includes an imaging device. The belt cleaning assembly includes a first lateral brush and a second lateral brush. The controller is in signal communication with the robotic polishing assembly and the calibration system. The controller includes a processor in communication with a non-transitory memory storing instructions, which instructions when executed by the processor, cause the processor to identify a cleaning requirement for the tool head and control the robotic polishing assembly to clean the tool head by moving the tool head to engage the belt cleaning assembly.

Abstract: A manufacturing method is provided that includes controlling a robotic polishing device, at a controller, to polish a plurality of first zones of a bladed rotor for an aircraft engine based on a first operating parameter associated with the robotic polishing device. An exterior of the bladed rotor includes the first zones and a plurality of second zones. The first zones are distributed circumferentially about an axis of the bladed rotor in a first array. The second zones are distributed circumferentially about the axis of the bladed rotor in a second array. The method further includes controlling the robotic polishing device, at a controller, to polish the second zones using the robotic polishing device based on a second operating parameter. The second operating parameter for the robotic polishing device is different than the first operating parameter.

Abstract: A polishing system includes an end effector, a calibration system, and a controller. The end effector includes a polishing arm, a motor, and a tool head. The tool head extends along a lengthwise axis between and to an inner end and a tip end. The tool head includes a belt tensioner and a roller. The roller is rotatable about a tool center point of the tool head at the tip end. The tool head is configured to retain an abrasive belt extending between the motor and the roller. The calibration system includes an imaging device. The controller includes a processor in communication with a non-transitory memory storing instructions, which instructions when executed by the processor, cause the processor to control the imaging device to acquire image data for the tool head, identify a position of the tool center point using the image data, and store the identified position in the memory.

Abstract: A polishing system includes a robotic polishing assembly, a belt removal assembly, and a controller. The robotic polishing assembly includes an end effector. The end effector includes a polishing arm, a motor, and a tool head. The tool head extends along a lengthwise axis between and to an inner end and a tip end. The tool head includes a belt tensioner, a roller, and an abrasive belt. The belt tensioner is configured to bias the tip end outward from the inner end. The abrasive belt is disposed on the motor and the roller. The belt removal assembly includes a first lateral arm, a second lateral arm, and a back stop. The controller includes a processor in communication with a non-transitory memory storing instructions, which instructions when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: identify an end-of-life condition is present for the abrasive belt and remove the abrasive belt from the tool head.

Abstract: A polishing system includes an end effector and a controller. The end effector includes a polishing arm, a motor, a tool head, and a belt sensor. The polishing arm includes a motor housing at a distal end of the polishing arm. The tool head includes a belt tensioner and a roller. The belt tensioner includes a tool extension including the roller. The tool head is configured to retain an abrasive belt extending between the motor and the roller. The belt sensor includes a proximity sensor and a lateral tab. The proximity sensor is disposed at the motor housing. The lateral tab disposed at the tool extension. The proximity sensor is configured to measure a distance between the proximity sensor and the lateral tab and generate a proximity sensor signal. The controller is configured to cause the processor to identify an installation configuration for the abrasive belt by comparing the measured distance to a distance threshold value.

Abstract: A belt loading device for loading an abrasive belt in a closed loop configuration on a machining tool is disclosed. The device includes a base support and a movable part engaged to the base support. The movable part is movable relative to the base support between a biased position and a belt releasing position, the base support and the movable part, while in the biased position, cooperating to maintain the abrasive belt in a fixed position defining a tool engaging area circumscribed by an inner surface of the abrasive belt. A biasing member interfaces between the base support and the movable part to bias the movable part into the biased position.

Abstract: A machine for fiberizing mineral wool by free centrifugation, includes a frame on which is mounted at least one centrifugation wheel, the centrifugation wheel being connected to a transmission shaft designed to rotate it by transmitting the movement of rotation of an output shaft of a drive unit, wherein the machine further includes at least one intermediary transmission box connected at least by one input to the drive rod and by one output to the transmission shaft, the intermediary transmission box being arranged such as to transmit the movement of rotation of the drive shaft to the transmission shaft.

Abstract: A for melting batch material includes a furnace equipped with a submerged burner, a system for supplying the submerged burner with fuel gas and with oxidizer, a system for supplying the furnace with raw material including fragments of mineral wool below the surface of the molten batch materials, a system for supplying the furnace with raw material including a vertical duct for receiving raw material through its upper side and for conveying this raw material downward toward the molten batch materials. The duct receives the combustion flue gases originating from the furnace and conveys them upward through the raw material in the duct. A system supports the solid raw material in the duct and is positioned above the surface of the molten batch material and retains the solid raw material in the duct and lets descending molten raw material pass through to fall into the molten batch material.

Abstract: A ground-effect footplate against which a user applies plantar force and moves their foot in 3D across all seven lower-extremity biomechanical axes to accomplish specific as well as global ambulatory objectives related to lower extremity performance improvement, injury prevention and rehabilitation. A device comprising at least one articulating leg connected to a ground-effect footplate and a surface for a user to position against. The device can be used in conjunction with software to create virtual ambulatory environments that mimic GRFVs and cause moments of force that initiate muscular activations that substantially mimic human ambulation, and can couple those movements with non-functional movements in order to improve ROM, speed, strength, and proprioception.

Abstract: A ground-effect footplate against which a user applies plantar force and moves their foot in 3D across all seven lower-extremity biomechanical axes to accomplish specific as well as global ambulatory objectives related to lower extremity performance improvement, injury prevention and rehabilitation. A device comprising at least one articulating leg connected to a ground-effect footplate and a surface for a user to position against. The device can be used in conjunction with software to create virtual ambulatory environments that mimic GRFVs and cause moments of force that initiate muscular activations that substantially mimic human ambulation, and can couple those movements with non-functional movements in order to improve ROM, speed, strength, and proprioception.