A container treatment system (1, 13) that has at least two working areas (AP). Each of the working areas (AP) respectively comprises at least one exchangeable working tool (2) and/or one adaptable format part. Furthermore, the container treatment system (1, 13) comprises at least one automatic exchange machine (10) which is movable, in particular drivable, to the at least two working areas (AP), which automatic exchange machine (10) can be connected selectively to any of the respective working areas (AP), in particular using centering means (22, 32), and which automatic exchange machine (10) comprises tools for exchanging the working tools (2) and/or for adapting the format parts of the respective working area (AP). The invention further relates to an automatic exchange machine (10) for exchanging working tools (2) and/or for adapting the format parts of at least two different working areas (AP) of a container treatment system (1, 13).

A machine tool (1) includes a tool information storage (9) storing therein used tool information for, when an NC program execution part (5) executes an NC program, specifying a tool used for machining, and a magazine operation panel (18) includes an announcement part (18b) for announcing an alarm to an operator. When receiving an operation signal from an input part (18a) while the NC program execution part (5) is executing an NC program, a tool change control part (11) checks the used tool information stored in the tool information storage (9), and in the case where a tool held by a tool pot (17a) corresponding to the operation signal is not used for machining, moves the tool pot (17a) to a tool attachment/detachment position (17c), and in the case where the tool is used for machining, causes the announcement part (18a) to announce an alarm indicating that it is unavailable.

Provided is a method for optimizing the occupancy of magazine spaces by tools within at least one tool magazine for a machine tool in a computer-supported manner, including: detecting a quantity of magazine spaces in at least one tool magazine, detecting a first quantity of tools which occupy at least one magazine space and the magazine spaces occupied by the tools, detecting a second quantity of tools which are to be additionally received in the at least one tool magazine, detecting the required space and optionally at least one other property for each tool, detecting a quantity of allowed magazines spaces for each tool, detecting a quantity of allowed magazine space pairs, wherein a first tool can be placed on a first magazine space of the magazine space pair, and optimizing the occupancy of the magazine spaces.

A changer (100) for tools (112, 122, 132, 142, 152, 162) or workpieces of a machine tool includes a plurality of holders (111, 121, 131, 141) for tools (112, 122, 132, 142, 152, 162) or workpieces, which are arranged rotatably about a common axis of rotation (D), in which the relative position of the holders (111, 121, 131, 141) for tools (112, 122, 132, 142, 152, 162) or workpieces to one another is variable, so that the distance between a first holder (111, 121, 131, 141) and the holders (111, 121, 131, 141) for tools (112, 122, 132, 142, 152, 162) or workpieces neighboring this first holder (121, 131, 141, 111) for tools (112, 122, 132, 142, 152, 162) or workpieces is different at different positions of the first holder (111, 121, 131, 141) for tools (112, 122, 132, 142, 152, 162) or workpieces.

A method for optimizing the occupancy of magazine spaces by tools within at least one tool magazine for a machine tool in a computer-supported manner is provided. One or more workpieces of one or more workpiece types is produced using the tools supplied by a magazine device at a supply area, having the following steps: a-i) detecting a number of workpieces, magazine spaces, a number of tools, required space, allowable magazines spaces for each tool, allowable starting magazine occupancy, a sequence of work steps to be carried out by the machine tool on a workpiece, work step time periods required to carry out each individual work step on the workpiece, one or more supply time periods depending on the sequence of the work steps to be carried out, and j) optimizing the occupancy of the magazine spaces by tools.

In a tool exchanger apparatus of a machine tool including a turret which turns around an axis inclining with respect to a vertical direction and which conveys tools, forces applied to tool gripping portions are calculated from a resultant force of a centrifugal force, gravity and an inertial force applied to each of the tools, using a weight and a position of each of the tools and a turning speed and a turning acceleration of the turret for each of turning phases when the turret turns, and the turning speed and the turning acceleration of the turret are determined for each of the turning phases.

A wire bonding system is provided. The wire bonding system includes (i) a bond head assembly configured to carry a wire bonding tool; and (il) a wire bonding tool replacement system for replacement of the wire bonding tool with another wire bonding tool.

A method for positioning of a tool body of a machine tool in preparation for a machining operation includes reading outputs from at least one force sensor of a sensor arrangement configured for sensing deflection forces applied to the tool body. The tool body is displaced in response to the read outputs from the force sensor(s). The displacing includes displacing the tool body in a first direction as a response to a component in a second direction of a deflection force applied on the tool body by an operator.

A tool-presetting and/or tool-measuring system has an optical tool-presetting and/or tool-measuring apparatus, has at least one camera which is at least configured to capture camera images of a tool-presetting and/or tool-measuring region of the tool-presetting and/or tool-measuring apparatus and/or of a tool-storage, tool-retrieval or tool-intermediate-storage region of the tool-presetting and/or tool-measuring system, and has an, in particular external or internal, control and/or regulation unit which is at least configured to store and evaluate the camera images at least temporarily, wherein the control and/or regulation unit comprises a trained machine-learning algorithm which is at least configured to carry out, on the basis of the evaluated camera images, a coordinate recognition which comprises a recognition of tools, tool chucks, complete tools and/or tool and/or tool chuck pallets and a determination of the coordinates thereof in a fixed coordinate system.

A blade disc machining center tool magazine including a T2 axis rotation assembly; and an A axis rotation assembly, wherein the T2 axis rotation assembly can move along a T1 axis, and when an axis of a swing head is parallel to a plane where a tool disc is located, or is in the plane where the tool disc is located, the axis of the swing head is parallel to or coincides with a linear axis of the tool disc. A blade disc machining center tool changing method does not require the use of complex equipment such as manipulators. A tool changing process can be completely implemented by relying on the mutual cooperation of a Z axis, a Y axis and the T1 axis of a machine tool.