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US 6,643,561 B1Granted
Parametric programming of laser cutting system
AssigneeABB Technology AG
InventorJukka M. Torvinen
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AssigneeABB Technology AG
InventorJukka M. Torvinen
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The present invention is part of a system and method for creating products of varying characteristics on an automated production line. The system includes one or more production line devices, for example robots and machines. Specifically, the present invention provides a system and method for automating a laser cutting device. The method comprises receiving a data file to the laser cutting device, converting the data file to an instruction file, and operating the laser cutting device with the instruction file. The instruction file may be a computer numeric control computer program, for example. The data file includes characteristics to be created on a workpiece by the laser cutting device. In one embodiment, the method may further comprise programming the laser cutting device with a parametric computer program, such that the parametric computer program receives the data file. In another embodiment, the method may further comprise automatically connecting a power source to the laser cutting device, when the laser cutting device receives the data file.
A method for automating a laser cutting device, comprising:
An automated laser cutting system, comprising:
An automated laser cutting system, comprising a laser cutter, a computer coupled to said laser cutter, and one or more data sources coupled to said computer, a controller coupled to said computer, said laser cutter and to a power source, wherein said controller automatically connects said power source to said laser cutter when said computer receives said data file, wherein said computer is programmed with a parametric computer program, and wherein said computer converts a data file from said data source to a computer numeric control computer program that operates said laser cutter.
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