Workpiece collection point unit and method for assisting the machining of workpieces

Abstract

A workpiece collection point unit (13) for a machine tool, in particular for a flatbed machine tool, such as a flatbed laser-cutting or die-punching machine tool (3), has a depositing area (41) for workpieces (9) produced by the machine tool as part of a machining plan (16), a display unit (43) for displaying to a user (11) workpiece information about the workpieces (9) which have been deposited in the depositing region (41) and are intended for further processing, and a signaling device (47) for emitting an identification signal which indicates to a user (11) the position of the selected workpiece collection point unit (13) for depositing the workpiece (9) intended for further processing. The workpiece collection point unit (13) can be used, for example, with a method for assisting a sequence of machining steps carried out to machine workpieces (9).

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technical field

[0001] The invention relates to a method for assisting a sequence of machining steps for machining a workpiece, in particular by integrating an information flow into the sequence of machining steps. Furthermore, the invention relates to a correspondingly configured workpiece collection point unit. Background technique

[0002] When sorting parts on a machine tool, especially laser cut or stamped workpieces, especially sheet metal, the operator usually visually compares each individual cut part with the order diagram of the corresponding part. This mostly paper-based sorting requires individual locating of specific finished parts and their correspondence to the correct order, so that corresponding further processing can start. In this case, the cut or stamped sheet metal parts are often made available in composite form after the machining process to subsequent corresponding production steps. Visual comparisons are labor-intensive and error-prone, especially ...

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