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| 700186000 |
Digital positioning technique
| 207 |
| 700160000 |
Having particular tool or tool operation
| 184 |
| 700174000 |
Performance monitoring
| 108 |
| 700180000 |
Having operator interface feature
| 76 |
| 700173000 |
Adaptive (optimizing) system
| 52 |
| 700170000 |
Having particular control of a motor parameter
| 19 |
| 700179000 |
Tool selection/change
| 15 |
| 700195000 |
Having particular measuring device (e.g., probe)
| 13 |
| 700169000 |
Supervisory control (e.g., plural tools or plural processors)
| 13 |
| 700168000 |
Portable (e.g., handheld)
| 7 |
| 700194000 |
Coordinate transformation technique | 5 |
| 20090112357 | Machine tool method - Apparatus and method for fitting a workpiece to geometric design data of a workpiece. Nominal data points are selected from the geometric design data. Command codes are created to generate measured data points. The measurement data points have associated nominal measurement points which are used to fit the workpiece to the geometric design data. The apparatus and method may also be used to determine whether a workpiece is within tolerance and for process control. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20130325166 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY PART FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION FOR EVALUATION OF MACHINING PROCESS - A numerical control device according to the present invention includes a display part for displaying a program coordinate and a command coordinate such that they can be compared with each other. The display part may be adapted to further display an actual coordinate. The display part may also be adapted to further display a program trajectory, a command trajectory and an actual trajectory, which are obtained from a machining program and the program coordinate, the command coordinate and the actual coordinate, respectively. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140114465 | NUMERICAL CONTROL APPARATUS - A numerical control apparatus controls a machine tool including an X axis for moving a turret to which a plurality of tools are attached, a H axis for rotating the turret, and a C axis for rotating a work and not including a Y axis orthogonal to the X axis. The numerical control apparatus includes a unit configured to independently rotate the H axis according to an independent rotation command for the H axis and perform tool replacement during an imaginary Y-axis control mode, the imaginary Y-axis control mode being a mode for converting an X-Y axes movement command in a machining program into a command in an X-H-C coordinate system and for driving the X axis, the H axis, and the C axis in association with one another according to the converted command. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20150081085 | PROGRAMMING METHOD FOR A PATH TO BE TRAVELED BY AN END EFFECTOR - A programming device receives a number of local coordinate systems from a user. Each local coordinate system is referenced directly or via at least one other local coordinate system to a global machine coordinate system of a motion-controlled machine. The programming device receives from the user, in each case with reference to one of the local coordinate systems, a number of positions to be approached by the end effector and/or a number of obstacles to be bypassed by the end effector. The programming device determines, with reference to the positions to be approached received from the user and the obstacles received from the user in the global machine coordinate system, the path to be traveled by the end effector The programming device stores the path to be traveled by the end effector as a first file so that it can be retrieved again at a later time. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20160026169 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER SUPPORTING LEFT-HANDED COORDINATE SYSTEM - In a numerical controller that controls a machine tool having a plurality of driving axes, coordinate system conversion processing for a machining program is performed in which the machining program is analyzed and then an instruction based on a right-handed coordinate system and an instruction based on a left-handed coordinate system are interchanged. | 01-28-2016 |
| 700167000 |
Of elongated material (e.g., timber, veneer, web) | 5 |
| 20090216363 | Work head - A work head adapted to support at least one elongate work piece, said work head having a first drive shaft capable of rotation about a central axis, said work pieces being supported from the work head at a position spaced radially from the central axis such that the axis of each work piece is in the same plane as the central axis, the work pieces supported from the work head to be capable of rotation about their central axes, the drive shaft adapted to be caused to rotate by a first drive, the work pieces adapted to be caused to rotate by a second drive. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090276079 | Method of Machining Master Link - The present invention relates to a method of machining a master link disposed at a distal end of a chain and constituting a part of a track chain link of a lower driving device used in an endless track vehicle (a bulldozer, an excavator). According to the present invention, it is possible to rapidly perform the machining work by secondarily adjusting the horizontal degree and the vertical degree of the integrally manufactured front and rear master link in a short time after primarily wire cutting it by using an exclusive clamping jig for the primary wire cut and an exclusive clamping jig for the secondary machining center, and machine the interference portion generated at the time of the assembly of the master link with the corresponding product, by using the machining center provided with the ball end mill, the flat end mill, and the chamfer end mill, in a short time, thereby achieving reduction of the machining time, maintaining the uniform quality and reduction of the production expense. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20110218667 | FORMING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING FORMED PARTS - A forming machine for producing formed parts by forming wire, tube or other elongated workpieces has a plurality of driven machine axes, a drive system having a plurality of electrical drives for driving the machine axes, a control device for the coordinated control of operating movements of the machine axes in a production process according to an operating program specific to the production process, and a speed setting device for setting the operating speed of the forming machine for the production process. An operator information system is used to determine and output at least one item of operator information which makes it possible for the operator to control the operating speed with respect to at least one control criterion which represents the energy consumption required for production. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20140107830 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING PARAMETERS OF A TRAVERSING OR CIRCULATING MATERIAL WEB IN A MATERIAL PROCESSING MACHINE - A method detects parameters of a traversing or circulating material web in a material processing machine. At least one oscillation parameter of at least one transverse oscillation which occurs on the material web is detected contactlessly by at least one sensor. At least one parameter of the material web which results from said oscillation parameter is determined. Furthermore, a device detects parameters of a traversing or circulating material web in a material processing machine. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20160176063 | CURVE CUTTING WITH A CIRCULAR SAW BLADE | 06-23-2016 |
