Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
700180000 | Having operator interface feature | 76 |
20080201010 | PUNCH MACHINING PROGRAM GENERATING DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM FOR GENERATING A PUNCH MACHINING PROGRAM, AND WIRE-CUT ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINE - A machining program generating device and a wire-cut electric discharge machine that can shorten a machining time to machine multiple punch shapes. A distance L from one punch shape machining end position Pe to a next punch shape machining start position Ps is obtained. When the distance L is shorter than a predetermined value, the electric discharge machining is performed between the machining end position Pe and the machining start position Ps. When the distance L is equal to or longer than that a predetermined value, the wire is cut at the machining end position Pe and connected at the machining start position Ps to restart the electric discharge machining. By continuing the electric discharge machining when the distance L is shorter than the predetermined value, it is not necessary to carry out the processes of cutting and connecting the wire, and therefore the machining time is shortened. | 08-21-2008 |
20080228315 | Display and Operating Unit for a Machine in the Tobacco Processing Industry - A display and operating unit for a machine in the tobacco-processing industry includes a visual display unit for the display of a graphic user interface consisting of a plurality of screen displays, and a computer which is designed to generate the graphic user interface by means of a computer program, essentially all the screen displays having at least the following regions: an operating region that can be operated by the operator for the display of a plurality of different operating-region displays that can be selected by the operator, with machine- and/or product-related display and operating elements; and a message region for the display of machine- or product-related stop and warning messages. The screen displays have at least one further region which includes machine- and/or product-related display and/or operating elements concerning the production mode, display of the further region being independent of the respectively selected operating-region display of the operating region. | 09-18-2008 |
20080234855 | ENHANCED REMOTE JOG HANDLE - A system for controlling a machine tool is provided. The system includes a user input device deflectable from a neutral position and a controller configured to receive information corresponding to an amount of deflection of the user input device from the neutral position and to output a control signal to control a movement of the machine tool in an axis of movement at a rate corresponding to the amount of deflection of the user input device from the neutral position. A machine is provided, including a work tool movable along an axis of movement and a control system including a user input device deflectable from a neutral position and a controller configured to receive information corresponding to an amount of deflection of the user input device from the neutral position and to output a control signal to control a movement of the work tool in an axis of movement at a rate corresponding to the amount of deflection of the user input device from the neutral position. | 09-25-2008 |
20080300715 | System for carrying out automatic drilling / riveting process in aeronautical assembly pieces - A system of automatic drilling/riveting of pieces for aeronautical assembly, includes a robot governed by a numerical control device containing drilling/riveting information. A module allows for introduction of data by the operator. A piece checking module detects a piece starting from the data input by the operator. A converter module receives from the numerical control device the information input by the operator and information on the detected piece along with the drilling/riveting to be done and converts that information into information that can be read by a governing and graphic representation module, which transforms the information into geometric information to permit graphic representation on a screen. | 12-04-2008 |
20090292390 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR OPERATING A MACHINE TOOL - An operating device for operating a machine tool has a touch-sensitive contact area and is constructed to generate in response to a contact by an element upon the contact area over a length an output signal in correspondence to the length for controlling a movement of a machine element in a direction of an axis of the machine tool. The operating device is insensitive to particles of dirt, liquids and/or gases which surround the operating device. | 11-26-2009 |
20100168901 | MACHINE TOOL - The invention relates to a machine tool, wherein the machine ( | 07-01-2010 |
20120065767 | Controller for Machine Tool and Machining-Related Data Processing System Provided Therewith - A machining-related data processing system has a configuration in which a controller for machine tool comprising an NC device and an assisting device is connected to a data processing device via a telecommunication line. The assisting device has a cooperative-processing instructing section transmitting a cooperative processing signal to the data processing device and thereby remotely operating the data processing device to cause it to perform data processing, and receiving the result of the data processing performed in the data processing device, and the data processing device has an automatic program generation section, a machining simulation section and a cooperative-processing executing section receiving the cooperative processing signal from the controller and causing the automatic program generation section and the machining simulation section to perform data processing related to workpiece machining and corresponding to a data processing request accepted in the controller, and transmitting the data processing result to the controller. | 03-15-2012 |
20120109360 | MACHINE TOOL - In a machine tool which includes a rotary shaft configured to allow a tool or a workpiece to be attached thereto, a driving unit for causing the rotary shaft to rotate is regulated to change a rotation speed of the rotary shaft in such a manner that the rotation speed oscillates with a given amplitude and a given period with respect to a given mean rotation speed, so that chatter vibrations can be suppressed. A parameter display control unit configured to cause a display device to display parameter information related to predetermined parameters for changing at least one of the mean rotation speed, the amplitude and the period is provided so that the parameters can be changed based upon the parameter information displayed in the display device. | 05-03-2012 |
