A tool management device for managing tools detachable from a plurality of tool stations provided in a turret of a machine tool includes a display controller controlling a display to display tool information related to one or more tools attached to each of the plurality of tool stations. The display controller switches, on a single screen, between a deployed state of deploying and displaying tool information related to all tools attached to one of the plurality of tool stations, and a folded state of folding and displaying tool information related to only one predetermined tool among the all tools attached to the one of the plurality of tool stations.

A simulation apparatus stores series data of positions of points (point sequence data) regarding feedback data from a motor which drives an axis of a machine tool, selects, from this stored point sequence data, a point which has a great impact on finished quality of a machined surface as a point for use in a simulation process, and performs the simulation process based on data regarding the selected point.

A numerical control device is intended for a machine tool that machines a workpiece using a multi-edge tool including a plurality of edges of different specifications, the numerical control device including: a tool information memory that stores edge type numbers in association with tool type numbers; a tool type-edge type selection command decoding unit that prefetches a plurality of blocks of a machining program, decodes a tool type selection command for selecting one of the tool types and/or an edge type selection command for selecting one of the edge types in the plurality of prefetched blocks, and generates internal information including the tool type selection command and/or the edge type selection command that have been decoded; and a tool selection unit that selects one tool with which the number of times of tool replacement is minimized during execution of at least the plurality of prefetched blocks.

A machine tool includes a spindle, a tool exchanger that attaches or detaches one of tools to or from the spindle, a spindle mover that moves the spindle to one of tool exchange coordinates when the one of the tools is to be attached or detached by the tool exchanger, and a tool exchange controller that controls, when the one of the tools is to be attached or detached by the tool exchanger, the spindle mover so as to move, on the basis of a first tool exchange coordinate associated with an attaching-target tool to be attached to the spindle and a second tool exchange coordinate associated with a detaching-target tool to be detached from the spindle, among a preliminarily-set plurality of the tool exchange coordinates respectively associated with the tools, the spindle to one of the tool exchange coordinates that are the first tool exchange coordinate and the second tool exchange coordinate, whichever is farther from a machining point.

To provide a numerical controller that can produce high-quality machining with optimal machining conditions by reducing speed control abnormalities in order to stabilize feed rate, cutting speed and other factors. A numerical controller includes a speed reduction block detection unit that detects a speed reduction block that is a block at which the number of blocks to be looked ahead in a machining program relatively decreases, a speed information storage unit that calculates feed rate at each axis from a table feed rate at the speed reduction block and stores this speed information in a storage unit, and a speed information read unit that reads out the speed information from the storage unit and applies the speed information as the feed rate at each axis.

The present invention teaches a process of measuring and grinding tools in can/cylindrical body production, allowing reduced production downtime, reduced cost and a predictive tool wear capability, which process allows more accurate stocking of tool inventory by means of tracking individual tools in use and providing advanced diagnostics to the tool room. This includes not just out-of-spec alarms from QA but also predictive alarms regarding cans produced by each tool, in-spec can weights and wall thicknesses, information on tool sizes being used in production, tools in inventory, pulled from inventory and other stock balancing information. The invention further teaches a system of equations for prioritizing grinding to maintain optimum tool inventory levels.

Disclosed herein is an apparatus for facilitating enhancing operations of a computer numerical control (CNC) cutting machine, in accordance with some embodiments. Further, the CNC cutting machine comprises a support table, a gantry, a carriage, and a main cutting tool. Further, the gantry is configured to move vertically along a length of the support table and the carriage is configured to move horizontally on the gantry along a length of the gantry defining an operation area on the support table. Accordingly, the apparatus comprises an extension device. Further, the extension device comprises a first end and a second end. Further, the first end is attachable to a carriage housing of the carriage and a tool holder is comprised in the second end. Further, the extension device is configured to extend between two positions. Further, the tool holder is configured for removably holding an auxiliary cutting tool.

A working control module of a woodworking tenoning machine is configured to work a wood material in a desired tenoning shape by using a human machine interface (HMI). The working control module contains: a tool selection module, a tenoning shape selection module, a model calculation module, a three-dimensional (3D) drawing module, a working path module, a feeding module, a working module, and a material returning module. Thereby, the user is capable of selecting the desired tenon shape, inputting the at least one characteristic variable of the desired tenon shape to draw, view or amend the 3D model by using the HMI of the working control module. After confirming the 3D model, the wood material is worked in the desired tenon shape automatically, thus enhancing working efficiency and working accuracy.

The invention relates to a machine tool system (1) comprising a machine tool (2) comprising a spindle (3) that can be rotatably driven for machining workpieces, with a plurality of tools each clamped in chucks (5), in the form of so-called tool heads (4), that can be coupled to the spindle (3), and a balancing device (8) for balancing the tool heads (4), the machine tool system (1) comprising a data memory (11) in which the balancing protocol associated with each system-associated tool head (4) is stored, and a controller (12) that reads balancing data from the balancing protocol, for a tool head (4) coupled to the spindle (3), and compares it with at least one parameter of the machining for which said tool head (4) is provided, or with at least one general balancing parameter, the machine tool system (1) preferably being designed such that it rejects a tool head (4) when there is no available balancing data for said tool head (4).

A tool to be used for bending a sheet metal is selected and tool layout data is generated in advance that includes a tool ID of the selected tool, mounting position information, and information on a place where each tool is housed in a tool stocker. A display controller controls a display to display information on a place where a tool is housed. A tool collation unit collates a tool ID read by a reader of a tool retrieved by an operator from a tool stocker with a tool ID of a tool included in tool layout data. In a case where the read tool ID matches a tool ID of none of tools included in the tool layout data, the display controller controls the display to display a message indicating that the tool retrieved by the operator is an incorrect tool.