A numerical controller controls a motor for driving at least one axis based on a machining program including information about a characteristic shape. The numerical controller includes: a characteristic shape reading unit configured to read information about a characteristic shape to be machined from a machining program including information about a characteristic shape; a section setting unit configured to set one or more set sections on a tool path is response to the information about the characteristic shape; and a motion parameter change unit configured to change at least one parameter to be used for controlling the at least ore axis outside the set section and inside the set section.

The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method for collecting one or more welding parameters in real time during creation of one or more welds using a welding sequence. The one or more welding parameters can be associated with a particular welding sequence. Moreover, based on the one or more welding parameters collected, a modeled welding parameter can be generated to increase quality, efficiency, and the like. A collection component collects real time welding parameter data from which a quality manager component creates a modeled welding parameter. The modeled welding parameter can be employed for the welding sequence to monitor or track the welding parameter during a subsequent weld.

The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method for collecting one or more welding parameters in real time during creation of one or more welds using a welding sequence. The one or more welding parameters can be associated with a particular welding sequence. Moreover, based on the one or more welding parameters collected, a modeled welding parameter can be generated to increase quality, efficiency, and the like. A collection component collects real time welding parameter data from which a quality manager component creates a modeled welding parameter. The modeled welding parameter can be employed for the welding sequence to monitor or track the welding parameter during a subsequent weld.

A matching recognition method for an NC program and corresponding cutting tools includes a step of using an imaging device to capture 2-dimensional images from the cutting tools mounted at the corresponding numbered tool holders on a machine tool, a step of based on the 2-dimensional images to extract outline feature points and assembling postures of cutting tools and converting into corresponding tool-assembling strings, a step of obtaining tool demands from each of the sequential machining steps in the NC program and converting into corresponding stepwise tool-demanding strings, and a step of performing matching upon the tool-assembling strings and the stepwise tool-demanding strings to generate and output corresponding step-and-tool matching strings. In addition, an associated matching recognition system is provided to include an imaging device, an image-processing module, a step-decoding module and a matching and comparing module.

A matching recognition method for an NC program and corresponding cutting tools includes a step of using an imaging device to capture 2-dimensional images from the cutting tools mounted at the corresponding numbered tool holders on a machine tool, a step of based on the 2-dimensional images to extract outline feature points and assembling postures of cutting tools and converting into corresponding tool-assembling strings, a step of obtaining tool demands from each of the sequential machining steps in the NC program and converting into corresponding stepwise tool-demanding strings, and a step of performing matching upon the tool-assembling strings and the stepwise tool-demanding strings to generate and output corresponding step-and-tool matching strings. In addition, an associated matching recognition system is provided to include an imaging device, an image-processing module, a step-decoding module and a matching and comparing module.

A numerical controller controls a motor for driving at least one axis based on a machining program including information about a characteristic shape. The numerical controller includes: a characteristic shape reading unit configured to read information about a characteristic shape to be machined from a machining program including information about a characteristic shape; a section setting unit configured to set one or more set sections on a tool path is response to the information about the characteristic shape; and a motion parameter change unit configured to change at least one parameter to be used for controlling the at least ore axis outside the set section and inside the set section.

A machining-information management device that manages machining information for a machine tool that machines a workpiece by moving said workpiece relative to a tool and/or moving said tool relative to the workpiece on the basis of a machining program. Said machining-information management device has the following: an extraction unit that extracts a tool swap command and a coordinate-system selection command from a machining program that machines a predetermined workpiece; an acquisition unit that acquires tool information associated with a tool specified in the aforementioned tool swap command and coordinate information associated with a coordinate system specified in the aforementioned coordinate-system selection command; and a generation unit that generates combined machining information that contains the abovementioned machining program, the aforementioned tool information, and the aforementioned coordinate information.

A control apparatus for controlling a machine tool on the basis of a machining program is provided with a program analysis unit which analyzes an input machining program, a process table creation unit which, on the basis of the results of the analysis by the program analysis unit, creates a process table that sequentially lists processes according to the execution flow of the machining program, and a display unit which displays the process table created by the process table creation unit.