Automated system for repairing components

摘要

An automated system for repairing a component 16 having at least one surface broadly comprises a scanner device 12 for generating an image of each component surface having a repair material thereon and a programmed central processing unit 20 for generating instructions for performing an operation to remove any excess repair material from each surface of the component 16 and to blend each surface of the component. The system further includes a programmable robot 18 for holding the component 16 during the scanning process and during the subsequent operation. The system further includes a cell 22 having a plurality of tools 24 for performing different blending operations and/or polishing surfaces of the component. A process for performing the repair of the component is also described.