A method for manufacturing panels such that the panels are subjected on at least one side to an operation with cutting tools. The position and/or orientation of each panel is determined prior to the operation, and the position and/or orientation of each panel is adjusted prior to the operation and/or the position of the tools is potentially adjusted, such that at least one part of each panel concerned takes a fixed orientation and position in relation to the tools.

A system, method, and device for automated precision control of a computer numerical control (CNC) machine to a workpiece. The system receives via at least one visual input device at least one detectable marking on a workpiece. The system decodes the at least one detectable marking and determines a stored and pre-defined movement routine of a cutting element attached to the CNC machine relative to the workpiece based on the at least one marking. The system then determines, using the at least one visual input device and/or another visual input device, a current position of a working end of the cutting element relative to the at least one marking. Finally, the system performs the pre-defined movement routine including cutting into the workpiece with the cutting element.

A workpiece image analyzing device is provided with: a display unit for displaying an image of a workpiece to be processed by an industrial machine; an analysis object designating unit for accepting designation of an analysis object with respect to the image of the workpiece; a feature extracting unit for extracting, in a real-world coordinate system, structural features of the analysis object designated by the analysis object designating unit; an analysis item setting unit for accepting designation of an analysis item with respect to the image of the workpiece; and a physical quantity calculating unit which extracts, from the structural features of the analysis object, a feature required for calculating a physical quantity pertaining to the analysis item designated by the analysis item setting unit, and calculates the physical quantity using the extracted feature.

A testbed device includes high performance actuators, a video microscopy system and a plurality of high resolution, throughput sensors adapted or configured for collecting data that may be used in predictive modelling of machine processes.

An information processing apparatus includes a detection result acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection result of a physical quantity that changes as a movable body moves while being in contact with a subject; an image data acquisition unit configured to acquire image data of the subject; and a display control unit configured to control a display to display likelihood information indicating a likelihood of abnormality of the subject and the image data in association with each other. The likelihood is determined based on the detection result.

A production system includes a machine tool (10), a robot (25) having a camera (31), an automatic guided vehicle (35) having the robot (25) mounted thereon, and a controller (40) controlling the automatic guided vehicle (35) and the robot (25), and has an identification figure arranged in a machining area of the machine tool (10). The controller (40) stores, as a reference image, an image of the identification figure captured by the camera (31) with the robot (25) in an image capturing pose in a teaching operation. When repeatedly operating the automatic guided vehicle (35) and the robot (25), the controller (40) estimates an amount of error between a pose of the robot (25) in the teaching operation and a current pose of the robot (25) based on the reference image and an image of the identification figure captured by the camera (31) with the robot (25) in the image capturing pose, and corrects operating poses of the robot (25) based on the estimated amount of error.

A system, method, and device for automated precision control of a computer numerical control (CNC) machine to a workpiece. The system receives via at least one visual input device at least one detectable marking on a workpiece. The system decodes the at least one detectable marking and determines a stored and pre-defined movement routine of a cutting element attached to the CNC machine relative to the workpiece based on the at least one marking. The system then determines, using the at least one visual input device and/or another visual input device, a current position of a working end of the cutting element relative to the at least one marking. Finally, the system performs the pre-defined movement routine including cutting into the workpiece with the cutting element.

Provided is a wood processing system including a wood conveying device having a longitudinal direction along one direction in the horizontal direction and being capable of conveying wood along the longitudinal direction; a multi-axis processing machine arranged on one side in the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device, the multi-axis processing machine including a spindle capable of being attached with a first tool, and a spindle moving device having two or more linear axes perpendicular to one another and two or more rotational axes for moving the spindle; and at least one multi-articulated robot arranged along the wood conveying device on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device, the at least one multi-articulated robot including a wrist capable of being attached with a tool unit including a second tool, and an arm having six or more rotational axes for moving the wrist.

A technique for preventing a coolant from adhering to a discharge inhibited portion is provided. A machine tool capable of machining a workpiece includes: a first discharge unit that discharges the coolant removing a chip of the workpiece; a portion inside the machine tool and to which the coolant should not be discharged; a first drive unit that changes a relative position between the first discharge unit and the portion; and a control unit that controls the machine tool. The control unit performs processing for recognizing a position in the machine tool of a moving object by the first drive unit between the first discharge unit and the portion, and processing for controlling the discharge of the coolant by the first discharge unit such that the coolant is not discharged to the portion based on the position recognized in the recognition processing.

In a method for automated positioning of a blank in a processing machine provided with a housing and a spindle unit with an electric motor, a control unit for control and electrical supply of the processing machine, a computer producing processing programs for manufacturing workpieces, a workpiece holder, and an image recording unit that optically records image data of a blank received in the workpiece holder, a blank is fixed in the processing machine and the image recording unit produces an image of the blank. A division of the blank into an already processed region and into an unprocessed region based on the image data of the image is performed. A workpiece geometry to be produced is assigned to the unprocessed region of the blank, and a milling operation is performed on the unprocessed region. In a variant of the method, the image recording unit is separate from the processing unit.