A laser processing machine (1) comprises: a processing head (20) that irradiates a laser beam; a head movement mechanism (21) that moves the processing head (20) in at least two dimensions; and a head rotation mechanism (22) that rotates the processing head (20) around a V axis (Av) parallel to the optical axis of the laser beam. The region in which the processing head (20) can perform processing includes a flat-plate processing region (Ra) in which flat plates are processed, and a pipe processing region (Rb) in which pipes are processed. The pipe processing region (Rb) is provided at a position adjacent to the flat-plate processing region (Ra), independently of the flat-plate processing region (Ra). The pipe processing region (Rb) is switched from the flat-plate processing region (Ra) by rotating the processing head (20) with the head rotation mechanism (22).
A combined processing machine (91) comprises a hole processing device (1) that is installed on a conveyance line (XL) and performs hole processing on a long workpiece (W), and a cutting device (2) that is installed on the conveyance line (XL) and cuts the workpiece (W). A first maintenance inspection work surface (1F) of the hole processing device (1) and a second maintenance inspection work surface (2F) of the cutting device (2) face each other. A gap (D) in which an operator (Hm) can walk is formed between the first maintenance inspection work surface (1F) and the second maintenance inspection work surface (2F), and the hole processing device (1) and the cutting device (2) are arranged side by side.
B23P 23/02 - Machine tools for performing different machining operations
B23B 41/00 - Boring or drilling machines or devices specially adapted for particular workAccessories specially adapted therefor
B23D 55/00 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with strap saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts
B23D 55/04 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with strap saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts of devices for feeding or clamping work
B23Q 11/00 - Accessories fitted to machine tools for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition or for cooling workSafety devices specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools
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BAND SAW MACHINE CHIP DISPOSAL METHOD, AND BAND SAW MACHINE
This band saw machine chip disposal method employs a band saw machine (91) capable of obliquely cutting a workpiece (W) by turning a turning member (T) through a prescribed angle, the turning member (T) including a cutting head (3) that circulates a band saw blade (34), and a conveyor unit (5) that is disposed in a direction perpendicular to the tooth tips of the band saw blade (34) which is facing the workpiece (W), and that operates so as to be capable of storing, accumulating or discharging chips generated during a cutting process, wherein, when the turning member (T) is at a first turning angle, the conveyor unit (5) is operated to discharge the stored and accumulated chips, and when the turning member (T) is at a second turning angle different from the first turning angle, the operation of the conveyor unit (5) is stopped, and chips generated during the cutting process are stored and accumulated.
B23D 55/00 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with strap saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts
B23D 53/04 - Machines or devices for sawing with strap saw blades which are effectively endless in use, e.g. for contour cutting with the wheels carrying the strap mounted shiftably or swingingly, other than merely for adjustment
B23D 53/06 - Machines or devices for sawing with strap saw blades which are effectively endless in use, e.g. for contour cutting with shiftable or swinging work-table
B23Q 11/00 - Accessories fitted to machine tools for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition or for cooling workSafety devices specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools
A conveyed object station (3) comprises: a placement part (11) supported at a height at which an AMR (5), that has a lifter (7) which moves up and down in the vertical direction and that autonomously travels, can enter below the placement part (11), and on which a conveyed object is placed; and a guide member (13) that defines an entry path (R) on which the AMR (5) enters below the placement part (11). The guide member (13) is disposed at a detection height of an object detection sensor (9) when the AMR (5) enters the entry path (R), and rises to a position higher than the detection height of the object detection sensor (9) when the AMR (5) enters the entry path (R), stops at a predetermined stop position, and raises the lifter (7).
The present invention comprises an imaging unit and a control unit, the imaging unit being configured to be capable of capturing an image of a region including at least a pair of adjacent metal pins, and the control unit being configured to be capable of executing pin position identification processing for identifying the position of each metal pin from image data captured by the imaging unit, and welding position identification processing for identifying the welding position of the pair of metal pins on the basis of the identified position of each metal pin.
B23K 31/00 - Processes relevant to this subclass, specially adapted for particular articles or purposes, but not covered by any single one of main groups
If a gap amount between first and second edges (S1 and S2) of first and second rectangular wires (71 and 72) is 0, this laser welding machine will set a central part of a third edge (S3), which is on the opposite side to the first edge (S1), as an irradiation start position of the laser beam, and irradiate each tip surface of the first and second rectangular wires (71 and 72) over a reference processing distance (L0) at a reference welding speed (V0) with the laser beam to weld the first and second rectangular wires (71 and 72). If the gap amount exceeds 0 and falls within a first range up to the first gap amount, the laser welding machine will set a position, which is offset from the central part of the third edge (S3) to the second rectangular wire (72) side by a distance of 1/2 of the gap amount, as the irradiation start position of the laser beam, and irradiate each tip surface of the first and second rectangular wires (71 and 72) over the reference processing distance (L0) at the reference welding speed (V0) with the laser beam to weld the first and second rectangular wires (71 and 72).
A laser processing machine (1) includes: a camera (5) that captures an image of radiation light emitted from a processing point of sheet metal (W) when the sheet metal (W) is cut by irradiating the sheet metal (W) with a laser beam from a processing head (3); and a control unit (7) that detects soiling of a protective glass (27) provided on the processing head (3) on the basis of the radiation light captured by the camera (5). The control unit (7) determines whether the protective glass (27) is soiled on the basis of a gap between the radiation light and the sheet metal (W) on the captured image.
This workpiece bending angle measuring method comprises: a bending process for bending a workpiece (W) by operating a bend beam (30) to which standard bending molds (40, 41) are attached in a state where the workpiece (W) is fixed to a workpiece reference surface (Pw) by pressing the workpiece (W) with a top die (25) and a bottom die (15); and a measuring process for measuring the bending angle of the workpiece (W). An angle measuring unit (60) that irradiates the workpiece (W) with a laser beam for measuring the bending angle is mounted on the bend beam (30). The measuring process includes a switching step for switching the direction of the laser beam applied to the workpiece W in accordance with the bending direction of the workpiece (W) bent in the bending process.
B21D 5/04 - Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves on brakes making use of clamping means on one side of the work
B21C 51/00 - Measuring, gauging, indicating, counting, or marking devices specially adapted for use in the production or manipulation of material in accordance with subclasses
G01B 11/26 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring angles or tapersMeasuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for testing the alignment of axes
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LASER PROCESSING MACHINE AND PROCESSING FAILURE DETECTION METHOD
A laser processing machine (1) is provided with: a camera (5) that captures light emitted from a processing point of sheet metal (W) when the sheet metal (W) is irradiated with a laser beam and cut; and a control unit (7) that detects a processing failure of the sheet metal (W) on the basis of the emitted light captured by the camera (5). The control unit (7) measures a degree of spread of the emitted light in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the laser beam, and determines the presence or absence of any processing failure in the sheet metal (W) on the basis of the measured degree of spread of the emitted light.
A laser irradiation apparatus including: a photonic crystal surface emitting laser (PCSEL) element configured to emit a laser beam; a laser head configured to focus the laser beam emitted from the PCSEL element by a focusing lens thereof in an optical transmission path by spatial propagation; and a moving mechanism configured to irradiate the laser beam focused by the focusing lens onto an object to be irradiated with the laser beam at any irradiation position within a Rayleigh length range regardless of a beam waist position of the laser beam in an optical axis direction by a movement of the focusing lens relative to the object to be irradiated along the optical axis direction of the laser beam.
A handy welding torch mounting structure (SK) is provided with: an attachment part (111) which is fixed to an arm (861) of a robot (86); a rectangular base plate (12) which is integrally formed with the attachment part (111) and on which a handy welding torch (7) is placed; a first side plate (13) which is supported on a first edge part (12a) of the base plate (12) so as to be capable of rotating in a direction of opening from a standing posture; and a second side plate (17) which is fixed to a second edge part (12b) facing the first edge part (12a) in the standing posture. The handy welding torch (7) is attached to the arm (861) by being sandwiched and held between the first side plate (13) made to stand in a state of being placed on the base plate (12) and the second side plate (17).
A first galvanometer mirror (32a) has a reflective coating applied to a first incident plane on which a laser beam is incident, and reflects the laser beam incident on the first incident plane. A second galvanometer mirror (32b) has a reflective coating applied to a second incident plane on which the laser beam is incident, and reflects the laser beam incident on the second incident plane. The first galvanometer mirror (32a) and the second galvanometer mirror (32b) are formed of a glass material that transmits a portion of the laser beam that is incident on the first and second incident planes and is not reflected by the reflective coating but is transmitted through the reflective coating and penetrates into the interior. A first damper (41) and a second damper (42) absorb the laser beam transmitted through the first galvanometer mirror (32a) and the second galvanometer mirror (32b).
