Numerical Control Device Data Coordination System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing numerical control (NC) systems require dedicated information processing terminals and middleware for data management, leading to increased installation space and maintenance costs.
Innovation Solution
A numerical control device with a data memory and controller that collects and transmits numerical control data to a network-connected storage device, eliminating the need for external middleware and dedicated terminals by using an information coordination system for data storage and management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a dedicated information processing terminal and middleware are used for data management, then data coordination between NC devices and databases is enabled, but installation space increases and maintenance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the data coordination function from the external dedicated information processing terminal and integrates it directly into the NC device. The NC device now includes a data coordination unit that can directly access and coordinate with databases, eliminating the need for separate middleware and terminals while maintaining the data coordination capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the data coordination function with the NC device by providing a data coordination unit within the NC device that can directly access databases. This combines previously separate components (NC device, dedicated terminal, middleware) into an integrated system, reducing overall complexity while preserving data coordination functionality.
2Reliability
If a dedicated information processing terminal is used for data storage, then NC data can be stored in a database, but installation space and maintenance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the dedicated information processing terminal from the system architecture and integrates the data storage and coordination functions directly into the NC device. The NC device now has built-in capability to access and store data in databases, eliminating the need for external terminals and reducing maintenance requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The NC device performs data coordination and storage operations autonomously through its integrated data coordination unit, without requiring external dedicated terminals or middleware. The system serves itself by handling data management internally, reducing operational complexity and maintenance burden.
Data Source
AI summary
Included are a machining device having a drive unit, a data memory, and an instruction unit; and a database server that stores NC data used by the machining device as a database, each connected via a network. The machining device is used in an information coordination system in which information in the NC data is coordinated between the machining device and the database server. The machining device includes an NC-data collection unit that collects the NC data from the data memory; an information-coordination-command generation unit that generates an information coordination command to access the database in the database server so as to match data corresponding to the machining device in the database server with the collected NC data; and an information-coordination-command transmission unit that transmits the information coordination command to the database server.