A method and apparatus for straightening a casing is provided herein. The method can include securing a casing in a pipe end straightener, where the pipe end straightener includes a mounting platform, an analog feedback device, and a hydraulic press. The method can also include measuring one or more characteristics of a bent portion of the casing with the analog feedback device. The method can also include straightening the casing by applying a calculated force to the casing with the hydraulic press.

A method and apparatus for straightening a casing is provided herein. The method can include securing a casing in a pipe end straightener, where the pipe end straightener includes a mounting platform, an analog feedback device, and a hydraulic press. The method can also include measuring one or more characteristics of a bent portion of the casing with the analog feedback device. The method can also include straightening the casing by applying a calculated force to the casing with the hydraulic press.

A distortion correction tool corrects distortion in a workpiece held by a fixture. Sensors in the fixture determine the existence, extent, and location of distortions in the workpiece and a controller directs the application of the distortion correction tool to the workpiece based on the information received from the sensors. Particularly, a ram mounted to a quick-change tool head for a robotic arm is used as a distortion correction tool to correct distortions in a workpiece by inducing plastic deformation through use of compressive force, the extent and location of which is determined by a controller based on sensor measurements.

A distortion correction tool corrects distortion in a workpiece held by a fixture. Sensors in the fixture determine the existence, extent, and location of distortions in the workpiece and a controller directs the application of the distortion correction tool to the workpiece based on the information received from the sensors. Particularly, a ram mounted to a quick-change tool head for a robotic arm is used as a distortion correction tool to correct distortions in a workpiece by inducing plastic deformation through use of compressive force, the extent and location of which is determined by a controller based on sensor measurements.

A bending tool for shortening the length of a wastegate actuator arm (or linkage) of a turbocharger system of an automobile by applying or otherwise creating a bend or dent in a wastegate actuator arm to repair a leaky wastegate, and a method of repairing a leaky wastegate valve of a turbocharger system of an automobile without disassembling or removing components of the turbocharger system.

A mold, a device, an insert and method for repairing a profile which has been bent out of an original position. The profile is a profile of warehouse rack uprights for mounting of warehouse rack girders, where an inner space accessible from an open side is defined in the profile, where the mold is adapted to the form of the outer surface of the profile, and where the mold partly encloses the profile during use. The mold is modular and includes a plurality of mold parts, each mold part having a surface adapted to a respective part of the outer surface of the profile.

A mold, a device, an insert and method for repairing a profile which has been bent out of an original position. The profile is a profile of warehouse rack uprights for mounting of warehouse rack girders, where an inner space accessible from an open side is defined in the profile, where the mold is adapted to the form of the outer surface of the profile, and where the mold partly encloses the profile during use. The mold is modular and includes a plurality of mold parts, each mold part having a surface adapted to a respective part of the outer surface of the profile.

A press-formed article that includes a top sheet portion, a peripheral wall portion formed along three peripheral edge portions of the top sheet portion, a floor flange portion, a side standing flange portion extending outward from a circumferential end portion of the peripheral wall portion, and an inclined flange portion that is an inclined wall continuous between the side standing flange portion and the floor flange portion.

A process for shaping a part (12) of the turbine vane type, includes providing a part (12) comprising a blade (14) in an initial shape, providing a nominal definition representing the part in a nominal shape, comparing the initial shape with the nominal definition to determine compliance or non-compliance, for a non-compliant datum, determining a force to be applied to the part to deform said part, applying a force to obtain the part in a deformed shape, comparing the deformed shape with the nominal definition to determine compliance or non-compliance, and training a self-learning algorithm (82).

The invention relates to a method for straightening non-straight bar-shaped material (1) by determining a target plastic deformation (s_soll) at a forming position (12) of the bar-shaped material (1), moving a straightening hammer (8) with integrated measuring probe (7) to the forming position (12), a first forming stroke (h_1) of the straightening hammer (8) is carried out, an actual plastic deformation (s_ist) caused by the first forming stroke (h_1) is determined by means of the integrated measuring probe (7), a second forming stroke (h_2) is determined from the actual plastic deformation (s_ist) caused by the first forming stroke (h_1) and the target plastic deformation (s_soll).