B23K 26/082 - Scanning systems, i.e. devices involving movement of the laser beam relative to the laser head
G02B 26/08 - Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
A control device (100) has, as switchable operation modes, a high-speed mode and a high-torque mode. The high-speed mode moves an upper table (7) by driving, in a state in which the torque of a pressurization motor unit (27) is blocked by a clutch (29), a high-speed motor unit (26) that outputs low torque at high-speed rotation. The high-torque mode moves the upper table (7) by driving, in a state in which the torque of the pressurization motor unit (27) is being transmitted by the clutch (29), the pressurization motor unit (27). When moving the upper table (7) downward in the high torque mode, the control device (100) performs inversion control in which the high-speed motor unit (26) is driven in the opposite direction from the rotation direction when the upper table (7) is moved downward.
A rotary motive power unit (25) has a high-speed motor unit (26), a pressure-application motor unit (27), a clutch (29), and a motive power transmission mechanism (35) for transmitting torque of the high-speed motor unit (26) and the pressure-application motor unit (27) to a ball screw mechanism (55). The motive power transmission mechanism (35) includes a second driving pulley (37b) and a second driven pulley (38b) having a diameter larger than that of the second driving pulley (37b). The clutch (29) is disposed coaxially with a second rotation axis (A2) of the pressure-application motor unit (27), and selectively blocks transmission of torque from the pressure-application motor unit (27) to the second driving pulley (37b).
B21D 5/02 - Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves on press brakes without making use of clamping means
B30B 15/20 - Control arrangements for fluid-driven presses controlling the reciprocating motion of the ram controlling the speed of the ram, e.g. the speed of the approach, pressing or return strokes
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STEP BENDING PROCESSING METHOD AND WARPAGE CORRECTION METHOD IN STEP BENDING PROCESSING
The step bending processing method includes: a step bending processing for forming a step bent portion (Wd) with a step bending roller mold (K) with respect to a flat plate-shaped workpiece (W); and a correction processing for correcting warpage in the step bent portion (Wd) after the step bending processing. A step bent portion (WR3) protruding from a flat plate part (WR1) is formed by the step bending processing. In the correction processing, the step bent portion (Wd) is pressed downward by a roller mold (K34), in a state in which the lower surface of the flat plate part (WR1) is supported, and the lower part of the step bent portion (Wd) forms a space (Va) and is not supported.
A drawing assistance device acquires image data of a design diagram to detect dimensional information drawn on the image data, detects arrows drawn on the image data, detects a line drawn on the image data, combines the arrows and the line based on positions of the arrows and a position of the line to generate a dimension line, detects a dimension value corresponding to a position of the dimension line from the dimensional information so as to assign the detected dimension value to the dimension line, generates guidelines indicating positions of ends of the dimension line, superposes the guidelines on the image data to display the guidelines on an editing screen, and outputs digital data of the design diagram drawn by the operator on the editing screen on which the guidelines are displayed.
G06F 30/12 - Geometric CAD characterised by design entry means specially adapted for CAD, e.g. graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for CAD
A reflection coating for reflecting a laser beam is applied to an incident plane (S11). A widest part (32WP) is located further toward a second end surface (322) than the center of the length from a first end surface (321) to the second end surface (322). The distance between a first side end surface (323) and a second side end surface (324) in the width direction increases from the first end surface (321) toward the widest part (32WP). The distance between a third side end surface (325) and a fourth side end surface (326) in the width direction increases from the second end surface (322) toward the widest part (32WP). A thickest plate part (327) is located in the central part in the width direction. The plate thicknesses of a first side part (328) and a second side part (329) decreases from the thickest plate part (327) toward both ends in the width direction. A galvanometer mirror (32S) is formed of a glass material that transmits a laser beam having entered therein.
B23K 26/082 - Scanning systems, i.e. devices involving movement of the laser beam relative to the laser head
G02B 26/08 - Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
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PRESS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRESS SYSTEM
The present invention is configured so as to be capable of executing a press start process for rotating a crank shaft that is stopped at a prescribed start angle and starting a downward movement of a slide, and an interference check process for determining, when the crank shaft reaches a prescribed interference check angle, whether or not the first conveyance device is in a die interference area in which the first conveyance device interferes with a die. The press start process is executed after a prescribed delay time has elapsed after the first conveyance device has loaded a workpiece into a press device. The delay time is set on the basis of a departure time required for the first conveyance device to depart from the die interference area after loading the workpiece, and a check angle movement time taken for the crank shaft to move from the start angle to the interference check angle, and is shorter than at least the departure time.
B21D 43/05 - Advancing work in relation to the stroke of the die or tool by means in mechanical engagement with the work specially adapted for multi-stage presses
B30B 1/06 - Presses, using a press ram, characterised by the features of the drive therefor, pressure being transmitted directly, or through simple thrust or tension members only, to the press ram or platen by lever mechanism operated by cams, eccentrics, or cranks
B30B 15/28 - Arrangements for preventing distortion of, or damage to, presses or parts thereof
A press brake (1) comprises: an upper table (7) that is disposed so as to face a lower table (5) in the vertical direction; a drive unit (24) that includes a drive shaft (41) to which power from a drive motor (25) is transmitted via a plurality of gear elements; a ball screw mechanism (55) that converts rotational motion of the drive shaft (41) to linear motion along the vertical direction; a brake mechanism (70) that applies force which is resistant to force for moving the upper table (7) downward; and a control device (100) that performs lifting/lowering control of the upper table (7) for bending a workpiece. The control device (100) switches on/off the brake mechanism (70) in accordance with a control process in the lifting/lowering control of the upper table (7).
A load collapse detection device in an automated guided vehicle stores information indicating a load collapse detection range adjacent to the automated guided vehicle and information indicating an obstacle detection range in a periphery of the load collapse detection range. acquires a detection result performed by object detection sensors detecting objects in a periphery of the automated guided vehicle while the automated guided vehicle is travelling, detects objects in the load collapse detection range and objects in the obstacle detection range, and when an object in the load collapse detection range is detected, determines that the object has fallen due to load collapse when the object has not been detected in the obstacle detection range before being detected in the load collapse detection range.
When welding a workpiece (W) that is a welding base material, the energization time and current value of current that flows between a first electrode (41) and a second electrode (42) as well as the temperature limit of the first electrode (41) within the energization time are set as energization conditions. When the workpiece (W) is welded in accordance with a preset first energization condition, a control unit (10) controls a power source unit (20) such that if the temperature of the first electrode (41) as measured by a radiation thermometer (60) within the energization time does not reach the temperature limit, current having the current value set for the energization time flows between the first electrode (41) and the second electrode (42). The control unit (10) controls the power supply unit (20) such that when the temperature of the first electrode (41) reaches the temperature limit: if a second energization condition to follow the first energization condition has been set, the welding transitions to welding corresponding to the second energization condition at the point in time when the temperature limit is reached; and energization is stopped if the second energization condition has not been set.
A first end (31e) of a first to-be-joined material (31) composed of a first metal having a first melting point and a second end (32e) of a second to-be-joined material (32) composed of a second metal having a second melting point lower than the first melting point overlap each other to form an overlapping region (312). A first electrode (41) is formed of a metal having a volume resistivity higher than the volume resistivity of the first metal, and is in contact with the surface of the first end (31e) in the overlapping region (312). A second electrode (42) is formed of a metal having a volume resistivity equal to or lower than the volume resistivity of the first metal, and is in contact with the surface of the first to-be-joined material (31) in a region spaced apart from the overlapping region (312). A pressing device (50) presses the first electrode (41). A power supply unit (20) causes energization to occur between the first electrode (41) and the second electrode (42).
A conveyance system comprises: an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) (2) which autonomously controls travel and conveys a conveyance target object; and a station (1) which includes an entrance/exit port (120) through which the AMR (2) enters and exits. The AMR (2) includes: drive wheels (25a, 25b) which are provided at the center of a vehicle body in the front-rear direction thereof; driven wheels (30a, 30b, 32a, 32b) which are provided forward of the vehicle body and backward thereof; and a bogie mechanism in which the drive wheels (25a, 25b) and the driven wheels (30a, 30b) that are provided forward of the vehicle body are connected by connecting members (34a, 34b) that are rotatably provided on the vehicle body. The AMR (2) enters the entrance/exit port (120) by forward movement when entering the entrance/exit port (120) to convey the conveyance target article into the station (1) and enters the entrance/exit port (120) by backward movement when entering the entrance/exit port (120) to convey the conveyance target object out of the station (1).
B61B 10/04 - Power-and-free systems with vehicles rolling trackless on the ground
B62D 61/10 - Motor vehicles or trailers, characterised by the arrangement or number of wheels, not otherwise provided for, e.g. four wheels in diamond pattern with more than four wheels
B62D 65/18 - Transportation, conveyor or haulage systems specially adapted for motor vehicle or trailer assembly lines
G05D 1/43 - Control of position or course in two dimensions
This magnetic attraction device (1) comprises: a cylinder tube (7), the bottom surface of which is an attraction surface (3) that attracts a workpiece, and which is provided with a pressure chamber (5) in the interior thereof; a piston (11) that is provided with a permanent magnet (9), the piston (11) moving up and down within the pressure chamber (5); a control unit (13) that, when attracting the workpiece (W), moves the piston (11) to the lower end of the pressure chamber (5) and causes the workpiece (W) to be attracted to the attraction surface (3) by the magnetic force of the permanent magnet (9); and a magnetic sensor (15) that detects the position of the piston (11). The control unit (13) moves the piston (11) upward if the workpiece (W) is not attracted to the attraction surface (3) after the piston (11) is moved to the lower end of the pressure chamber (5), and the control unit (13) determines whether the workpiece (W) is attracted to the attraction surface (3) according to whether the magnetic sensor (15) has detected that the piston (11) has moved upward.