20120203373 | TOOL PATH FORMING METHOD IN MILLING PROCESSING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a tool path forming method in a milling processing system, the method including: (A) a shape offset step; (B) a virtual wall forming step; (C) an interference region forming and shape revising step; (D) a closed shape forming step; (E) a cutting surface forming step; (F) tool path forming steps; (G) an unprocessed region detecting step; and (H) an uncut region tool path forming step. | 08-09-2012 |
20120290121 | DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATED MACHINE FOR HANDLING, ASSEMBLING OR MACHINING WORKPIECES - A device for operating an automated machine for handling, assembling or machining workpieces, comprising: a display apparatus having a screen for displaying a graphic user interface for controlling and/or monitoring machine functions of the machine, an operating apparatus for inputting command-triggering operator actions for controlling functions of the machine and controlling functions of the graphic user interface, and a controller for implementing input command-triggering operator actions into control commands for controlling functions of the machine and/or functions of the graphic user interface. The operating apparatus comprises an apparatus for inputting manual operator actions and an apparatus for inputting contact-free operator actions. The apparatus for inputting contact-free operator actions includes: a sensor system for detecting contact-free actions of the operator and a detecting unit for picking up a command-triggering operating action of the operator by means of the contact-free operator actions detected by the sensor system. | 11-15-2012 |
20130073075 | CNC MACHINE WITHOUT AN OPERATOR CONSOLE - A CNC machine, or CNC machining centre, for the automated and computer-controlled production or machining of components. The CNC machine does not have any operator module attached to it, or any operator module connected to it, that remains permanently connected to the CNC machine during the operation of the CNC machine. | 03-21-2013 |
20130197688 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD - There is provided a control apparatus for controlling a device having a movable unit movable by a plurality of drive shafts. The control apparatus includes: target trajectory generation means for generating a target trajectory for a movement section defined by a start point and an end point; remaining distance estimation means for estimating a remaining distance along the target trajectory from a current position to the end point; acceleration calculation means for calculating an acceleration involved in varying a current movement velocity of the movable unit to a target velocity corresponding to a movement velocity to be satisfied by the movable unit at the end point of the target trajectory, such that a distance that the movable unit will have traveled substantially matches the remaining distance; and movement velocity updating means for calculating a new target movement velocity value by correcting the current movement velocity with the acceleration calculated. | 08-01-2013 |
20130211576 | GAUGE SYSTEM FOR WORKPIECE PROCESSING - Gauge system, including methods and apparatus, for positioning workpieces according to entered and/or calculated target dimensions and processing the workpieces with a tool to generate products having the target dimensions. | 08-15-2013 |
20130218322 | ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR STEERING A MACHINE TOOL - The invention relates to systems for steering machine tools and in particular to systems that display information to an operator of the machine tool. Such a system comprises a manually controlled cutting tool. The system receives data that defines a model of a desired cut to be made on a workpiece by the cutting tool. The system receives further data related to the current position of the cutting tool in, at least, two dimensions. A processor generates from the received data a display. The display shows the desired cut to be made and a cutting tool icon at the current position of the cutting tool relative to the desired cut. The display also shows an indication of the current error between either the current position, or direction of travel, of the cutting tool and the desired cut. An operator does not need to look at the workpiece, a drawing and the Digital Read Out simultaneously as with existing systems. | 08-22-2013 |
20130325164 | ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINE AND ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING SYSTEM - To make corrections as effectively as possible according to an environmental temperature of an installation location, an electric discharge machine includes a temperature-displacement measurement unit that measures a transition of a displacement of a reference position and a transition of detected values of temperature sensors, a correction-coefficient calculation unit that calculates correction-coefficient calculated values based on a measurement result of the temperature/displacement measurement unit, a confirmation display unit that displays the measurement result of the temperature/displacement measurement unit and that prompts to input whether to use the correction-coefficient calculated values, and a change-agreement confirmation unit that updates correction-coefficient set values stored in a correction-coefficient set-value storage unit to the correction-coefficient calculated values when an input to an effect of using the correction-coefficient calculated values is received. | 12-05-2013 |
20130338814 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER FOR MACHINE TOOL WITH WORK SUPPORTING CONTROL PART - A numerical controller has a work supporting control part that supports a work in manufacture or maintenance of a machine tool to be controlled. The work supporting control part has a motor drive command storage part that stores motor drive commands associated with work items. When a work item is selected on a screen, a guidance that describes the content of the work item and a setting item or check item associated with the work item are displayed on the screen. Then, in response to an operation signal output from an operation part, a motor drive command associated with the selected work item is read from the motor drive command storage part and output to a driving control part. | 12-19-2013 |
20130338815 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER FOR DISPLAYING VIRTUAL CONTROL PANEL - A numerical controller for controlling a machine tool includes a display which displays a virtual control panel composed of an operation key for operating a machine and a lamp indicating operating information of a machine. A plurality of components (buttons and lamps) of each virtual control panel are defined. Each virtual control panel composed of the defined components is associated with a command code to be given by an NC program, and whether to display or hide the virtual control panel is set. When an NC program is executed, and a command code is read, a virtual control panel corresponding to the command code is displayed or hidden. | 12-19-2013 |
