Machine Tool Setting Data Inheritance for Faster Multi-Machine Setup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing numerical control systems do not effectively utilize setting data from one machine tool for another, requiring significant time and effort to set up new machines to mimic the operational feel of existing ones, especially as the number of machines increases.
Innovation Solution
A machining system that includes an information processing system capable of receiving, storing, and transmitting setting data from a first machine tool to a second machine tool, allowing the second machine tool to inherit and reflect the settings of the first, thereby reducing the need for manual reconfiguration and minimizing operational differences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If setting data is manually configured for each machine tool, then each machine tool can be set up independently, but the time and effort required increases significantly as the number of machine tools increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a setting data inheritance mechanism where the second machine tool copies setting data from the first machine tool through an information processing system. This allows the second machine tool to inherit operational parameters, display settings, and other configuration data, thereby reducing manual configuration time and effort while maintaining consistent operational feel across multiple machine tools
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an information processing system as an intermediary between machine tools. This intermediary receives setting data from the first machine tool, stores it, and transmits it to the second machine tool upon request. This mediator enables automated data transfer and inheritance, eliminating the need for manual reconfiguration and significantly reducing setup time for additional machine tools
2Ease of manufacture
If cloud-based numerical control is implemented, then maintenance cost is reduced, but setting data cannot be shared between machine tools
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the advantages of cloud-based numerical control with setting data sharing capabilities. The information processing system acts as a cloud-based platform that not only reduces maintenance costs through centralized software management but also enables setting data inheritance between machine tools. By combining these functions in a single system, the patent achieves both cost efficiency and data versatility
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AI summary
A machining system includes an information processing system, a first machine tool communicable with the information processing system, and a second machine tool communicable with the information processing system. The information processing system includes a reception unit that receives setting data set in the first machine tool, a storage device that stores the setting data received from the first machine tool, and a transmission unit that transmits the setting data of the first machine tool stored in the storage device to the second machine tool in response to a setting data acquisition request, when the setting data is inheritable to the second machine tool. The second machine tool includes a setting unit that allows the second machine tool to inherit the setting data received from the information processing system.