A processing apparatus includes an articulated robot having an arm distal-end portion to which a processing tool configured with a cutting edge portion and a profiling portion and a shape measurement unit are attached, and a processor. The processor, in a workpiece set state, recognizes, by measuring a shape of the workpiece using the shape measurement unit, a tilt of a profiled surface portion of the workpiece and a position of a process portion of the workpiece to generate processing-target-portion information based on the position of the process portion, generates processing-point information indicating a processing point, moves the arm distal-end portion to the processing point based on the processing-point information, controls an orientation of the processing tool in accordance with the tilt of the profiled surface portion of the workpiece to perform the specified processing on the workpiece using the processing tool.

Disclosed embodiments include the printing of construction plans upon planar surfaces such as studless walls, near studless walls, traditional framing, or laminated panels. Disclosed embodiments include specialized databases, modules, cutting systems, printing systems, inventory systems and robotic systems useful for cutting and/or assembling construction components sometimes constructed with bamboo or other fast growing sources of structural fiber, with the types of subject printing and cutting sometimes including architectural plans, structural plans, electrical plans, plumbing plans, mechanical plans, insulation plans, media plans, security plans and construction plans and details including those derived directly from various plans. Disclosed embodiments include the use of Mass Timber Bamboo (MTB) panels, Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) panels, and Nail Laminated Timber (NLT) panels. CNC machines used for cutting material may also take the form of general robotic fabrication and assembly machines used for printing upon, cutting and assembling construction components.

A printer includes a transport part that transports a sheet, a printing part that prints on the sheet, a cutting part that cuts the sheet by moving a movable blade toward a stationary blade, and a controller that controls the transport part and the cutting part. When the sheet is label paper having an adhesive layer, the controller controls the transport part and the cutting part to transport the sheet rearward before moving the movable blade that cut the sheet, move the movable blade in a direction away from the stationary blade in a state where the sheet is fed in rearward, and thereafter transport the sheet frontward.

Disclosed is a cutting machine and a method for controlling a cutting machine with a retrieval of a cutting job for processing an object on a working surface of the cutting machine with a cutting device, a defining of a cutting path based on the cutting job, a continuous retrieval of position data, and a guidance based on the position data, of the cutting device along the cutting path for processing, in particular cutting, the object, characterized by a temperature compensation functionality with continuous retrieval of temperature data from one or more temperature sensors, and using the temperature data for defining the cutting path and/or for adjusting the cutting path.

An example system includes a cutting tool and a device configured to remotely control the cutting tool. In response to receiving information indicative of actuation of a first user interface item, the device sends a first signal to the cutting tool so as to request enabling the cutting tool to be operated remotely. The cutting tool sends a second signal to the device indicating that remote operation of the cutting tool has been enabled. The cutting tool receives information indicating that the trigger has been activated, and sends a third signal to the device indicating that the cutting tool is ready to perform a cutting operation. The device receives information indicative of actuation of a second user interface item, and responsively, sends a fourth signal to the cutting tool so as to cause the cutting tool to perform the cutting operation.

A method and system for automatic cutting of defective parts in a fabric with a pattern repeating at a certain pitch, includes the steps of producing a theoretical layout of parts to be cut on a theoretical representation of the fabric whilst respecting layout constraints, spreading out at least one layer of fabric on a cutting table, checking at least one portion of the spread-out fabric to ascertain actual features, modifying the theoretical layout in order to generate an actual layout taking into account the actual features of the fabric, identifying in the actual layout, defective parts which will contain defects once cut in the fabric and which will need to be cut again, and automatically allocating each defective part to a new theoretical layout by adjusting the layout constraints associated with the defective parts according to the actual layout.

A tape sectioning system, comprising a tape web feed path for feeding a web of fiber reinforced tape, a quality inspection system arranged along the web feed path that inspects the quality of the web of tape, and a sectioner that sections off longitudinal tape sections from the web of tape, wherein the sectioner is arranged to vary the length of the tape sections that are sectioned off from the web of tape based on the outcome of the quality inspection.

Method for producing composite components having an undevelopable surface. To be able to maintain the tolerances when manufacturing especially large components in the case of composite components with undevelopable surfaces, it is proposed according to the invention to drape a cut-to-size blank on a molding tool and to determine the deviation of the cut-to-size blank edge from the setpoint cut-to-size edge. Then, on the basis of the deviation, a new cut-to-size blank edge is calculated, and a new cut-to-size blank is created and re-draped for examination purposes. The method is repeated until the deviations are below a tolerable threshold value. The method is furthermore carried out for each textile ply of the composite component.

Method of removing a target removable sheet part, in particular a product cutout, from a sheet using a remover, comprising the steps of: arranging the remover and the sheet relative to each other so that the plurality of actuators corresponds in position with the sheet, engaging the contact portions of at least one of a group of the plurality of actuators of which the position corresponds to a target removable sheet part of the sheet with the target removable sheet part, the at least one actuator being in its extended state; reconfiguring one or more of the engaged actuators of the group from its extended state to its retracted state with the target removable sheet part remaining engaged with the contact portion of said actuator to at least partially move the target removable sheet part from the sheet towards the carrier plane of the remover; moving the remover away from the sheet with the contact portions of said one or more the actuators of the group being engaged with the target removable sheet part, and performing an assisting operation with at least one actuator prior to the step of moving the remover away from the sheet.

First scanned images of the first container are received from a scanning device that show the contents of the interior of the first container before the first container is cut and opened. Second scanned images that are of the contents of the first container after the first container is cut and opened are also received. The images are analyzed and, based upon the analysis, selective modifications to the operating parameters of the container opening machine are determined and made.