20140012409 | COORDINATE POSITIONING MACHINE CONTROLLER - A coordinate positioning apparatus including: a coordinate positioning machine having a measuring probe for interacting with an artefact to obtain measurement data regarding the artefact. The measuring probe and artefact are moveable relative to each other in at least one machine degree of freedom. The apparatus further includes a hand-held device, moveable in free-space in a plurality of device degrees of freedom, for controlling movement of the measurement probe relative to the artefact. The hand-held device includes at least one motion sensor for sensing movement of the hand-held device in free-space. The apparatus is configured such that the relative movement of the measurement probe and artefact is controlled by said movement of the hand-held device in free-space. | 01-09-2014 |
20140244024 | WAVEFORM DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SEARCH FUNCTION ACCORDING TO SET CONDITION - A waveform display device displaying by a waveform a time series of physical quantity data in a machine tool having a servo motor controlled by a numerical control device, the waveform display device including: a time series data acquisition part acquiring the time series of physical quantity data; a search condition setting part setting a search condition of the physical quantity data; | 08-28-2014 |
20150045942 | GROUP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided a group management system including one or more manufacturing devices and one or more server devices. Each of the manufacturing devices includes a manufacturing device display unit configured to display information on the specified process, an acquiring unit configured to acquire information of respective parts of each of the manufacturing devices and an acquired information transmitting unit configured to transmit the acquired information to the server devices. Each of the server devices includes a storage unit configured to store the information transmitted from the acquired information transmitting unit, an analysis unit configured to analyze the stored information and a server device display unit configured to display the stored information and the analyzed information. Each of the manufacturing devices further includes a remote operation function unit configured to directly operate the server device display unit from the manufacturing device display unit. | 02-12-2015 |
20150057789 | CONTROLLER FOR MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool controlled by a numerical controller is provided with an additional-axis composed of a tilting table and a rotary table. The controller displays, in a display section thereof, a diagram representative of an actual state in which an additional shaft is mounted so that an operator can select how to mount the additional shaft on the machine tool and collectively set parameters based on the selection. | 02-26-2015 |
20150073583 | GEAR CUTTING MACHINE - The present disclosure relates to a gear cutting machine having a machine control as well as having at least one display for displaying machine-relevant parameters, wherein the display is multitouch-operable and allows an operator input for controlling the gear cutting machine by multifinger gestures over the display. | 03-12-2015 |
20150316913 | AN INTERFACE FOR A POWER TOOL - An interface for a power tool has a data communication module arranged to form a data connection between the power tool and a portable electronic device, wherein the data connection is arranged to communicate data therebetween, and a power transmitter arranged to transmit electrical power between the power tool and the portable electronic device. | 11-05-2015 |
20150338843 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER - A numerical controller for controlling a machine tool based on a processing program includes: a detecting unit configured to detect a factor which causes malfunction of the numerical controller; a storing unit configured to store information of a block of the processing program which is being executed and information of the factor in association with each other; and a display unit configured to display information of the detected factor on a location corresponding to a display location of the block of the processing program. | 11-26-2015 |
20150338845 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE PROVIDED WITH PROGRAMMED MACHINING RESTART FUNCTION - A numerical control device including a programmed machining restart function includes a first display unit for displaying, as a list, specific codes indicating limit points of machining steps of a machining program, a specification unit for specifying, among the specific codes displayed as a list by the first display unit, a specific code that is selected, and a program restart unit for executing, by using a location in a memory of the specific code that is specified by the specification unit, a restart operation of the machining program from a machining step including the specific code that is specified. | 11-26-2015 |
20160089758 | MACHINING TOOL EQUIPPED WITH DEVICE FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING ATMOSPHERE INSIDE MACHINING TOOL CONTROL PANEL - A control panel of a machining tool includes a measurement unit measuring a temperature and a humidity involved with an atmosphere inside the control panel, an adjustment unit adjusting the temperature and the humidity, and an atmosphere control unit controlling an atmosphere inside the control panel by controlling the adjustment unit. Since the atmosphere control unit receives electric power supplied from a system separated from a power supply supplying electric power to the machining tool, it is possible to protect various electronic devices inside the control panel by measuring and adjusting the atmosphere inside the control panel even when the machining tool power supply is not turned on. | 03-31-2016 |
20160109873 | TIME SERIES DATA DISPLAY DEVICE CONVERTING POINT SEQUENCE DATA TO TIME SERIES DATA REGARDING DRIVE AXES TO BE DISPLAYED - A time series data display device calculates position data in time-series of a movement point on drive axes based on the position feedback data, generates a command movement trajectory of the machine end based on the position command data, generates an actual movement trajectory of the machine end based on the actual position data, calculates position data of the machine end which are intersection points between straight lines, which are perpendicular to the command movement trajectory and pass through the movement point, and the actual movement trajectory, converts the position data of the machine end to position data with respect to drive axes, and displays the position feedback data in time-series and the position data in time-series. | 04-21-2016 |
