Identifying components in a material processing system
US9395715B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05H1/3494
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automated material processing system is provided for processing a workpiece using a processing table. The system includes a replaceable component comprising at least one cutting head consumable, one or more radio frequency identification (RFID) signal devices disposed in or on the replaceable component, and at least one reader communicatively connected to the one or more signal devices. The one or more signal devices are encoded with information about the replaceable component and the reader is configured to sense the information encoded on the one or more signal devices. In addition, the system includes a computing device communicatively connected to the reader for (i) processing the information transmitted by the reader and (ii) configuring a set of operating parameters of the material processing system based on the sensed information.
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