| Entries |
| Document | Title | Date |
|---|
| 20080201008 | System and method for an integrated additive manufacturing cell for complex components - An integrated additive manufacturing cell (IAMC) that combines conventional manufacturing technologies with additive manufacturing processes is disclosed. Individual IAMCs may be configured and optimized for specific part families of complex components, or other industrial applications. The IAMCs incorporate features that reduce hardware cost and time and allow for local alloy tailoring for material properties optimization in complex components. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080228313 | Device and Method for Turning In Virtual Planes - Disclosed are a turning method and apparatus. The apparatus, which otherwise may be conventional, includes a tool holding mechanism, such as a turret, and a workpiece holder, typically a chuck disposed on a main machine spindle. The tool holding mechanism may be translated in three directions relative to the workpiece holder, including a Z direction that is along the axis of the rotation of the workpiece holder and X and Y directions orthogonal thereto. Under the control of the computer control system, the tool holding mechanism is moved in a direction having both an X- and Y-component relative to the workpiece holder. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090069926 | CNC apparatus with mechanism for controlling length variation of lead screw due to thermal expansion and method therefor - CNC apparatus having a mechanism for controlling length variation of a lead screw due to thermal expansion and method therefore when the apparatus is rotating in high speed and/or when load is high are disclosed. The lead screw is supported by two spaced ball bearing sets and is hollow to permit cooling fluid to flow through. A deflection detecting unit is disposed proximate one ball bearing set for detecting its deflection. In one embodiment, an adjusting nut is operatively connected to one end of the lead screw and is adapted to pre-stress the ball bearing set. The method includes pre-stressing the ball bearing set for deflecting in one direction and in operation in response to detecting the ball bearing set deflected in an opposite direction cooling the lead screw for substantially maintaining its length unchanged with respect to a bed. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090088890 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of a surface on a gas turbine blade - A process and apparatus for the manufacture of adapted, fluidic surfaces on a gas turbine blade is disclosed. In an embodiment, the process includes: (a) generating a nominal milling program for the manufacture of fluidic surfaces in the region of one flow inlet edge and/or one flow outlet edge for an ideal gas turbine blade; (b) measuring the area of an actual gas turbine blade in the region of one flow inlet edge and/or one flow outlet edge thereof; (c) generating a milling program adapted to the actual gas turbine blade, where measured values determined in step (b) are used to adapt the nominal milling program generated in step (a) to the milling program for the actual gas turbine blade; and (d) manufacturing of the fluidic surfaces on the actual gas turbine blades by milling with the use of the milling program generated in step (c). | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090112354 | METHOD OF DETERMINING OPTIMAL PARAMETERS FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE - A method of determining optimal parameters for machining a workpiece comprises performing a first computer simulation to determine parameters for machining a workpiece, including a tool nose radius and a tool rake angle, performing a second computer simulation to determine additional parameters for machining a workpiece, including a tool rotational speed and tool feed speed, and performing a third computer simulation to optimize the parameters for a desired tool path. A method of machining a green or bisque ceramic workpiece contacts the workpiece with a tool using a negative rake angle. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090204253 | Method and Device for Composite Machining - Computer-enabled methods and devices allow for the ready set-up for machine instruction generation by addressing various combinations of machining patterns and tool axis orientations via the selection or designation of a machining pattern and the selection or designation of a tool axis orientation via exemplary separate menus of a user interface. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090240367 | CUTTING DEVICE, MACHINING METHOD, AND DIE MACHINED BY THE MACHINING METHOD - A cutting device is provided which can simultaneously achieve a shorter machining time, lower machining resistance during cutting, and high-precision machining. To be specific, the cutting device of the present invention includes a three-axis tool unit including a first actuator operating in a u direction, a second actuator operating in a v direction orthogonal to the u direction, a third actuator operating in a w direction orthogonal to the u direction and the v direction, a tool holder disposed at the intersection of the u direction, the v direction, and the w direction, a tool mounted in the tool holder, and three sensors for measuring the displacements of the first, second, and third actuators, respectively and feeding back displacement signals representing the measured displacements, wherein the first, second, and third actuators of the three-axis tool unit vibrate so as to perform vibration cutting on a work material. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090271024 | Cutting Apparatus - A cutting apparatus ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090312862 | Methods And Systems For Predictive Torch Height Control - A method for controlling a height of a cutting torch, includes loading a workpiece onto a numerical control machine, scanning the workpiece with a scanning device at a plurality of discrete points on an upper surface of the workpiece, measuring an X-, a Y-, and a Z-coordinate for each respective one of the scanned discrete points, where X and Y define a plane substantially parallel to the loaded workpiece and Z represents a distance between the upper surface and the scanning device at a respective discrete point, storing the measured XYZ coordinates from each of the scanned discrete points into a data set, mathematically fitting the stored data set to a smooth surface representative of the upper surface of the loaded workpiece, and cutting the workpiece along a cutting path programmed into the numerical control machine, while controlling the cutting torch height to correspond to the representative smooth surface. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090326705 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUTTING SURFACE OF CORE INSERT - A system for cutting a given portion of a surface of a core insert includes a piezoelectric actuator, a turning tool, a rotating member, a driving unit and a numerically-controlled unit. The controlling unit stores coordinates of the storing coordinates of each point on the given portion of the surface in a predetermined coordinate system, and compares the instant coordinates of the cutting portion of the turning tool with the stored coordinates of the given portion, thus controlling the piezoelectric actuator to drive the turning tool to cut the given portion of the surface if the coordinates of the cutting portion of the turning tool match with the stored coordinates of any point on the given portion of the surface. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100063615 | MACHINING STATUS MONITORING METHOD AND MACHINING STATUS MONITORING APPARATUS - A machining status monitoring apparatus is provided on a machine tool, and has a plurality of actual CCD cameras for imaging the tool and workpiece from different view points and generating actual two-dimensional image data thereof, a virtual image generating section having a plurality of virtual CCD cameras corresponding to the actual CCD cameras, in which the tool and workpiece of three-dimensional model are imaged by the virtual CCD cameras from each point and virtual two-dimensional image data thereof are generated, and a display control section for selecting one virtual CCD camera corresponding to the virtual two-dimensional image data in which the distal end of the tool is not hidden by the workpiece among the generated two-dimensional image data, and displaying the actual two-dimensional image data generated by the actual CCD camera corresponding to the selected virtual CCD camera on a display device. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100063616 | MACHINING STATUS MONITORING METHOD AND MACHINING STATUS MONITORING APPARATUS - A machining status monitoring apparatus is provided on a machine tool, and has an actual CCD camera for imaging the tool and the workpiece and generating actual two-dimensional image data thereof, a virtual image generating section having a virtual CCD camera corresponding to the actual CCD camera, in which the tool and workpiece of three-dimensional model are imaged by the virtual CCD camera and virtual two-dimensional image data thereof are generated, and a display control section for receiving from a control device of the machine tool, information relating to the coolant supply state and checking whether coolant is being supplied to the contact portion of the tool and the workpiece, and displaying on a display device actual two-dimensional image data when coolant is not being supplied and displaying on the display device virtual two-dimensional image data when coolant is being supplied. