Control device for machine tool, and machine tool
AssigneeMakino Milling Machine Co., Ltd.
InventorsRie Kawai, Hideki Heishi, Kenichi Ono
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Abstract
Provided is a control device for a machine tool that exchanges a tool and machines a work piece on the basis of a machining program, said control device being provided with a machining program analysis unit that analyzes a machining program and extracts, from the machining program, measurement-related information relating to a dimensional measurement of a tool, and with a measurement program generation unit that, on the basis of the measurement-related information and basic tool information input in advance, generates a measurement program for measuring the dimensions of the tool.
Claims7
A control apparatus for a machine tool that replaces a tool and machines a workpiece based on a machining program, comprising:
- a CPU;
- a non-transitory storage medium having data stored therein representing software executable by the CPU, the software, when executed by the CPU, performs the steps of,
- analyzing the machining program and extracting measurement related information on size measurement of the tool from the machining program,
- storing the measurement related information and rules for creating measurement programs;
- and
- selecting one rule corresponding to the measurement related information and basic information on the tool and creating a measurement program for measuring a size of the tool based on the measurement related information the basic information of the tool inputted in advance and the selected rule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.