To provide a controller for a machine tool capable of shredding chips and capable of performing machining by cutting correctly without implementation of a so-called finishing process. A controller for a machine tool includes: an oscillation command generation unit that generates an oscillation command for causing a work and a tool to oscillate relative to each other in a radial direction of the work based on a condition for oscillation; a movement command generation unit that generates a movement command for causing the work and the tool to move relative to each other for thread cutting of the work; an adder that adds the oscillation command and the movement command; and a determination unit that predetermines whether the oscillation command is to be added to the movement command, is which the adder outputs a superimposed command configured to include one or more types of machining patterns combining an arbitrary number of a total movement command with the oscillation command added, and an arbitrary number of a total movement command without the oscillation command added, in accordance with a result of determination by the determination unit.

In a machine tool and a control apparatus thereof, a repetitive movement unit is configured so that the cutting tool performs one repetitive movement with respect to multiple relative rotations between the workpiece and the cutting tool and so that a rotation angle of the relative rotation between the workpiece and the cutting tool during relative movement at a second speed is smaller than a rotation angle of the relative rotation during relative movement at a first speed in one repetitive movement. This configuration limits degradation of machining efficiency when the cutting tool machines the workpiece by performing one repetitive movement with respect to multiple relative rotations between the workpiece and the cutting tool.

A numerical control device includesa screen processing unit that divides a waveform of a commanded oscillatory movement quantity specified by a vibration cutting command and a waveform of an actual position detected by detectors, into sections each corresponding to a unit time, and this screen processing unit displays, on a display unit, an n-th commanded oscillation waveform, which is an n-th waveform of the commanded oscillatory movement quantity; an (n+1)-th commanded oscillation waveform, which is an (n+1)-th waveform of the commanded oscillatory movement quantity; an n-th actual position waveform, which is an n-th waveform of the actual position; and an (n+1)-th actual position waveform, which is an (n+1)-th waveform of the actual position, being superimposed on one another along a time axis, where n is a natural number.

A controller including: a positional deviation calculating unit that calculates positional deviation using a position command directed to a servo motor for driving a cutting tool, etc., and a position feedback value corresponding to the position of the cutting tool, etc.; an oscillation command calculating unit that calculates an oscillation command using the position command and a spindle axis angle of the rotated work, etc., or using the position feedback value and the spindle axis angle; an oscillation offset calculating unit that calculates an offset for the oscillation command using the positional deviation, the oscillation command, and the spindle axis angle; and a driving unit that determines a drive signal for the servo motor based on the positional deviation, the oscillation command, and the oscillation offset, and outputs the drive signal.

Provided is a control device for a machine tool that can suitably shred chips in a state without good conformability. A control device for a machine tool which oscillates a tool and a workpiece relative to each other while machining comprises: a comparison unit that compares the oscillation amplitude calculated value calculated by an oscillation amplitude calculation unit and the oscillation amplitude minimum value set by a minimum value setting unit; an oscillation command generation unit that generates an oscillation command on the basis of the oscillation condition and the value of the oscillation amplitude obtained from the comparison results of the comparison unit; and a position/speed control unit that oscillates the workpiece and the tool relative to each other on the basis of a superimposition command obtained by superimposing the oscillation command over a position command.

To provide a machine tool and a control device for the machine tool that can smoothly cut a workpiece while segmenting chips by feeding a cutting tool in a feed direction while reciprocally vibrating the cutting tool along the feed direction on the basis of a condition set by a user. The machine tool (100) or the control device (C) includes the control section (C1) that determines a number of rotations of the relative rotation and a number of vibrations of the reciprocal vibration per rotation of the relative rotation when the workpiece (W) is machined in accordance with a vibration frequency dependent on a period in which an operating instruction can be executed.

A numerical controller includes a position instruction generating unit configured to generate the position instruction; an oscillation instruction generating unit configured to generate the oscillation instruction; a position speed control unit configured to add the position instruction and the oscillation instruction to generate a synthesized instruction; and a current control unit configured to control movement of a tool or rotation of a spindle. The oscillation instruction generating unit includes a tracking error calculating unit configured to obtain and calculate an actual angle and an ideal angle of the spindle, and a frequency recalculating unit configured to recalculate the oscillation frequency or a rotational speed of the spindle based on the actual angle and the ideal angle. The current control unit controls the movement of the tool or the rotation of the spindle according to the recalculated oscillation frequency or rotational speed of the spindle.

In a machine tool and a control apparatus thereof, a repetitive movement unit is configured so that the cutting tool performs one repetitive movement with respect to multiple relative rotations between the workpiece and the cutting tool and so that a rotation angle of the relative rotation between the workpiece and the cutting tool during relative movement at a second speed is smaller than a rotation angle of the relative rotation during relative movement at a first speed in one repetitive movement. This configuration limits degradation of machining efficiency when the cutting tool machines the workpiece by performing one repetitive movement with respect to multiple relative rotations between the workpiece and the cutting tool.

In a machine tool and a control apparatus thereof, a repetitive movement unit is configured so that the cutting tool performs one repetitive movement with respect to multiple relative rotations between the workpiece and the cutting tool and so that a rotation angle of the relative rotation between the workpiece and the cutting tool during relative movement at a second speed is smaller than a rotation angle of the relative rotation during relative movement at a first speed in one repetitive movement. This configuration limits degradation of machining efficiency when the cutting tool machines the workpiece by performing one repetitive movement with respect to multiple relative rotations between the workpiece and the cutting tool.

The present invention provides a technique for reducing the workload of a machine tool user selecting one specific shaft to swing. Provided is a device 1 for controlling a machine tool that performs swinging cutting by causing only one specific shaft to swing, said device 1 for controlling a machine tool comprising: a swarf shredding determination unit 14 for determining, on the basis of tool data with which a tool shape can be recognized or relative positional relationship data pertaining to a workpiece and the tool, and movement data for causing the workpiece and the tool to move relative to each other, whether it is possible to shred swarf when performing swinging cutting by swinging only one specific shaft among a plurality of feed shafts; a swinging shaft selection unit 15 for selecting, on the basis of the result of determination by the swarf shredding determination unit 14, one specific shaft as a swinging shaft; and a swinging movement control unit 16 for controlling, on the basis of processing conditions, the one specific shaft selected by the swinging shaft selection unit 15 so as to cause the one specific shaft to swing.