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100138029 | DRILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A drilling system includes a controller, a human-machine interface, and a drilling device. The controller stores a drilling procedure and a startup mode module for the drilling procedure, and generates an information list which includes location information and corresponding procedure line number for each hole. The human-machine interface is configured for selecting the startup mode module for the drilling procedure, and for inputting a query information corresponding to the selected startup mode module. The controller invokes the corresponding procedure line according to the inputted query information to restart the drilling process to enable the drilling device to return to work. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100152881 | THERMAL ERROR COMPENSATION METHOD FOR MACHINE TOOLS - A thermal error compensation method for machine tools is disclosed, which comprises the steps of: disposing at least a thermal sensor at positions neighboring to the at least one heat source of a machine tool; driving the machine tool to operate under a specific operation condition for enabling the at least one heat source to generate heat; generating a thermal signal according to the temperature detected by the at least one thermal sensor; using a heat conducting calculation unit to access the thermal signal and the information relating to the specific operation condition to be used in a calculation for obtaining and thus outputting at least a node temperature; and using an error compensation unit to access the at least one node temperature to be used in a calculation for obtaining thermal error compensation values for the machine tool. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100185315 | ROBOT TOOL, ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINING WORKPIECES - A robot tool for machining workpieces, includes a connecting element for connection to a robot. A cutting blade is maintained in a predetermined position by a retaining element, the retaining element being connectible to the robot by a connecting element. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100217430 | SPECTROGRAPHIC MONITORING OF A SUBSTRATE DURING PROCESSING USING INDEX VALUES - Methods, systems, and apparatus for spectrographic monitoring of a substrate during chemical mechanical polishing are described. In one aspect, a computer-implemented method includes storing a library having a plurality of reference spectra, each reference spectrum of the plurality of reference spectra having a stored associated index value, measuring a sequence of spectra in-situ during polishing to obtain measured spectra, for each measured spectrum of the sequence of spectra, finding a best matching reference spectrum to generate a sequence of best matching reference spectra, determining the associated index value for each best matching spectrum from the sequence of best matching reference spectra to generate a sequence of index values, fitting a linear function to the sequence of index values, and halting the polishing either when the linear function matches or exceeds a target index or when the associated index value from the determining step matches or exceeds the target index. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100286812 | ROTATING PART POSITION AND CHANGE FINDING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An apparatus and a method for finding to find positional relationships and geometrical changes of at least one rotating part attached to or forming part of a machine when said part is in a rotating mode, said changes of the part caused by its state of production and use, to determine any locations on said rotating part which exhibit contaminants, and to subsequently remove or compensate effects of such contaminants present on the rotating part. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100332016 | VISION GUIDED REAL TIME LOCATING AND TRIMMING OF FLASH - A system and method for trimming flash from the body of a workpiece. The system uses a laser system and a vision system to determine quickly a cut line for removing flash from the workpiece. The method includes the steps of projecting a line of light onto the workpiece that crosses the flash and the body and determining the profile of the line in an image obtained by a vision system. The system and method are capable of dynamically trimming while determining where to cut the flash from the body of the workpiece. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110144794 | TOOL BIT MONITORING FOR ON-VEHICLE BRAKE LATHE - A system and method for monitoring the contact of tool bits of a lathe with surfaces of a brake disk being machined employs a vibration sensor coupled to the lathe. Signals from the vibration sensor are processed as time-averaged segments that can be grouped within time intervals; a microprocessor employs a qualifying routine to compare the signal level to a background noise threshold value and indicates as “failed” those time periods where the average signal level is not above the background noise threshold. An accumulator records the indications over a number of intervals and compares the result to a standard to make a determination of whether the lathe is likely actively cutting the disk surfaces. To isolate intermittent, high-intensity noises, a consistency routine can check further to see whether individual segments within an interval fall within a range based on the average signal level for that interval. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110166692 | METHOD FOR COOLING AND LUBRICATING A TOOL AND FOR CLEANING THE MACHINED SURFACE - In a method for cooling and lubricating a tool during a chip-producing machining of a workpiece and for cleaning the machined surface, a cooling and lubricating agent is fed to the machined surface via the tool during machining, and after machining, supercritical CO | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110218666 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THREAD CUTTING - The present invention provides a simple method of reducing an incomplete thread portion comprising the steps of: (a) transferring a tool in the direction of the X-axis to position the tool at the point where thread cutting is to be started; (b) transferring the tool in the direction of the Z-axis in synchronization with the rotation of the main spindle to cut threads in work; (c) performing a pullout operation by deceleration in the direction of the Z-axis and acceleration in the direction of the X-axis during a predetermined acceleration/deceleration time Ta so as to retract the tool in the direction of the X-axis; and (d) withdrawing the tool in the direction of the Z-axis to return the tool to the reference point of the thread cutting cycle. In the step (c) of the pullout operation, a command is issued concurrently with the start of the acceleration/deceleration time so as to realize a pullout speed Ve in the direction of the X-axis that exceeds an allowable maximum speed Vmax to increase the acceleration in the direction of the X-axis. The speed command directing the tool to move in the direction of the X-axis is maintained at the value of zero from the elapse of command time Te until the acceleration/deceleration time Ta expires so as to maintain the actual speed of the tool in the direction of the X-axis at or below the allowable maximum speed Vmax. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110264257 | 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. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110270436 | METHOD FOR MACHINING SLIDE CORE HOLE AND MEASUREMENT/CORRECTION SYSTEM FOR USE IN MACHINING OF SLIDE CORE HOLE - There are provided a method for machining a slide core hole and a measurement/correction system for use in machining of a slide core hole, which enable efficient machining of a slide core hole while utilizing the high-speed cutting performance of a five-axis machine tool. The method for machining an inclined slide core hole, comprised of a core pocket and a rod hole, in a mold as a workpiece by means of a five-axis machine tool having, in addition to X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis, an A-axis for pivoting of a spindle head and a C-axis for rotation of a table, includes the steps of: pivoting the spindle head to meet the inclination angle of the slide core hole to be machined in the mold, and fixing the A-axis angle; spot-facing a shallow flat-bottomed spot-faced hole in the surface of the mold by using an end mill as a tool; drilling a guide hole in the bottom surface of the spot-faced hole by using a drill or a reamer as a tool; drilling said rod hole by using a gun drill as a tool with the guide hole as a guide for the gun drill; carrying out, as pre-machining before machining of said core pocket, shaping machining to form an intermediate pocket hole while expanding the spot-faced hole by using an end mill as a tool; correcting a reference point for use as a reference in machining of the core pocket based on measurement of the shape of the intermediate pocket; and executing a corrected machining program with the corrected reference point to carry out precision shaping machining of the core pocket while expanding the intermediate pocket by using an end mill as a tool. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120029682 | BLANK FOR PRODUCING DENTAL SHAPED PARTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SHAPED PART - A method for producing a dental shaped part includes checking an outer contour of a tool of machining equipment, using least one gauge provided on a blank formed from a tooth restoration material from which a dental shaped part is to be machined using the machining equipment. The method also includes machining the dental shaped part from the blank using the tool of the machining equipment, when the outer contour of the tool corresponds to the at least one gauge provided on the blank. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120179284 | Controller for Machine Tool - A controller for a machine tool has a program storage section in which an NC program is stored, a program analyzing section analyzing the NC program block by block in sequence and extracts operation commands for a feed mechanism, an execution control section executing the extracted operation commands and thereby controlling the feed mechanism, e program editing section changing the NC program, and a change information storage section in which change information relating to the changed portion of the NC program is stored. The execution control section, when executing the operation commands, checks whether the block of each operation command is the block immediately preceding a block relating to the changed portion, and when judging that it is the immediately preceding block, temporarily stops the operation of the feed mechanism before or after the execution of the operation command. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120253503 | CUTTING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CUTTING CONTROL PROGRAM - A cutting apparatus includes a holding member selectable from a plurality of types of holding members according to respective types of objects to be cut, the holding member having an adhesive layer removably holding the object and set on the cutting apparatus while holding the object adherent to the adhesive layer, an identification medium located on the holding member for identifying the holding member type, an input unit inputting the object type into the control unit, a detection unit detecting the holding member type from the identification medium when the holding member has been set to the apparatus, and a determination unit determining whether or not the object type input from the input unit and the type of the holding member detected by the detection unit are consistent with each other. The control unit is configured to perform the control according to a result of determination by the determination unit. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120259450 | Saw Adjustment Mechanism - The present invention relates to a saw including a sawhead pivotably connected to a base. The pivotable connection may define a pivot axis therethrough, wherein the pivot axis may be parallel to the horizontal plane. In addition, the sawhead may rotate around the pivot axis and may be axially displaceable along the pivot axis. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120290120 | Three Axis Desktop Machining Center with a Simplified Mechanism for Low Cost Implementation - A CNC three-axis desktop machining center and a method of use are provided by an embodiment that includes a means for mechanical control for these three axes by employing two pivoting structural arms that carry a machining head and a work stock fixturing table that in their respective arc motions intersect one another to create an X-Y swept area of interaction equal or greater than the total surface area of the preformed work stock to be machined. The third axis of control, at right angles to the plane described by the intersecting arcs of the two pivoting structural arms, may be comprised of a movable structural table to which one of the two pivoting arms is affixed. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130096712 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A DRIVEN SPINDLE IN A MACHINE TOOL - In a device and a method for operating a driven spindle in a machine tool, in particular in an injection-molding machine, at least two different drives are coupled to form a common effective drive, wherein the performance and energy consumption data for each drive are stored in the form of characteristic values or characteristic curves. To use the effective drive as optimally as possible in terms of energy, it is proposed to determine the performance requirement for the driven spindle, to determine the particular operational combination of the different drives that requires the least expenditure of energy based on the determined performance requirement and to drive the drives with the determined particular operational combination. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130173043 | ROBOTIC MACHINING APPARATUS METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TURBINE BUCKETS - A robotic apparatus for machining tenons on turbine buckets of a steam turbine machine is disclosed. The robotic apparatus includes a machining device having a spindle head. A robotic arm is coupled to the machining device and a base member is coupled to the robotic arm. The base member is mounted independently of the machine element. A vision system is provided for locating the tenon on the turbine bucket. A control system is coupled to the vision system, the machining device and the robotic apparatus. The control system is configured to control movement of the robotic apparatus and the machining device based upon vision system data and spatial information about the tenon and the turbine bucket. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130218319 | METHOD FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE - An electronic control system is programmed to control movement of a cutting tool relative to a rotating workpiece. After engagement of the stock, the tool is controlled to follow a curved path until the cutting surface of the tool reaches a predetermined depth of cut in the stock. The tool is then controlled to follow a straight/linear path, with the cutting surface of the tool engaged with the stock at said predetermined depth of cut. The control system varies the feed rate as the tool rolls into cut along a known path of curvature, to control the thickness of the material which is removed as the tool rolls into cut, e.g. to induce fracture as the material begins to coil. The feed rate as the tool rolls into cut is programmed to vary in relation to an arc of engagement between a cutting surface of the cutting tool and the stock into which the cutting tool is being moved. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218320 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING CUTTING QUALITY - Provided is a method for maintaining cutting quality in which a work surface can be reliably maintained at a predetermined hardness or less regardless of a disturbance during cutting. The method includes a data-acquiring step of acquiring, as a target cutting resistance, the cutting resistance of a machining tool ( | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130325162 | MACHINE TOOLS WHICH COMPENSATE FOR THERMAL DEFORMATION - Machine tools are provided, including machines tools of large dimension, which include a bench, an upright base, control elements for the translation of the upright base, an upright base position sensor comprising an optical line or linear encoder fixed to the bench, detection elements for detecting the temperature of the optical line and management elements for processing the temperature signals coming from the optical line temperature detection elements and the signals of the upright base translation control elements to determine a correction signal for the upright base translation control elements according to at least one temperature detected along the optical line. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140100687 | Power tool hall effect mode selector switch - A mode selector switch for a power tool that can have a source of a magnetic field and use a magnetoresistive component to produce an output signal that changes when the strength of the magnetic field changes. The power tool can have a microprocessor that changes an operational mode of the power tool based on a change of the output signal from the magnetoresistive component. The magnetoresistive component can be a Hall effect sensor and the power tool can be a nailer. The power tool can have a switching means which changes an operational mode based upon a change in the strength of the magnetic field upon a magnetoresistive component. A method of controlling a power tool, having a step of changing an operational mode of a power tool based upon identifying a change in output from a magnetoresistor. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140121817 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool includes a number-of-same-rotation-speed-cutting-passes computing section that decides the number of same rotation speed cutting passes. The number-of-same-rotation-speed-cutting-passes computing section determines the cutting mode of a threading process based on a set machining program etc., and automatically decides an optimal number of same rotation speed cutting passes according to the cutting mode. Thus, even unskilled operators can easily suppress chatter vibrations, and can easily use the machine tool. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140135973 | Forming and/or Cutting Plate Workpieces - A plate workpiece processing tool includes a first tool portion and a second tool portion. The first and second tool portions are arranged along an application axis in spaced relation to each other such that a plate workpiece can be disposed therebetween. The tool also includes two or more processing devices that are carried by the first tool portion, and one or more counter-devices that are carried by the second tool portion. The processing devices are rotatable, relative to the first tool portion, about a first rotational axis that extends perpendicular to the application axis and are arranged to follow each other along an axis extending perpendicularly to the application axis. The processing devices and the one or more counter-devices are selectively alignable to form a plurality of alternative device pairings for processing plate workpieces therebetween. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140148937 | ENGRAVING MACHINE - An engraving machine includes a machine base, an engraving device and a clamping device assembled on the machine base, and a control unit. The clamping device is able to clamp a work piece and actuate the work piece to rotate. The control unit is composed of a 3-D picture converter, a coordinate location definer and a positioning controller. By so designing, a datum is first converted into a 3-D picture by the 3-D picture converter and then, coordinate locations of the circumferential face of the work piece is defined by the coordinate location definer and lastly, a carving knife is driven and positioned by the control unit to carry out operation of engraving, lowering cost, convenient in operation and able to freely to change speed ratio between a driving mechanism and a driven mechanism. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140163719 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR CUTTING - The present invention relates to a system for controlling the cutting of a first rip out of a first board and a second rip out of the first board or out of a second board. The system including a control module which provides instructions to stack and/or align the first board and the second board or the first rip and the second rip and instructions to process the first rip and the second rip simultaneously. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140172145 | MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM EMPLOYING LATHE TOOL AND MILLING CUTTER - A machine control system includes an input module, a worktable, a first sliding module, a second sliding module, a lathe feeding module, a lathe tool connected to the lathe feeding module, a milling feeding module, a milling cutter connected to the milling feeding module, and a control module. The control module is electrically connected to the input module, the worktable, the first sliding module, the second sliding module, the lathe feeding module, and the milling feeding module, wherein the input module inputs control parameters into the control module to control the first sliding module and the second sliding module. The lathe feeding module controls the lathe tool to slide along a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction reciprocally, and the milling feeding module controls the milling cutter to slide along the third direction and rotate along a first axis. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172146 | MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM EMPLOYING LATHE TOOL AND SCRAPING CUTTER - A machine control system includes an input module, a worktable, a first sliding module, a second sliding module, a lathe feeding module, a lathe tool connected to the lathe feeding module, a scraping feeding module, a scraping cutter connected to the scraping feeding module, and a control module. The control module is electrically connected to the input module, the worktable, the first sliding module, the second sliding module, the lathe feeding module, and the scraping feeding module wherein the input module inputs control parameters into the control module to control the first sliding module and the second sliding module. The lathe feeding module controls the lathe tool to slide along a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction reciprocally, and the scraping feeding module controls the scraping cutter to slide along the third direction and rotate along a first axis. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172147 | REGENERATION SYSTEM FOR A FORGE DIE - A regenerating system for a forge die ( | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140180465 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A CUTTING PROCESS AUTOMATIC GENERATION TOOL OF CAM - In a conventional CAM apparatus, cutting regions and a tool axis angle by which the cutting time is minimized cannot be automatically set for a finish shape having a free formed surface shape. Accordingly, the CAM apparatus generates quadrangle-shaped patterns of cutting regions using coordinate data of a finish shape and an initial shape. Triangle-shaped cutting regions are generated for concave-convex faces of the finish shape. For cutting regions generated by subtraction by boolean operation with a subtract shape calculated by subtraction by boolean operation between the initial shape and the finish shape, the tool axis angle is set so that the tool does not interfere and the face is maximized. For other regions, the tool axis is set so as to satisfy a remainder standard and to minimize a tool path length. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140200707 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER HAVING FUNCTION OF RE-MACHINING THREAD CUTTING CYCLE - A numerical controller controlling a machine tool calculates a number of incisions to a thread on the basis of an incision start position in a feed axis direction and an incision start position in a direction of an incision axis of a thread which are measured in a state in which a workpiece (a thread in the process of machining) is attached to a chuck of the machine tool, calculates an amount of phase deviation of a screw thread caused by reattachment of the workpiece on the basis of the calculated number of incisions, and re-machines the thread by positioning the workpiece and the tool while taking into consideration of the amount of phase deviation. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140236339 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A PLASMA MACHINE FOR THE PROCESSING OF ALL LONG STEEL PRODUCT INCLUDING UNIVERSAL BEAMS USING A GANTRY STYLE PLATE CUTTING MACHINE - A method of processing long product on a numerical control machine including a gantry, a cutting bed, and a gantry holding a cutting torch, includes the steps of moving the gantry over a stationary long product on the cutting bed while cutting the long product with the cutting torch to process the long product. The cutting torch is capable of moving in at least the X-, Y-, and Z-directions relative to an arbitrary coordinate system defining the dimensions of the long product. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236340 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - To execute machining for a front surface while rotating a work and, at the same time, apply machining to an eccentric position on an end face, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an NC device includes an arc-superimposition-interpolation control unit configured to rotate a work rotating shaft based on a command of a base axis program for controlling rotation of the work rotating shaft while performing front surface machining using a first cutter holder and, at the same time, subject a second cutter holder to position control on a second machining route obtained by superimposing the rotation of the work rotating shaft on a first machining route based on a command of a superimposition axis program for performing position control for the second cutter holder. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140249664 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool includes a displacement measuring unit to measure the displacement of a workpiece center-to-blade tip distance which is the distance between a center equivalent position of a workpiece support surface of a workpiece support unit and a blade tip equivalent position of a tool support unit in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a spindle axis. The displacement measuring unit measures the displacement by measuring the displacement of a continuous path between the center equivalent position of the workpiece support unit and the blade tip equivalent position and excluding a processing movement region. The displacement measuring unit includes workpiece side and tool side linear position detecting units. A measured value of the displacement measuring unit is used in correcting an X-axis command value. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140277685 | PRECISION BORING BAR AND NUMERICAL CONTROL BORING MACHINE USING THE PRECISION BORING BAR - A precision boring bar and a numerical control boring machine using the precision boring bar are provided. The precision boring bar includes a bar body having an inner chamber therein. The inner chamber is filled with a fluid medium which is not compressed. An active diaphragm assembly and a passive diaphragm assembly are provided at two ends of the bar body and communicate with the inner chamber. The passive diaphragm assembly includes a blade seat for selectively locking a blade. When the active diaphragm assembly is activated to press inward, the blade on the passive diaphragm assembly is driven synchronously to protrude. To cooperate with the program control of the numerical control boring machine, the blade will generate micro feed during processing for the inner hole of a workpiece to form a non-round hole. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140277686 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING TOOL ORIENTATION AND STEP-OVER DISTANCE IN FACE MILLING OF CURVILINEAR SURFACES - A method for performing a milling operation includes providing a milling cutter and a workpiece having an non-machined workpiece surface; receiving a set of milling cutter geometry parameters; creating a curvilinear profile from the workpiece surface; extracting a radius parameter from the curvilinear profile; determining an initial step-over value in response to the set of milling cutter geometry parameters; determining a surface roughness value in response to the set of milling cutter geometry parameters, the curvilinear profile of the workpiece surface, the radius parameter, and an initial tool inclination angle; determining a minimum surface roughness value in response to the cutter inclination angle value; and adjusting a calculated step-over value in response to the minimum surface roughness value where the calculated step-over value and the calculated inclination angle value are applied to operating the milling cutter. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140288692 | CUTTING CONDITION DISPLAY DEVICE - A numerical controller controls a spindle and/or a movable axis of a finishing machine based on a machining program. A cutting condition display device configured to display a cutting condition for the numerical controller calculates cutting conditions including a cutting speed, a feed per spindle revolution per cutting edge of a tool, and a depth of cut for each fixed time during an operation of the finishing machine, based on any or a combination of data on the spindle, the movable axis, a cutting tool, and an object to be cut, which are held by the numerical controller. The calculated cutting condition is stored for each tool and displayed in a graph. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140297021 | HIGH SPEED POCKET MILLING OPTIMISATION - The invention relates to a method of toolpath generation and cutting parameters optimization for high speed milling of a convex pocket, wherein said method comprises a first sub-method of generating a toolpath and a second sub-method of generating optimized chatfree cutting parameters using a genetic algorithm wherein the first sub-method generates milling toolpaths that minimize the radial depth of cut variations as well as the curvature change variations while avoiding leftover material at the corners, wherein said toolpaths automatically avoid self-intersecting features encountered during the offsetting of pocket boundary such that the said toolpaths result in reduction in milling time for a given maximum acceptable radial depth of cut and wherein said second sub-method allows the free choice of cutting parameters and optimizes the milling time and wherein the optimization method incorporates relevant milling constraints as milling stability constraint, cutting forces, machine-tool and cutting tool capabilities. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297022 | NUMERICALLY-CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOL AND SPINDLE ERROR COMPENSATING METHOD THEREOF - A spindle error measurement jig is attached to a spindle of a numerically-controlled machine tool. A probe capable of measurement in a moving axis direction of each axis of the machine tool is installed on a table. By means of driving-control of a linear shaft driving the table and a linear shaft elevating a spindle head, spindle error measurement is made by measuring a spindle center position measurement hole and a spindle angular deviation measurement end-face so as to make spindle error calculation. On the basis of the calculation result, an angular deviation and a spindle error compensation amount are acquired, and they are used as parameters for compensating relative movement amounts of the table and the spindle so as to correct the spindle error. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140364990 | SETTING METHOD and CONTROL DEVICE for INITIAL AXIAL DEPTH of CUT of ROTATING CUTTING TOOL - Disclosed are a setting method and a control device of a depth of cut in an initial axial direction for a rotating cutting tool. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140364991 | Setting Method of Revolutions per Minute on Real Time of Rotatiing Cutting Tool, and Control Device - Disclosed is a setting method of revolutions per minute on a real time of a rotating cutting tool, and a control device, and more particularly, a vibration characteristic is consistently evaluated and analyzed when a cutting process is in progress to suppress and avoid suppression. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140379116 | DIRECT ADDRESS LASER ABLATION - A system and method for selectively removing tire material from the bead portions of a cured tire to reduce one or more harmonics of at least one uniformity parameter are disclosed. According to aspects of the present disclosure, tire material is selectively removed using a plurality of direct address commands. The direct address commands specify ablation parameters for discrete ablation segments at specific angular locations around the bead of the tire. The direct address commands are generated by analyzing the desired ablation pattern for the bead of the tire. The ablation device can then be controlled to selectively remove tire material in discrete ablation segments at identified addresses pursuant to the direct address commands to achieve the desired ablation pattern on one or more tracks along the bead portion of the tire using a single pass of the ablation device. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150012125 | NUMERICAL CONTROL APPARATUS HAVING FUNCTION OF REDUCING PATH TO START POINT IN CANNED CYCLE - In a canned cycle, a straight path is set from a cutting completion position in a cycle to a cutting start position in a next cycle. Furthermore, when there is a possibility that the set straight path interferes with a workpiece, a region for which the workpiece has been already cut is determined, and a path not interfering with the workpiece is set with as short length as possible. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150025672 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING CUTTING TOOLS - A method of identifying a plurality of cutting tools for machining a feature having defined attributes associated therewith in a workpiece. The method comprises: assigning a characteristic to each cutting tool; receiving an indication from a user of a specific feature to be machined and at least one associated attribute; selecting a cutting tool based upon the specific feature to be machined, the at least one associated attribute of the specific feature to be machined, and the characteristic previously assigned to the cutting tool; determining if the characteristic of the selected cutting tool requires the use of another cutting tool to form the specific feature; and selecting at least one other cutting tool based at least upon the characteristic of the selected cutting tool until all of the attributes of the feature to be machined are capable of being produced by a combination of all of the selected cutting tools. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150032249 | CUTTING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A cutting apparatus cutting a pattern out of an object includes a cutting device configured to be moved relative to the object, thereby cutting the pattern out of the object, a display unit configured to display at least information about cutting of the pattern, and a control device configured to cause the display unit to display a cutting time length required to cut the pattern. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150066190 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUTTING A WET GREEN CERAMIC ARTICLE - The present disclosure provides a system for cutting a wet green ceramic article. The system includes a power device to generate power and a transmission assembly including an input and an output. The input is operably coupled to the power device such that power is transferred through the transmission assembly from the input to the output. The system also includes a cutting tool holder that holds a cutting tool. The cutting tool holder is coupled to the output and pivotally coupled to a pivot point. The output of the transmission assembly pivots the cutting tool holder about the pivot point as the cutting tool reciprocates in a cutting motion between a first position and a second position. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150066191 | WORKPIECE MACHINING SURFACE DISPLAY METHOD, WORKPIECE MACHINING SURFACE DISPLAY DEVICE, TOOL PATH GENERATION DEVICE AND WORKPIECE MACHINING SURFACE DISPLAY PROGRAM - The invention is a workpiece machining surface display method by means of which a machining mark generated when a workpiece machining surface is machined by a rotary tool comprising a cutting edge is displayed on a display device. Said workpiece machining surface display method contains: a first step in which the shape and position of an indentation generated by the cutting edge shaving the workpiece machining surface are predicted; and a second step in which an indentation image representing the shape of the indentation that has been predicted in the first step is displayed in association with the predicted position. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150081083 | PROFILE GAUGE, MEASURING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE PROFILE GAUGE, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD - A profile gauge that embodies a measurement geometry for a tool that has a toothed profile designed in particular for the skiving of toothed work pieces, wherein the profile gauge serves to determine at least one measurement quantity which can be used for a machining process, specifically a skiving process, that is to be performed with the tool and wherein, in a phase of said process, the toothed profile of the work piece that is to be generated is formed by a meshing engagement with the teeth of the tool, wherein the profile gauge is distinguished by having a toothed profile section with which, for determining the measurement quantity, the teeth of the tool are brought into a meshing engagement that corresponds to the tooth engagement between the tool and the work piece during the profile-forming phase. The invention further concerns a measuring device and a measurement method. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150088297 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING SCLERAL LENSES - A system and method for designing scleral lenses includes a computer, a camera and a lathe connected by a network. The camera captures a set of sagittal images at each of a set of sagittal planes of an eye. A combined sagittal image is created from each set of sagittal images. A spline curve is defined for each combined sagittal image creating a set of spline curves. A set of back surface curves is created from the set of spline curves. A back lens surface is generated from the set of surface curves. A front lens surface is generated adjacent the back lens surface. A point cloud is generated from the back lens surface and the front lens surface. The point cloud is converted to a lens image. The lens is converted to a text file for use by the lathe to cut the scleral lens. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150088298 | GEAR MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GEAR - A gear manufacturing device includes a control unit for synchronously rotating a work rotating about a work axis and a cutter rotating about a cutter axis, the work axis and the cutter axis being skew to each other, the control unit relatively moving the cutter and the work in an axial direction of the work with a predetermined cutting depth, and a correction control portion executing at least one of a position correction and a phase correction when an amplitude value of a vibration detected by a vibration sensor during a machining reaches equal to or greater than a set value, the position correction for correcting a relative positional relationship in a direction to correct the cutting depth, the phase correction for correcting a relative phase in a direction to correct an unbalance cutting that is otherwise to be applied on a pair of tooth surfaces formed on the work. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150094844 | BUILT-IN TYPE VISION BASED INSPECTION TOOL FOR AUTONOMOUS SETTING OF INITIAL ORIGIN - The present invention relates to a vision based inspection tool for setting of an initial origin of an automation machine tool, and more particularly, to a built-in type of vision based inspection tool for setting of an initial origin capable of improving setting precision of a current automation machine tool that depends on initial setting and increasing productivity depending on individual automatic setting by automatically sensing a machining origin in order to perform initial machining and re-machining of an existing workpiece using an automation machine tool and compensating for the machining origin to eliminate a time required for setting machining origins for various shapes in a jog mode. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150105898 | Systems and Methods for Configuring a Cutting or Welding Delivery Device - A system is provided for configuring a delivery device of a cutting or welding apparatus. The system includes a determination module and a mobile computing device. The determination module is configured to determine at least one desired component of the delivery device or a value for at least one operating parameter of the cutting or welding apparatus. The mobile computing device includes a receiver, a reader and a processor. The receiver is configured to receive information from the determination module including at least one of i) identification of the desired component or ii) the value of the operating parameter. The reader is configured to read an element associated with a selected component, where the element provides indicia of at least one characteristic of the selected component. The processor is configure to approve the selected component for assembly into the delivery device. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150127135 | METHODS FOR MACHINING SHARP INTERNAL POCKET CORNERS WITH ROTATING CUTTING TOOLS - Methods of machining a housing of a portable computing device are provided. A cutting tool may be moved perpendicularly to a rotational axis during each rotation thereof to machine a substrate and define pockets and holes including substantially non-rounded corners. In this regard, the cutting tool may be translated perpendicularly to the rotational axis during each rotation of the cutting tool to define a non-rounded cutting profile, where desired. Translation movement perpendicular to the rotational axis may be provided by a controller actively controlling actuators of a computer numerical control (CNC) mill or other rotary machine. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150134101 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - A numerical control device has: a program reading unit reading a machining program; an inclined-surface setting unit setting an inclined-surface coordinate system regarding an inclined surface; an indexing-angle generating unit calculating an indexing angle where a tool used for machining of the inclined surface is oriented perpendicular to the inclined surface, and generating a move command. The program reading unit outputs an inclined-surface setting command instructing setting of the inclined-surface coordinate system, an inclined-surface indexing command instructing calculation of the indexing angle, and a tool selection command instructing selection of any of tools respectively having different mounting angles. The inclined-surface setting unit sets the inclined-surface coordinate system according to the inclined-surface setting command. The indexing-angle generating unit calculates, according to the inclined-surface indexing command, the indexing angle regarding the tool that is selected according to the tool selection command. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150134102 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A GEAR CUTTING MACHINE AND GEAR CUTTING MACHINE - The invention relates to a method of controlling a gear cutting machine having at least one tool for cutting gears into a workpiece clamped in a workpiece mount, wherein the machine control carries out a three-dimensional collision monitoring during the gear cutting machining. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150142164 | MACHINE TOOL FOR CHAMFERING AND CHAMFERING METHOD - After a Z-axis on which a chamfering tool is mounted is located in a machining position for chamfering, two orthogonal axes (X- and Y-axes) perpendicular to the Z-axis are positioned to be ready for the chamfering. The Z-axis is compensated simultaneously with the X- and Y-axes in accordance with a machining path in a machining program, based on tool data, whereby the entire cutting edge of the chamfering tool can be used for each chamfering cycle. Specifically, the radius of the tool is made variable so that a chamfering area can cover the entire cutting edge of the tool. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150290731 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MACHINING GEARWHEELS - A method for machining a gearwheel by means of stock removal using a numerical-control machine tool with at least five machining axes Also described are an apparatus for producing commands and a machining system which comprises a machine tool with at least five axes, data input means and calculation and processing and command units. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150294500 | Hybrid Dynamic Tree Data Structure and Accessibility Mapping for Computer Numerical Controlled Machining Path Planning - A method of modeling a solid shape in a volume of space may include segmenting the volume into a plurality of equal portions of a given first size, determining, with respect to each portion, a first fill status based on whether each respective portion includes material of the shape, segmenting selected portions of the volume, based on the first fill status, into equal portions of a given second size that is smaller than the first size, determining, with respect to each selected portion, a second fill status, segmenting second selected portions of the volume, based on the second fill status, into equal portions of a given third size that is smaller than the second size, determining, with respect to each second selected portion, a third fill status, and generating a hybrid dynamic tree data structure based on the based on the first, second and third fill statuses. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150298236 | ANALYZING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING WELDING POSITION OF STRUCTURE - A welding-position optimization analyzing method according to the present invention is a welding-position optimization analyzing method for optimizing spot welding or continuous welding used to weld a plurality of components constituting a structure model formed of plane elements and/or three-dimensional elements. The method includes a to-be-analyzed-portion defining step of defining a to-be-analyzed portion including welding points or welding portions at which the plurality of components are welded; a fixed-welding defining step of defining at least one of the welding points or at least one of the welding portions in the defined to-be-analyzed portion as a fixed welding point or a fixed welding portion; a welding-prospect specifying step of specifying welding prospects in the to-be-analyzed portion, the welding prospects being regarded as prospects for the welding points or the welding portions; an analytic-condition applying step of defining an analytic condition applied to the to-be-analyzed portion; and an analysis step of calculating an optimal welding point or an optimal welding portion that satisfies the analytic condition from among the welding prospects. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150323922 | PATH REPEATABLE MACHINING FOR FULL SIZED DETERMINANT ASSEMBLY - Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for machining a part. The methods may include generating a plurality of spatial representations associated with a plurality of positions identified by a machining pattern associated with the part. The plurality of spatial representations may include a first spatial representation identifying a first orientation of a machining tool relative to the part at a first position. The methods may include moving an end effector to the first position. The methods may include mechanically coupling, using a coupling tool, the end effector to the part at the first position. The methods may include generating a second spatial representation identifying a second orientation of the machining tool relative to the part at the first position. The methods may include adjusting the machining tool in response to determining that the second spatial representation is different than the first spatial representation. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150328797 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DOUBLE REEDS - A computerized reed fabrication system having an X-Y-Z axes computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine capable of holding a tool bit. The CNC machine operates under the control of CNC software commands. The reed fabrication system further includes a tool bit held by the CNC machine and a reed holder located adjacent that tool bit. Non-transitory computer readable media stores CNC software commands. A computer reads those stored CNC software commands and sends them to the CNC machine. The CNC software commands cause the CNC machine to move the tool bit relative to the reed holder as required to fabricate a double reed from a cut piece of reed cane. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150338201 | METHOD FOR THE LOCATION DETERMINATION OF THE INVOLUTES IN GEARS - A method for the location determination of the involutes of a pre-gear cut workpiece within a gear-cutting machine using a gear-cut tool comprising the method steps: generating first and second relative movements between the workpiece and the tool; detecting respective, resulting first and second contact between a first tooth flank of the tool and a first tooth flank of the workpiece; and detecting a respective first and second set of coordinates for representing the relative movement of the workpiece and the tool; and determining the angles of rotation, the feeds, the axial distance and the crossed-axes angle of the tool and the workpiece based on the first and second set of coordinates and subsequent calculation of the location of the involutes on the basis of the angles of rotation, the feeds, the axial distance and the crossed-axes angle. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150346707 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER HAVING CUTTING IN/OUT MOTION INSERTING FUNCTION OR CIRCULAR MOTION INSERTING FUNCTION - Disclosed is a numerical controller that has a cutting in/out motion inserting function and configured to control a machine tool that performs lathe-turning machining in which a cutting tool moves in contact with a rotating workpiece. The numerical controller includes a cutting in/out motion inserting unit that generates a program to perform cutting in/out motion, based on operation conditions analyzed by a cutting in/out motion operation conditions analysis unit and inserts the generated program of performing the cutting in/out motion to a program to perform the lathe-turning machining. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150370237 | AUTOMATICALLY REMOVING WASTE MATERIAL USING A STRIP DIE WHEN CUTTING A SHEET OF MATERIAL ACCORDING TO A PREDETERMINED PATTERN - A cutting and stripping apparatus has a controller and causes a strip die to be prepared with cutouts according to a pre-determined pattern, e.g., on a cutting table and positioned on a stripping station that has a removal tool to remove waste material. After a sheet of material is cut on the same or another cutting table, the sheet is positioned in the stripping station over the female strip die. The removal tool moves to programmed positions in the stripping station and removes pieces of waste material. The final stripped cut sheet is the brought to the out-stack. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150375323 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING WELDING DATA - A method of managing welding data, including receiving, via a network, welding data from a data storage system, populating, via a processor, a user viewable dashboard page with one or more user input controls, receiving a user input via the user viewable dashboard page, and populating, via the processor, the user viewable dashboard page with graphical indicia representative of one or more subsets of welding data corresponding to the received user input. The welding data includes welding parameters associated with welding sessions performed by a plurality of welding operators. The user input controls include filter criteria, a search control, or any combination thereof. Each filter criterion of the filter criteria corresponds to a respective subset of the welding data. The user input includes a selection of one or more filter criteria from a user, a search string input via the search control, or any combination thereof. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150375394 | DYNAMIC PHYSICAL CONSTRAINT FOR HARD SURFACE EMULATION - A method and apparatus for haptic hard surface emulation using a dynamic physical constraint are provided. The movement and position of the dynamic physical constraint is actively controlled in order to emulate a hard surface. The dynamic physical constraint may be controlled by a computer. In another aspect of the invention, the dynamic physical constraint limits the motion of a manipulator joint in space. The position at any time of the dynamic physical constraint is dependent on the position in space of the manipulator's end effector. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150380268 | ETCHING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An etching method includes: disposing a substrate to be processed within a chamber, the substrate to be processed having a silicon oxide film formed on a surface thereof and a silicon nitride film formed adjacent to the silicon oxide film; and selectively etching the silicon oxide film with respect to the silicon nitride film by supplying HF gas or HF gas and F | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160001373 | ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERTICAL LATHE - Disclosed is an alignment system for a vertical lathe, the lathe configured to perform a cutting process on a workpiece (W) mounted on a circular turn table ( | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160011584 | NUMERICAL-CONTROL MACHINING-PROGRAM CREATION DEVICE | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160018811 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLOW LOCALIZATION IN MACHINING PROCESSES - A method for controlling flow localization in machining process is disclosed. By application of a constraint of sufficient level in the deformation zone and modifying the surface boundary conditions, suppression of unsteady flow and flow instabilities is achieved. The method enhances machined component quality by ensuring a uniform deformation state on the machined surface. Machined components are produced by ensuing uniform deformation by adopting constrained-cutting process for suppressing the instabilities and unsteady flow through a pre-determined location of the constraint of the constrained machining process relative to the machining tool. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160023296 | DRESSING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRODE OF SPOT WELDING GUN - A dressing system that can appropriately control the dressing amount of the electrode of a spot welding gun so as to not excessively and insufficiently dress the electrode. The dressing system for dressing the electrode of the spot welding gun includes a cutter that dresses the electrode, a controller that controls the rotational operation of the cutter, and a measuring part that measures the dressing amount of the electrode. The controller determines the rotational speed of the cutter based on the dressing amount measured by the measuring part. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160062337 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - A numerical control device includes an operating condition acquisition unit, an executing part acquisition unit, a stopping factor acquisition unit, an acquired information storing unit, a reduction information storing unit, a stopping factor reduction information acquisition unit configured to acquire a reduction information of a stopping time corresponding to a stopping factor information from the reduction information storing unit, and a display unit configured to display the executing part and the stopping factor information and the reduction information of the stopping time corresponding to the stopping factor information. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160062339 | CONTROL DEVICE OF MACHINING TOOL WITH POWER CONSUMPTION REDUCTION FUNCTION - A control device of a machining tool with power consumption reduction function includes an execution unit configured to execute control of devices using parameter extracted from a parameter set storage unit, based on a selected priority mode and operation condition of the machining tool. At least one parameter set stored in the parameter storage unit is set with a parameter corresponding to the heating device having a value for making the heating device in an on state and a parameter corresponding to the cooling device having a value for making the cooling device in an on state. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160075020 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATICALLY INSPECTING AN OBJECT - A system includes a robotic device for moving an inspection tool, a scanner coupleable to the robotic device such that the robotic device is configured to automatically move the scanner to collect data associated with a surface of the object, and a computer system configured to determine a surface profile associated with the surface of the object based on the data, and generate a tool path for inspecting the object using the inspection tool based on the surface profile. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160077515 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR MACHINING CENTER - A computer numerical control (CNC) machining center is provided. The CNC machining center includes a spindle that receives a cutting tool. A work surface is operably arranged adjacent the spindle. A non-contact three-dimensional (3D) measurement device is operably coupled to the tool mount, the 3D measurement device including a projector and at least one device camera, the at least one camera being arranged to receive light from the light source that is reflected off of a surface. A plurality of targets is provided with at least one of the targets coupled to the 3D measurement device. At least two photogrammetry cameras are provided having a orientation and a field of view to acquire images of the targets. A controller is coupled for communication to the 3D measurement device and the at least two cameras, the controller determining the position of the 3D measurement device within the machining center during operation. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160085231 | MACHINE TOOL CONTROLLER - A controller controls a machine tool that rotates a cutting tool attached to a spindle to cut a workpiece in accordance with a machining program. The controller identifies, when the machining program is executed to cause the cutting tool to cut into the workpiece, a position where the cutting tool has come into contact with the workpiece for the first time and a machining direction at the time when the cutting tool has cut into the workpiece, and inserts, in the machining program, a roll-in path instruction having an end point set to the identified position at which the cutting tool has come into contact with the workpiece for the first time. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160089760 | TURNING CONTROLLER - A turning controller includes a storage, a working program processing device, a command value setting processing device, an approach angle setting command amount calculator, and a command processing device. The storage is configured to store a working program and tool shape data. The working program processing device is configured to analyze the working program and to calculate and output command amounts. The command value setting processing device is configured to set an approach angle command value for defining an approach angle. The approach angle setting command amount calculator is configured to calculate, as an approach angle setting command amount, a B-axis command amount for controlling to cause the approach angle to have the approach angle command value based on the tool shape data. The command processing device is configured to output the approach angle setting command amount to the B-axis driver. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160091885 | MACHINING APPARATUS FOR MACHINING WORKPIECE WITH TOOL - In a machining apparatus, a tool has a specified point for machining a workpiece, and a support supports the tool while a position and an orientation of the specified point of the tool are changeable. A actuator actuates the support to move the tool, and a sensor measures a magnitude and an orientation of force upon the force being applied to the tool. A determiner determines, upon the force being applied to the tool, a target orientation of the specified point of the tool according to the magnitude and the orientation of the force measured by the sensor. The force applied to the tool having an orientation to separate the tool from the workpiece. A controller controls the actuator to move the tool according to the determined target orientation. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160098030 | MULTI-STYLUS ORBITAL ENGRAVING TOOL - A selectable symbol engraving tool for use with a CNC machine. The engraving tool includes a housing and an array of styluses supported in the housing. A pattern disk is rotatably supported in the housing and is connectable to a spindle of the CNC machine. The pattern disk includes a plurality of hole patterns, each selectable via rotation of the spindle and including one or more clearance holes corresponding to a symbol. The array of styluses is positioned to confront a selected one of the plurality of hole patterns such that styluses corresponding to the clearance holes are refracted and the remaining styluses are extended. The extended styluses are operative to engrave the symbol corresponding to the selected hole pattern in a work piece via orbiting about a virtual axis of rotation when the selectable character engraving tool is moved in a circular motion by the CNC machine. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160101474 | SPIRAL TOOLPATHS FOR HIGH-SPEED MACHINING OF POLYGONAL POCKETS - A method, apparatus, and computer program product provide the ability to construct a spiral toolpath for machining solid material. A polygon with a polygonal hole in an interior is obtained. A Voronoi diagram of a set of line segments is obtained and modified to provide a modified Voronoi diagram (VD) having a cycle with one or more trees growing out. For each of the trees, a wave model is defined for a wave that starts at time t=0 on leaves on a boundary of the hole and moves through the tree to hit leaves on a boundary of the polygon at time t=1. A polyline spiral curve toolpath is created by travelling around the wave as it moves towards the boundary of the polygon. A pocket is milled in a solid piece of material by following the polyline spiral curve toolpath. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160103438 | MACHINE TOOL POST CONFIGURATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods for post processor development and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes generating a machine tool post processor having a plurality of levels including a library level, a controller level, and at least one other level. The method includes interacting with a user in a dynamic user interface corresponding to the machine tool post processor. The method includes storing the machine tool post processor. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160132039 | CUTTING TOOL CONTROLLER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A cutting tool controller and method of controlling are provided. The method includes providing a swing angle for the cutting tool, obtaining a swing vector of the cutting tool through kinematics calculation according to the swing angle, using the swing vector of the cutting tool to calculate a set of possible solutions of a swaying angle of the cutting tool, selecting a possible solution satisfying an operation condition of the machine from the set of possible solutions, using the selected possible solution to calculate an offset of positions of the cutting tool before and after swaying, so as to generate a compensation vector, calculating required compensation values for three axes of the machine according to the compensation vector, and outputting a control command including the compensation values, such that the cutting tool of the machine or a working table for placing the workpiece thereon of the machine moves correspondingly. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160147212 | CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING MACHINE TOOL HAVING CUTTING CONDITION CHANGE FUNCTION - A controller for controlling a machine tool calculates a variation of a cutting load based on a changed rotational speed or feed rate of a tool in a machining program for machining a workpiece when the rotational speed or the feed rate is changed, and executes the machining program if the changed rotational speed and/or feed rate of the tool and/or the cutting load are within the ranges of predetermined upper and lower limit values. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160167138 | ROUND HOLE MACHINING METHOD AND ROUND HOLE MACHINING DEVICE | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160176055 | FILE TRANSLATOR SYSTEM | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160199922 | Method, System, Computer Program And A Computer Program Product For Measuring Objects | 07-14-2016 |
| 20170235287 | MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PROTECTING PROCESS FACE AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE OF ABNORMAL LOAD | 08-17-2017 |
| 20180024515 | Direct Address Laser Ablation | 01-25-2018 |