| 700171000 |
Material usage optimization | 5 |
| 20080281461 | PROCESSING OF WORK PIECE BASED ON DESIRED END PHYSICAL CRITERIA - Processing a work piece by first scanning the work piece. The work piece is modeled to determine its weight, outer perimeter and/or how the work piece could be divided into portions of specific areas and perimeters based on desired portion weights of desired areas and perimeters. The modeled work piece and/or the modeled portions are compared with the one or more desired perimeter configurations. The deviation of the modeled outer perimeter size of the work piece and/or portions from the desired perimeter configuration(s) is calculated. Based on such calculations, one or more steps in processing the work piece and/or portions therefrom is carried out. Such one or more steps may include modeling the work piece again, using different modeling criteria or options, if the calculated deviation is outside an acceptable range. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090105870 | MULTI-STEP SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECES - Systems, including method and apparatus, for processing workpieces driven automatically along a linear path to a plurality of positions disposed substantially along the linear path. In some embodiments, a workpiece may be processed at one or more of the positions using two or more processing stations, such as a first processing station that cuts the workpiece into segments and a second processing station that performs another processing operation on the workpiece. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090105871 | MULTI-STEP SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECES - Systems, including method and apparatus, for processing workpieces driven automatically along a linear path to a plurality of positions disposed substantially along the linear path. In some embodiments, a workpiece may be processed at one or more of the positions using two or more processing stations, such as a first processing station that cuts the workpiece into segments and a second processing station that performs another processing operation on the workpiece. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090105872 | MULTI-STEP SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECES - Systems, including method and apparatus, for processing workpieces driven automatically along a linear path to a plurality of positions disposed substantially along the linear path. In some embodiments, a workpiece may be processed at one or more of the positions using two or more processing stations, such as a first processing station that cuts the workpiece into segments and a second processing station that performs another processing operation on the workpiece. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20140244023 | PRE-CUT INFEED SYSTEM - Embodiments provide a pre-cut infeed system for a machine center, such as an edger. A pre-cut infeed system may include an infeed, one or more saws arranged along the infeed, and a scanner optimizer system. The scanner optimizer system may scan a workpiece and determine whether greater value can be obtained from the workpiece by cutting the workpiece transversely into two or more pieces upstream of the machine center. If so, the workpiece may be cut transversely by the saw(s) positioned along the infeed, and the cut pieces may be fed sequentially into the machine center. | 08-28-2014 |
| 700172000 |
Multiple mode (e.g., rough-finish, coarse-fine) | 2 |
| 20090005898 | MACHINE TOOL AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A WORKPIECE - The invention relates to a machine tool for processing a plate-like workpiece, including a processing tool. The processing tool is movable relative to the workpiece and the workpiece is movable relative to the processing tool along a common movement axis. A control unit selectively actuates the processing tool and the workpiece in such a manner that in a first processing mode both the processing tool and the workpiece are moved along the common movement axis and, in a second processing mode the processing tool alone is moved along the common movement axis. The invention further relates to a method for processing a workpiece of the kind mentioned above, to a method for creating a processing program, and to a computer program product having code for performing all steps of the method for creating the processing program. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20140343712 | SWITCHING BETWEEN WORKPIECE PROCESSING OPERATING MODES OF A PROCESSING MACHINE - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for switching between different operating modes on a processing machine. The operating modes are different from one another in respect of operator intervention requirements of an operator of the processing machine, One of the methods includes switching from a first operating mode to a second operating mode, looking up stored operating settings specific to the second operating mode and related to one or more potential operator interventions, changing operation of the processing machine in accordance of the stored operating settings specific to the second operating mode, and providing feedback to the operator of the machine, indicating whether a switch to the second operating mode is complete or whether at least one of the potential operator interventions is required. | 11-20-2014 |
