Methods for configuring laser machining machines (1) include control (2), whereby different types laser machining processes (A, B, C, D) can be executed using the laser machine (1), these processes being respectively controlled by the control apparatus (2) using process parameters. The processes of different types are categorized in a classification (20), in which a respective set of process parameters (21A-24A; 21B-24B; 21C-24C; 22D-24D), that are used during the execution of the respective process (A, B, C, D), is assigned to each process. During a determination and/or changing of a first process parameter (21A-24A) of a first process (A), a process parameter (S1-S6; 21B-24B; 21C-24C; 22D-24D) of a different process (B, C, D) that is contained within classification (20), is automatically determined and/or changed according to a stored rule, as a function of the first process parameter.

A postprocessor device outputs a machining program for controlling a CNC machine tool. The postprocessor device includes: a characteristic shape recognition unit configured to read information about a characteristic shape to be machined from cutter location data including information about a characteristic shape; a section setting unit configured to set one or more set sections on a tool path in response to the information about the characteristic shape; and a motion generation unit configured to generate a machining program including instruction for changing at least one parameter to be used for controlling at least one axis of the CNC machine tool outside the set section and inside the set section.

A method includes defining a plurality of variables to modify in a control loop; collecting first data using a first variable of the plurality of variables while executing the control loop, generating a first result based on the collecting first data step, substituting a second variable of the plurality of variables for the first variable, collecting second data using the second variable while executing the control loop, generating a second result based on the collecting second data step, comparing the first result and the second result; and taking an action based on the comparing step.

Methods includes calibrating robots without the use of external measurement equipment and copying working programs between un-calibrated robots. Both methods utilize the properties of a closed chain and the relative position of the links in the chain in order to update the kinematic models of the robots.

A system for tuning of axis control of a multi-axis machine and a method of operating the same are provided. The system includes a knowledge base for acquiring and maintaining factual knowledge associated with the tuning of the axis control. The factual knowledge has a uniform ontology a uniform data representation, and includes known input facts associated with known output facts. The system further includes an inference unit for automatically inferring new output facts associated with given new input facts in accordance with the factual knowledge.

A robot control apparatus includes a storage unit that stores an operating program and a kinematic parameter used in a formula representing a relationship between displacement of each drive axis of a robot and a position and an orientation of a leading end of the robot and a drive unit that operates the drive axis of the robot based on the operating program and the kinematic parameter stored in the storage unit. The storage unit stores the kinematic parameter before updating, and the drive unit corrects position data of at least one teaching point in the operating program based on the kinematic parameter before updating, stored in the storage unit, and the present kinematic parameter.

A closed-loop control device to control a system to be controlled includes a front node, back node, external tapping point, controller and compensating circuit. The compensating circuit has an inner node, frequency filter, front buffer and back buffer. The front node determines a difference; the back node supplies an external sum signal. A setting device automatically suppresses use of the output signal of the front buffer, supplies the back buffer and the back node with a first excitation signal as the compensation signal and detects a first result signal produced by the first excitation signal. The first result signal is one of the control difference, internal sum signal, output filtered signal of the frequency filter or output signal of the front buffer. The setting device evaluates the first excitation signal and the first result signal, sets a parameter of the frequency filter and the second propagation delay.

The invention relates to a method for electronically monitoring production by means of at least one production device, at least one enabling data set being provided for the production device and the production device being able to be operated depending on the enabling data set in order to manufacture a product on the basis of a production data set.

A commissioning method, tool and computer-readable storage media for an industrial device are proposed. A commissioning method for an industrial device includes: determining application type of the industrial device; displaying at least one macro relevant to the application type determined for a user to choose. A displayed macro includes a set of defined parameters of the industrial device relevant to the application type determined. Finally, the commissioning method includes receiving the choice of the user on macro.

Methods, devices, and systems related to process control in manufacturing are described. In an example, a method can include receiving data from a first process control device affixed to a first manufacturing tool of a first type, identifying one or more attributes of the data via a second processing resource of a second process control device affixed to a second manufacturing tool of a second type different from the first type, determining one or more settings for the second manufacturing tool via the second processing resource in response to identifying the one or more attributes of the data, and sending a command including the one or more settings to the second manufacturing tool from the second process control device.