Method and apparatus for automated configuration of a monitoring function of a machine tool
AssigneeArtis LLC
InventorsDirk Lange, Dirk Euhus, Frank August Joachim Bonas
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Abstract
System and method for automated provision of a monitoring function for a machining process which is to be executed by a machine tool. A computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) program of the machining process is automatically analyzed by means of a postprocessor in order to determine processing steps to be monitored. At least one monitoring instruction may be automatically inserted into a control program of the machine tool by the postprocessor, wherein the control program is executed during the machining process.
Claims25
A method for automated provision of a monitoring function for a machining process to be executed by a machine tool, the method comprising:
- a processor executing a postprocessor to perform:
- a. analyzing a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) program of the machining process, wherein the machining process comprises a plurality of processing steps, and wherein the analyzing identifies a subset of the plurality of processing steps for monitoring operation of the machine tool utilizing one or more sensors in order to detect operational errors in the machine tool;
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- b. automatically inserting at least one monitoring instruction specific to the identified subset of the plurality of processing steps into the CAM program, and generating a control program for the machine tool from the CAM program, wherein the control program is executed during the machining process.
An apparatus for automated provision of a monitoring function for a machining process which is executed by a machine tool, comprising:
- a processor;
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- a non-transitory memory medium, coupled to the processor, wherein the non-transitory memory medium stores program instructions implementing a postprocessor, wherein the postprocessor is executable by the processor to:
- a. analyze a computer-aided manufacturing, CAM, program of the machining process, wherein the machining process comprises a plurality of processing steps, and wherein the analyzing identifies a subset of the plurality of processing steps for monitoring operation of the machine tool utilizing one or more sensors in order to detect operational errors in the machine tool;
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- b. automatically insert at least one monitoring instruction specific to the identified subset of the plurality of processing steps the Cam program, and generating a control program for the machine tool from the CAM program, wherein the control program is executed by the machine tool during the machining process.
A non-transitory computer accessible memory medium that stores program instructions implementing a postprocessor, wherein the postprocessor is executable by a processor to perform:
- analyzing a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) program of the machining process, wherein the machining process comprises a plurality of processing steps, and wherein the analyzing identifies a subset of the plurality of processing steps for monitoring operation of a machine tool utilizing one or more sensors in order to detect operational errors in the machine tool;
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- automatically inserting at least one monitoring instruction specific to the identified subset of the plurality of processing steps into the CAM program, and generating a control program for the machine tool from the CAM program, wherein the control program is executed during the machining process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.