The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method of automatically converting thermal displacement compensation parameters of a machine tool, which automatically convert a compensation parameter of a thermal displacement compensation equation of a machine tool so that the compensation parameter is optimized to a current thermal displacement state of the machine tool in real time based on Z-directional or Y-directional displacement data of a tool tip end of a reference tool measured by a tool measuring unit according to an operation state of the machine tool or various kinds of machine tools or thermal displacement data of the machine tool calculated by measuring a processed portion of a processed material, and temperature data measured by a temperature measuring unit, to minimize a processing error according to thermal displacement and improve processing accuracy of the machine tool.

A cutter holder has a holder, a collet, and a nut. The holder has a first threaded portion having an external thread, a first abutting surface, a second abutting surface, at least one recess, and at least one sealing member. The at least one recess is recessed in the second abutting surface. The at least one sealing member is mounted in the at least one recess and partially protrudes from the second abutting surface. The nut has a second threaded portion having an internal thread, a third abutting surface, and a fourth abutting surface. The internal thread and the external thread are corresponding internal and external trapezoidal threads, respectively. The third abutting surface and the first abutting surface have a corresponding diameter with a clearance therebetween being less than 0.015 millimeter. The fourth abutting surface and the at least one sealing member are in an interference fit.

There is provided a method for aligning a spindle of a machine tool, the spindle having a longitudinal axis and being rotatable about the longitudinal axis. A trial mounting of the spindle is performed, comprising mediately or directly attaching a bearing surface of the spindle to a support surface of the spindle housing. An actual deviation of the spindle is detected. A wedge-shaped adjustment disc is selected, depending on the detected actual deviation. The adjustment disc is arranged between the bearing surface of the spindle and the support surface of the spindle housing in a defined rotation orientation so that the adjustment disc at least partially corrects the actual deviation.

Proposed is a machine tool unit with a stator unit and a rotor unit which is rotatable about an axis of rotation, wherein the rotor unit comprises a spindle head with a tool-holding unit having a tool-clamping device, wherein a testing device is provided for testing the clamping state of the tool, the testing device having precisely one sensor head for sensory detection. To improve the precision, the sensor head is arranged at a fixed position on the stator unit in such a manner that it measures the distance to an end-side part of the spindle head rotating relative to the sensor head, wherein the testing device is designed to record a temporal/position-related sequence of at least two distance values and/or of at least two successive series of in each case at least two distance values, in order to determine an axial run-out error.

A water jet material cutting system includes a table configured to receive work piece. The cutting system further includes a bevel head for cutting the work piece. A positioning apparatus controls the relative position and orientation of the bevel head with respect to the work piece. A controller is configured to control the positioning apparatus. A height sensor attached to the positioning apparatus determines a standoff height of the bevel head relative to the work piece.

A water jet material cutting system includes a table configured to receive work piece. The cutting system further includes a bevel head for cutting the work piece. A positioning apparatus controls the relative position and orientation of the bevel head with respect to the work piece. A controller is configured to control the positioning apparatus. A height sensor attached to the positioning apparatus determines a standoff height of the bevel head relative to the work piece.

A machine tool includes a bed supported on a ground by supporting jigs, a table movable in an X-axis direction, a spindle head movable in a Y-axis direction, a quill provided to be movable in a Z-axis direction, a spindle supported by the quill to be rotatable about its axis, feed mechanisms for moving the table and the like in the axis directions, and a numerical controller controlling operation of the feed mechanisms, and the numerical controller is configured to calculate motion errors based on load values acting on the supporting jigs by a motion locus estimator, an influence coefficient storage, a motion error calculator, and a motion locus storage, generate a correction signal for compensating for the motion errors by a position corrector, and add the generated correction signals to a position control signal transmitted from a position generator to a position controller.

A thermal compensation system for machine tools includes a thermal compensation-monitoring device and a cloud processing device. The thermal compensation-monitoring device receives a plurality of temperature signals of a workpiece and corresponding processing tolerance data to build or update a thermal compensation database. The cloud processing device provides a thermal compensation model, and applies the model with the characterized temperature signals and the tolerance data to generate a compensation value so as to decide whether or not to modify the model or to run a compensation is necessary.

A thermal compensation system for machine tools includes a thermal compensation-monitoring device and a cloud processing device. The thermal compensation-monitoring device receives a plurality of temperature signals of a workpiece and corresponding processing tolerance data to build or update a thermal compensation database. The cloud processing device provides a thermal compensation model, and applies the model with the characterized temperature signals and the tolerance data to generate a compensation value so as to decide whether or not to modify the model or to run a compensation is necessary.

A device for striking a tool shank with a controlled force includes a tip configured to contact the shank, a plunger configured to be retracted a pullback distance from the tip and to exert a force on the tip proportional to the pullback distance when released, and a control mechanism configured to control the pullback distance. A method of reducing run-out in a machine tool comprises placing the tool in a tool holder, measuring the run-out using an indicator, identifying a high spot, manipulating the control mechanism of the striking device to select the force based on the shank diameter, and striking the shank on the high spot using the striking device.