An apparatus for calibrating an air gap sensor of a machine tool can include a gauge block and a plurality of magnets. The gauge block can have a plurality of gauge grooves. Each of the gauge grooves can have a unique gauge depth that corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of predetermined calibration values for the air gap sensor. Each of the magnets can be embedded in the gauge block. A method of using the apparatus for calibrating an air gap sensor can include attaching the apparatus to a machine tool using only magnetic force to keep the apparatus in place.

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 hand-held machine tool, in particular a sanding machine, including a handle element for the user to grip and a processing head which has an electric drive motor for driving a tool holder provided for holding a processing tool, the hand-held machine tool having a power supply system for supplying power to the drive motor by means of a cable arrangement, via which the drive motor and the power supply system are interconnected. A protection circuit including at least one electric disconnector is arranged on the drive motor, in order to disconnect a connection between at least one electric cable of the cable arrangement and a phase of a field coil arrangement of the drive motor, which phase can be supplied with current via the cable.

The invention of a device has four threaded bolts that engage cooperatively threaded apertures in a base. These thread bolts hold the device in a temporary yet stationary position. The device has non-magnetic metal which allows test indicators to display accurate results free from any magnetic fields. The device has a precision bore of a nominal size. The radial value of the nominal size precision bore provides for mathematical calculation of the spindle centerline to work piece distance for measuring. The device has undercuts on both of its sides to aid in removing by hand. These undercuts allow the device to pivot from its stationary position for removal without damaging the planar surface. Alternatively, the device has four magnetic inserts, pocketed upwardly from the bottom surface.

The present disclosure provides an ultrasonic drive and driving method configured for driving an ultrasonic tool. The ultrasonic drive includes a switch module, a sensing element and a control element. The sensing element senses the voltage and current of the ultrasonic tool and generates a sensing signal accordingly. The control element receives the sensing signal and outputs a control signal. The switch module outputs an ultrasonic signal according to the control signal for controlling the vibration of the ultrasonic tool. When the ultrasonic drive operates a frequency sweep function, the control element determines an operating interval and an operating frequency of the ultrasonic signal. When the ultrasonic drive operates a frequency following function, the control element adjusts the operating frequency according to the sensing signal for keeping the impedance of the ultrasonic tool consistent.

A processing apparatus includes a chuck table having a holding surface for holding a workpiece; a horizontal moving mechanism that moves the chuck table in a horizontal direction and is supplied with a first oil; and a vertical moving mechanism that moves a processing unit in a vertical direction and is supplied with a second oil. Before mounting the workpiece on the holding surface, the holding surface is imaged by a camera while being irradiated with light, and it is examined whether or not the picked-up image is emitting light. If there is a light-emitting part in the picked-up image, it is determined that oil is adhered to the light-emitting part.

The invention provides a data augmentation method based on generative adversarial networks in tool condition monitoring. Firstly, the sensor acquisition system is used to obtain the vibration signal and noise signal during the cutting process of the tool; second, the noise data subject to the prior distribution is input to the generator to generate data, and the generated data and the collected real sample data are input to the discriminator for identification, the confrontation training between the generator and the discriminator until the training is completed; then, use the trained generator to generate sample data, and determine whether the generated sample data and the actual tool state sample data are similar in distribution; finally, combined with the accuracy of the deep learning network model to predict the state of the tool to verify the availability of the generated data.

Disclosed is a workpiece measurement method for determining the position of a workpiece on a machine tool based on feed shaft coordinates when a probe and the workpiece contact each other, in which the probe and the workpiece are moved relative to each other. The method includes the steps of moving one of the plurality of feed shafts to a desired measurement position, storing coordinate values of the one feed shaft at the desired measurement position, moving the probe and the workpiece relative to each other by means of the one feed shaft and another feed shaft, stopping the movement by the one feed shaft when the stored coordinate values have been reached, and measuring the workpiece at a plurality of measurement points by moving the probe using the other feed shaft in a state in which the one feed shaft is stopped at the coordinate values.

An anomaly detection device includes: an initial-stage detection information acquisition unit that acquires detection information at an initial stage in a series of a machining step performed using one tool; a map-function identification unit that identifies a mapping function for mapping the detection information at the initial stage, on reference detection information; a wear-progress-stage detection information acquisition unit that acquires detection information at a wear progress stage that follows the initial stage in the series of the machining step; a map-function application unit that applies the mapping function to the detection information at the wear progress stage; an anomaly-degree calculation unit that calculates an anomaly degree indicating a degree of difference, from the reference detection information, of the detection information at the wear progress stage to which the mapping function is applied; and an anomaly detecting unit that detects an abnormality of the tool based on determination as to whether the anomaly degree exceeds an anomaly determination threshold value determined in advance.

An error measurement method for a machine tool measures an error in a machine tool that includes two or more translational axes, a table, and a spindle head. The error measurement method includes installing a masterwork having a plurality of targets on the table and detecting a position of each of the targets using a sensor mounted to the spindle head to acquire a measured value regarding the position of each of the targets and to acquire an error value regarding the position of each of the targets using each of the acquired measured values and a preliminarily acquired calibration value regarding the position of each of the targets. The error measurement method further includes calculating at least one disturbance index value indicative of a degree of disturbance in the measurement for each of the targets, and determining whether the disturbance index value exceeds a preliminarily set threshold.