20160116906 | WORKTOOL CONFIGURATOR FOR MACHINE - A method of configuring a work tool with a machine is provided. The method includes receiving at least one operational parameter of the work tool by an off board system. The method also includes matching the operational parameter of the work tool with a specification of the machine using a back office system. The method also includes configuring at least one control element of the machine to control at least one function of the work tool. The method includes identifying the work tool connected to the machine by the sensing module. The method also includes retrieving the operational parameters and a pre-defined instruction set stored in the control module corresponding to the identified work tool. The method further includes displaying at least one graphical representation on a display device for each function of the work tool. The method includes controlling the work tool using the at least one control element. | 04-28-2016 |
20160179085 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOL, AND BACK-END AND FRONT-END CONTROL DEVICES FOR USE IN SUCH SYSTEM | 06-23-2016 |
20180024529 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER HAVING MANUAL HANDLE FEED FUNCTION | 01-25-2018 |
700181000 | Specific programming format (e.g., macro) | 5 |
20080281462 | Transformation Method Of G-Code Into Step-Nc Part Program - A method of transforming a G-code type part program into a STEP-NC language type part program is provided and more particularly, a method is provided for enabling a G-code type part program mainly used in the field to be easily applied to a STEP-NC controller without a troublesome correction. A STEP-NC language type part program is automatically created, which is composed of machining operation information, manufacturing feature information, machining strategy information and the like, through a process of analyzing G-codes from the G-code type part program and tool information. A method of transforming a G-code into a STEP-NC part program includes receiving a G-code part program, tools and a numerical controller; creating G-code block information, and partitioning the entire part program on a workingstep basis. The method further includes creating machining strategy information and creating the STEP-NC part program by arranging the machining workingsteps. | 11-13-2008 |
20100274381 | Universal Conversational Programming for Machine Tool Systems - A method is disclosed for controlling movement of machine tool systems by providing a conversational programming interface that permits a user to create a universal program for execution by various machine tool systems for machining a part, each system having at least four movable axes. The user defines program blocks including geometry definitions which are independent of any axis kinematics configuration. A first tool path relative to a first Cartesian coordinate system is generated for forming the geometry, then mapped to a second Cartesian coordinate system corresponding to the part. The mapped path is transformed to a third Cartesian coordinate system corresponding to an orientation and location of the part relative to an axis kinematics configuration of a current machine tool system. The transformed path is processed to generate positions for the movable axes of the current system. | 10-28-2010 |
20150293524 | PROCESSING PROGRAM GENERATION METHOD AND DEVICE - A processing program generation method for generating a processing program (PR) for a work machine on the basis of use-results information for a tool ( | 10-15-2015 |
20160011583 | NUMERICAL-CONTROL-PROGRAM EDITING APPARATUS, NUMERICAL-CONTROL-PROGRAM EDITING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | 01-14-2016 |
20160187870 | AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEM WITH JOB PACKAGING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - An automated manufacturing system, and a method of operation thereof, including: a job creator for generating a device programming job by encrypting a file based on an input component, the input component including an instruction set; a distribution network for distributing the device programming job to a manufacturing site; an assembly controller for decrypting the device programming job at an authorized manufacturing site; and an intelligent module for executing the device programming job decrypted by the assembly controller at the authorized manufacturing site for programming an assembly device. | 06-30-2016 |
700182000 | Including CAD, CAM, or CIM technique | 26 |
20080234856 | Adjustable Computer Component Mounting System - An adjustable system for mounting a computer component to a surface, including an adjustable horizontal assembly with swiveling mounting structure and an adjustable vertical assembly featuring two sliding extrusions and a stopper wedge engaged with a long screw for efficient mounting of computer components within workplaces. | 09-25-2008 |
20080269942 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REAL-WORLD MARKET-BASED INFORMATION CORRESPONDING WITH A THEORETICAL CAD MODEL AND/OR RFQ/RFP DATA - A market-based search system uses a digital geometric CAD model as a filter against other digital geometric CAD models that have been used or that may be used to produce actual products and that have real-world cost and other transactional data. Specifically, a digital CAD model is used as an index into market-based data. A geometry based search engine can perform a first pass of comparing indexed parameters derived from the CAD model provided in a search query against index data of an indexed CAD assets database. A transaction search engine can then be used to perform a second pass on the results from the geometric based search in order to match any transactional data, process data, or technical attribute data of the CAD model with real-world transactional data and/or process data associated with CAD models discovered by the indexed data search. | 10-30-2008 |
20080281463 | Method of Non-Linear Process Planning and Internet-Based Step-Nc System Using the Same - The present invention relates to a method of creating a non-linear process plan and an Internet-based STEP-NC system using the same, and more particularly, to a method of creating a non-linear process plan, wherein the non-linear process plan including information on a variety of alternative processes and machining sequences is established in consideration of situations in the field, thereby autonomously dealing with abnormal situations while executing optimal machining, and to an Internet-based STEP-NC system, wherein a STEP-NC part program in an XML format is created based on the established process plan so that process information can be easily exchanged with other systems via the Internet. Since the present invention provide a plurality of machining alternatives to the field, and thus, allow a STEP-NC machine tool to execute machining optimized depending on field situations and to autonomously deal with abnormal situations that may occur during machining. | 11-13-2008 |