The present invention includes a support arm, a permanent robot hand fixedly provided to the support arm and configured to hold a workpiece placed on a workpiece placement platform, and an extending robot hand configured to hold the workpiece together with the permanent robot hand, in which the present invention is configured to be able to transport the workpiece from the workpiece placement platform and the extending robot hand is configured to be removable.
A die storage drum (60) is provided with a plurality of storage slots (63) capable of respectively storing a plurality of center dies (32) having different lengths. A center mold unit (70) is provided with a center arm (72) to which a center mold (32) can be mounted, and can be switched, by rotation of the center arm (72) about a rotation axis (A1) extending in the left-right direction, to a sprung-up state in which the center mold (32) can be replaced. A transfer unit (80) is provided with left and right hands (81L, 81R) that are arranged side by side in the left-right direction and that move in the left-right direction while maintaining the distance therebetween. The transfer unit (80) transfers a center mold (32) between the center arm and a storage slot disposed on an extension line of the direction of movement of the left and right hands (81L, 81R). The direction of movement of the left and right hands (81L, 81R) corresponds to the direction in which a center die (32) is inserted/removed into/from the storage slot (63) and the center arm (72).
A workpiece supply robot configured to be able to transport an uppermost workpiece from a workpiece group stacked on a workpiece mounting table, and a robot control unit are provided. The workpiece supply robot includes a robotic hand for holding the uppermost workpiece, and the robot control unit carries out a holding position specifying process of specifying a holding position of the robotic hand with respect to the workpiece, a nearest neighbor portion specifying process of specifying a portion of the workpiece nearest to the holding position of the robotic hand specified by the holding position specifying process, a pivot center specifying process of specifying, as a pivot center, an opposed portion opposed to the nearest neighbor portion specified by the nearest neighbor portion specifying process, and a robotic hand control process of separating the uppermost workpiece from the workpiece group around the opposed portion specified by the pivot center specifying process.
A workpiece separation device includes: a raising/lowering unit from which a plurality of string-like members are hung down in such a way as to be raised and lowered synchronously; a separation unit which is suspended by the plurality of string-like members; a pallet which has a workpiece support on which a rectangular workpiece is placed and is arranged below the separation unit; a first clamp unit which is provided in the separation unit, and holds a first edge portion of the workpiece placed on the workpiece support; a second clamp unit which holds a second edge portion of the workpiece opposite to the first edge portion; and a push-up unit which receives a reaction force from the pallet by pushing a pusher onto the pallet, thereby pushing up the second clamp unit.
B23K 37/04 - Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted for a procedure covered by only one of the other main groups of this subclass for holding or positioning work
B23K 37/047 - Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted for a procedure covered by only one of the other main groups of this subclass for holding or positioning work moving work to adjust its position between soldering, welding or cutting steps
A protective glass contamination detection device that detects contamination on a protective glass for protecting a focusing lens for focusing a laser beam to irradiate the focused laser beam onto a workpiece includes a scattered light detection unit, an information acquisition unit, a contamination threshold setting unit, and a contamination determination unit. The scattered light detection unit detects scattered light generated by contamination adhered to the protective glass. An information acquisition unit acquires information on processing conditions of a laser processing machine. The contamination threshold setting unit sets a contamination threshold for detecting contamination on the protective glass from a detection value detected by the scattered light detection unit based on processing conditions of the laser processing machine. The contamination determination unit determines a degree of contamination on the protective glass based on the detection value and the contamination threshold.
An NC device (11) or a control unit (21) identifies a worker who operates an operation unit such as an operation button (25). The NC device (11) or the control unit (21) confirms a safety education attendance history (32) indicating whether the identified worker is attending safety education that should be attended in advance in order to safely operate a machine tool body (12). The NC device (11) or the control unit (21) determines, in accordance with at least the confirmed safety education attendance history (32) of the worker, whether to permit or disable a machining operation that is executed due to the operator operating the operation unit and is performed on a workpiece by the machine tool body (12).
G05B 19/18 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
B21D 55/00 - Safety devices protecting the machine or the operator, specially adapted for apparatus or machines dealt with in this subclass
B23Q 11/00 - Accessories fitted to machine tools for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition or for cooling workSafety devices specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools
B30B 15/00 - Details of, or accessories for, pressesAuxiliary measures in connection with pressing
The beam shaper includes a mode conversion device, a collimating lens, and a focusing lens. The mode conversion device refracts, among laser beams of incident divergent light, laser beams incident on an outer peripheral side of a central portion about an optical axis towards the optical axis to emit as outer peripheral side beams, and emits the laser beams incident on the central portion as central beams having an angle of emergence equal to an angle of incidence. A collimating lens converts the outer peripheral side beams and the central beams emitted from the mode conversion device into collimated light. A focusing lens focuses the outer peripheral side beams and the central beams emitted from the collimating lens.
This method for restoring a bending die includes: a build-up step for forming, on a base material (A) of a bending die (K) to be restored having a restoration target surface (Aa) of a shape different from a reference shape, a build-up part (B) for covering the entire restoration target surface (Aa); and a molding step for rotating a grinding wheel (C) having a grinding part (Ca) for grinding the build-up part (B) to mold the build-up part (B) into the reference shape and restore the restoration target surface. The grinding part (Ca) of the grinding wheel (C) has a circumferential convex portion (Ca1) bored so as to include an outer appearance end part (Ba) connected to the base material (A) of the build-up part (B). In the molding step, a concave portion (E) that includes an appearance boundary between the base material (A) and the build-up part (B) is formed by the circumferential convex portion (Ca1) in the bending die (K) to be restored.
A gathering operation includes a restraint operation of moving forward a left lower tool retention member so as to restrain a reference lower tool with the left lower tool retention member, an inserting operation of moving forward a right lower tool retention member so as to insert the right lower tool retention member into an insertion hole of a target lower tool, and an execution operation of moving the left and right lower tool retention members along a left-right direction so as to come close with each other. If a failure of the inserting operation is determined, a control device performs a retry operation of moving forward the right lower tool retention member again so as to insert the right lower tool retention member into the insertion hole (141) of the target lower tool after moving backward the left lower tool retention member.
An automated guided vehicle travels in a sheet metal processing facility in which a plurality of sheet metal processing machines are installed. The automated guided vehicle includes an abnormality detection sensor for detecting an abnormality that has occurred while the automated guided vehicle is traveling, a notification destination specifying unit for specifying a sheet metal processing machine as a notification destination of a state of the abnormality, from the plurality of sheet metal processing machines when the abnormality detection sensor detects the abnormality, and a notification information transmission control unit for wirelessly transmitting information for notifying the state of the abnormality, to the sheet metal processing machine as the notification destination specified by the notification destination specifying unit.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
G05D 1/43 - Control of position or course in two dimensions
A bending machine includes hydraulic cylinders capable of adjusting an inclination state, eccentric shaft units, and a control device. The control device sets an inclination state of the upper table and also sets a curved state of the lower table to conform to the inclination state of the upper table in order to carry out partial bending to pressurize a limited pressurized range compared to a pressurized range in which a workpiece is pressurized by using entire areas of an upper tool and a lower tool in a lateral direction. The control device changes a combination of the inclination state of the upper table and the curved state of the lower table and repeats the partial bending while causing a transition of the limited pressurized range in order to carry out entire area bending to pressurize the workpiece over an entire area in the lateral direction.
A processing head is moved to a corner portion along a first side without decelerating while emitting a laser beam; emission of the laser beam is stopped after the processing head which is moving reaches the corner portion; the processing head is moved from the corner portion to a first predetermined position separated by a first predetermined distance along a second side while emitting the laser beam intermittently, and emission of the laser beam is stopped when the processing head reaches the first predetermined position; the processing head is accelerated from a position, which is on an extension line of the second side and before the corner portion, toward the corner portion; and emission of the laser beam is started when the processing head which is accelerating reaches the corner portion, and then the processing head is moved along the second side.
Provided are a sheet threading device, a press system, and a sheet threading method that make it possible to safely and efficiently perform sheet threading of a workpiece. The present invention comprises a raising/lowering device 200, a leveler 400, a cutting device 300, an operation unit 700, and control units 250, 370, 470. When a command is input from the operation unit 700, the press system 1 moves a raising/lowering table 220 to a raised position, sets the cutter 320 to a cutting operation state, sets a switching guide 330 to a second state, and cuts a workpiece 120 by means of a cutter 320 while the length of part of the workpiece from the cutter 320 to the tip of said workpiece is placed on a roller conveyor 450.
