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22. A PRODUCTION SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF DATA-CONTROLLED MACHINING UNITS OPERATIVE TO PERFORM DIFFERENT OPERATIONS ON WORK-IN-PROCESS AND EACH HAVING MEANS TO LOCATE AND SECURE A WORKPIECE HOLDER, CONVEYOR MEANS TO CONVEY WORKPIECE HOLDERS TO AND FROM THE MACHINING UNITS, SAID CONVEYOR MEANS BEING OPERABLE TO CONVEY WORKPIECE HOLDERS ALONG A PATH FROM WHICH THERE IS ACCESS TO ANY OF THE MACHINING UNITS AND OPERABLE TO CONVEY SELECTED WORKPIECE HOLDERS INDEPENDENTLY OF OTHER WORKPIECE HOLDERS, AND CONTROL DEVICES OPERATIVE TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF WORKPIECE HOLDERS IN THE SYSTEM BY SAID CONVEYOR MEANS SO THAT A WORKPIECE ON A HOLDER IS FED ONLY TO THOSE SELECTED MACHINING UNITS REQUIRED TO PERFORM MACHINING OPERATIONS ON THAT WORKPIECE AND TO BYPASS NONSELECTED UNITS.
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22. A PRODUCTION SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF DATA-CONTROLLED MACHINING UNITS OPERATIVE TO PERFORM DIFFERENT OPERATIONS ON WORK-IN-PROCESS AND EACH HAVING MEANS TO LOCATE AND SECURE A WORKPIECE HOLDER, CONVEYOR MEANS TO CONVEY WORKPIECE HOLDERS TO AND FROM THE MACHINING UNITS, SAID CONVEYOR MEANS BEING OPERABLE TO CONVEY WORKPIECE HOLDERS ALONG A PATH FROM WHICH THERE IS ACCESS TO ANY OF THE MACHINING UNITS AND OPERABLE TO CONVEY SELECTED WORKPIECE HOLDERS INDEPENDENTLY OF OTHER WORKPIECE HOLDERS, AND CONTROL DEVICES OPERATIVE TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF WORKPIECE HOLDERS IN THE SYSTEM BY SAID CONVEYOR MEANS SO THAT A WORKPIECE ON A HOLDER IS FED ONLY TO THOSE SELECTED MACHINING UNITS REQUIRED TO PERFORM MACHINING OPERATIONS ON THAT WORKPIECE AND TO BYPASS NONSELECTED UNITS.
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Application NumberUS04/724,317Time in Patent Office649 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current29/33.00RCPC Class CodesN/A