20080300716 | Method for manipulating a dental virtual model, method for creating physical entities based on a dental virtual model thus manipulated, and dental models thus created - A 3D virtual model of an intra oral cavity in which at least a part of a finish line of a preparation is obscured is manipulated in virtual space by means of a computer or the like to create, recreate or reconstruct finish line data and other geometrical corresponding to the obscured part. Trimmed virtual models, and trimmed physical models, can then be created utilizing data thus created. The virtual models and/or the physical models may be used in the design and manufacture of copings or of prostheses. | 12-04-2008 |
20090265030 | MACHINING SIMULATION METHOD AND MACHINING SIMULATION APPARATUS - A machining simulation apparatus is arranged in a machine tool having a tool holding mechanism, a workpiece holding mechanism, a drive mechanism and a numerical controller, and provided with: an actual CCD camera for imaging a tool held by the tool holding mechanism and the workpiece holding mechanism not holding a workpiece to generate actual image data; a model data update processing section for generating model data relating to when moving the holding mechanisms based on the operation command received from the numerical controller and the model data of the holding mechanisms, tool and workpiece; a virtual image generation processing section for generating virtual image data of the tool and workpiece based on the generated model data; and a rendering processing section for generating composite image data by superimposing the virtual image on the actual image, and displaying the composite image data on a screen display device. | 10-22-2009 |
20100017012 | MULTI MODEL REGISTRATION (MMR) FOR A GALVANOMETER AND LASER SYSTEM - A multi model registration (MMR) process performed using a computer, for registering a plurality of workpiece vision models representing features on a workpiece that define a marking location thereon, to corresponding part vision models stored on the computer representing features that define a desired part marking location. By this process, respectively corresponding workpiece vision models and part vision models are aligned for guiding a laser to mark the workpiece, the position and orientation of the workpiece being variable relative to that represented by the stored part vision model. The MMR process includes capturing a new image of the workpiece that includes one of the plurality of features on the workpiece that define its marking location; generating a workpiece vision model of that one workpiece feature included in the new workpiece image captured; registering the new workpiece vision model generated to the stored part vision model representing the corresponding one of the features defining the part marking location; and repeating these process steps for each of the remaining workpiece features defining the marking location thereon, for which there is respective corresponding stored part vision model representing a feature defining the part marking location. The inventive multi model registration process further includes a step of extracting a mathematical transformation (for instance a matrix) which includes respective position and orientation relative to each respective pair of corresponding workpiece and part vision models. | 01-21-2010 |
20100036520 | METHOD OF CARVING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARTWORK - A method of producing intricate, three-dimensional artwork requiring high resolution on the part of a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine is disclosed. An existing three dimensional carving is captured by a computer, and converted into a NURBS surface. The operator sets forth the dimensions of the surface to be carved, including the width and the length, as well as the width of its component stiles and rails. The operator further selects the corners of such surface in which the artwork is to be carved. Thereafter, the NURBS surface is scaled and positioned in accordance with the dimensions and parameters supplied, and transmitted to respective CNC machines. The CNC machines then perform a series of carving operations in accordance with the instructions supplied by a G-code file processed from the NURBS surfaces. | 02-11-2010 |
20100094450 | AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING METHOD AND AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a conversational automatic programming device or the like capable of generating an NC program in a simpler manner and in a shorter period of time. The automatic programming device | 04-15-2010 |
20110046773 | TOOL VECTOR DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR A MACHINE TOOL WITH ROTATIONAL AXES - Time information t and positional information about each axis are obtained, and the three-dimensional coordinates of tool center point Pe at time t are calculated to display the path of the tool center point Pe at time t. Then, whether a fixed time has elapsed or not is decided. If the fixed time has elapsed, the coordinates of the tool vector start point Ps at time t are calculated to display a line segment connecting between tool vector start point Ps and tool center point Pe, which is the end point of the tool vector. This display enables the orientation of the tool at each tool center point to be grasped at a glance. | 02-24-2011 |
20110153056 | Functional Mechatronic Objects - A method for designing products or industrial systems, wherein comprising the steps of providing software objects representing parts, functions and/or artifacts of the product or the industrial systems are provided, where a software object comprises data for characterizing the software object and interfaces for intercommunication of the software objects and for communication with the environment of the product or the industrial system. The software objects are then assembled by interconnecting the software over the interfaces to design a product or an industrial system. | 06-23-2011 |
20120136475 | SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING A TOOL IN A WORK SPACE - A system for assisting in the use by an operator of the operating element of a tool at desired locations at a worksite, includes a stationary control and a position sensor secured to the tool. The stationary control is located at the worksite, and has data stored therein specifying one or more desired locations for operation of the operating element of the tool at the worksite. A position sensor is mounted on the tool. The position sensor determines the position of the operating element of the tool. The position sensor includes a communication device for communicating with said stationary control, a sensor for determining its relative position with respect to said stationary control, and a display for providing indications to the user of the tool of the desired location for the operating element of the tool and of the actual location of the operating element of the tool. | 05-31-2012 |
