A sensor (10) for inspecting a tool (28) of a machine tool (24) is provided that has a radio frequency transmitter (12) for generating a radio frequency signal, a radio frequency receiver (14) for generating a received signal from a received radio frequency signal, a coupling unit (16) to couple a radio frequency signal into the tool (28) and to decouple it from the tool (28), and a control and evaluation unit (20) to determine a time of flight of a radio frequency signal transmitted from the radio frequency transmitter (12) and received again by the radio frequency receiver (14) with reference to the received signal of the radio frequency receiver (14).

A diagnostic system includes a tool to perform machining on a workpiece, a test piece to be subjected to test machining by the tool for abnormal detection, a sensor to generate sensor data representing a physical quantity generated in the test machining, and circuitry. The test piece is different from the workpiece. The circuitry controls the tool to perform the test machining in each cycle of machining on the workpiece and calculates a degree of abnormality from the sensor data of the test machining. The test machining is performed on the test piece under a test machining condition corresponding to a machining condition of the machining on the workpiece.

A method for checking at least one subregion of a component, in particular a component of a turbomachine, including at least the steps of a) providing a blank; b) producing at least the subregion from the blank by machining the blank using at least one tool and using at least one force sensor-to record at least one force curve of at least one force acting during machining on the at least one tool; c) checking whether there is at least one deviation-of the at least one force curve from at least one predetermined target curve-of the at least one force curve, the at least one deviation-characterizing at least one material defect-contained in an unmachined segment of the subregion. A checking device for checking at least a subregion of a component is also provided.

Rotary knifes/cutters play an important role in manufacturing of finished products. The rotary cutters tend to lose their cutting material over time. Hence to compensate, pressure applied by cylinder over rotary cutter needs to be changed. But this change in pressure needs to be optimum as too high pressure can lead to loss of material and too low pressure can stop cutting operation. Present application provides methods and systems for real time estimation of pressure change requirements for rotary cutters. The system first determines minimum and maximum usage limit for rotary cutter based on historical rotary cutter usage data and real-time pressure value using first trained model. The system, upon determining that minimum usage limit is reached, determines time for next pressure change based on physical parameters using second trained model. Thereafter, system compares estimated time with estimated maximum usage limit and displays notification to change pressure based on comparison.

A tool holder having at least one sensor and a transmission device for transmitting the data captured by the sensor to a higher-level controller. The power supply to the sensor or the data module can be interrupted without contact when the tool holder is removed from the machining space of a machine tool. This prevents, for example, the power supply from being discharged while the tool holder is in a magazine outside the machine, and, for example, significantly increases the availability and service life of the tool holder before a battery is replaced, and/or before the accumulator and/or charge storage device is recharged.

A control apparatus of a machine tool including a feed axis, which is driven by a feed axis motor, includes a load torque estimation unit configured to estimate a load torque acting on a spindle motor, based on a torque command to the spindle motor which drives a spindle axis of the machine tool, and a speed of the spindle motor; and a speed control unit configured to control a speed of a feed axis motor such that the load torque estimated by the load torque estimation unit follows a prescribed load torque target value.

A tool management system of a machine tool includes: a detection unit to detect at least one of vibration, acoustic waves produced during operation of the machine tool, and current value of a server motor of a driving machine tool; a tool replacement determination unit that determines the necessity to replace the tool on the basis of information related to a detection value of at least one of the vibration, the acoustic waves, and the current value detected during operation of the machine tool; and a detection start/end command setting unit that adds commands for a detection start point and a detection end point of at least one of the vibration, the acoustic waves, and the current value of the servo motor to a machining program.

A machine tool includes: an advancing/retracting drive device causing a main spindle to travel back and forth with respect to a milling shaft; a clamp device provided in the milling shaft and clamping the main spindle; a feeding control section controlling the advancing/retracting drive device and the clamp device; and a reaction force sensor detecting reaction force against the advancing/retracting drive device from the main spindle. The feeding control section performs: in an unclamped state where the main spindle is not clamped by the clamp device, advancing/retracting control by which the main spindle is moved to a designated feeding position by the advancing/retracting drive device; and in a clamped state where the main spindle is clamped by the clamp device, reaction force servo control by which the advancing/retracting drive device is operated in a direction in which the reaction force detected by the reaction force sensor becomes small.

A machine tool includes: an advancing/retracting drive device causing a main spindle to travel back and forth with respect to a milling shaft; a clamp device provided in the milling shaft and clamping the main spindle; a feeding control section controlling the advancing/retracting drive device and the clamp device; and a reaction force sensor detecting reaction force against the advancing/retracting drive device from the main spindle. The feeding control section performs: in an unclamped state where the main spindle is not clamped by the clamp device, advancing/retracting control by which the main spindle is moved to a designated feeding position by the advancing/retracting drive device; and in a clamped state where the main spindle is clamped by the clamp device, reaction force servo control by which the advancing/retracting drive device is operated in a direction in which the reaction force detected by the reaction force sensor becomes small.

An abnormality detector includes a signal output unit for detecting a sign of an abnormality based on a physical quantity acquired from a manufacturing machine and outputting a signal; and a machine learning device including state observation unit for observing, as a state variable representing a present state of the environment, physical quantity data indicating the physical quantity related to an operation of the manufacturing machine from the manufacturing machine; a label data acquisition unit for acquiring, as label data, operation state data indicating an operation state of the manufacturing machine; a learning unit for learning the operation state of the manufacturing machine with respect to the physical quantity, using the state variable and the label data; and an estimation result output unit for estimating the operation state of the manufacturing machine using a learning result by the learning unit and outputting an estimation result.