A control device for operating a machine tool having a motor-driven, traversable and positionable tool head. The control device executes a freely programmable control program and determines or co-determines the sequence of operations of the machine tool. The control device also comprises a user interface for influencing the sequence of operations of the machine tool by manual control, at least one operating element for manually controlling changes to movements of the tool head being formed on the user interface. A multi-functionally designed operating element is designed to manually preset or influence a feed rate during a machining phase of the tool head and which multi-functionally designed operating element, in a second usage mode, is designed to manually preset or influence a rapid-traverse rate during a rapid-traverse phase of the tool head. The multi-functionally designed operating element is designed as a rotary actuator operating element comprising a continuously rotatable actuating member.

A control device for industrial machines with controlled motion drives for machine components has at least one operating element which is configured to manually influence or set adjustment movements of the machine components and which is designed as a rotary actuator operating element comprising a continuously rotatable actuating member. The rotary actuator operating element and a push-button element are connected to an electronic evaluation and control device which is configured to provide two interactive modes. The first interactive mode sets a movement speed and a desired movement direction of a machine component to be controlled and the push-button must be actuated or activated and simultaneously or additionally the actuating member of the rotary actuator operating element must be adjusted. In the second interactive mode a rotary actuation member is enabled without simultaneous actuation of the push-button element.

A control device for operating a machine tool having a motor-driven, traversable and positionable tool head. The control device executes a freely programmable control program and determines or co-determines the sequence of operations of the machine tool. The control device also comprises a user interface for influencing the sequence of operations of the machine tool by manual control, at least one operating element for manually controlling changes to movements of the tool head being formed on the user interface. A multi-functionally designed operating element is designed to manually preset or influence a feed rate during a machining phase of the tool head and which multi-functionally designed operating element, in a second usage mode, is designed to manually preset or influence a rapid-traverse rate during a rapid-traverse phase of the tool head. The multi-functionally designed operating element is designed as a rotary actuator operating element comprising a continuously rotatable actuating member.

A manual pulse generating device includes a rotatable dial, a pulse generating unit configured to generate drive pulses for commanding axial movement in accordance with an amount of rotation of the dial, an enable switch configured to switch between enablement and disablement of axial movement in accordance with the drive pulses, and a casing having the dial and the enable switch disposed on a surface thereof, and accommodating the pulse generating unit in the interior thereof. The dial is mounted on one end side in a longitudinal direction of the casing, and on a front surface of the casing, and the enable switch is mounted on another end side, i.e., a side in the positive X direction, in the longitudinal direction of the casing, and on the front surface of the casing, or on a side surface of the casing that extends along a lateral direction of the casing.

A manual pulse generating device is equipped with a rotatable dial, a pulse generating unit configured to generate drive pulses for commanding axial movement in accordance with an amount of rotation of the dial, an enable switch configured to switch between enablement and disablement of axial movement in accordance with the drive pulses, and a casing having the dial and the enable switch disposed on a surface thereof, and configured to accommodate the pulse generating unit in the interior thereof. The guard configured to cover at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the dial is attached to the casing.