Operating method and apparatus for controlling a machine tool

US7421307B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Stefan Dolansky · Altdorf, DE
• Thomas Menzel · Hilten, DE
• Gernot Rossi · Simmelsdorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 14, 2006
• Grant date: Sep 2, 2008
• Expiry date: Sep 14, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P90/02
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a control device (5), controlling a machine tool (1), which processes a step sequence (S1-S11), by a wireless reading of a partial program (18) from a workpiece data support (15), provided for a workpiece (3) and processing the workpiece (3), following the downloaded partial program (18).