An automated method for restoring an end surface of a cylindrical component of a turbine engine by cutting a profile into the end surface is provided. A base of a cutting device is installed against an inner diameter of the cylindrical component. The base is the aligned to the end surface. A cutting head of the cutting device is positioned to a desired position to enable the cutting. A motor of the cutting device is activated to rotate the cutting head about a central axis of the cylindrical component to cut the end surface of the cylindrical component. A profile of the end surface is created by the cutting of the end surface via the motor. Upon activation of the motor, the cutting device is guided along a circumferential direction against the end surface. A system for cutting a profile into a surface of a cylindrical component is also provided.

A system comprising a manufacturing device to evaluate an object to determine whether to at least one of repair and replicate the object wherein to repair further comprises at least one of a subtractive process and an additive manufacturing process applied to the object and to replicate further comprises an additive manufacturing process applied to create a second object. Another system and a method are also disclosed.

A system and method of operating an assembly line for performing an assembly operation on an article. The method includes the steps of detecting an absence or presence of an abnormality in the article and classifying the abnormality as one of a plurality of types including a first type of abnormality and a second type of abnormality. Additionally, the method includes the step of determining that the article is eligible for the assembly operation if at least the abnormality is detected as present and the abnormality is the first type of abnormality. Moreover, the method includes the step of determining that the article is eligible for the assembly operation if at least the abnormality is detected as present, the abnormality is the second type of abnormality, and an override command is received. Furthermore, the method includes the step of providing an electronic output if the article is eligibility for assembly.

Devices, systems, and methods for dynamic repair of bypassed vehicles are disclosed. Information regarding an abnormality (for example, an incorrectly installed joint) occurring in a vehicle being assembled on an assembly line can be captured and recorded in a database. Following a bypass command, the vehicle can be flagged and released to continue down the assembly line to be repaired at a later time. When a user is ready to repair the vehicle, repair instructions specific to the abnormality can be retrieved from a database and presented to the user, and the repair procedure can be monitored to ensure that the abnormality has been repaired correctly. The vehicle can be unflagged only if all abnormalities in the vehicle have been repaired. The vehicle can be prevented from exiting the last station in the assembly line if it remains flagged.

Systems and methods of inspecting a manufactured part include creating a computer model of the part with a desired model contour having a model feature at a desired location. The manufactured part is scanned to obtain scanned data indicative of a manufactured surface formed in a manufactured contour and having a manufactured feature at an actual location on the manufactured surface. The computer model is modified using modeled reaction forces so that the model contour matches the manufactured surface. A determination whether the manufactured part is acceptable is based on a comparison of the actual location of the manufactured feature with and the desired location of the model feature with the model surface in the modified model contour. Additionally or alternatively, the reaction forces are compared with a reaction force threshold to determine whether the manufactured part requires reworking.

A repair welding system includes an inspection device configured to inspect an appearance of a welded portion of a workpiece, and a robot control device that controls a robot configured to weld the workpiece. The inspection device determines whether there is a defective portion among welded portions of the workpiece based on a predetermined standard, and sets one of a plurality of defect ranks to the defective portion in a case that the defective portion is detected. The robot control device generates a repair welding program corresponding to the defect rank, and instructs the robot to execute, in accordance with the repair welding program, a repair welding on the defective portion to which the defect rank is set.

Systems and methods of inspecting a manufactured part include creating a computer model of the part with a desired model contour having a model feature at a desired location. The manufactured part is scanned to obtain scanned data indicative of a manufactured surface formed in a manufactured contour and having a manufactured feature at an actual location on the manufactured surface. The computer model is modified using modeled reaction forces so that the model contour matches the manufactured surface. A determination whether the manufactured part is acceptable is based on a comparison of the actual location of the manufactured feature with and the desired location of the model feature with the model surface in the modified model contour. Additionally or alternatively, the reaction forces are compared with a reaction force threshold to determine whether the manufactured part requires reworking.

A method of forming at least a portion of an earth-boring tool using an electronic representation of at least one geometric feature of at least a component of an earth-boring tool stored in memory accessible by a processor operatively connected to a multi-axis positioning system, a direct metal deposition apparatus, and a material removal apparatus. The processor generates a deposition path for the direct metal deposition apparatus is based at least in part on the electronic representation of the at least one geometric feature of the at least a component of the earth-boring tool. The direct metal deposition tool is operated according to the generated deposition path to deposit metal material on an earth-boring tool component coupled to the multi-axis positioning system to at least partially form the at least one geometric feature of the earth-boring tool. Methods also include methods of repairing earth-boring tools.

A repair welding control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire repair portion information indicating a welded portion where repair welding is performed among welded portions in a workpiece welded by a first welding program, and generate a second welding program by correcting the first welding program based on the repair portion information.

A repair welding control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire repair portion information indicating a welded portion where repair welding is performed among welded portions in a workpiece welded by a first welding program, and generate a second welding program by correcting the first welding program based on the repair portion information.