20130231771 | Methods and Apparatus for Handheld Tool - In exemplary implementations of this invention, a computer-assisted, handheld machining tool allows even an inexperienced user to carve a complex 3D object, while maintaining artistic freedom to modify the sculpture from an initial CAD design. The tool prevents the user from unintentionally removing material from a volume defined by the CAD design. It does so by slowing or halting spindle rotation as the bit approaches or penetrates the protected volume. The user can override this protective feature. The tool may operate in at least three interaction modes: (i) a static mode in which a static CAD model is used, where the computer assists by preventing the user from damaging the static model; (ii) a dynamic mode where the computer dynamically modifies the CAD model during the sculpting process; and (iii) an autonomous mode where the computer can operate independently of the user, for tasks such as semi-automatic texture rendering. | 09-05-2013 |
20140005821 | PRODUCTION INSTALLATION WITH TIME-INDEXED HISTORICAL DISPLAY | 01-02-2014 |
20140012410 | BLEND BEHAVIOR IN A VARIATIONAL SYSTEM - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a CAD model in the data processing system, the CAD model including at least a first blend that has an axis, a radius measured from the axis, and a plurality of unders. The method includes receiving a change to the radius of the first blend and selectively designating either the axis as fixed or the unders as fixed according to a property of the blend. The method includes modifying the CAD model by changing the radius according to the received change and the designated fixed axis or designated fixed unders, and storing the modified CAD model. | 01-09-2014 |
20140025193 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PART - A method for producing a part is provided, the method including the following: a first step of a computer-aided simulation for a plurality of cross-sections of the part based on a 3D cross-sectional model and obtaining a first result, which represents shrinkage of the part basically caused by thermal and/or chemical reactions; a second step of a further computer-aided simulation for the plurality of cross-sections of the part based on a 2D shell model and obtaining a second result, which represents shrinkage of the part basically caused by thermal and/or chemical reactions; determining a scale factor for the second result in such a way that the second result corresponds to the first result; determining scale factors for any cross-sections which are between two adjacent cross-sections from the plurality of cross-sections, by interpolation; predicting a distortion of the part; and producing the part based on the predicted distortion of the part. | 01-23-2014 |
20140046478 | METHOD OF MAKING A PART AND RELATED SYSTEM - A system and method of making a part, including capturing an actual tridimensional surface of each part to obtain a corresponding digitized actual surface, performing a tridimensional comparison between the digitized actual surface of each part and a nominal tridimensional surface, generating an actual location and orientation of an operation to be performed based on the tridimensional comparison, and performing the operation on the part based on the generated actual location and orientation of the element. | 02-13-2014 |
20140107831 | WIRE-ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINE INCLUDING NC PROGRAM CREATING FUNCTION - CAD graphic data includes information corresponding to a machining shape, and at least one attribute information out of a line type, a line color, a line thickness, an a layer. Graphic data corresponding to the machining shape is extracted from the CAD graphic data based on setting by setting means, and an NC program is created from the extracted graphic data. Accordingly, the graphic data corresponding to the machining shape can be extracted even when an operator does not check the graphic data. | 04-17-2014 |
20140121820 | Systems And Methods For Manufacturing Optimization - In one embodiment, a manufacturing process is optimized by enabling a user to specify a product to be manufactured, enabling the user to specify a manufacturing system for manufacturing the product, enabling the user to select parameters for the product and the manufacturing system, and automatically calculating manufacturing metrics for the manufacturing process based upon the user-specified models and user selections. | 05-01-2014 |
20140257552 | Shop Order Status Visualization System - A method and apparatus for processing shop order instances for an aircraft. A model of the aircraft is identified. The shop order instances for the aircraft are identified. A status of the shop order instances is identified. Graphical representations of parts for a group of shop order instances in a graphical user interface are displayed on a display device. A set of graphical indicators in association with the graphical representations of the parts displayed in the graphical user interface is displayed. The set of graphical indicators indicates the status of the shop order instances. | 09-11-2014 |
20140324211 | System and Method for Performing Undo and Redo Operations during Machining Simulation - A method associates a cell in the cADF with a machining instruction that changes a type of the cell or a type of a distance field in the cell in forming a composite surface of the workpiece to produce at least part of an association, and associates the distance field in the cell with the machining instruction changing the type of the distance field in forming the composite surface of the workpiece to produce at least part of the association. In response to receiving a command to undo a simulation of the machining to the intermediate machining instruction, a subset of cells and a subset of distance fields forming the composite surface of the workpiece at time of the simulation by the intermediate machining instruction are identified using the associate and the intermediate representation of the workpiece is determined using the subset of cells and the subset of distance fields. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324212 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONCURRENT MULTI-USER TOOLPATH CREATION - A method for generating a toolpath includes providing a plurality of machining target models based on a model of an engineering object, assigning the machining target models to CAM clients operated by users, receiving a machining instruction sequence from each CAM client, and machining a part by executing each of the machining instruction sequences on one or more machine tools. The machining instruction sequences may be merged into a single machining instruction sequence before being executed by a machine tool. The machining target models may be created manually or automatically generated. In certain embodiments, the machining target models are generated by spatially partitioning the model of the engineering object. In one embodiment, features that are allocated to a separate machining process are removed from the machining target models. A corresponding apparatus is also disclosed herein. | 10-30-2014 |
