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News Release from: Prima North America
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 July 2005
Prima claim to 'AutoNormal' usage upheld
Prima North America has announced that its Laserdyne Systems division will continue to promote a patented feature of its multi-axis laser systems under the trademark 'AutoNormal'.
Prima North America, announced that its Laserdyne Systems division will continue to promote a patented feature of its multi-axis laser systems under the trademark 'AutoNormal' following negotiations with FANUC Robotics North America who also has been using the name to identify features for certain of its products Described as a friendly resolution to the issue by both companies, FANUC said that it will discontinue its use of the AutoNormal name to describe a similar feature in FANUC products
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 30 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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According to Laserdyne, AutoNormal is an important patented, operating feature of its multi-axis laser systems.
The latest application of this technology will be announced later in 2005 when the company plans to introduce a new laser system employing the AutoNormal feature.
Originally developed in 1992, AutoNormal automatically determines the orientation of a surface and adjusts the machine axes so that the laser beam can be perpendicular (normal) or at any user programmable angle to the workpiece.
In seconds, this process measures the location of three points on a surface using one of the non-contact sensors integrated into the system and calculates the plane and normal vector of the surface.
Spacing of these points is user programmable, making the feature useful for sensing a wide range of surface radii and a practical addition to a cutting or drilling program.
AutoNormal became a widely accepted programming standard for automotive prototyping operations starting in 1992 using the then newly introduced Laserdyne 890 Beam Director multi-axis laser machining system.
Since then, new versions of the AutoNormal feature have been incorporated into new Laserdyne machine products, which have wide application in aerospace, medical as well as automotive manufacturing.
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