LARGE SCALE METAL FORMING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

In certain embodiments described herein, a heated line forming system includes a heating coil system configured to produce a heated line on a surface of a metal part. The heated line forming system also includes an air knife cooling system configured to maintain a dry area for the heated line, and to direct a coolant (e.g., cooling water, liquified gases such as liquid argon, solidified gases such as carbon dioxide snow, and so forth) around the heated line via a spray mechanism such that the coolant does not flow or splash into the heated line on the metal part. In certain embodiments, the heated line forming system includes multiple induction coils arranged along a line and spaced a short distance apart, but which, when operated simultaneously together, form a heated line on a surface of a metal part.

主权项

1. A heated line forming system comprising:
a heating system configured to produce a heated line on a surface of a metal plate during a thermal forming process; a cooling system configured to maintain a dry area for the heated line during the thermal forming process; and a control system configured to control at least one operational parameter of the heated line forming system to produce a resulting final shape of the metal plate consistent with a thermal forming plan executed by the control system.