The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method and a planer for calculating at least one supplementary processing plan for a workpiece to be processed by a processing machine. The method comprises the steps of: Measuring workpiece properties, including a thickness parameter of the workpiece; Providing at least one supplementary processing plan, which is specific for the measured workpiece properties. Due to the present invention, measurement of the workpiece properties is performed before starting to process the workpiece. Therefore, time and material can be saved, and scrap and waste are reduced.

A laser processing robot system, in which an augmented reality processing technology is used to enable a processing laser beam and its irradiation position to be safely and easily seen, is provided. A laser processing robot system includes an image processing device having an augmented reality image processing unit for performing augmented reality image processing for an actual image including an image of a robot captured by an imaging device. The augmented reality image processing unit is adapted to superimpose a virtual image representing at least one of a laser beam obtained by assuming that the laser beam is emitted from a laser irradiation device to a workpiece, and an irradiation position of the laser beam, onto the actual image, and to display the superimposed image on the display device.

A unit vector calculating unit of a laser machining device obtains a unit vector based on respective current rotational positions of an A-axis and a B-axis. A movement command calculating unit, a speed command calculating unit, or a torque command calculating unit generates a command signal for maintaining a gap amount at a constant value, based on the unit vector, and the gap amount between a machining nozzle and a workpiece. With a servo control unit, on the basis of the command signal, an X-axis motor, a Y-axis motor, and a Z-axis motor are controlled, whereby the machining nozzle is moved relatively in three-dimensional directions with respect to the workpiece.

An interpolation parameter calculation unit calculates an interpolation parameter of a predetermined interpolation calculation formula based on a first plurality of coordinate values input by means of a coordinate input unit and constituting a coordinate pattern for determining a locus pattern of one cycle when a laser beam is vibrated. A locus pattern calculation unit calculates a second plurality of coordinate values constituting the locus pattern based on an interpolation parameter, respective amplitudes of the locus pattern in an x-axis direction that is a moving direction of a processing head and a y-axis direction that is a direction orthogonal to the x-axis direction, a frequency of the locus pattern, and a control cycle of a beam vibration mechanism for vibrating the laser beam.

A cutting machine is provided with a machine main body and an NC device. The NC device controls the machine main body and has a tool radius compensation amount calculation unit, a machining path calculation unit, and a drive control unit. The tool radius compensation amount calculation unit generates tool radius compensation information. The machining path calculation unit generates a tool radius compensation control signal. The drive control unit generates a drive control signal. The machine main body has a machining unit and a tool path control unit. The machining unit cuts a workpiece by changing a relative position thereof with respect to the workpiece. Based on the drive control signal, the tool path control unit controls a tool path corresponding to a cutting tool and having a non-circular shape.

An apparatus and method of improving the stability and repeatability of the laser cutting of an RFID antenna is disclosed. The present invention provides direct feedback from an optical inspection of the cutting process to the control system to determine the shape of the RFID antennas that are being cut and compare the same to the desired RFID antenna shape or pattern. When appropriate, the present invention enables a user to employ both short term and long term feedback data to make modifications to the laser cutting process to improve the same and reduce waste.

A method performed by a laser machine includes: before a laser-beam machining process, recording an influence of a change in a position of at least one movable laser machine component on a lateral position of a focal point of a laser beam in a focal plane or relative to a reference point, storing an association between the position of the movable laser machine component and the lateral position, and then, setting, based on the stored association, the focal point to a preset lateral position in the focal plane or relative to the reference point by setting the position of the movable laser machine component. The movable laser machine component can include at least one of at least one optical element in a beam path of the laser beam, a laser-beam machining head in a work area of a laser machine, or a movable part of the laser-beam machining head.

A laser cutting device includes a control unit configured to control operations of a laser machining robot and a laser oscillator. Machining condition tables are stored in memory of the control unit. Each of the machining condition tables includes data of a laser power output and a duty, a usable range of a cutting speed of cutting a workpiece, the usable range being set based on a speed range in which a laser cutting robot can move with given tracking accuracy, and an effective range of the cutting speed and the laser power output that are set so that a cut surface of the workpiece meets given finishing conditions. The control unit is configured to select one of the machining condition tables so that the cutting speed and the laser power output meet given conditions, and control cutting of the workpiece based on the selected machining condition table.

Laser cutting systems and methods are described herein. One or more systems include a laser generating component, an optical component, a fixture for holding a support with a part positioned on the support, and a control mechanism for adjusting at least one of the laser generating component, the optical component, and the fixture such that a ratio of a laser energy applied to the part and a part material thickness is maintained within a predetermined acceptable range at each point along a cut path to cut through the part while maintaining the integrity of the support. Other systems and methods are disclosed herein.

A method and a system for monitoring a laser machining process includes the steps of: inputting at least one process signal data set of the laser machining process into an autoencoder formed by a deep neural network; generating a reconstructed process signal data set by means of the autoencoder; determining a reconstruction error based on the at least one process signal data set and the at least one reconstructed process signal data set; and detecting an anomaly of the laser machining process based on the determined reconstruction error. A laser machining method includes the method and a laser machining system includes the system.