Method and device for controlling a machine tool, in particular, an electrical discharge machine
AssigneeAG fur industrielle Elektronik AGIE Losone bei Locarno
InventorsFabrizio Robbiani, Renzo De Maria
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Abstract
A control device for controlling a machine tool includes at least one memory for storing control data characterizing the instantaneous operating state of the machine tool during machining and a memory management device for managing the control data such that machining can be resumed after an interruption. The control data is separated into dynamic control data and static control data. The method for controlling a machine tool uses the control device and stores the static and dynamic control data in the memory. As a workpiece is machined, the instantaneous operating state of the machine tool is continuously stored so that machining can be resumed after an interruption.
Claims8
A method for controlling a machine tool, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a control device for controlling a machine tool, said device comprising at least one memory for storing control data characterizing the instantaneous operating state of the machine tool during machining, the control data comprising dynamic control data and static control data, said control device further comprising a memory management device for managing the control data such that machining can be resumed after an interruption;
- b) storing the static and dynamic control data in said at least one memory;
- c) machining a workpiece;
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- d) continuously storing the instantaneous operating state of the machining tool during the machining step, said storing comprising storing only the dynamic data.
A method for controlling a machine tool, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a control device for controlling a machine tool, said device comprising at least one memory for storing control data characterizing the instantaneous operating state of the machine tool during machining, the control data comprising dynamic control data and static control data, said control device further comprising a memory management device for managing the control data such that machining can be resumed after an interruption;
- b) storing the static and dynamic control data in said at least one memory;
- c) machining a workpiece;
- d) continuously storing the instantaneous operating state of the machining tool during the machining step;
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- e) if an intentional interruption is requested in the machining step, checking for possible negative effects of an interruption prior to interrupting the machining step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.