METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS

An apparatus for supporting a manufacturing tool relative to a workpiece is disclosed. The apparatus includes a track assembly adapted to be attached to the workpiece, and a carriage moveably coupled to the track assembly and moveable relative to the workpiece along a translation axis, the carriage...

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Hauptverfasser: BUTTRICK, JAMES M., JR, GAGE, ROGER A, BOYL-DAVIS, THEODORE M, OUTOUS, RONALD W, JONES, DARRELL D, ARNSTON, PAUL R, WALLACE, LYLE M
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Sprache:eng ; fre
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus for supporting a manufacturing tool relative to a workpiece is disclosed. The apparatus includes a track assembly adapted to be attached to the workpiece, and a carriage moveably coupled to the track assembly and moveable relative to the workpiece along a translation axis, the carriage including a tool support adapted to receive and support a manufacturing tool. The apparatus also includes an opposing-force support assembly operatively coupled to the carriage and adapted to be secured to the workpiece to at least partially counterbalance a manufacturing force exerted on the workpiece by the manufacturing tool.