According to a laser cutting method, a processed part is laser-cut so that the processed part doesn't drop off from a sheet-shaped workpiece. In the laser cutting method, a cut slit of a pressing protrusion, which is curved due to a laser cutting process along an outline of the processed part and then presses a peripheral surface of the processed part, is preliminarily formed around the processed part to be cut out from the workpiece. Then, the laser cutting process is carried out along the outline of the processed part. The pressing protrusion curves toward the processed part due to the laser cutting process of the processed part, and then the processed part is retained by the pressing protrusion.

A control device for a wire electric discharge machine includes: a shape analysis portion which looks ahead a machining program, and analyzes a machined shape of a workpiece; a machining path creation portion which creates machining paths of identical circular arc shape offsetting from a machined shape analyzed, wherein the offset value differs for the machining paths, and shape of a corner part are identical circular arc shape; a machining path creation portion which creates machining paths of concentric circle shape offsetting from a machined shape analyzed, wherein the offset value differs for the machining paths, and shape of a corner part are concentric circle shape; and a machining path selection portion which selects either of the machining paths of identical circular arc shape and concentric circle shape, based on at least one among the machining program, machined shape analyzed, and the machining paths of identical circular arc shape and concentric circle shape.

A reshaping method for metal product includes acquiring position data information of a workpiece; converting the position data information into coordinate information, and fitting the coordinate information to obtain a surface contour curve of the workpiece; comparing the surface contour curve with a standard contour curve to generate a comparison result; obtaining reshaping information of the workpiece based on the comparison result; and controlling the reshaping system to reshape the workpiece. The disclosure acquires position data information of the workpiece by measuring, converts the position data information into coordinate information, fits the coordinate information to obtain the surface contour curve of the workpiece, compares the surface contour curve with the standard contour curve to obtain deformation situation, and reshapes the workpiece according to the reshaping information based on the deformation situation, which improves efficiency of workpiece reshaping and reducing labor costs. An electronic device is also provided.

A program generating apparatus includes a machining program generating unit configured to generate a machining program for controlling a wire electrical discharge machine so as to machine a workpiece in accordance with a machining shape of the workpiece input by a user and so as to fix a core which is produced when the workpiece is machined, to the workpiece. In the program generating apparatus, a core handling program generating unit generates a core handling program for controlling a robot so as to remove the core from the workpiece by applying an impact to the core in accordance with the input machining shape of the workpiece.

A machining-process generation device includes: a process-instance storage section to store therein a process instance that is an instance of a machining process indicating machining details of each machining-operation unit; a process generation section to generate a machining process on a basis of the process instance and a generation condition for the machining process, and to generate background information indicating a background to generation of the machining process, the background information including information of the process instance used to generate the machining process; and a display section capable of displaying the background information on a display device.

The disclosed technology relates to an intelligent motion control system that utilizes onboard sensors and processing to guide a surface manipulation machine along a path of travel on a surface, confirm a position of the machine with respect to the surface, and actuate a surface manipulation tool to achieve a desired surface profile or locate a point of interest. The system may include a first and second surface profiler that is configured to scan a surface on which the system travels and a positional sensor configured to generate positional data representing a position of the machine. The processor is configured to generate topography data based on output received from the first surface profiler, generate intermediate data based on output received from the second profiler, compare the intermediate data with the topography data to calculate an offset; and control motion of the system based on the offset.

A blank shape determining method includes: a process of making a forming analysis of forming a reference blank into a reference formed product and a acquiring sheet thickness distribution and a plastic strain distribution; a process of acquiring a forming failure evaluation index for the reference blank; a process of estimating a region, which includes an end edge portion at which the forming failure evaluation index exceeds a predetermined threshold, within the reference blank as a forming failure region; a process of generating a plurality of corrected blanks; a process of making a forming analysis of forming the corrected blanks into corrected formed products and acquiring a sheet thickness distribution and a plastic strain distribution; a process of acquiring the forming failure evaluation index for the corrected formed product; and a process of determining a shape of the corrected blank having a smallest maximum value of the forming failure evaluation index as a shape of a blank provided for press forming.

A method may include projecting, onto a surface within a computer numerically controlled machine, a structured light having a known property. One or more sensors may generate an image of the structured light projected on the surface within the computer numerically controlled machine. One or more characteristics of the surface may be determined by comparing a property of the structured light shown in the image to the known property of the structured light. Examples of characteristics include a size, a distance to the surface, a height, a thickness, an angle of the surface, edges, surface properties, jigs, fiducial alignment markers, patterns encoding data, and visual designs on the surface of the material that are intended for reproductions. A surface map indicating the characteristics of the surface at various locations may be generated to enable, for example, a calibration, alignment, and/or optimization of the computer numerically controlled machine.

An information processing device acquires input information including the number of generators, a processing width, and a processing shape. Further, the information processing device sets, in a virtual processing area, a plurality of generators corresponding to the number of generators included in the input information at respective coordinates determined by uniform random numbers. Further, the information processing device forms, in the virtual processing area, a plurality of dividing lines by a prescribed dividing algorithm on a basis of the plurality of generators. Then, the information processing device generates processing instruction data for causing a processing device to perform scraping to realize a first virtual cutting pattern formed by performing virtual scraping along respective dividing lines on a basis of the processing width and the processing shape included in the input information.

Provided is a program creation device capable of creating an operation program for a robot for removal machining of a workpiece even when a sufficient amount of displacement does not exist between a machined surface and a reference surface of the workpiece or even when the amount of displacement changes. The present disclosure pertains to a program creation device for creating an operating program for a robot for removal machining a workpiece having a machining surface, and a reference surface displaced from the machining surface. The robot for removal machining comprises a removal machining tool. The program creation device comprises: a positional information acquisition unit for acquiring positional information about a positional relationship between the machining surface and the reference surface of the workpiece; a tool information storage unit for storing tool information about the removal machining tool; and a program creation unit for creating, on the basis of the positional information about the workpiece and the tool information about the removal machining tool, the operating program for the robot for removal machining. The program creation unit selects a portion to be used of the removal machining tool so as to avoid interference between the removal machining tool and the reference surface of the workpiece.