Methods, machines, and computer-readable mediums for determining distance correction values of a desired distance between a laser processing nozzle on a laser processing head and a workpiece during laser processing of the workpiece are provided. In some implementations, the workpiece is scanned along a desired path of a surface of the workpiece separately by the laser processing nozzle and a measurement head arranged in place of the laser processing nozzle on the laser processing head, with a capacitively measured distance identical to the desired distance. The measurement head has a lower lateral sensitivity of a capacitance measurement than the laser processing nozzle. Respective scanned movement paths of the laser processing nozzle and the measurement head are determined. The distance correction values for the desired distance of the laser processing nozzle are then determined from the scanned movement paths determined with the laser processing nozzle and the measurement head.

The present invention provides an apparatus for manufacturing a dental restoration. The apparatus includes a first laser module, a powder supplying nozzle, a second laser module, a dust cleaning device and an air bearing device for holding the dental restoration. The second laser module includes a plurality of laser sources, and the laser sources disposed circumferentially around the first laser module, in which each laser source is equally spaced apart from one another. The present invention further provides a method for manufacturing the dental restoration, in which the method can be applied to a laser cladding process or a laser milling process.

A galvano device that rotates a mirror provided at a motor shaft by rotating a motor and changes a direction of light by allowing the mirror to reflect the light includes a sensor configured to detect a rotation angle of a motor rotating shaft and a filter configured to estimate a rotation angle of the mirror from a value output from the sensor. The rotation angle of the mirror is output from the filter.

A method for accessing a computer-numerically-controlled machine can include receiving a command to be executed by the computer-numerically-controlled machine. A hardware state of a component in the computer-numerically-controlled machine can be determined by receiving, from the component, data indicative of the hardware state. An origin of the command including a user identification of a user who sent the command and/or a machine identification of a device that sent the command can be determined. Whether the computer-numerically-controlled machine is allowed to execute the command can be determined by applying a set of rules and based on the hardware state and/or the origin of the command. In response to determining that the computer-numerically-controlled machine is allowed to execute the command, the command can be executed at the computer-numerically-controlled machine.

Laser cutting device includes control unit that controls operations of laser machining robot and laser oscillator. A plurality of machining condition tables are stored in memory of control unit. Each of the machining condition tables carries data of laser power output and its duty, a usable range of a cutting speed of cutting work, the usable range being set based on a speed range in which laser cutting robot can move with given tracking accuracy, and an effective range of the cutting speed and the laser power output that are set so that a cut surface of work meets given finishing conditions. Control unit selects a machining condition table from the plurality of machining condition tables so that the cutting speed and the laser power output meet given conditions, and controls cutting of work based on the selected machining condition table.

A robot includes an arm having a plurality of links, drives for moving the links, a control device for actuating the drives, and a process head connected to the arm. The control device is configured to operate the drives in a force- and/or torque-controlled manner such that the process head or a first element extending from the arm touches a surface having a structure and/or having at least one characterizing feature, and is moved along the surface with simultaneous elongation or simultaneous tightening of the surface. The process head has a radiation-emitting radiation source, and the wavelength and/or intensity of the radiation can be adjusted based on the structure and/or the at least one characterizing feature.

A laser machining apparatus includes: a laser beam emission device; a visible laser beam emission device; a scanner; and a controller. The controller is configured to perform: generating machining data including coordinate data representing a machining pattern to be machined on a workpiece; machining the workpiece with a laser beam according to the machining data by controlling the laser beam emission device and the scanner; generating, in response to receiving a resuming command after the machining has been halted at a stopping position, a guide pattern based on a stopping point coordinate and the machining data, the guide pattern being used for resuming the machining from the stopping position, the stopping point coordinate indicating the stopping position and being determined by the coordinate data; and projecting the guide pattern onto the workpiece with a visible laser beam by controlling the visible laser beam emission device and the scanner.

A 3D laser machining system comprises: a move state simulation unit that simulates a move state of a machining head using 3D CAD data about a workpiece containing material information defining thermophysical properties and 3D CAD data about a machining head under a condition of moving the machining head relative to the workpiece while the machining head is maintained at a predetermined angle a predetermined distance along a machining line in virtual space; a thermal fluid simulation unit that conducts non-stationary thermal fluid simulation for obtaining a temperature distribution in a region covering the workpiece to be changed by the move of the machining head outputting a laser beam; and a machining condition setting unit that sets a laser machining condition containing a relative move condition for the machining head and a laser beam output condition before laser machining on the basis of results of the simulations.

A method of altering a rate of executing a motion plan by a computer-numerically-controlled machine can include: receiving, at a control unit of a computer-numerically-controlled machine and from a general purpose computer that is housed separately from the computer-numerically-controlled machine, a motion plan defining operations for causing movement of a moveable component of the computer-numerically-controlled machine; and altering, in response to a command received at the computer-numerically-controlled machine, a first execution rate of the operations to a second execution rate of the operations to change a rate of movement of the movable component. Systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.

According to the invention, a Cartesian positioning device for positioning an optics includes an optics socket for holding the optics; a y actuating element for linear movement of the optics socket in the y direction, the y actuating element having a y slider at one end; an x actuating element for linear movement of the optics socket in the x direction, the x actuating element having an x slider at one end; wherein the x actuating element and the y actuating element are arranged on a support element and adjustable along the y direction. Furthermore, a laser machining head for machining a workpiece by means of a laser beam includes such a Cartesian positioning device for positioning an optics, the optics being arranged in a beam path of the laser machining head.