The invention relates to a bending device (2) for bending a rod-like or tubular workpiece (4), comprising a bending machine (6), which has a bending head (8), which is designed for bending the workpiece (4) in a forming process, and a control means (24), which controls the operation of the bending machine (6), a robot (10), which comprises a multi-joint arm (11) which can be adjusted by motors, having a gripper end (12), which is designed for gripping and holding the workpiece (4), and a control unit (22), which is designed to control the operation of the robot (10), wherein the control means (24) is designed to control the bending machine (6) and the robot (10) during the bending process. The control unit (22) of the robot (10) is switched, at least during the bending process, to a slave mode in which it receives control commands from the control means (24) of the bending machine (6), and the control means (24) of the bending machine (6), during the bending process, continuously issues setting specifications for the motor-adjustable multi-joint arm (11) and the gripper end (12) to the control unit (22) of the robot (10) which has been switched to slave mode and thereby controls the robot (10) to introduce the workpiece (4) into the bending head (8), to stabilize the workpiece during the forming process and to remove the workpiece from the bending head (8) after the forming process.

The invention relates to a workpiece stop, a signal output device for outputting a signal directly perceivable to an operator of a workpiece processing machine from his/her working position, an imaging device for generating at least one image of the interior of a workpiece processing machine, a device for monitoring a processing position of a workpiece, a work-piece processing machine, a use of a device for monitoring a processing position of a work-piece, a use of a workpiece processing machine and a method for processing a workpiece in a workpiece processing machine. These devices and method promote safe and efficient operation of a workpiece processing machine.

A horizontal assembly press apparatus for performing a press-fit operation of a workpiece assembly along a horizontal axis includes a machine body unit, two moving units, two camera units, two pressing bed units and a processing unit. The machine body unit includes two main machine bodies defining an operating channel therebetween. The moving units are respectively and movably disposed on the main machine bodies. The camera units fetch images of the workpiece assembly entered the operating channel and output image signals. The pressing bed units are operated to press the workpiece assembly. The processing unit receives and analyzes the image signals, determines a target position of the horizontal axis, controls movement of the moving units to bring the pressing bed units to the target position, and controls movement of the pressing bed units to perform the press-fit operation of the workpiece assembly.

There is described a system and a computer-implemented method for controlling a part-processing device of a computer numerical control machine to bend cannulas. The method comprises the step of receiving one or more set parameters relating to one or more desired bend characteristics. The method also comprises the step of determining one or more uncontrolled inputs, the one or more uncontrolled inputs comprising bend parameters of a previously bent cannula. The method also comprises the step of inputting the one or more set parameters and the one or more uncontrolled inputs into a machine learning model to produce a plurality of outputs. The method also comprises the step of determining control parameters using the plurality of outputs, the control parameters relating to one or more settings of the part-processing device. The method also comprises the steps of setting the part-processing device using the control parameters and the uncontrolled inputs and bending a cannula using the part-processing device.

The present invention provides a CNC-parameter generating method in an isometric projection environment for the control and processing of tubes by at least one CNC-tube bending machine at least comprising: i) to generate a first vector on a touch screen; ii) to carry out a verification step by a microprocessor, iii) to assign the first vector to one of the directions, NORTH, UP, WEST, SOUTH, DOWN and EAST; iv) to generate further vectors by tapping once on the touch screen; v) to input dimensional values for the vectors on the touch screen, and to transfer dimensional values from the microprocessor device to one or more computers. It is also provided a parameter generating system in an isometric projection environment for the control and processing of tubes by at least one CNC-tube bending machine.

A bending process is controlled for bending a bending body, such as a bending profile. A bending device has a bending unit provided with at least one bending element that executes a defined movement based on a control signal. A data processing process is carried out in which a target geometry of the bent bending body is described in the form of target bending information by comparing at least two coordinate systems. A bending process is carried out, wherein before and/or during the bending process, the control signal controlling the at least one bending element is used on the basis of the target bending information to bend the bending body using the at least one bending element.

There is provided a press brake that improves bending accuracy of a partial bending method. The press brake includes: a conveying mechanism that intermittently conveys a workpiece; a die; a punch; a crowning mechanism; a bending amount measuring device; and a control device. The control device presses an end portion of the workpiece in a conveying direction by the punch and conveys the workpiece by the conveying mechanism until the pressed portion enters into a measurement range of the bending amount measuring device. The control device drives the crowning mechanism so as to correct a crowning amount in accordance with a difference between a middle bending amount and an end bending amount measured by the bending amount measuring device.

A system for straightening a workpiece includes a fabricating machine; a dimensional measurement system; a machine learning module; and a controller. The controller determines a plurality of design dimensions for the workpiece, and determines, via the dimensional measurement system, a plurality of initial dimensional parameters for the workpiece. A plurality of settings for the fabricating machine are determined, via the machine learning module, based upon the plurality of initial dimensional parameters for the workpiece and the plurality of design dimensions for the workpiece. The workpiece is secured into the fixture, and the fabricating machine is arranged employing the plurality of settings. The fabricating machine executes a plurality of operations on the workpiece employing the plurality of settings for the fabricating machine, and the dimensional measurement system verifies that the workpiece exhibits the plurality of design dimensions.

A bending machine with a work area image capture apparatus has a machine frame, a longitudinally extended, fixed machine table, and a longitudinally extended press beam moved by a drive relative to the frame and guided therein. The longitudinal expanse and the press beam movement direction define a working plane establishing a front working and manipulation space and a rear machine space. An image capture apparatus above the machine table in the machine space has a capture region oriented toward the machine space and is connected with a display configured to represent the captured image of the capture region. The capture apparatus is connected with the display by an image processing processor having a coordinate transformation module configured the captured image perspective. The coordinate transformation module is connected with a wireless position determination system configured to determine the machine operator position in the working and manipulation space.

The invention relates to a bending machine (100) configured to bend a metallic workpiece (200), having a controller (130) configured to control a bending operation, wherein the controller (130) has at least one interface (340) configured to obtain information about a time-dependent springback of the workpiece (200) to be bent and to obtain a time indication of a subsequent further machining of the workpiece (200) to be bent, wherein the controller (130) is configured to calculate an adapted bending angle (α) based on the springback and the time indication, and wherein the bending machine (100) is configured to bend the bending operation beyond a bending angle (β) to be bent up to the adapted bending angle (α). Due to the adapted bending angle, the workpiece (300) has the correct bending angle (β) to be bent at the time of subsequent further machining.