A mold apparatus for forming a molded part includes a mold body, a mold cavity formed in said mold body, a plurality of valve gates associated with said mold body, and a controller in communication with said plurality of valve gates. The controller is programmed to time opening of each valve gate based on a selected flow rate required to eliminate weld lines in the product.

Systems, methods, and machine readable media are provided for slot capacity adjustment. A utilization rate of a facility for a plurality of time slots is determined. Slots having a utilization rate that can have an associated capacity increased are identified and the capacity for the slots having a utilization rate that can be increased is increased. Slots having a utilization rate that can have an associated capacity decreased are identified and these slots have their capacity decreased. A slot-to-slot capacity variance of greater than a smoothing threshold are identified and smoothed. A capacity schedule is produced based on the capacity increases, capacity decreases, and capacity smoothing.

A machine control device includes: an imaging control unit that controls the imaging device to capture two images at two different imaging positions; an imaging position information acquiring unit that acquires positional information of the two imaging positions; a measurement distance restoring unit that restores a measurement distance of the object based on two images, distance information between two imaging positions, and a parameter of the imaging device by using a stereo camera method; and a predetermined precision position calculating unit that calculates distance information between the two imaging positions at which the measurement precision of the object satisfies a predetermined precision based on the two images, the measurement distance of the object, and the parameter of the imaging device, in which the machine control device controls the position and orientation of the imaging device based on the distance information between the two imaging positions, and changes two imaging positions.

During machining of a workpiece, a gripping force adjustment device takes into account the state of the machining and the state of the workpiece in order to set a more appropriate gripping force. The gripping force adjustment device acquires data indicating a machining state implemented by a machine tool and data relating to a gripping state realized on the workpiece by a jig, and creates data to be used in machine learning on the basis of the acquired data. The gripping force adjustment device then executes machine learning processing relating to the gripping force exerted on the workpiece by the jig in the environment in which the machine tool machines the workpiece on the basis of the created data.

Several embodiments provide wireless irrigation system and related methods. In one implementation, an irrigation system includes a plurality of valves; a plurality of solenoids; a plurality of circuits, at least one circuit in a circuit housing attached at least partially to a dedicated solenoid housing of a respective one of the plurality of solenoids; a plurality of wireless transceivers, at least one wireless transceiver in the circuit housing attached at least partially to the dedicated solenoid housing of the respective one of the plurality of solenoids and configured to wirelessly communicate via a communication network; and the communication network comprising the plurality of wireless transceivers for communication with the plurality of solenoids.

Several embodiments provide wireless irrigation system and related methods. In one implementation, an irrigation system includes a plurality of valves; a plurality of solenoids; a plurality of circuits, at least one circuit in a circuit housing attached at least partially to a dedicated solenoid housing of a respective one of the plurality of solenoids; a plurality of wireless transceivers, at least one wireless transceiver in the circuit housing attached at least partially to the dedicated solenoid housing of the respective one of the plurality of solenoids and configured to wirelessly communicate via a communication network; and the communication network comprising the plurality of wireless transceivers for communication with the plurality of solenoids.

Systems and methods for detecting pose and force against an object are provided. A method includes receiving a signal from a deformable sensor comprising data from a deformation region in a deformable membrane resulting from contact with the object utilizing an internal sensor disposed within an enclosure and having a field of view directed through a medium and toward a bottom surface of the deformable membrane. The method also determines a pose of the object based on the deformation region of the deformable membrane. The method also determines an amount of force applied between the deformable membrane and the object is determined based on the deformation region of the deformable membrane.

A machining-control-information generation device includes a feature extractor that extracts a feature indicating a shape feature of a product based on product information, a machining-method specifier that specifies a machining method, using a machining-method specifying model, a feature specifier that specifies an optimal feature, using a feature specifying model, a machining-order specifier that specifies a machining order when all of machining target portions corresponding to optimal feature information are machined, using a machining-order specifying model, and a machining-control-information generator that selects a machining condition corresponding to the optimal feature information indicating the specified machining method and the specified optimal feature, and generates machining control information based on machining order information, machining condition information, the optimal feature information, and partial machining method information.

A cutting machine is provided with a machine main body and an NC device. The NC device controls the machine main body and has a tool radius compensation amount calculation unit, a machining path calculation unit, and a drive control unit. The tool radius compensation amount calculation unit generates tool radius compensation information. The machining path calculation unit generates a tool radius compensation control signal. The drive control unit generates a drive control signal. The machine main body has a machining unit and a tool path control unit. The machining unit cuts a workpiece by changing a relative position thereof with respect to the workpiece. Based on the drive control signal, the tool path control unit controls a tool path corresponding to a cutting tool and having a non-circular shape.

An operation adjustment apparatus includes a camera arranged so as to capture images of a robot and a hand. The robot controller includes an operation control unit that sends an operation command to the robot at a predetermined control cycle. The camera captures images at a time interval that coincides with the control cycle. A determination unit of the robot controller determines whether an operation of the hand is appropriate based on a result of image processing performed by an image processing unit. If the determination unit determines that the operation of the hand is not appropriate, a correction unit of the robot controller corrects a command statement included in an operation program so that the operation of the hand is an appropriate operation.