US 12,257,707 B2
Manufacturing system and method
Kevyn Barry Jonas, Clevedon (GB)
Assigned to RENISHAW PLC, Wotton-under-Edge (GB)
Appl. No. 17/413,251
Filed by RENISHAW PLC, Wotton-under-Edge (GB)
PCT Filed Dec. 16, 2019, PCT No. PCT/GB2019/053561
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 11, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/128441, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 25, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1820935 (GB), filed on Dec. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0048198 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/06 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/04 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 9/0084 (2013.01) [B25J 9/06 (2013.01); B25J 9/1687 (2013.01); B25J 9/1692 (2013.01); B25J 11/0055 (2013.01); B25J 13/089 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01); B25J 15/04 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A manufacturing system for performing a manufacturing method, the system comprising:
a coordinate positioning machine having a structure moveable within a working volume of the machine, a drive arrangement for moving the structure around the working volume, and a positioning arrangement for determining a position of the structure within the working volume during a first operation of the manufacturing method with a first accuracy; and
a metrology arrangement to which the machine is removably couplable for a second operation of the manufacturing method, such that when the machine is coupled to the metrology arrangement for the second operation, with the structure being moved by the drive arrangement, the metrology arrangement is able to measure the position of the structure during the second operation with a second accuracy that is higher than the first accuracy, wherein the machine is controlled during the second operation based on positional data from the metrology arrangement.