A terminal device for assisting operation of a plurality of eyeglass manufacturing apparatuses which are used for performing different processes in manufacturing eyeglasses includes: a communicating device configured to communicate with the plurality of eyeglass manufacturing apparatuses; a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the terminal device to execute: a setting instruction for setting, according to a process, a specific eyeglass manufacturing apparatus from the plurality of eyeglass manufacturing apparatuses as an eyeglass manufacturing apparatus of which the operation is assisted; and a controlling instruction for controlling the communicating device to send an operating signal input in the terminal device to the specific eyeglass manufacturing apparatus set by the setting instruction or controlling the communicating device to receive an input signal input in the specific eyeglass manufacturing apparatus set by the setting instruction.

A system is provided for programming workpiece feature inspection operations for a coordinate measuring machine. The system includes a computer aided design (CAD) file processing portion, an inspection motion path generation portion and a user interface. The user interface includes a workpiece inspection program simulation portion and auxiliary collision avoidance volume creation elements. The workpiece inspection program simulation portion displays a 3D view and the auxiliary collision avoidance volume creation elements are operable to create or define auxiliary collision avoidance volumes that are displayed in the 3D view. In various implementations, rather than requiring a user to model a physical object (e.g., as part of a workpiece or CMM) in a CAD file, the user may instead create and position an auxiliary collision avoidance volume at a location where the physical object is expected to be, so as to prevent collisions that could occur with the physical object.

It is possible to suppress a decrease in work efficiency in an initial position setting operation for a substrate processing apparatus. There is provided a technique that includes: transporters each provided with one or more transfer shafts; a manipulator for selecting a specified transfer shaft from the one or more transfer shafts and performing an initial position setting therefor; a display for displaying a status of the initial position setting for the specified transfer shaft; and a controller including a determination processor and notifying a determination result determined by the determination processor, wherein the determination processor determines whether the initial position setting for the specified transfer shaft selected by the manipulator is completed and whether it is possible for an initial position setting for another transfer shaft to be performed in parallel.

A batch production tracking system. The batch production tracking system may include one or more transmitters, wherein each one of the one or more transmitters may be associated with a carrier; and an arrangement of one or more sensors, wherein the arrangement of one or more sensors may be provided in relation to an arrangement of one or more workstations of a batch production workflow, and wherein the one or more sensors may be configured to sense a signal from the one or more transmitters and to determine a location of the associated carrier in the batch production workflow.