B21D 43/09 - Advancing work in relation to the stroke of the die or tool by means in mechanical engagement with the work by rollers by one or more pairs of rollers for feeding sheet or strip material
The present invention comprises one or more worksite terminals. The worksite terminals each include a display unit. The present invention is configured to be capable of using said one or more worksite terminals to perform: a purchase information creation process for creating items of purchase information pertaining to purchased materials; an identifier issuance process for issuing a unique purchase management identifier for each item of purchase information; an identifier registration process for associating and registering the purchase information and the purchase management identifier; an association selection process for receiving the selection of an item of purchase information to be associated with a material certificate for a given material; a material certificate association process for associating the material certificate and the selected item of purchase information; a material reception list display process for displaying, on the display unit, a list, by purchase management identifier, of items of purchase information pertaining to materials which have not been delivered to a material storage site; and a delivery reception process for receiving the selection of an item of purchase information pertaining to a material to be delivered to the material storage site from among the list of items of purchase information.
A leftover-material management device (21) comprises: a cutting plan determination unit (21a) that determines a planar cutting plan by allocating a product to a material; a cut area setting unit (21b) that, on the basis of the cutting plan, sets, on the material, a cutting line to cut an area to which the product has been allocated and an area to which the product has not been allocated, and divides the material into a plurality of cut areas by the cutting line; an identification mark setting unit (21c) that disposes an identification mark on the material so as not to dispose the identification mark in the cut area to which the product has not been allocated; and a leftover-material registration unit (21d) that registers the cut area to which the product has not been allocated as a leftover material.
G05B 19/4093 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by part programming, e.g. entry of geometrical information as taken from a technical drawing, combining this with machining and material information to obtain control information, named part programme, for the NC machine
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
B23Q 15/00 - Automatic control or regulation of feed movement, cutting velocity or position of tool or work
B23Q 17/00 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools
A band saw blade includes: a body portion having a band-like and an endless shape; a tooth portion in which a tooth group, which is a set of a predetermined number of teeth including a set tooth, is repeatedly formed on one edge side of the body portion; and a coat layer which is formed on a surface of the teeth of the tooth portion. The set tooth has a first indentation portion as a recessed portion in the coat layer on an outer surface in a set direction, and thickness of the coat layer in the recessed portion of the first indentation portion is thinner than that of the coat layer in portions other than the recessed portion.
This video display system has: an imaging device for capturing a video of a processing system that includes a processing machine (10) for processing a material (W), and a peripheral device (20); a display device (72) for displaying a captured video obtained by the imaging device; and a display control device (80) for controlling the captured video displayed on the display device (72). The display control device (80): identifies, on the basis of information obtained from a system control device (60), a region of interest to be focused in the processing system; selects a captured video in accordance with the region of interest; and displays the selected captured video on the display device (72).
B23Q 17/00 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools
B23Q 17/24 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools using optics
G05B 19/18 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
45.
FEEDING APPARATUS AND ADJUSTING METHOD FOR FEEDING APPARATUS
Provided are a feeding apparatus and an adjusting method for a feeding apparatus which make it possible to suppress hanging-down of an S-shaped loop formed in a workpiece. A leveler 200 that conveys a workpiece to a press device by forming an S-shaped loop in the workpiece comprises: an upper wheel conveyor 230a that is provided above the loop and has a wheel 232a which rotates along with the conveyance of the workpiece; a wheel conveyor 230b that is provided below the loop and has a wheel 232b which rotates along with the conveyance of the workpiece; a magnet 250 that is provided above the wheel conveyor 230a and pulls up the workpiece by means of a magnetic force; and a cylinder 260 that moves the magnet 250 in the up-down direction.
A laser processing machine includes a laser processing unit that irradiates a workpiece with a laser beam to carry out laser processing on the workpiece, a control unit that controls the laser processing unit in accordance with a processing condition under which the workpiece is processed, a beam detection unit that detects a beam from a processing portion of the workpiece irradiated with the laser beam, and a processing determination unit connected to the beam detection unit. The control unit controls the laser processing unit in a product processing mode for carrying out product processing of the workpiece and in a preliminary processing mode for carrying out preliminary processing of the workpiece prior to the product processing. The beam detection unit is capable of detecting a light intensity distribution of the beam in a predetermined wavelength band. The processing determination unit determines a processing possibility (workability) of the workpiece based on the light intensity distribution detected by the beam detection unit during the preliminary processing.
B23K 26/03 - Observing, e.g. monitoring, the workpiece
B23K 31/12 - Processes relevant to this subclass, specially adapted for particular articles or purposes, but not covered by any single one of main groups relating to investigating the properties, e.g. the weldability, of materials
A bending method includes acquiring a reference value of an original position of a punch with respect to a die for each processed part before an operation of bending of a workpiece by a bending machine including the punch and the die is started, storing each of the acquired reference values in association with each of the processed parts, reading the reference value associated with the processed part to which the bending is to be executed, acquiring a measurement value of the original position after the operation of the bending of the workpiece is started, calculating, based on the acquired measurement value, a secular change amount from the reference value or a previous measurement value as a secular change correction value for a pushing amount of the punch with respect to the die or the original position of the punch, and resetting, for each predetermined trigger condition, the pushing amount or the original position by using the secular change correction value during an automatic operation of the bending of the workpiece.
A laser light source unit (LU) comprises: a plurality of light source bases (2) that each have a base seat part (21), a fixation wall part (22) which is provided erect on the base seat part (21), and a TO-CAN-type package or planar emission laser diode (1), the periphery of which is covered by the fixation wall part (22), and which is fixed to the fixation wall part (22) by a first alloy (Sd1) comprising metal elements; and a unit base (6) in which a plate-shaped base part (61) and a stepped seat part (612) are integrated, the stepped seat part (612) having seats on which the light source bases (2) can be placed and which are arranged in a stepped shape at intervals of a prescribed height. The plurality of light source bases (2) are fixed to respective seats of the unit base (6) with a second alloy (Sd2) comprising metal elements.
In an installing method for installing divided upper tools to upper tool holders disposed to be spaced at an appropriate interval in a left-right direction in a lower portion of an upper table of a press brake, by using a tool changer, a round bar-shaped finger provided in the tool changer is engaged in a circular engagement hole provided at a central portion in the lateral direction of each divided upper tool. The divided upper tool is temporarily positioned in a gap between an upper tool holder to which the divided upper tool is to be installed, and an adjacent upper tool holder. The temporarily positioned divided upper tool is moved in the left-right direction to be installed to the upper tool holder to which the divided upper tool is to be installed.
An article conveyance system (ST) comprises: a machining machine (M1); pallets (3) on each of which an article (5) machined by the machining machine (M1) is to be placed; a conveyance robot (R) that conveys the pallets (3); a conveyance request unit (91) that gives the conveyance robot (R) a conveyance request for conveying the pallets (3) to the machining machine (M1); and an intermediate buffer (1) that has a pallet storage part (11P) for storing the pallets (3) and has the pallets (3) carried therein and carried thereout, that determines whether an article (5) is placed on each of the pallets (3), and that sends the determination result to the conveyance request unit (91). The conveyance request unit (91) sets an empty pallet (3) that is determined as having no article (5) placed thereon, from among the pallets (3) stored in the intermediate buffer (1), as a pallet (3) to be conveyed by the conveyance robot (R).
This cost management device comprises a display unit and a control unit, and the control unit is configured to be capable of executing: actual time acquisition processing for acquiring an actual time taken to manufacture a product containing one or a plurality of components; actuality-reflecting manufacturing cost calculation processing for using the actual time to calculate an actuality-reflecting manufacturing cost of the product; actuality-reflecting manufacturing cost determination processing for determining whether the actuality-reflecting manufacturing cost lies within a predetermined first allowable range; verification-required manufacturing cost extraction processing for extracting the actuality-reflecting manufacturing cost as a manufacturing cost requiring verification if it is determined that the actuality-reflecting manufacturing cost lies outside the first allowable range; and verification-required manufacturing cost display processing for displaying the extracted manufacturing cost requiring verification on the display unit.
A control data creation device includes a specifying unit configured to change suction positions at which carrying-out arms suction a product P by moving the carrying-out arms on product data so as to specify an index for evaluating a suction state for each of the suction positions, and a layout setting unit configured to create control data in which the suction position is laid out to the product P based on each index specified for each of the suction positions.
B21D 43/28 - Associations of cutting devices therewith
B25J 15/06 - Gripping heads with vacuum or magnetic holding means
G05B 19/4155 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
53.
AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC MACHINE
A shutter (6) is provided in a guard fence (10) of an automatic machine (100) surrounded by the guard fence (10), and opens and closes an entrance through which a transport vehicle for transporting an object to be transported enters. A sensor (laser scanner (7)) is provided near the shutter (6), and detects an object that enters a monitoring region set at the entrance when the shutter (6) is open. A control device (1) controls a shutter drive unit so as to open the shutter (6) when the transport vehicle enters inside the guard fence (10) and exits out of the guard fence (10), and, in response to the sensor detecting an object that enters through the monitoring region when the shutter (6) is open, controls the automatic machine (100) so as to stop the operation of the automatic machine (100).
B65G 1/00 - Storing articles, individually or in orderly arrangement, in warehouses or magazines
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
54.
MACHINING SYSTEM AND MACHINABILITY DETERMINATION SYSTEM
This machining system includes: a laser machining device capable of executing a machining step for emitting laser light on a material to be machined under machining emission conditions and cutting same, and a machinability determination step for emitting the laser light on the material to be machined under determination emission conditions that the material to be machined is melted but not penetrated, and determining the machinability of the material to be machined; a measurement device that measures an emission spectrum generated when the laser light is emitted on the material to be machined under the determination emission conditions; and a determination device that determines the machinability of the material to be machined on the basis of chronological data of the measured emission spectrum. First and second determination models are provided. Determination results of the machinability of the material to be machined are output on the basis of a combination of a surface quality evaluation and an internal quality evaluation of the material to be machined, obtained as a result of inputting first and second waveform information extracted from the chronological data of the emission spectrum into the first and second determination models.
This laser processing system (ST) comprises a first laser processing unit (LU1) and a second laser processing unit (LU2). The first laser processing unit includes a pivot table unit (93) having a pivot table (931) that holds a first workpiece processed by a laser beam, and a drive unit (932) that drives the pivot table. The second laser processing unit includes a pair of rail parts (94, 95) provided in parallel with the pivot table unit interposed therebetween, and a table part (3). The table part has workpiece support portions (32G, 32BG) for supporting a second workpiece processed by the laser beam, a table base (31) supporting the workpiece support portions, support columns (312a-d) supporting the table base, and wheels (313, 314) respectively rolling on the pair of rail parts. The table part is configured to bring only the wheels into contact with the pair of rail parts when the table base is disposed above the pivot table unit.
An automatic calculating device (40) is equipped with a computer that determines the operation mode of a positioning mechanism (14) for causing a bending robot (20) to move a workpiece (W), thereby positioning the workpiece (W) at a bending position in a bending machine. The positioning mechanism (14) is provided with multiple operation modes for positioning the workpiece (W) according to a combination of the operation of a pair of back gauges (15a, 15b) and the operation of a side gauge (16). From among the multiple operation modes, the computer determines the operation mode of the positioning mechanism (14) for each bending process to be performed on the workpiece (W), on the basis of information about the workpiece (W) and the positional relationship between a die and the positioning mechanism (14).
B21D 43/00 - Feeding, positioning or storing devices combined with, or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, apparatus for working or processing sheet metal, metal tubes or metal profilesAssociations therewith of cutting devices
B21D 5/02 - Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves on press brakes without making use of clamping means
B25J 13/08 - Controls for manipulators by means of sensing devices, e.g. viewing or touching devices
57.
OVERLOAD PROTECTION DEVICE AND LASER MACHINING DEVICE
An overload protection device (92) comprises a spherical plain bearing (SB) that has an inner ring section (11) and an outer ring section (12). The inner ring section (11) is integrated with a laser machining head (2) and is supported by the outer ring section (12) so as to be capable of rotation within a predetermined angular range (θm) from a normal orientation position via the spherical surface of the spherical plain bearing (SB). The outer ring section (12) is integrated with a head support body (4) that supports the laser machining head (2) and moves in a direction perpendicular to the direction of emission of a laser beam (LB). In the rotation within the predetermined angular range (θm) from the normal orientation position, the optical path space (VL) of a laser beam (La) within the laser machining head (2) forms a non-ventilated state with an external space (VG) of the laser machining head (2) by means of the outer ring section (12) and the inner ring section (11).
This machinability determination device comprises: a laser machining unit that irradiates a member to be machined with a laser beam under determination irradiation conditions not exceeding the melting point of the material of the member to be machined in a machinability determination step; a measurement unit that measures the infrared intensity of radiated light emitted when the member to be machined is irradiated with the laser beam; a feature extraction unit that extracts feature information indicating a temporal or positional change of the temperature of the member to be machined on the basis of time-series data of the measured infrared intensity; a determination unit that determines the machinability of the member to be machined when the member to be machined is machined under preset machining conditions by the laser machining unit on the basis of the extracted feature information and pre-recorded reference information for determining machinability of the member to be machined; and a notification unit that notifies of the determined determination results.
This welding system comprises: a welding device that has a welding head and that, according to an operation program, moves the welding head to a welding position and performs welding on a workpiece by using the welding head; a control unit that controls the welding device by executing the operation program; an imaging device that images the welding position and the surrounding area thereof and that outputs a welding position image; an image processing unit that receives, as input, the welding position image and a reference image of a reference welding position where the welding head should be moved to in accordance with the operation program, that calculates a correction amount between the reference welding position and the welding position shown by the welding position image and reliability of the welding position, and that outputs an image for conformation of the welding position; a display unit that displays the outputted image; and a program correction unit that corrects the operation program on the basis of the outputted correction amount and the outputted reliability.
A laser processing machine includes a processing head that emits a laser beam from an opening; a focusing lens that focuses the laser beam on a surface of sheet metal; a carriage that moves a position of the processing head; a galvano scanner unit that moves the laser beam emitted from the opening; an assist gas supply device and an NC device. The NC device controls the galvano scanner unit such that the center of the laser beam that is emitted from the opening moves by a predetermined movement distance, from the center of the opening to the front of the traveling route of an irradiation position for the laser beam, and performs control for a mark-off line to be marked on the sheet metal by controlling the carriage in such a way as to move the irradiation position for the laser beam along the traveling route.
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 26/08 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
B23K 26/082 - Scanning systems, i.e. devices involving movement of the laser beam relative to the laser head
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
61.
ASSIST GAS CONTROL DEVICE, LASER PROCESSOR, AND ASSIST GAS CONTROL METHOD
This assist gas control device (9): calculates a movement time within which a processing head (5) moves from a processing end point to a processing start point; acquires a pressure command value for the assist gas at the processing start point; sets a reduced-pressure command value, which is a pressure command value for reducing the pressure of the assist gas while the processing head (5) is moving from the processing end point to the processing start point, on the basis of the movement time and the pressure command value; and, once the processing head (5) starts moving from the processing end point, lowers the pressure of the assist gas to the reduced-pressure command value and then raises the pressure of the assist gas until the processing head (5) reaches the processing start point.
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
B23K 26/08 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
62.
STOCK MANAGEMENT DEVICE, STOCK MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STOCK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
The present invention is configured to be capable of executing: an identifier issuing process for issuing a unique identifier to each piece of nesting data; a component information acquiring process for acquiring component information relating to one or more pieces of component data included in the nesting data; and a linking process for linking the identifier of the nesting data and the component information relating to the component data included in the nesting data to each other. The nesting data can include the component data relating to an ordered component having a manufacturing number and the component data for an in-process stock item not having the manufacturing number. The present invention is configured to manage the in-process stock item by means of the identifier.
An abutment member position identifying apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire shape information of a workpiece to be subjected to bending; and a position determination unit including a first position determination unit configured to determine positions of a first abutment member and a second abutment member brought into abutment against a front side of the workpiece, and a second position determination unit configured to determine a position of a third abutment member brought into abutment against a lateral side of the workpiece.
A structure body cutting system includes a cutter system mounted on a cutting side trailer and configured to cut a blade to be cut, and a feeder system mounted on a feeding side trailer and configured to send out the blade to the cutter system. The blade is placed so as to straddle between the cutter system and the feeder system. The feeder system sends out the blade to the cutter system as the feeding side trailer comes close to the cutting side trailer. The cutter system cuts the blade into a plurality of cut segments by cutting the blade sent out from the feeder system.
B23D 55/04 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with strap saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts of devices for feeding or clamping work
B23D 49/02 - Hacksaw machines with straight saw blades secured to a rectilinearly-guided frame, e.g. with the frame fed stepwise in the plane of the guide
B23D 51/04 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with straight blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular partsCarrying or attaching means for tools, covered by this subclass, which are connected to a carrier at both ends of devices for feeding, positioning, clamping, or rotating work
B23D 55/00 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with strap saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts
F03D 13/40 - Arrangements or methods specially adapted for transporting wind motor components
65.
POSITIONING STRUCTURE, WORKPIECE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND WELDING METHOD
A positioning structure (GK) that can be used in a welding method for joining a first workpiece (W1) and a second workpiece (W2) comprises a positioning projecting portion (Wc) formed projecting from an end surface (W1a) of the first workpiece (W1) comprising sheet metal, and a positioning recessed portion (Wd) formed in a top surface of the second workpiece (W2) such that the positioning projecting portion (Wc) is embedded in and engages therewith, and by causing the positioning projecting portion (Wc) to engage with the positioning recessed portion (Wd) formed by means of the workpiece manufacturing method of the present invention, the end surface (W1a) of the first workpiece (W1) abuts the top surface (W2b) of the second workpiece (W2) and the first workpiece (W1) is positioned with a perpendicular attitude relative to the second workpiece (W2).
