A topology database generates topology data of a plurality of parts. The topology database acquires processing information including a tool name of a use tool and a processing order from a bending processing program of each part, and stores the processing information in association with the topology data. A processing information acquisition unit searches for a similar part with the same topology data as topology data of a processing target part, and acquires the processing information of the similar part. A tool determination unit calculates a range of a tool length which is able to bend each bending line using a tool with a tool name included in the processing information and which does not interfere with the part, and determines the tool with the tool name and a tool length within a range of the tool length as the use tool.

The easy and quick detection of a contour shape of an object from three dimensional point group data, and control a robotic arm and a tool using it. An information processing method comprising: a step of acquiring three-dimensional point group data by a sensor from an object, a step of specifying a contour point group data that constitutes a contour of the object from the three-dimensional point group data, a step of acquiring tool control information including tool position information and tool posture information for specifying a tool trajectory of the tool connected to the arm of the working robot from the contour point group data, and a step of controlling the tool based on the tool control information.

A tool information setting device includes: a first storage portion in which a tool holder number and a torque limiting value of tool information, which are associated with each other, are stored; a second storage portion in which a turret face number and a tool holder number, which are associated with each other, are stored; and a torque limiting value setting portion as a tool information setting portion that acquires the tool holder number from the second storage portion based on the turret face number described in the machining program. The torque limiting value setting portion acquires a torque limiting value from the first storage portion based on the acquired tool holder number when selecting a predetermined tool by the turret face number of the turret on which the predetermined tool is mounted.

A data conversion system includes an interface to receive path data, a memory to store a computer-executable program including a lattice full algorithm and a dynamic programming algorithm, a processor, in connection with the memory, configured to execute the computer-executable program. The processor is configured to perform steps including providing a coordinate system including admissible points, forming, from the path data, a target polyline on the coordinate system, wherein the target polyline represents an approximated surface line of an object, dividing the target polyline into line segments, generating a set of rational vectors by approximating slopes of the line segments based on the lattice full algorithm, arranging the rational vectors to form lower convex hull lines arranged on or above corresponding line segments, wherein the lower convex hull lines are arranged onto the admissible points, wherein the admissible points are on or above the corresponding line segments, selecting a set of endpoints of the lower convex hull lines, and forming a final polyline by merging the endpoints based on the dynamic programming algorithm, wherein the final polyline is arranged to lay on or above the target polyline.

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.

An object is to provide a servo controller which constantly optimizes parameters according to the state of a machine. A servo controller for controlling an electric motor which drives the axis of an industrial machine includes: a state value derivation unit which derives, from an operation program and/or operation plan information of the industrial machine, the chronological or event-sequential data of the state value of the electric motor or a driven member that is operated with the electric motor; and a parameter change unit which changes at least one parameter of a velocity gain, a position gain, a feedforward gain, a filter frequency and an acceleration/deceleration time constant after interpolation based on the chronological or event-sequential data derived in the state value derivation unit either chronologically or event-sequentially.

A data distribution program causes a server apparatus to execute a process of distributing project data to a terminal apparatus that writes the project data to a device among a plurality of devices included in an apparatus. The data distribution program causes the server apparatus to execute: receiving a distribution request for the project data from the terminal apparatus; identifying a related device that is another device constituting one apparatus together with the device to which the project data designated in the distribution request is written; identifying the related device that requires update of project data based on a version of the project data designated in the distribution request and a version of the project data written in the related device; and transmitting, to the terminal apparatus, the project data designated in the distribution request and the project data to be written to the related device identified.

A method for selecting optimum operation performance criteria for a metal working process. The method includes the step of developing a process model relating process parameters for the operation with performance variables for said operation, wherein the process parameters and performance variables are retrievable via integrated multiple data sources, and selecting at least one optimization technique to define a function, said function including process parameters. Moreover, the method includes generating the function for optimization by using acceptable tolerances of a product to be machined as a basis to define ranges for performance variables along with ranges for process parameters, and applying the at least one optimization technique to said function, whereby optimum operation performance criteria are calculated for the process model including process parameters and performance variables to obtain a set of requirements to be used for controlling the metal working process.