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| 20080269941 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling a Manufacturing Process of Components of a Tyre for Vehicle Wheels - A method for controlling a manufacturing process of components of a tyre for vehicle wheels, wherein at least one elongated element fed by a dispensing member is distributed onto a forming support by means of at least one pressing member acting on the at least one elongated element along a pressing direction. The method includes the steps of substantially continuously detecting the value of a characteristic quantity indicative of the displacement of the at least one pressing member along the pressing direction, comparing the detected value of the characteristic quantity with a threshold value and generating a warning signal when the detected value of the characteristic quantity exceeds the threshold value. Such a control method allows the presence of possible deposition anomalies to be identified right from the deposition step of the elongated elements on the forming support so as to ensure ever higher quality levels in tyres manufactured through continuous processes. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080275589 | Method for Operation of an Automation Device and Apparatus for Carrying Out the Method - There is described a method for operating an automation device and/or a programming system. When the automation device is in operation, a communication connection between: a) the automation device and a telecommunication device and/or b) the automation device and the internet and/or intranet can be established. The automation device is controlled and/or regulated by means of a program. The communication connection is used by means of at least one instruction in the program for the data communication during the execution of the program. It is also possible to establish a communication, in particular, within the teleprogram. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090055016 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER WITH PROGRAM RESUMING FUNCTION - A numerical controller with a program resuming function of acquiring program-resuming block data with which a machining program is resumed without producing a scratch on a workpiece. It is determined whether there are registered non-cutting commands. Whether all the registered non-cutting commands are analyzed is determined. Data of registered non-cutting command is read, and whether a block currently being analyzed includes a non-cutting command is determined. It is determined whether or not the registered non-cutting command is one in accordance with which data is acquired at a block start point. Program-resuming block data is acquired at the block start point or at a block end point, the acquired data is stored into a memory, and a process is completed. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090216361 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Production History Information of Pipe or Tube and Method for Producing Pipe or Tube Therewith - The production history information management apparatus | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090222128 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for efficiently operating an electronic device manufacturing system are provided. In one aspect, an electronic device manufacturing system is provided, including: a process tool; a process tool controller linked to the process tool, wherein the process tool controller is adapted to control the process tool; a first sub-fab auxiliary system linked to the process tool controller; wherein the first sub-fab auxiliary system is adapted to operate in a first operating mode and a second operating mode; and wherein the process tool controller is adapted to cause the first sub-fab auxiliary system to change from the first operating mode to the second operating mode. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090271023 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING PART OF FUEL CELL STACK - The present invention realizes an automated system which automatically performs all processes including an inputting process, a bonding process, and a punching process using a robot in manufacturing an integrated part of an MEA and GDLs. Accordingly, with the automated system, it is possible to improve productivity and ensure consistent product quality. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090306811 | BALL GRID ARRAY CLEANING SYSTEM - In certain embodiments, a system for cleaning ball grid arrays is provided. The system may include a platform upon which an integrated circuit is mounted. The integrated circuit may have a plurality of terminals arranged in a ball grid array pattern on a surface of the integrated circuit. The system also includes a machining bit and a computer system. The computer system may store the ball grid array pattern and a topographic map of the surface of the integrated circuit and control the machining bit such that the machining bit removes excess material from the plurality of terminals based at least in part upon the ball grid array pattern and the topographical map. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100070068 | BIOPOLYMER SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a biopolymer sensor including providing a biopolymer, processing the biopolymer to yield a biopolymer matrix solution, adding a biological material in the biopolymer matrix, providing a substrate, casting the matrix solution on the substrate, and drying the biopolymer matrix solution to form a solidified biopolymer sensor on the substrate. A biopolymer sensor is also provided that includes a solidified biopolymer film with an embedded biological material. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100204817 | POSTURE CONTROL METHOD AND POSTURE CONTROL DEVICE - A posture control method controls a posture of a processing unit by measuring a distance between the processing unit and a process surface of a round pipe to be processed by the processing unit, using four distance measuring units. The method controls a posture about a pitch axis based on a difference obtained by subtracting a second measurement distance from a first measurement distance, and a difference obtained by subtracting a fourth measurement distance from a third measurement distance, controls a posture about a yaw axis based on a difference obtained by subtracting the third measurement distance from the first measurement distance, and a difference obtained by subtracting the fourth measurement distance from the second measurement distance, and controls a posture about a roll axis based on a difference between a first total distance obtained by adding the second measurement distance and the third measurement distance, and a second total distance obtained by adding the first measurement distance and the fourth measurement distance. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110040401 | System, Method and Apparatus for Producing Fire Rated Doors - The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for producing fire rated doors having added strength, better finishing and low cost manufacturing flexibility. The fire rated doors are made from two panels “sandwiched” together. An optional interior layer (e.g., fire resistant material, lead sheeting, steel or Kevlar) can be added between the door panels for various purposes. Splines, stiles or sticks are inserted in longitudinal channels in the door panels to provide assistance in aligning the door panels and greater hardware holding strength. An intumescent banding material concealed by a banding material around the perimeter of the door seals the door within its frame during a fire. The door design and the automated manufacturing process provide greater design choice, reduced cost and faster fabrication. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110040402 | System, Method and Apparatus for Producing Fire Rated Doors - The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for producing fire rated doors having added strength, better finishing and low cost manufacturing flexibility. The fire rated doors are made from two panels “sandwiched” together. An optional interior layer (e.g., fire resistant material, lead sheeting, steel or Kevlar) can be added between the door panels for various purposes. Splines, stiles or sticks are inserted in longitudinal channels in the door panels to provide assistance in aligning the door panels and greater hardware holding strength. An intumescent banding material concealed by a banding material around the perimeter of the door seals the door within its frame during a fire. The door design and the automated manufacturing process provide greater design choice, reduced cost and faster fabrication. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110184549 | Machining Tool Control System and Control Method - Provided are a control system and a control method by which a part of a continuously written machining program can be easily executed by a machine tool, and operation and the like of the machine tool can be checked. The control apparatus has an input means | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110202166 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS OF A MACHINE TOOL - An apparatus for controlling operational functions of a machine tool, comprising a device for switching on or off a main power supply and at least one device for determining a switch-off time of an operational function of the machine tool in dependence of a selectable criterion. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110208346 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF MACHINE TOOL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF THE SAME - A control apparatus of a machine tool is adapted to detect whether or not an NC program is stopped at an end of a block and whether or not a rotation of a handwheel for a manual pulse generator is stopped and restarted when both a manual pulse mode and a single block mode are selected. The NC program is accordingly automatically restarted from the next block in conjunction with the restart of the handwheel rotation. The operator thus can restart an operation of an NC unit only by rotating the handwheel when the operation is automatically stopped at the end of a block of the NC program. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120089246 | AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING APPARATUS AND AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING METHOD - To obtain an automatic programming apparatus, capable of generating a tool path for the chamfering process with a simple operation and capable of shortening the operation period and improving machining efficiency, the automatic programming apparatus includes a chamfering tool path generating unit and machining condition data. The chamfering tool path generating unit includes: a chamfered plane defining unit that generates shape data defining a chamfered plane obtained after the chamfering process is performed with respect to a shape of the chamfering target part; a reference point sequence generating unit that generates a reference point sequence used as a reference for generating the tool path data used for performing the chamfering process; and a tool reference position generating unit that, generates a reference position of a machining tool used when the machining tool passes while performing the chamfering process. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120143368 | CLOSED-LOOP CNC MACHINE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A closed-loop feedback system and method for performing a machining operation. A tool's operational properties are measured in real-time. The operating parameters of the machining process are adjusted in real-time based on the measured properties. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120209418 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MULTIPLE OF IDENTICAL GEARS BY MEANS OF CUTTING MACHINING - The invention relates to method of manufacturing a multiple of identical gears by means of cutting machining, in particular hob cutting or hob grinding, on a gear-cutting machine, wherein workpieces are machined by means of a rotating tool which is brought into engagement with the workpiece via the control of NC axes of the gear cutting machine. In accordance with the invention, deviations from workpiece to workpiece are compensated by a respective different control of at least one of the NC axes of the gear cutting machine. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120221139 | NUMERICAL CONTROL APPARATUS HAVING VIBRATION SUPPRESSION CAPABILITIES - A numerical control apparatus includes a program analyzing unit | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120330454 | MACHINE SHOP INCLUDING COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT INTERFACES WITH DIFFERENT LEGACY SERVERS - A machine shop comprises a computer system programmed to automatically determine an access role for a worker in response to a log-in; automatically determine at least one task for the worker based on the access role; and automatically interface with different legacy servers to order, subject to the access role, at least one of machine tooling for the machining of the part, product materials to be machined, and distributed numerical control (DNC) data for the machining of the part. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130024020 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE, WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING METHOD USING THE SAME - In order to obtain wire-breakage thresholds and machining conditions for respective board thicknesses in a trial machining, a numerical control device for a wire electric discharge machining apparatus according to the present invention includes a wire-breakage-sign-signal generation means that generates a wire-breakage sign signal from machining state quantities, a wire-breakage sign detection means that outputs a machining-condition re-setting instruction and a wire-breakage threshold re-setting instruction from the wire-breakage sign signal and a wire-breakage threshold, a wire-breakage threshold setting means that sets the wire-breakage threshold according to the wire-breakage threshold re-setting instruction and a wire-breakage signal, a machining energy calculation means that calculates a machining energy from a discharge pulse count, a machining speed measurement means that measures a machining speed from position information, a board thickness calculation means that calculates a board thickness of the workpiece from the machining energy and the machining speed, a machining-condition switching means that outputs, according to a predetermined algorithm, a machining-condition switching instruction from the board thickness, the machining-condition re-setting instruction, and the wire-breakage signal, a control means that sends an oscillation instruction to a oscillator and sends a shaft feed instruction to a servo amplifier so that the machining condition is set to one determined by the machining-condition switching instruction, and a machining-condition storage means and a wire-breakage threshold storage means that store the machining condition and the wire-breakage threshold that correspond to each board thickness. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130054004 | Machine for Machining Workpieces and a Method of Machining Workpieces - Machines for machining workpieces, especially metal sheets, include a machining device, a main drive, and an auxiliary drive that is different therefrom. Both drives serve to generate a relative movement between the machining device and a workpiece, wherein the machining device is movable relative to the workpiece and/or the workpiece is movable relative to the machining device with a main movement by means of the main drive and wherein the machining device is movable relative to the workpiece with an auxiliary movement by means of the auxiliary drive. Machines with high adaptability to different machining tasks are provided. Methods of machining workpieces include corresponding method steps. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130116816 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER FOR SPEED CONTROL ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTED PATH SPEED CONDITION - A numerical controller that controls a multi-axis machine tool performs speed control based on an instructed path allowable acceleration and an instructed path allowable jerk in a relative path (instructed path) of a tool with respect to a workpiece, and performs speed control based on a tool reference point path allowable speed, a tool reference point path allowable acceleration and a tool reference point path allowable jerk in a tool reference point path being a relative path, with respect to the workpiece, of a point in the tool (tool reference point) that is different from a tool center point. As a result, it is possible to prevent occurrence of large acceleration and jerk in a path of the tool center point with respect to the workpiece, as well as occurrence of large speed, acceleration and jerk in the path of the tool reference point with respect to the workpiece. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130190918 | NUMERICAL CONTROL PROGRAMMING METHOD, NUMERICAL CONTROL PROGRAMMING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND NUMERICAL CONTROL APPARATUS - A numerical control programming method is characterized by comprising: a machining unit editing step for generating an edited machining unit by editing, based on an input, at least one machining unit out of a plurality of machining units which configure a first machining program generated based on a first material shape model and a product shape model; a second non-edited machining unit generating step for generating a second non-edited machining unit which corresponds to a machining shape model having no duplication with a machining shape model which corresponds to the edited machining unit based on a first non-edited machining unit which is a machining unit other than the edited machining unit out of the plurality of machining units which configure the first machining program; and a second machining program generating step for generating a second machining program including the edited machining unit and the second non-edited machining unit. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130190919 | TEMPLATE FOR CALIBRATING A MACHINE USED TO MACHINE AN OPHTHALMIC LENS, DEVICE AND METHOD USING SUCH A TEMPLATE - A calibration template for calibrating a machining device that has blocking elements for blocking an ophthalmic lens, and machining elements for machining the ophthalmic lens, the template including a fastener portion suitable for being fastened to the blocking elements and a calibration portion arranged around the fastener portion. The calibration portion is made out of a material that is suitable for being machined by the machining elements, and presents firstly a plurality of shape patterns, and secondly a plurality of visual identifiers each visually associated with one of the shape patterns. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130231770 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PRESS PARAMETER INPUTS IN A DRAW DIE PROCESS - A method and system for controlling the draw die process is disclosed. The system includes a parameter database that stores a plurality of press parameter combinations and an associated probability of a successful draw die process given the press parameter combination and a set of mechanical properties. The system includes a parameter determination module that receives mechanical properties of a blank to be drawn, and selects a parameter combination based on the mechanical properties and the probability of success. The selected press parameter combination is used in the draw die process. A feedback module receives the results of the draw die process and updates the probability of success or failure of a draw die process associated with the selected press parameter combination based on the results. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130253693 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINING PROGRAM AND PROGRAM FOR CAUSING COMPUTER TO IMPLEMENT SAME METHOD - An apparatus that creates, based on shape data of an object to be machined and grinding allowance data for the shape data, a numerically controlled machining program that has the grinding allowance data reflected in the shape data, is configured to include storing means | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130325161 | Network Of Fully Automatic Self-Service Key Duplicating Kiosk - A network of self-service, fully-automatic kiosks for duplicating keys includes a multiplicity of kiosks at different locations. Each kiosk includes a customer interface, a key-receiving entry, a key analysis system, and a key duplicating system. An original key is analyzed and duplicated to form a first key copy by analyzing a tooth pattern on a blade of the original key and replicating the tooth pattern on a blade of a first key blank. The network also includes a remote central server that is coupled to the kiosks for receiving information from the kiosks and for sending information to the kiosks. The remote central server maintains recorded information for replicating the tooth pattern of the blade of the original key on a blade of a second key blank to form a second key copy. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130338813 | Chair Side Mill For Fabricating Dental Restorations - Apparatus for producing finished dental restorations at the dentist's chair side from 3D CAD data. These restorations may be manufactured from ceramics, metals and polymers via subtractive means i.e. milling and grinding. A polar compact mechanism has been employed with the implementation of an inverse kinematic transform in the machine control to allow Cartesian programming. The margin following tool path is very computationally intensive and requires many minutes of calculation time and numerical control programs in excess of 10 mb for a typical restoration. Conventionally this would require the user to wait several minutes before running the machine which would increase the wait time for both the patient and the doctor. This problem is solved by allowing the program to be generated in parallel with the machine in the process of actually cutting the restoration. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140012408 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER HAVING PROGRAM RESTART FUNCTION - The numerical controller has a program restart function and acquires program restart block data for resuming and ending suspended machining of a workpiece. The numerical controller analyzes a block of a machining program, and upon determining that a moving path of a tool, which is determined by the block, passes a boundary of a predetermined machining area of each controlled axis of a machine tool, the numerical controller acquires the program restart block data of that block and performs partial machining of the workpiece based on the acquired program restart block data. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140018952 | MOLD MACHINING METHOD AND MOLD MACHINING SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL - A mold machining method for computer numerical control includes steps of establishing a 3D pattern; performing an initial machining process on a mold material by the 3D pattern; calculating a total machining area corresponding to the 3D pattern; dividing the 3D pattern into a plurality of precise machining regions according to the total machining area and a predetermined machining area and enabling a boundary line between every two adjacent precise machining regions to be corresponding to a crest line of the 3D pattern; and performing a precise machining process on each of the precise machining regions and changing a cutting tool at the boundary line between every two adjacent precise machining regions. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140039665 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROL OF A DRIVE FOR A TOOL OR WORKPIECE - A method for control of a drive for a tool or workpiece uses pilot control and a device with a control apparatus, the pilot control taking place depending on a frequency of movement which corresponds to a reference variable. In this way, a contouring error can be advantageously reduced. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140074279 | COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOL CONTROL SYSTEM - Systems and methods for interfacing a portable control system (PCS) with a machine tool are provided. In some aspects, a computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine tool includes a machine tool having a motor, a machine control system (MCS), and a motor controller. The MCS is configured to generate program status data associated with a machining program run by the MCS. The motor controller is configured to generate feedback data associated with the motor. The CNC machine tool also includes a port system configured to couple a PCS to the machine tool. The port system is configured to detect when the PCS is coupled to the machine tool and to provide at least one of the program status data and the feedback data to the PCS in response to the detection of the PCS being coupled to the machine tool. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140121816 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool includes a first-pass rotation speed computing section. The first-pass rotation speed computing section automatically decides whether the main spindle rotation speed in the first pass should be a high rotation speed or a low rotation speed so that cutting in the last tool pass is performed at the high rotation speed. Thus, cutting of the last tool pass at the low rotation speed can be reliably prevented. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140180464 | System having a Central License Management Unit and a Tool Apparatus - A system has a central license management unit and at least one tool apparatus. The at least one tool apparatus includes at least one communication apparatus and a computation unit that is provided for the purpose of switching at least one function of the tool apparatus to available mode on the basis of a piece of information received from the central license management unit by means of the communication apparatus. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140188269 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A META-RECIPE CONTROL SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE - A method and system for computerized coordination of multiple operations to be performed by components of machines are provided. The computer system includes a memory device for storing data and a computer-controlled machine that includes a processor in communication with the memory device wherein the processor is programmed to read a recipe file from the memory device, the recipe file including operating parameter values for controlling the operation of the machine, extract a name of a meta-recipe file from the recipe file, the meta-recipe file including a first portion including parameter properties of operating parameter values used by the meta-recipe file, receive values for the meta-recipe having the parameter properties specified in the first portion, and operate the machine using code from a second portion of the meta-recipe and the received values. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140200706 | Method and System for Simulating a Work Process on a Machine Tool - A method and system simulates a work process on a machine tool using a virtual machine. The virtual machine is set up to simulate the work process on the machine tool using machine data, workpiece data, and tool data as a function of numerical control (NC) control data and programmable logic control (PLC) control data. The work process is simulated on a platform that comprises a plurality of processor cores, wherein the work process is simulated in partial simulations that run in parallel on different processor cores. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140364989 | CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING MACHINE TOOL AND ROBOT - A controller for controlling a machine tool and a robot includes a storage unit, configured to store an input machining program including a statement for machine tool and a statement for robot, and a machining program distribution unit configured to transfer the statement for machine tool, out of the statements for machine tool and statements for robot that are included in the stored machining program, to the machine tool control unit and to transfer the statement for robot to the robot control unit. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140379115 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER OF MACHINE TOOL FOR DRILLING - A numerical controller of a machine tool changes a feed speed of a feed shaft and a spindle rotation speed, in accordance with a current position of a rotary tool in a specified arbitrary area above and below a position where a workpiece and the rotary tool come in contact with each other. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150032247 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - A numerical control device inputs a machining program to control an operation of a machine tool and outputs feedback data obtained as a result of the operation of the machine tool. The numerical control device includes a machining-program analysis unit that analyzes the machining program having a machining shape command to which a mark or a specific program command is attached and that outputs a marking instruction; a delay unit that delays the marking instruction until the feedback data indicating a result of an operation of the machine tool based on the machining shape command is obtained; and a feedback-data output unit that, when having detected the feedback data and the delayed marking instruction, executes, onto the feedback data, marking corresponding to the mark or the specific program command attached to the machining shape command and outputs the feedback data. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150032248 | Machine Maintenance Using a Service Computer - Methods, devices and systems for machine maintenance using a service computer, particularly using different maintenance applications feature at least one machine controller configured to control an associated machine and a computing system defining at least one virtual machine and comprising at least one application server on which is installed application software for at least one of the machine controller or the associated machine. The machine controller is connectable with the virtual machine via a first communication link so as to enable remote communication between the virtual machine of the computer and the machine controller. The virtual machine is connectable with the application server via a further communication link by a remote-desktop-protocol, such that at least one of the application server and the application software installed on the application server is operable via the virtual machine. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150045940 | SERVO CONTROL DEVICE AND SERVO CONTROL METHOD - A servo control device ( | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150134100 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - A numerical control device of a machine tool capable of controlling its spindle rotating speed includes: a program analyzing unit that reads ahead a machining program by one block or more and analyses a command for the machine tool; and a command determining unit that determines, based on a result analyzed by the program analyzing unit, whether a command posterior to a spindle control command causes any machining problem when the command is executed during a spindle rotating speed change, outputs a first command, in which some problem occurs in the machining, after the spindle rotating speed reaches the commanded rotating speed, and output a second command, which is other than the first command, before the spindle rotating speed reaches the commanded rotating speed. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150355621 | NUMERICAL CONTROL APPARATUS - Included are an NC command input unit that receives an NC command serving as an NC command that enables processing independent of NC machining and that is independent of a model of an NC machine tool and an NC command; a machine information storage unit; a tool information storage unit; a command analysis unit that determines whether an NC command input to the NC command input unit is the NC command; a command creation unit that, creates a designated operation program that enables the NC machine tool to perform a series of operations corresponding to the NC command on the basis of the NC command, the model information, and the tool information; and a CNC control unit that controls the NC machine tool. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150355622 | OPTIMIZED CONTROL OF A METAL-CUTTING MACHINE TOOL - Milling errors are to be prevented by repairing in particular NC parts programs by evaluating spatial information for smoothing a cutting or milling path section instead of evaluating only information along an individual cutting or milling path section. Relationships between adjacent cutting or milling path sections are thus taken into consideration in a smoothing process. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150370243 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE, INFORMATION COORDINATION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION COORDINATION PROGRAM - Included are a machining device having a drive unit, a data memory, and an instruction unit; and a database server that stores NC data used by the machining device as a database, each connected via a network. The machining device is used in an information coordination system in which information in the NC data is coordinated between the machining device and the database server. The machining device includes an NC-data collection unit that collects the NC data from the data memory; an information-coordination-command generation unit that generates an information coordination command to access the database in the database server so as to match data corresponding to the machining device in the database server with the collected NC data; and an information-coordination-command transmission unit that transmits the information coordination command to the database server. