Processing information acquisition system in processing machine supplying processing point with energy or material

A processing information acquisition system in a processing machine which supplies a processing point with energy or material, the processing information acquisition system comprising:

• a numerical controller comprising:
• a position information acquisition unit which acquires position information in at least two axial directions of a feed unit of energy or material;
• a feed rate control unit which receives a feed condition command of energy or material, converts said feed condition command to a control command which controls a feed of energy or material, and uses the converted control command to control a feed rate of energy or material from said feed unit;
• a feed rate estimation unit which acquires said control command from said feed rate control unit and calculates an estimated feed rate of energy or material which is fed to a processing point based on said control command;
• and
• an output unit which outputs said position information which said position information acquisition unit acquired and said estimated feed rate which said feed rate estimation unit calculated when said feed unit is located at a position corresponding to said position information,
• wherein said processing machine is a plasma processing machine and where said fed energy or material is an arc current, plasma generating current, gas, or welding filler,
• wherein said feed rate estimation unit has related information, found in advance, between said control command and said estimated feed rate of energy or material and calculates the estimated feed rate from said control command and said related information, and
• wherein said related information is comprised of first related information prescribed in a peak output and a current command value and a second related information prescribed by a peak output, and said feed rate estimation unit uses a current command value and said first related information to estimate a peak output, and uses an estimated peak output and said second related information to estimate the estimated feed rate of energy or material.