Machining plate-like workpieces
AssigneeTRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
InventorsMartin Bechtold, Heinz Brillert
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Abstract
A method for machining a plate-like workpiece with a processing machine includes forming a receptacle in the plate-like workpiece for an insert part and machining the receptacle based on one or both of an orientation at which the insert part is to be inserted into the receptacle and a side of the plate-like workpiece from which the insert part is to be inserted into the receptacle. The method further includes running a machining program to carry out the forming and the machining of the receptacle. A computer program product is provided to configure a programming system by which the machining program is generated.
Claims10
A method for machining a plate-shaped workpiece with a processing machine, the method comprising:
- forming a round receptacle in the plate-shaped workpiece for an insert part having a non-round outer shape;
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- machining a marking adjacent the round receptacle based on an orientation at which the insert part is to be inserted into the round receptacle on a side of the plate-shaped workpiece from which the insert part is to be inserted into the round receptacle and on which the insert part is to bear,
- wherein the marking is provided as a non-round depression that encircles the round receptacle,
- wherein the marking is positioned outside of the non-round outer shape of the insert part, and
- wherein the marking is adapted to the non-round outer shape of the insert part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.