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160011580 | CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MACHINE HAVING A PLURALITY OF AXES | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160033956 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER INCLUDING DNC OPERATION UNIT - In a numerical controller including a DNC operation unit, an automatic operation execution unit includes a buffering completion checking result holding unit for checking whether a portion of a machining program to be buffered includes a buffering point, an execution checking result holding unit for checking whether a portion of the machining program to be executed includes a buffering point, a comparison unit for comparing the buffering completion checking result holding unit with the execution checking result holding unit, and an execution unit for performing any one of continuation, suspension, and resumption of the automatic operation based on a result of the comparison. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160077518 | NUMERICAL-CONTROL MACHINING-PROGRAM CREATION DEVICE - To provide a numerical-control machining-program creation device that creates a numerical-control machining program including turning machining based on shape data of a workpiece. The numerical-control machining-program creation device generates a turning-machining removal shape indicating a shape to be removed by turning machining based on a turning sectional shape, extracts a turning groove shape from the turning-machining removal shape, and creates the numerical-control machining program for turning machining based on a shape obtained by separating the turning groove shape from the turning-machining removal shape. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160085229 | ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE ROTARY PRESSURE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electrically controllable rotary pressure device, comprising: a motor for providing torque to rotary pressure means; a power control unit for supplying power to the motor; a central processing unit for controlling the power control unit; and a rotational speed sensor for measuring a rotational speed of the motor or the rotary pressure means, wherein the central processing unit comprises an abnormality detection unit for receiving the rotational speed from the rotational speed sensor, and wherein the abnormality detection unit transmits a control signal to the central processing unit when abnormality in the rotational speed is detected, so that the central processing unit interrupts the power supply of the power control unit. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160085233 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER WITH DNC OPERATION FUNCTION USING A PLURALITY OF COMMUNICATION LINES - A numerical controller includes a numerical control unit, a DNC operation management unit, and first and second communication units. The first and second communication units receive the same NC program from a host through corresponding communication paths. The DNC operation management unit acquires the NC program from a reception data buffer included in one of the communication units to transfer the NC program to the numerical control unit, and when a failure occurs in the communication path used by the communication unit, an acquisition destination of the NC program is switched to a reception data buffer of the other communication unit. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160091890 | INFORMATION-LINKAGE SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION-LINKAGE SUPPORTING PROGRAM - An information-linkage supporting apparatus includes: a schema-information acquiring unit acquiring schema information concerning the configuration of numerical control data stored by a numerical-control-data storing apparatus as a database, from the numerical-control-data storing apparatus; a memory-map-information acquiring unit acquiring memory map information concerning memory allocation in the data memory of the numerical control data stored by a numerical control apparatus in an inside thereof, from the numerical control apparatus; a mapping-table generating unit generating, on the basis of association instruction information inputted from the outside for instructing association between constituent elements of the schema information and constituent elements of the memory map information, a mapping table, which is information for information linkage obtained by associating and mapping the constituent elements of the schema information and the constituent elements of the memory map information; and a mapping-table transmitting unit transmitting the mapping table to the numerical control apparatus. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160154404 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER HAVING PARAMETER SETTING SUPPORT FUNCTION RELATING TO CYCLE TIME | 06-02-2016 |
| 20190146454 | OPERATING STATE DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATING STATE DISPLAY METHOD FOR FEED AXIS IN MACHINE TOOL | 05-16-2019 |
| 20220137587 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED PRODUCTION MACHINE, AND CORRESPONDING NUMERICAL CONTROL - A method for operating a numerically controlled production machine includes defining a permissible value range determined by the design and construction of the production machine in which, in a normal operation during production of a workpiece, values representing a mechanical or electrical load described by acceleration and/or jolting of at least one component of the numerically controlled production machine are variable, and activating, for producing the workpiece, with a control signal a conservation operation for reducing the mechanical or electrical loads, wherein in the conservation operation the values of acceleration and/or jolting of the at least one component are variable within a part value range that is limited in comparison to the permissible value range. | 05-05-2022 |
| 20220137594 | CNC-PARAMETER GENERATING METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATED TUBE BENDING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a CNC-parameter generating method in an isometric projection environment for the control and processing of tubes by at least one CNC-tube bending machine at least comprising: i) to generate a first vector on a touch screen; ii) to carry out a verification step by a microprocessor, iii) to assign the first vector to one of the directions, NORTH, UP, WEST, SOUTH, DOWN and EAST; iv) to generate further vectors by tapping once on the touch screen; v) to input dimensional values for the vectors on the touch screen, and to transfer dimensional values from the microprocessor device to one or more computers. It is also provided a parameter generating system in an isometric projection environment for the control and processing of tubes by at least one CNC-tube bending machine. | 05-05-2022 |
