Ube Industries, Inc.

Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

Mitutoyo Corporation

Katsumi Sato

Takuo Wada

Hirokazu Michiwaki

Shigeki Nagai

Masahiko Miyahara

Hisao Sugiura

Yojiro Hirota

Koichi Shinhama

Takashi Yorie

Toru Hibi

An apparatus for calculating an operating time of a measuring machine, includes: a part program storing unit storing a part program; a command analyzing unit extracting commands relating to movement of a measurement probe from the part program stored in the part program storing unit, calculating operating times required for the measuring machine to implement the respective extracted commands, on the basis of movement parameters for the movement of said measurement probe, and summing up the calculated operating times to calculate a total operating time from a start of measurement to an end of measurement; and a displaying unit displaying the total operating time thus calculated by the command analyzing unit.

System for calculating an operating time of a measuring machine

This invention relates to new thiophene derivatives and their use as fungicides in agriculture and horticulture.

Thiophene derivatives

Thiophene derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein X, Y and Z are as herein defined, said compounds being useful as fungicides, are described.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Katsumi Sato