Provided are a feeding device and a control method for a feeding device that make it possible for an actuator to perform a roll opening/closing operation that is optimized to a workpiece. The present invention comprises an actuator 280 that moves an upper work roll to achieve a closed state in which work rolls are in contact or an open state in which the work rolls are apart, a direction-switching valve 420 that switches between a first state in which fluid is supplied to a B chamber 280B and drained from an A chamber 280A and a second state in which fluid is supplied to the A chamber 280A and drained from the B chamber 280B, a shutoff valve 430 that shuts off drainage of fluid, and a controller that performs control to switch the direction-switching valve 420 to the first state and thereby put the work rolls in the closed state and to switch the direction-switching valve to the second state and thereby put the work rolls in the open state. When the work rolls have been put in the open state from the closed state, the controller controls the shutoff valve 430 to shut off drainage of fluid from the B chamber 280B after a shutoff start time has passed.
B21D 1/02 - Straightening, restoring form or removing local distortions of sheet metal or specific articles made therefromStretching sheet metal combined with rolling by rollers
B21D 43/02 - Advancing work in relation to the stroke of the die or tool
B21D 43/09 - Advancing work in relation to the stroke of the die or tool by means in mechanical engagement with the work by rollers by one or more pairs of rollers for feeding sheet or strip material
67.
DIE, METHOD FOR PROCESSING POSITIONING RECESS PORTION, AND POSITIONING STRUCTURE
A positioning structure (GK) comprises a positioning protrusion portion (Wc) which is formed protruding from an end surface (W1a) of a first work (W1), and a positioning recess portion (Wd) which is formed on a surface (W2b) of a second work (W2) so that the positioning protrusion portion (Wc) can be embedded and engaged therein. The positioning protrusion portion (Wc) has a bottom surface (X) and an inclined surface (XC). The positioning recess portion (Wd), which is formed using a die (KD3) and a method for processing the positioning recess portion (Wd) using the die (KD3), is formed with a pair of recessed portion inclined surfaces (Sd3, Sd4) having a lateral cross-sectional surface inclined with respect to a thickness direction, and a projection portion (Wp) having a vertical surface extending in the thickness direction. The positioning recess portion (Wd) is positioned by being engaged with the positioning protrusion portion (Wc) such that the inclined surface (XC) contacts one of the pair of recessed portion inclined surfaces (Sd3, Sd4) and the vertical surface of the projection portion (Wp) contacts the bottom surface (X), whereby the first work (W1) is positioned with respect to the second work (W2).
This workpiece double-take prevention device includes: a workpiece supply robot that transports the topmost workpiece from a group of workpieces loaded on a workpiece mounting table; an air separator that blows compressed air between the topmost workpiece and the remaining group of workpieces placed on the workpiece mounting table; and a control device that controls the workpiece supply robot, wherein the control device is configured to acquire positional information of the air separator on the workpiece mounting table and determine a direction in which the workpiece supply robot holding the topmost workpiece will move on the basis of the positional information of the air separator.
A conversion element converts a beam profile of a laser beam that is supplied from outside and emitted from a nozzle. A holder holds the conversion element. The holder is connected to a tip end of a shaft. An actuator moves the shaft such that the conversion element enters a luminous flux of the laser beam and retracts therefrom. A first flow path that enables a fluid that is a refrigerant to flow from a base side of the shaft toward a holder side of the shaft is formed inside the shaft, and a second flow path that enables the fluid flowing through the first flow path to return from the holder side of the shaft to the base side is formed inside the shaft.
This machining position layout method includes: when laying out machining positions of supporting protrusion portions (We) to be formed in remaining material (WS), such that a product (WP) cut from sheet metal (W) lies on the remaining material (WS), calculating an amount of deflection (δ) of a part (WR) enclosed by a contour line (T) of the product (WP) preliminarily laid out on the sheet metal (W), by considering the part (WR) to be a simply supported beam carrying a uniformly distributed load and extending in a first direction; and setting a layout separation of the machining positions of the supporting protrusion portions (We) on the basis of a maximum allowable length (Lga) of the simply supported beam carrying a uniformly distributed load, the maximum allowable length being set such that the calculated amount of deflection (δ) does not exceed a first prescribed value (δa).
A laser processing machine includes: a processing head that emits a laser beam from an opening; carriages that move the position of the processing head; a Galvano scanner unit that vibrates the laser beam emitted from the opening to vibrate the beam spot on the surface of the sheet metal; and a numerical control (NC) device. The NC device marks a marking-off line on the sheet metal by reading a processing program for marking the marking-off line on the surface of the sheet metal and information on the vibration range of the laser beam corresponding to a set thickness of the marking-off line, and controlling the carriages to advance the irradiation position of the laser beam in a predetermined direction while controlling the Galvano scanner unit to vibrate the beam spot on the surface of the sheet metal at the read vibration range.
B23K 26/359 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring for surface treatment by providing a line or line pattern, e.g. a dotted break initiation line
B23K 26/08 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
This interference discrimination display system comprises: a portable assist device which can be freely arranged to assist in performing work on a workpiece loaded within a loading area; a workpiece holding robot which has a gripper and an arm for holding a workpiece within the loading area; an imaging device which is capable of capturing an image of the loading area where a workpiece, the assist device, the gripper, and the arm are present; a control device which, on the basis of a captured image, detects the assist device, the workpiece, the gripper, and the arm present within the loading area; and a display device which is capable of displaying the assist device, the workpiece, the gripper, and the arm that have been detected. The control device includes a determination unit that determines a state of interference between the gripper and/or the arm and the assist device and/or the workpiece. The display device is configured so as to be able to display information indicative of the determined interference state on a display screen.
This laser processing machine comprises a laser oscillator that outputs a laser beam (LB), and a laser processing optical system for irradiating a workpiece with the laser beam (LB). The laser processing optical system includes a collimating lens that converts the laser beam (LB) into collimated light, a focusing lens that focuses the laser beam (LB) to form a beam spot on the workpiece, and a beam-forming element (7) that converts the beam profile of the laser beam (LB). The beam-forming element (7) has an entrance surface (70) through which the laser beam (LB) enters, an exit surface (75) from which the laser beam (LB) exits, and a plurality of conical portions (72) provided on the entrance surface (70) and each formed in a conical shape with a central axis coinciding with an optical axis or an axis parallel to the optical axis.
A horizontal band saw machine includes a fixing vise jaw and a cutting head configured to cut a workpiece while descending along a guide post extending in a vertical direction. The cutting head includes a housing to which a driving wheel and a driven wheel are rotatably attached, and an endless band saw blade tightly stretched between the driving wheel and the driven wheel. When the workpiece a is cut with the band saw blade, a center of the driving wheel is located above a center of the driven wheel and the housing moves linearly up and down along the guide post. A fixing vise reference, which is a vertical plane on which the fixing vise jaw fixes the workpiece, shares a cutting end point at which the band saw blade ends cutting of the workpiece.
B23D 53/04 - Machines or devices for sawing with strap saw blades which are effectively endless in use, e.g. for contour cutting with the wheels carrying the strap mounted shiftably or swingingly, other than merely for adjustment
B23D 55/08 - Sawing machines or sawing devices working with strap saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts of devices for guiding or feeding strap saw blades
This mold position guide method comprises: obtaining layout information indicating a target position of a mold to be placed with respect to a mold holder provided along the left-right direction on a table of a press brake (1); positioning a laser projector (40), which is movably disposed at the front side of the table in the left-right direction and emits a laser beam, on the basis of the layout information; and displaying, on the mold holder, the target position of the mold to be placed according to the layout information, by emitting a laser beam (LB) from the laser projector (40) and irradiating the mold holder with the laser beam (LB).
A digital projector according to one aspect includes: a light source that irradiates an object to be machined with light; a low-magnification camera mechanism that captures a projected image of the object to be machined, generated by the irradiation by the light source; a beam splitter provided on a light path of the projected image; a high-magnification camera mechanism that captures the projected image, split by the beam splitter, in a range narrower than the low-magnification camera mechanism and at a magnification higher than the low-magnification camera mechanism; and a display that displays a low-magnification image captured by the low-magnification camera mechanism and a high-magnification image captured by the high-magnification camera mechanism. The high-magnification camera mechanism includes a high-magnification image-forming lens that enlarges the projected image to a predetermined magnification, a high-magnification camera that captures the projected image enlarged, and a high-magnification camera movement mechanism that changes an imaging position of the high-magnification camera with respect to the projected image.
