This control device of a machine tool is provided with: a storage unit which stores in advance a nominal diameter and a nominal length of a blade part of a rotary tool; an image-capturing instruction unit which outputs an image-capturing instruction to an image-capturing device; a model creation unit which generates model data of the blade part of the tool on the basis of the nominal diameter and the nominal length stored in the storage unit, generates model data of a tool shank and holder on the basis of an image stored in the image-capturing device, and creates model data of the rotary tool on the basis of the generated model data of the blade part and the generated model data of the tool shank and holder.

In an example implementation, a method of processing a 3D object model includes receiving render data of a 2D slice of a 3D object model and generating distance values indicating how far away voxels in the 2D slice are from a nearest edge of the 3D object model. The method also includes detecting a feature of the 3D object model from the distance values, and generating modified render data to be subsequently used in a 3D printing system to produce the feature in a 3D part.

Methods aim to reduce and/or eliminate the need for shims in manufacturing assemblies, such as in manufacturing of aircraft wings. Exemplary methods include predicting a set of predicted manufacturing dimensions within a range of predetermined allowances for a first part, manufacturing the first part, scanning the first part to determine a set of actual manufacturing dimensions for the first part, and at least beginning manufacturing a second part before the scanning the first part is completed. The second part may be manufactured based on the set of predicted manufacturing dimensions for the first part. Once the scan of the first part is completed, the set of predicted manufacturing dimensions may be compared to a set of actual manufacturing dimensions to check for any non-compliant deviances between the predicted and actual manufacturing dimensions. Repairs and local re-scans may be performed in the areas of the non-compliant deviances, which may streamline manufacturing.

A method for controlling deformation and precision of a part in parallel during an additive manufacturing process includes steps of: performing additive forming and isomaterial shaping or plastic forming, and simultaneously, performing one or more members selected from a group consisting of isomaterial orthopedic process, subtractive process and finishing process in parallel at a same station, so as to achieve a one-step ultra-short process, high-precision and high-performance additive manufacturing, wherein: performing in parallel at the same station refers to simultaneously implement different processes in a same pass or different passes of different processing layers or a same processing layer when a clamping position of the part to be processed is unchanged. The method can realize the one-step high-precision and high-performance additive manufacturing which has the ultra-short process, has high processing precision, and the parts can be directly applied, so that the method has strong practical application value.

A cut-out glass plate positioning apparatus includes: a cut line forming device 4 provided in a cut line forming position 4a; a bend-breaking and separating device 6 for cutting out unworked plate glasses 5 from an unworked plate glass 2 along the cut lines 3; a pair of position and angle correcting devices 8 for effecting correction of the position and angle with respect to the unworked plate glass 5; a pair of sucking and transporting devices 9 for suckingly lifting and transporting the unworked plate glass 5 to each position and angle correcting device 8; and two CCD cameras 10 respectively installed above the position and angle correcting devices 8.

A processing data creation method of creating processing data to be used when a target object is formed inside a material by laser processing includes setting an impingement path for a laser beam inside the material in accordance with shape data indicating a shape of the target object, and creating the processing data by adjusting a location of the impingement path in an impingement direction of the laser beam in accordance with a refractive index of the material.

Methods aim to reduce and/or eliminate the need for shims in manufacturing assemblies, such as in manufacturing of aircraft wings. Exemplary methods include predicting a set of predicted manufacturing dimensions within a range of predetermined allowances for a first part, manufacturing the first part, scanning the first part to determine a set of actual manufacturing dimensions for the first part, and at least beginning manufacturing a second part before the scanning the first part is completed. The second part may be manufactured based on the set of predicted manufacturing dimensions for the first part. Once the scan of the first part is completed, the set of predicted manufacturing dimensions may be compared to a set of actual manufacturing dimensions to check for any non-compliant deviances between the predicted and actual manufacturing dimensions. Repairs and local re-scans may be performed in the areas of the non-compliant deviances, which may streamline manufacturing.

The invention relates to a device designed to determine manufacturing data for producing objects that have variable, freely orientable orthotropic elasticity characteristics, by calculating data relating to grains of branches, which combined define branches, the number of grains of branches and the thickness of each branch being related to the desired elasticity characteristics.

Described in detail herein is a system for fabricating contoured divider walls using a 3D printer. The system includes a vehicle trailer that has a storage volume. The storage volume is configured to store pallets. Sensors are configured to identify physical attributes associated with the storage volume and each of the pallets. The system can further include a 3D printing device and a computing system coupled to the sensors and the 3D printing device. The computing system is configured to receive the physical attributes of the storage volume and each of the pallets, to divide the pallets into multiple sets of pallets based on position of each of the pallets in the storage volume, to determine a contour shape of each set of pallets in the multiple sets of pallets, and to transmit a first set of instructions instructing the 3D printing device to fabricate one or more divider walls for a set of pallets.

A computer-assisted method for determining dimensional properties of a measurement object using a coordinate measuring machine. An image representation of the measurement object is shown to a user and the user selects a first geometric element of the measurement object, resulting in the display of eligible test features for the selected first geometric element. The eligible test features are automatically determined from a plurality of typical test features stored in a database, by the selected first geometric element being assigned to one of a plurality of predefined measurement elements stored in the database. A defined measurement sequence is generated in a computer-assisted manner based on the test feature selected by the user. Individual measured values are recorded on the first geometric element using the defined measurement sequence. A numerical value based on the individual measured values is determined, which represents a dimensional property of the first geometric element corresponding to the selected test feature.