20140379119 | SYSTEM FOR REMOTE AND AUTOMATED MANUFACTURE OF PRODUCTS FROM USER DATA - A system for Remote and Automated Manufacture of Products from User Data is designed to allow a user with no knowledge of design, engineering, or manufacturing to create a custom product from data they provide, in the form of tomography data, photographs, voice command, sketches etc. The system provides a user interface, the Front End, where users input data and select what to manufacture. This information is then sent to the Back End, which processes the data, creates a manufacturable 3D model, determines the best production method, and calculates a price and the amount of time required to make and deliver the product. This information is presented to the user, who confirms the proposal or makes changes the selection, materials etc, until they are happy with the result. Once they confirm their order, the system automatically produces the object and it is shipped to the user. | 12-25-2014 |
20150051729 | RAMP STRUCTURES IN COMPOSITE PARTS - Methods for generating ramp structures in composite part models and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a model of a composite part, the model including a topological definition for the composite part that has a plurality of defined constant-thickness areas. The method includes determining ramp areas from the topological definition, and determining adjacency relationships between constant-thickness areas and ramp areas. The method includes determining ramp structure points, constant rails, and ramp rails for the model. The method includes creating a set of normal curves connecting corresponding ramp structure points of on-surface geometries and offset geometries of the model. The method includes producing offset geometries corresponding to each ramp rail and generating a ramp surface for each ramp area. The method includes storing the model including the generated ramp surfaces. | 02-19-2015 |
20150134103 | NUMERICAL CONTROL APPARATUS - A numerical control apparatus that controls a machine tool including a plurality of linear axes and rotation axes, and controls a relative tool posture with respect to work on a table includes a program reading unit that sequentially reads a tool posture with respect to the work from a machining program, a determining unit that determines whether the read tool posture is within a predetermined tool posture range, a tool-posture control unit that determines control content of the tool posture according to the determination by the determining unit, and an interpolation/acceleration and deceleration processing unit that controls the linear and rotation axes according to the control content of the tool posture. When the read tool posture is within the predetermined range, the tool-posture control unit determines rotation axis angles of the rotation axes such that a change of tool posture from the last tool posture is limited. | 05-14-2015 |
20160098035 | NUMERIC CONTROLLER WITH NOTIFICATION OF A CAM SYSTEM IN THE EVENT OF A CHANGE IN THE SUBROUTINE - A subroutine executable by the numeric controller to control a production machine is disclosed. A user selects at least one program instruction of the subroutine and the numeric controller outputs a parameterized description of the selected program instruction or of a sequence of program instructions that contains the selected program instruction to the user using the user interface. The user enters a change in the parameterized description and stores a modified subroutine that corresponds to the changed parameterized description. The numeric controller sends a message to a predetermined address identifying. the original subroutine and the change made in a form that can be evaluated in automated fashion. The CAM system that generated the subroutine uses the message to independently and automatically ascertain a data record on which the original subroutine is based and to modify the data record accordingly. | 04-07-2016 |
20160103447 | NUMERICAL CONTROL UNIT WITH THE OPTION OF MODIFYING THE SUB-PROGRAM - A sub-program carried out by a numerical control unit that controls a production machine is disclosed. The numerical control unit transmits a piece of information identifying a program instruction, by means of which the sub-program was generated to a CAM system after the instruction is selected by a user through an operator interface. The numerical control unit receives, a parameterized description of the sequence of program instructions containing the selected program instruction from the CAM system. The numerical control unit outputs the parameterized description to the user via the operator interface and receives a modification of the parameterized description from the user. The numerical control unit then transmits the modified parameterized description to the CAM system and receives a modified sub-program corresponding to the modified parameterized description from the CAM system. | 04-14-2016 |
700183000 | Preset pattern | 4 |
20090005899 | PUNCH REPRESENTATION FOR PUNCH GEOMETRY - The present disclosure includes, among other things, systems, methods and program products for representing punch geometry and associated manufacturing information. | 01-01-2009 |
20110118866 | 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. | 05-19-2011 |
20140172148 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROGRAMMABLE NUMERICAL CONTROL - A method of controlling a machine tool and other controlled devices, as well as a programmable numerical control (PNC) system, are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method of controlling includes receiving a first part program at a programmable logic controller (PLC), and storing the first part program in a string array library of a memory portion of the PLC. The method further includes communicating information between the PLC and an operator interface regarding the first part program, and providing a first signal from the PLC to a first port so as to cause the first machine tool to be operated in accordance with the first part program. Also, in at least some embodiments, the PNC system allows for control of multiple machine tools and/or other controlled devices, by way of one or more part programs, and/or for editing of a part program while that program is being executed. | 06-19-2014 |
20150105900 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER PROVIDED WITH OPERATION SETTING SCREEN - A numerical controller for controlling a machine tool is provided with a screen for operation check such that an upper limit value of the speed, on/off functions such as machine lock, enabling or disenabling of M-, S-, and T-codes, etc., can be set in a plurality of patterns, depending on check contents (or levels) on the screen. | 04-16-2015 |
700184000 | Machining path display | 10 |
20090198370 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH A PRODUCTION CONTROL APPARATUS - A production control apparatus ( | 08-06-2009 |
