A tool management system of a machine tool capable of determining an appropriate time to replace a tool used by a machine tool is provided. The tool management system includes: at least one detection unit among: a vibration detection unit attached to a spindle that supports a tool of a machine tool to detect vibration; a sound detection unit provided in the vicinity of the spindle to detect acoustic waves produced during operation of the machine tool; and a servo motor current value detection unit that detects a current value of a servo motor of a driving device of the machine tool; a tool replacement determination unit that determines the necessity to replace the tool on the basis of information related to a detection value of at least one of the vibration, the acoustic waves, and the current value detected during operation of the machine tool; and a detection start/end command setting unit that adds commands for a detection start point and a detection end point of at least one of the vibration, the acoustic waves, and the current value of the servo motor to a machining program.

A main spindle monitoring device determines an abnormality of a main spindle in a machine tool. The main spindle monitoring device includes a main spindle operation monitoring unit and a feed axis operation monitoring unit. The main spindle operation monitoring unit monitors a change of an operation condition of the main spindle based on a main spindle load. The feed axis operation monitoring unit monitors a change of an operation condition of a feed axis based on a feed axis load. The abnormality of the main spindle is determined when the main spindle operation monitoring unit detects the change of the operation condition of the main spindle and the feed axis operation monitoring unit does not detect the change of the operation condition of the feed axis in a state where a constant rotation speed is commanded to the main spindle while the feed axis is driving.

A controller of a machine tool capable of suppressing heat generation and realizing a stable cutting operation during deep cutting is provided. A numerical controller for controlling a machine tool including a spindle motor formed of an induction motor and a feed axis driving motor includes: a magnetic flux amount acquisition means that acquires a present magnetic flux amount of the spindle motor; and a speed change means that changes a speed of the feed axis driving motor on the basis of the magnetic flux amount.

A monitoring device of a robot system including: a current sensor detecting a value of a current flowing through the servo motor; a current/torque converting the value of the current flowing through the servo motor which is detected by the current sensor into a torque value; a driving torque estimating section estimating at least a part of driving torque required to drive the servo motor; a differential torque calculating differential torque between the torque value obtained by conversion in the current/torque converting section and an estimated value of the driving torque; an external force converting the differential torque calculated by the differential torque calculating section into an external force applied to the robot; and a stop signal generating section which generates to stop the robot based on a value of the external force obtained by conversion in the external force converting section, and supplies the stop signal to the controller.

A motor control system includes first processing circuitry that controls a motor. An upper-level communication path connects an upper-level communication port of the first processing circuitry to second processing circuitry that sends an instruction to the first processing circuitry via the upper-level communication path. A lower-level communication path connects a lower-level communication port of the first processing circuitry to a plurality of devices connected in series to each other. The devices include rotational angle detection circuitry and output circuitry. The rotational angle detection circuitry detects a rotation angle of the motor. The output circuitry outputs associated information that is associated with the motor and is different from the rotational angle or that is associated with an industrial device associated with the motor. The first processing circuitry performs a predetermined processing based on the rotational angle and the associated information, and sends a result of the predetermined processing to the second processing circuitry.

A controller of a machine tool capable of suppressing heat generation and realizing a stable cutting operation during deep cutting is provided. A numerical controller for controlling a machine tool including a spindle motor formed of an induction motor and a feed axis driving motor includes: a magnetic flux amount acquisition means that acquires a present magnetic flux amount of the spindle motor; and a speed change means that changes a speed of the feed axis driving motor on the basis of the magnetic flux amount.

A machine learning apparatus that learns a condition associated with a predicted life of a motor includes: a state observation unit that observes a state variable composed from at least one of output data of a sensor that detects an operation state of the motor and data relating to presence or absence of a failure in the motor; an actual life data acquisition unit that acquires data relating to an actual life of the motor; and a learning unit that learns the condition associated with the predicted life of the motor in accordance with a training data set created based on a combination of the state variable and the actual life.

A machine learning apparatus that learns a condition associated with a predicted life of a motor includes: a state observation unit that observes a state variable composed from at least one of output data of a sensor that detects an operation state of the motor and data relating to presence or absence of a failure in the motor; an actual life data acquisition unit that acquires data relating to an actual life of the motor; and a learning unit that learns the condition associated with the predicted life of the motor in accordance with a training data set created based on a combination of the state variable and the actual life.

Method for operating a motor-roller controller wherein a first value indicative of an amperage at an input power port of a first motor-roller controller is measured by a meter of the first motor-roller controller. The first value is sent to at least one second motor-roller controller via a signal bus port of the first motor-roller controller. At least one second value indicative of an amperage at an input power port of the at least one second motor-roller controller is received at the signal bus port. A nominal value for the amperage at the input power port of the first motor-roller controller is determined depending on the first value and the at least one second value, and the motor-roller control port of the first motor-roller controller is operated with an output current to the motor-roller such that the amperage at the input power port reaches the nominal value.

A method for operating a conveyor system, in which assembly line trays, which each serve to hold a component, can be conveyed (moved) along a conveyor line by stationary conveyor elements, said method comprising: recording a respective conveying moment for the respective conveyor while conveying the respective assembly line trays; recording at least one respective parameter value by a sensor device for the respective conveyor element at the respective conveying moment; forming a respective data telegram for the respective conveyor element at the respective conveying moment by a respective control device of the respective conveyor element: compiling the data telegrams into a dataset by a central electronic computing device; evaluating the dataset by an anomaly model; if the evaluation reveals that an anomaly of at least one of the parameter values is above a threshold value, issuing a service instruction.