SCORE DIE, SCORE DIE FORMING SYSTEM, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
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1. A score die comprising:
- a body including a generally planar axial first surface;
said first surface including a score blade;
wherein said score blade has a number of cutting portions; and
wherein each said cutting portion has a substantially uniform cross-section.
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Abstract
A score die including a body with a generally planar first surface. The first surface includes a score blade. The score blade has a number of cutting portions, and, each cutting portion has a substantially uniform cross-section.
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1. A score die comprising:
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a body including a generally planar axial first surface; said first surface including a score blade; wherein said score blade has a number of cutting portions; and wherein each said cutting portion has a substantially uniform cross-section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A score die forming system comprising:
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a plurality of forming assemblies including a heat treatment assembly; a post-heat treatment machine forming assembly structured to form a machined smoothed surface; and a number of finishing assemblies. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of forming a score die comprising:
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providing a die forming system including a plurality of forming assemblies including a heat treatment assembly, a post-heat treatment machine forming assembly structured to form a machined smoothed surface, and a number of finishing assemblies; providing a number of score die blanks; performing a number of forming operations on each said score die blank in said plurality of forming assemblies to form a heat treated generally finished score blade on each said score die blank; machining each said score blade in said post-heat treatment machine forming assembly to form a substantially finished score blade on each score die blank; and performing a number of finishing operations on each said score die blank with a substantially finished score blade in said finishing assemblies. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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