20120290122 | PREDICTIVE CONTROL AND VIRTUAL DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR A NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOL - A numerically controlled machine tool, and method for control thereof, to display virtual two-dimensional future positions to be adopted by a workpiece and by the machine tool in a pre-set predictive time window. The system and method calculate target coordinate values defining positions of the tool along axes of the machine tool on the basis of a machining program. While machining is in progress, a processor receives the calculated target coordinate values to generate and display image data on the basis of the target coordinate values and of stored mathematical models of the machine, of the workpiece, and of the tool. | 11-15-2012 |
20130144425 | FIVE-AXIS FLANK MILLING SYSTEM FOR MACHINING CURVED SURFACE AND A TOOLPATH PLANNING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a five-axis flank milling system for machining a curved surface and a tool-path planning method. The method generates a tool path comprising a series of cutter locations by optimization with minimizing machining errors. The tool path planning method includes a reciprocating tool path planning method and a multi-pass tool path planning method. The reciprocating tool path planning method eliminates the “forward only” limitation. The tool is allowed to move backward in certain regions, producing smaller machining errors compared with forward only cutter movement. Furthermore, the multi-pass tool path planning method computes various tool paths applied to finish milling multiple times. Each path can be chosen to be generated by minimizing undercut error, overcut error, or the total machining error. The machining errors are reduced in a progressive manner, resulting in better machining quality than single pass tool path. | 06-06-2013 |
20130338816 | TOOL PATH DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING TOOL VECTOR OF MACHINE TOOL - A tool path display apparatus includes a display unit for displaying at least two of a program path, a command path and an actual path so that the paths can be compared with each other. The tool path display apparatus further includes a tool vector display unit for displaying tool vectors representative of tool postures corresponding to these paths so that the tool vectors can be compared with each other. Each tool vector is displayed as a line segment connecting a tool tip point and a reference point distant from the tool tip point toward a tool base end side by a predetermined distance. | 12-19-2013 |
20140172149 | SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING A TOOL IN A WORK SPACE - A system for assisting in the use by an operator of the operating element of a tool at desired locations at a worksite, includes a stationary control and a position sensor secured to the tool. The stationary control is located at the worksite, and has data stored therein specifying one or more desired locations for operation of the operating element of the tool at the worksite. A position sensor is mounted on the tool. The position sensor determines the position of the operating element of the tool. The position sensor includes a communication device for communicating with said stationary control, a sensor for determining its relative position with respect to said stationary control, and a display for providing indications to the user of the tool of the desired location for the operating element of the tool and of the actual location of the operating element of the tool. | 06-19-2014 |
20140180467 | LOAD DISPLAY DEVICE FOR MACHINE TOOL - A load display device for a machine tool acquires machine coordinate values and load values for axes of the machine tool for each predetermined time from an axis drive control unit for drivingly controlling the machine tool. Three-dimensional coordinate values of a tool center point is calculated to obtain a tool trajectory, based on the machine coordinate values for the axes acquired for each predetermined time and information on a configuration of the machine tool. As the tool trajectory is displayed by a display device, vectors of the load values for the axes stored for each predetermined time are displayed. | 06-26-2014 |
20150120036 | Machine Tool - A machine tool includes a movable structure | 04-30-2015 |
20150309499 | TOOL TRACK DISPLAY DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING TRACK OF TOOL - A tool track display device includes a position information acquisition unit which acquires position information of at least one drive axle from a numerical control device and a position sensor provided on the at least one drive axle, a tool coordinate calculation unit which calculates coordinate values of the tool based on the position information of the at least one drive axle and information regarding the mechanical structure of a machine tool, a display attribute modification unit which modifies the display attribute of the tool track in accordance with the motion direction of the tool, and a display unit which displays the tool track based on the coordinate values of the tool calculated by the tool coordinate calculation unit and the display attribute modified by the display attribute modification unit. | 10-29-2015 |
20160008901 | SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING THREAD PITCH | 01-14-2016 |
20160085232 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - A numerical control device includes an approach path calculation unit configured to calculate an approach path to the restarting machining point of the tool, a manual operation approach command unit, and an approaching operation switching unit, wherein the approaching operation switching unit is configured to receive switching request from an operator during the manual operation approach and switch to the automatic operation approach, or, receive manual intervention of the operator during the automatic operation approach and switch to the manual operation approach. | 03-24-2016 |
700185000 | Prompting technique | 1 |
20150019002 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool includes a machining chamber, an illuminator in the machining chamber, and an NC unit. The NC unit includes a manual execution unit for executing the machining operation via a pulse signal generated in response to operation of a manually operated part, and has a one-block stop mode in which the NC program is executed for one block and then stopped. A notification unit issues a notification of completion of the execution of one block of the NC program while the machining operation is executed manually using the manual execution unit in the one-block stop mode, and the notification unit includes the illuminator. A change in the illumination state of the illuminator enables an operator to observe the interior of the machining chamber continuously while being notified of the completion of the execution of the one block of the NC program. | 01-15-2015 |