The present invention relates to a welding device which includes a welding power source provided with a power supply circuit; a wire feeder connected to the welding power supply to supply wire; a torch which pulls the wire supplied from the wire feeder and supplies the wire to a welding part; an IR thermal camera which captures the welding part; a vision module having built-in program which receives and processes a captured image of a IR thermal camera; and a slag removal device which removes slag detected in the welding part in real time in conjunction with the vision module. The welding device has an effect in which slag generated during welding can be removed before the slag is fixed on the molten pool.

The present disclosure is directed toward a system that includes a first optical sensor, a second optical sensor, and a gear feature controller. The first optical sensor measures a plurality of first distances measured from a first reference point to a surface provided between a pair of adjacent teeth among a plurality of teeth circumferentially distributed about a first side of a gear. The second optical sensor measures a plurality of second distances measured from a second reference point to a surface along a second side of the gear opposite the first side. The gear feature controller configured to determine a stock removal amount of the gear based on the first distances and the second distances.

This version will replace all prior versions in the application: A method and a device for machine monitoring and a computer program product for machine monitoring. The image data captured with the aid of at least one camera and any additionally collected measurement data are time-limited using the image data captured with the aid of a trigger camera and evaluated for the presence of a trigger event such that only the relevant time range of the image data and, if applicable, measurement data has to be stored and analyzed. Time synchronization of different (image) data sources, a color filter function, and/or a master-frame comparison for recognizing faults can be implemented.

The present disclosure is directed toward a system that includes a first optical sensor, a second optical sensor, and a gear feature controller. The first optical sensor measures a plurality of first distances measured from a first reference point to a surface provided between a pair of adjacent teeth among a plurality of teeth circumferentially distributed about a first side of a gear. The second optical sensor measures a plurality of second distances measured from a second reference point to a surface along a second side of the gear opposite the first side. The gear feature controller configured to determine a stock removal amount of the gear based on the first distances and the second distances.

A numerical control system includes an image processing device that performs image processing on images captured by an imaging device and a numerical controller. The numerical controller includes a program analysis unit and a storage unit that stores operation control information of the machine, the imaging device, and the image processing device in a format that can be read and written by the program analysis unit. The numerical control system includes a conversion unit that converts commands or the operation control information stored in the storage unit to image processing input items which are setting values of a format that can be recognized by the imaging device and the image processing device and converts image processing output items which are the results of the image processing from the image processing device to operation control information of a format that can be recognized by the program analysis unit.

An appliance and method for automated visual inspection of at least two items from different categories, on a production line, include automatically switching between an item profile of a first of the at least two items for inspection; and an item profile of a second of the at least two items for inspection, based on detection of the first item in an image of the production line.

To generate link information containing association between machining information and/or machine information in a machining program, and an optical feature in a workpiece image. A link information generation device 1 comprises: a machining information acquisition unit 111 that acquires machining information in a machining program for a machine tool that executes machining on a workpiece W; a machine information acquisition unit 112 that acquires machine information about the machining state of the machine tool; a workpiece image acquisition unit 13 that acquires image information about the workpiece W; an optical feature setting unit 14 that sets an image area having an optical feature in the image information about the workpiece W; and a link information generation unit 15 that generates link information containing association between the image area having the optical feature, and the machining information and/or the machine information about a workpiece area associated with the image area.

A method of machining a cellular core (14) includes mounting the core (14) atop a table (12) in a multi-axis Computerized Numerical Controlled (CNC) machine (10). The machine (10) is operated to self-scan the core (14) and self-recognize individual cells (30) arranged laterally in columns and longitudinally in rows. A machining path (E) is self-generated from the pre-recognized cells (30), and the core (14) is then machined along the self-generated machining path (E).

Inspection apparatus includes an imaging module, which is configured to capture images of defects at different, respective locations on a sample. A processor is coupled to process the images so as to automatically assign respective classifications to the defects, and to autonomously control the imaging module to continue capturing the images responsively to the assigned classifications.

The invention relates to a method for operating a pass-through machine (1), in particular a pass-through machine which is provided for use in the manufacture of furniture and components, and to a pass-through machine. In the method, a supplied workpiece (W) is first detected and/or identified using a workpiece detection device (20); handling information (HI) is then output using an information device (30) on the basis of the detected information of the workpiece detection device (20); whereupon an operator of the pass-through machine (1) carries out a handling process on or with the workpiece (W) according to the output handling information (HI); and the handled workpiece (W) is then supplied to a machining device (50) of the pass-through machine (1) using a supply device (80).