Electronic manual system for machine tool

A machine tool electronic manual system configured to acquire from a network-connected server and display an electronic manual including information associated with operations and maintenance of a machine tool, the system comprising:

• a server having a user information database which stores at least machine tool information and user identification information in association with each other, and an instruction manual database which stores electronic data of instruction manuals in association with model numbers, serial numbers, and specifications of machine tools operated by a user, and one or more versions or manual identification codes of the instruction manuals,
• a machine controller configured to generate an inquiry code based on information about the user including at least a serial number or specification of the machine tool,
• an operation board, provided on the machine tool, configured to allow an operator to operate the machine tool,
• a display unit, provided in the operation board, configured to display the inquiry code in an alarm window or a periodic inspection window, and
• a manual display terminal having a camera configured to capture the inquiry code displayed on the display unit of the machine tool, and a manual display unit configured to display the electronic manual,
• wherein the manual display terminal is configured to access the server via a communication network and search the instruction manual database based on the inquiry code captured by the camera, and acquire the electronic manual of the version or manual identification code for the machine tool, and
• wherein the manual display terminal accesses the electronic manual to display information related to operations to resolve issues that have occurred in the machine tool or inspection/maintenance operations on the manual display unit of the manual display terminal based on the inquiry code.