Machine tool control system
US5757648A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 26, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/02
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A machine tool control system is provided that controls a plurality of machining equipment by transferring, from a tool center, schedules for each machining equipment to a plurality of terminals which correspond to the plurality of machining equipment, respectively. The machine tool control system includes a controller for storing a plurality of schedules for the plurality of machining equipment. During operation, the system analyzes the current operating condition of the plurality of machining equipment through the respective terminals, and selects a schedule which is currently capable of being processed by each of the plurality of machining equipment from the plurality of schedules. The schedule that is selected is then transferred to each of the plurality of terminals corresponding to each of the plurality of machining equipment. A machining program converting system is also provided that converts an original machining program corresponding to one of the machining equipment into a compatible machining program for a substitutive machining equipment when the current operating condition of the machining equipment is determined to be in an overload condition or a trouble condition, …
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