G03B 17/54 - Details of cameras or camera bodiesAccessories therefor adapted for combination with other photographic or optical apparatus with projector
G03B 5/00 - Adjustment of optical system relative to image or object surface other than for focusing of general interest for cameras, projectors or printers
When authenticating a first checker intended to check a machine tool (10), a control unit (21) acquires a checker level of the first checker with reference to a checker information file (251). The control unit (21) controls to extract check items required to be checked with reference to a machine check database (252) and display, on a display unit (22), a check item list in which the extracted check items are listed. The control unit (21) compares the checker level of the first checker with the check level of selected check items selected by the first checker. When the first checker is not allowed to check the selected check items, the control unit (21) displays, on the display unit (22), visual information that shows the selected check items cannot to be checked, and transitions an image displayed on the display unit (22) to a state where an input of the check result of the selected check items is not possible.
G06Q 10/20 - Administration of product repair or maintenance
G05B 19/18 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
78.
NOZZLE FOR LASER PROCESSING, AND LASER PROCESSING DEVICE
In the present invention, an inner nozzle opening (6b1) that emits a laser beam and also discharges first assist gas is provided at an inner nozzle distal end portion (6b). An outer nozzle (5) includes a stepped portion (53) that is provided on an outer nozzle distal end portion (5b) and is recessed further to an inner side than the outer nozzle distal end portion (5b), and an outer nozzle opening portion (5b1) that opens in the stepped portion (53) so as to be concentric with the inner nozzle opening (6b1) and that discharges a second assist gas. The stepped portion (53) has a planar portion (53a) that extends in a direction orthogonal to an axial line (A1) direction from a peripheral edge portion of the outer nozzle opening portion (5b1), and the inner nozzle distal end portion (6b) is situated between the outer nozzle opening portion (5b1) and the outer nozzle distal end portion (5b) in the axial line (A1) direction.
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
79.
CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION AMOUNT ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION AMOUNT ESTIMATION METHOD
A carbon dioxide emission amount estimation system (1) comprises: an arithmetic unit (81) that estimates the amount of carbon dioxide emitted from an estimation-subject machine (3) when the estimation-subject machine carries out machining according to a machining program used by an actual processing machine (2); a machining program database (4); an actual processing machine machining condition database (5); and an estimation-subject machine database (6). The arithmetic unit (81): searches the estimation-subject machine database (6); extracts a machining condition for the estimation-subject machine (3), such condition being in common with the machining conditions of the actual processing machine (2) used when the actual processing machine (2) carried out machining according to a machining program; analyzes the machining program used by the actual processing machine (2); predicts, on the assumption that the machining program is executed with the extracted machining condition of the estimation-subject machine (3), the machining time which is the time required for machining by the estimation-subject machine (3); and estimates the carbon dioxide emission amount of the estimation-subjectn machine (3) on the basis of the predicted machining time.
G05B 19/18 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
According to the present invention, a control apparatus (NC apparatus (10)) executes control so that bending work is performed on a first sheet metal, which is the first of multiple sheet metals (W), and on a second sheet metal, which is the second or a subsequent one of said multiple sheet metals (W). The control apparatus assesses whether or not the difference between a fourth bending angle formed when temporary bending is performed on the second sheet metal and a first bending angle formed when temporary bending is performed on the first sheet metal is equal to or less than a prescribed angle. If the difference between the fourth bending angle and the first bending angle is equal to or less than the prescribed angle, the control apparatus lowers an upper table (1) by a second depth value used when performing a final adjustment operation on the first sheet metal, or by a corrected depth value obtained by correcting the second depth value according to the difference between the fourth bending angle and the first bending angle, without calculating the amount of springback in the second sheet metal.
A control device (NC device 10) controls a table raising and lowering mechanism (6) to bend sheet metal W to a provisional bending angle that is greater than a target bending angle. The control device calculates a first bending angle of the sheet metal (W) that has been bent to the provisional bending angle, on the basis of an angle of the sheet metal measured by angle sensors (21F and 21R). The control device unloads the sheet metal (W), calculates a second bending angle of the sheet metal (W), and calculates a springback amount. The control device calculates a lowering amount, taking into account the springback amount, for bending the sheet metal (W) to the target bending angle, and controls the table raising and lowering mechanism (6) to lower an upper table (1). When the sheet metal (W) has been bent to the target bending angle, the control device unloads the sheet metal (W) and calculates a final bending angle of the sheet metal (W) on the basis of the angle of the sheet metal (W).
This worker assistance device is provided with a personal identification unit (111), a detection unit (113), an accumulation unit (114), and an advice control unit (115). The personal identification unit (111) identifies a worker (40) working on a machine tool. The detection unit (113) detects the type of work being performed by the machine tool. The accumulation unit (114) associates experience value information indicating the experience value of the worker (40) for the work detected by the detection unit (113) with personal identification information of the worker (40), and accumulates the experience value information in an experience value database (122). The advice control unit (115) acquires, from the experience value database (122), the experience value information that is for the work detected by the detection unit (113), and that is associated with the personal identification information of the worker (40), and outputs information indicating advice regarding the work on the basis of the acquired experience value information.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/04817 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance using icons
83.
LASER MACHINING APPARATUS, LASER MACHINING METHOD, MACHINING PROGRAM CREATION METHOD, AND MACHINING PROGRAM CONFIGURATION METHOD
A control device (NC device (50)) controls a movement mechanism so as to set a machining head (35) to a fixed position. The control device controls a laser oscillator (10) so as to turn on a laser beam at a machining start position within a hole forming region for forming a hole. The control device moves the laser beam from the machining start position to an end of the hole forming region to form an approach, moves the laser beam in a circular shape along the entire circumferential end of the hole forming region, and controls a beam oscillation mechanism (Galvano scanner unit (32)) so as to form a hole in a material to be cut (sheet metal (W)). The control device controls a height adjustment mechanism (38) such that the distance between a tip of a nozzle (36) and the surface of the material to be cut is a fixed distance of 1.0-6.0 mm from the machining start of the hole for starting irradiation by the laser beam at the machining start position until the completion of forming the hole.
An automatic operation restart system (1) is a system for restarting the automatic operation of a machine tool (3) by means of a portable terminal (5). The machine tool (3) is provided with a camera (11) that captures an image of a processing region of the machine tool and a storage unit (13) that stores restart possibility information in which whether or not automatic operation can be restarted remotely is recorded for each alarm, and when the automatic operation stops, the machine tool (3) outputs an alarm message indicating the reason why the automatic operation has stopped. The portable terminal (5) displays the alarm message and the image captured by the camera (11) on a display screen, and in cases in which the automatic operation can be restarted remotely on the basis of the restart possibility information, the portable terminal (5) transmits an operation restart command for instructing restarting of the automatic operation after an operator performs an action to restart the automatic operation. The machine tool (3) restarts the automatic operation upon receiving the operation restart command.
This mold storage device includes a first stocker on which a plurality of molds to be used for bending can be mounted along a first direction, and at least one second stocker on which a plurality of molds to be used for bending can be mounted along the first direction and which is arranged side by side with the first stocker in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the second stocker is configured to be movable in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. This mold reversing device includes a mold mounting part on which a mold to be used for bending can be mounted, and a rotation mechanism that rotates the mold mounting part along a direction that intersects with the mounting direction of the mold, wherein the mold mounting part includes a mounting part main body, which is formed into a U-shaped cross section constituting a pair of walls and a bottom part and into which the shank part of the mold is inserted, a locking groove that extends in a direction intersecting an inner wall surface of at least one of the pair of walls and is provided so as to be engageable with a protrusion that protrudes from the surface of the shank part, and a plurality of locking pieces that is provided at predetermined positions within the locking groove and engages with the protrusion from the cross direction.
A laser processing machine includes a collimating lens configured to convert a laser beam into a collimated beam, a condensing lens configured to focus the collimated beam onto a sheet metal, a first lens arrays structured by arranging a plurality of first microlenses in a planar shape so as to refract the laser beam by each of the first microlenses, a second lens array structured by arranging a plurality of second microlenses in a planar shape so that a center thereof is set at a same position in an optical axis direction as a center of the first lens array so as to make the laser beam emitted from each of the first microlenses incident and refracted by a corresponding one of the second microlenses, and a rotation mechanism configured to rotate at least one of the first lens array and the second lens array along an outer periphery thereof.
A first surface (23a) of a wedge prism (23) has a first coating, and a second surface (23b) thereof has a second coating. The wedge prism (23) emits a combined laser beam obtained by superimposing on one another a first laser beam reflected by the first surface (23a) and a second laser beam that has been transmitted through the second surface (23b) and the first surface (23a) in the stated order. The second coating has the characteristic of reflecting at least second unnecessary light among first unnecessary light, which is generated by means of stimulated Raman scattering on the basis of the first laser beam and which is directed toward the wedge prism (23) from an optical fiber (process fiber (30)), and said second unnecessary light, which is generated by means of stimulated Raman scattering on the basis of the second laser beam and which is directed toward the wedge prism (23) from the optical fiber.
