METHODS FOR CONFIGURING A SHAPE OF A TOOL AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE

A method for configuring a shape of a tool from an initial shape to a reconfigured shape includes localized heating a portion of the tool to yield a heated portion of the tool and mechanically manipulating the heated portion of the tool to achieve the reconfigured shape.

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Hauptverfasser:	Halbritter, Allen J, Velasquez, Luis F
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING PERFORMING OPERATIONS SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS TRANSPORTING WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A method for configuring a shape of a tool from an initial shape to a reconfigured shape includes localized heating a portion of the tool to yield a heated portion of the tool and mechanically manipulating the heated portion of the tool to achieve the reconfigured shape.