A tool holder having force sensors includes a first connection portion, a second connection portion, a first sensing portion, a second sensing portion, at least one first force sensor and at least one second force sensor. The first connection portion connects a cutting tool along an axis. The second connection portion connects a spindle along the axis. The first sensing portion having at least one first hole connects the first connection portion along the axis. The second sensing portion having at least one second hole connects the second connection portion and the first sensing portion. The first force sensor disposed in the first hole is to sense a torsional force. The second force sensor disposed in the second hole is to sense a bending force. The first sensing portion has a bending stiffness greater than that of the second sensing portion.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design and manufacture of physical structures using subtractive manufacturing systems and techniques include, in one aspect, a method including obtaining information regarding a geometry of a part to be machined by a computer-controlled manufacturing system from a workpiece; based on the information regarding the geometry, identifying machine components to be used by the computer-controlled manufacturing system during machining the part; determining a position for the machining of the part with respect to at least one of the machine components, to even out wear on the machine components, based on data indicating previous positions, movements and wear of components associated with the computer-controlled manufacturing system; and providing instructions usable by the computer-controlled manufacturing system, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the computer-controlled manufacturing system to use the position for the machining.

A cutting machine configured for the chip-removing machining of a workpiece includes a plurality of required tools. Each tool can exert a tool force onto the workpiece. The cutting machine includes a tool holder for simultaneously holding all of the tools required for operating on the workpiece. A tool slide moves the tool holder to successively align one of the tools to operate on the workpiece, and the tool and the workpiece are movable for chip-removing machining in each manufacturing step. The tool holder includes at least two single-component force transducers. Each single-component force transducer measures a tool force exerted by one of the tools during the chip-removing machining of the workpiece in a force main connection.

The present invention provides a tool wear state monitoring method and system based on multiple types of signals, and relates to the technical field of data processing. The method includes: obtaining data of a cutting force, an acoustic emission signal and a vibration signal, and extracting a plurality of statistical features from data of the cutting force and the acoustic emission signal; extracting a singularity feature from the vibration signal by combining a singularity analysis with a wavelet transform; building a tool wear state monitoring model based on a random forest, using an obtained feature to perform preliminary training, and outputting a wear prediction result; and based on the real-time data of the cutting force, the acoustic emission signal and the vibration signal, monitoring the wear state of the tool through the refined model.

An apparatus for active contact force control can have an upper flange on which to mount a production tool. The apparatus can be mounted, via a lower flange, on a multi-axis machine to obtain spatial motion together with the corresponding production tool. The apparatus can comprise a housing inside which can be a linear actuator connected to guides. Mechanical connection between a ball screw and the upper flange can contain a force sensor and at least one spherical joint. The connection between the spherical joint and the upper flange can be formed using a mechanical dissipative element made of elastic dissipative elements and a disc plate positioned between the elastic dissipative elements.

A machining-state-estimating device includes a storage device and a processor. The storage device stores criterion reference data corresponding to a parameter that defines a machining state of a pressing machine and zone shape information. The zone shape information defines a zone length and a retreating amount. The zone length indicates a length of each of at least one zone representing a punched contour by the pressing machine. The retreating amount indicates a dimensional change of the punched contour from a predetermined position in each of the at least one zone. The processor acquires measurement data indicating a measurement result of a machining load of machining performed by the pressing machine, and generates comprehensive reference data regarding the machining load based on the criterion reference data and the zone shape information. The processor determines a similarity degree that is an index of a degree of similarity between the comprehensive reference data and the measurement data, and estimates a machining state in each of the at least one zone based on the similarity degree determined.

The present specification relates to a power drill, comprising a housing in which a motor is arranged, and a front and rear bearing arranged to support an axle assembly adapted to engage a drill attachment, wherein said axle assembly and at least one of said front and said rear bearing further form an additional assembly movably arranged with respect to said housing, said power drill further comprising a force transducer arranged at said front end of said housing and axially supported by said housing, and wherein said additional assembly is axially supported by said force transducer, said force transducer thereby being configured to output a signal representing an axial force acting on said additional assembly. The present specification further relates to a force transducer for such a power drill and a detachable front part for a power drill.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design and manufacture of physical structures using subtractive manufacturing systems and techniques include, in one aspect, a method including obtaining information regarding a geometry of a part to be machined by a computer-controlled manufacturing system from a workpiece; based on the information regarding the geometry, identifying machine components to be used by the computer-controlled manufacturing system during machining the part; determining a position for the machining of the part with respect to at least one of the machine components, to even out wear on the machine components, based on data indicating previous positions, movements and wear of components associated with the computer-controlled manufacturing system; and providing instructions usable by the computer-controlled manufacturing system, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the computer-controlled manufacturing system to use the position for the machining.

A cutting tool includes a shaft, and a sensor device disposed in such a manner as to surround a portion of the shaft. The sensor device includes a sensor module including first sensors, a substrate connected to the first sensors, and a wireless communication unit connected to the substrate and configured to transmit a signal including information detected by the first sensors to outside and a housing accommodating the sensor module. A region of the shaft surrounded by the sensor device includes a first region having a shape of a 4n-sided polygon when viewed from a direction in which the rotation axis extends. The plurality of first sensors are arranged on at least two of outer peripheral surfaces of the first region, perpendicular lines of the outer peripheral surfaces passing through the rotation axis and intersecting at 90 degrees.

A machine tool includes a spindle having a tip on which a tool is mounted, a moving portion configured to move the spindle, on which a tool is mounted, toward a peripheral edge of a master workpiece or away from the peripheral edge along a reference path on an outer peripheral side or an inner peripheral side of the master workpiece, a first detection unit configured to detect contact with a peripheral edge of the tool, an acquisition unit configured to acquire coordinates of the spindle each time the first detection unit detects the contact, and a first generation unit configured to generate a first machining path based on a plurality of coordinates detected by the acquisition unit.