A first surface (23a) of a wedge prism (23) has a first coating, and a second surface (23b) thereof has a second coating. The wedge prism (23) emits a combined laser beam obtained by superimposing on one another a first laser beam reflected by the first surface (23a) and a second laser beam that has been transmitted through the second surface (23b) and the first surface (23a) in the stated order. The second coating has the characteristic of reflecting guide light. The wedge prism (23) emits the guide light which has been reflected by the second surface (23b) and transmitted through the first surface (23a), on an optical axis that is the same as an optical axis of the combined laser beam.
Provided is an abutment mechanism operation control method including: a step for determining, when, among at least three abutment mechanisms that each have a base part and an abutment part and that are arranged in a second direction so as to be movable along a first operation axis in a first direction and a second operation axis in the second direction, the first and second abutment mechanisms, which are positioned at both sides and each of which the abutment part is offset with respect to a reference axis of the base part along the first direction, and the third abutment mechanism, which is positioned therebetween, are operated, whether an operation of at least one of the first and second abutment mechanisms and an operation of the third abutment mechanism interfere with each other; and a step for causing at least one of the first, second, and third abutment mechanisms to perform an operation of avoiding interference on the basis of the determination result.
B21D 5/02 - Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves on press brakes without making use of clamping means
B21D 43/00 - Feeding, positioning or storing devices combined with, or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, apparatus for working or processing sheet metal, metal tubes or metal profilesAssociations therewith of cutting devices
90.
POLARIZED LIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND LASER PROCESSING MACHINE
In the present invention, a first optical element (32, 71) divides a randomly polarized laser beam (L) into first linear polarized light (L1, L1') having a first polarization direction and second linear polarized light (L2, L2') having a second polarization direction orthogonal to the first polarization direction. A second optical element (33, 34, 76) converts the polarization direction of the second linear polarized light (L2, L21') divided by the first optical element (32, 71) to the first polarization direction. An axicon lens (35, 73, 74) spreads either the second linear polarized light (L21) emitted by the second optical element (33) or the second linear polarized light (L2') incident on the second optical element (76) into a ring form. A third optical element (32, 77) emits the first linear polarized light (L1, L1') divided by the first optical element (32, 71) and the second linear polarized light (L22, L22') that was spread into a ring form by the axicon lens (35, 73, 74) on the same axis.
A machine tool control device comprises an item-by-item process storage unit (21), a speech content recognition unit (251), a corresponding process identification unit (252), and an operation control unit (253). The item-by-item process storage unit (21) stores information on a plurality of processes to be executed consecutively that are predetermined for each item related to machining that is performed by a machine tool to be controlled. The speech content recognition unit (251) recognizes speech content uttered by a worker. Upon the speech content recognition unit (251) recognizing a predetermined machining-related item as speech content uttered by the worker, the corresponding process identification unit (252) identifies a plurality of processes corresponding to the recognized item from the item-by-item process storage unit (21). The operation control unit (253) causes the machine tool to execute the identified plurality of processes consecutively.
G05B 19/409 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by using manual data input [MDI] or by using control panel, e.g. controlling functions with the panelNumerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by control panel details or by setting parameters
B21D 5/02 - Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves on press brakes without making use of clamping means
A device (20) for assisting an operation of a machine tool comprises: an assistance information storage unit (21) that stores assistance information for a worker preset for each actuation instruction content for the machine tool and for each work process executed by the machine tool; a speech content recognition unit (241) that recognizes the content of speech from the worker; a process information acquisition unit (242) that acquires information about a work process being executed; an assistance information acquisition unit (243) that acquires, from the assistance information storage unit (21), the assistance information corresponding to an actuation instruction content recognized as the content of speech from the worker and the acquired information about the work process; and an actuation control unit (244) that actuates, on the basis of the acquired assistance information, the machine tool or a device to be used by the worker to manipulate the machine tool.
G05B 19/409 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by using manual data input [MDI] or by using control panel, e.g. controlling functions with the panelNumerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by control panel details or by setting parameters
B21D 5/02 - Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves on press brakes without making use of clamping means
A layout data creating device (21) includes a layout processing portion (21c) for laying out a cutting path for a machining machine (50) that performs laser cutting to cut a product (100) from a material (200). If a notch portion (111) is included on an outline (110) of the product (100), the layout processing portion (21c) sets a joint (170) for connecting a hole region (150) including the notch portion (111) in an outline (151) thereof for either of the product (100) or remaining material, and lays out the cutting path on the outline (151) of the hole region (150) and the outline (110) of the product excluding the notch portion (111), such that a portion of the outline (151) of the hole region (150) remains uncut, in accordance with the joint (170).
The present invention comprises: an upper mold and a lower mold which can move relative to each other; a height detection sensor capable of detecting the position in the height direction of a workpiece inserted between the upper mold and the lower mold; a height detection sensor movement part which moves the height detection sensor in the longitudinal direction of the upper mold and the lower mold; and a control unit, wherein the control unit includes a movement control unit which moves the height detection sensor to the vicinity of the position of a workpiece holding means that holds the workpiece, and a height determination processing unit which determines whether the position in the height direction of the workpiece detected by the height detection sensor is within an allowable range.
B21D 5/02 - Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves on press brakes without making use of clamping means
B21D 43/00 - Feeding, positioning or storing devices combined with, or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, apparatus for working or processing sheet metal, metal tubes or metal profilesAssociations therewith of cutting devices
A bending machine (1) comprises: a lower table (12) including a lower die holder (18); an upper table (14) which includes an upper die holder (20) and which moves vertically relative to the lower table (12); a shutter (24) for opening and closing a target region from a lower side of the upper table (14) including the upper die holder (20) to an upper side of the lower table (12) including the lower die holder (18); a shutter drive mechanism (28) for moving the shutter (24) in opening and closing directions; and a detecting unit (30) which is provided on a lower edge portion of the shutter (24) when the shutter (24) moves in the closing direction, for detecting interference between the shutter (24) and an object.
A welding head (20) irradiates a sheet metal (W) to be welded with a laser beam. A position adjustment mechanism (multi-joint robot 10) adjusts the planar position and the position in the height direction of the welding head (20) with respect to the sheet metal (W). A camera (21) is attached to the welding head (20) and images welding locations on the sheet metal (W). A computer (computer apparatus 50) derives an optimal position in the height direction of the welding head (20) for positioning the focus of the camera (21) on the surface of the sheet metal (W) on the basis of the slope of a regression line of evaluation values obtained by evaluating the contrasts of captured images in which the welding locations are imaged by the camera (21). A control device (NC device 40) controls the position adjustment mechanism so that the position of the welding head (20) in the height direction is the optimal position derived by the calculator.
A device determination system includes an assistance device configured to assist a work for a workpiece stacked in a stacking area and having portability so as to be freely arranged, an image capturing device capable of capturing an image of the stacking area, and a control device configured to determine an arrangement position and an arrangement orientation of the assistance device in the stacking area based on the captured image captured by the image capturing device, in which the assistance device includes an indicator by which a position and an orientation of the assistance device reflected in the captured image can be identified, and the control device detects the indicator included in the captured image so as to determine the arrangement position and the arrangement orientation.
A mold replacing device (5) comprises: an upper guide (57) extending in the left-right direction along an upper mold holder (20); an upper mold replacing part that moves in the left-right direction while being guided by the upper guide (57), and places an upper mold (4) on the upper mold holder (20); a lower guide (58) extending in the left-right direction along a lower mold holder (18); and a lower mold replacing part that moves in the left-right direction while being guided by the lower guide (58), and places a lower mold (2) on the lower mold holder (18). During bending, the upper mold replacing part and the lower mold replacing part stand by at respective reference positions separated from each other in the left-right direction. The upper mold replacing part and the lower mold replacing part include, at sites facing each other when in the reference positions, retracting sections (555, 565) that each retract in a direction away from the counterpart thereof.
A bending method utilizes a die including a V-groove at an upper part thereof, and a punch including a first surface and a second surface at a workpiece pressing portion. In a state of being mounted on an upper table of a press brake, the first surface is parallel to a first groove wall surface of the die mounted on a lower table. An angle formed between the second surface and a perpendicular plane is different from an angle formed between a second groove wall surface and the perpendicular plane. A plate-shaped workpiece placed on the die is bent in a state of being sandwiched between the first groove wall surface and the first surface.
A workpiece display assistance device according to one aspect includes: a first model generation unit that obtains shape data of a workpiece to be set, and generates an original model based on the shape data; a second model generation unit that generates a plurality of matching models by rotating and/or inverting the original model; an extraction unit that matches each matching model to the original model and extracts aligned portions of the respective matching models with the original model as matching sections; a model creation unit that creates a matching aggregate model by aggregating the matching sections in a state conforming to the original model and synthesizing the matching sections aggregated; a determination unit that compares the original model and the matching aggregate model and makes a determination of a feature point on the workpiece; and a display unit that displays the feature point in a highlightable manner, along with an image of the workpiece, on a display screen based on the determination result.
G05B 19/408 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by data handling or data format, e.g. reading, buffering or conversion of data
