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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Mazak Corporation, Florence, KY (US);
Inventors:
Donald Thomas Streck, Florence, KY (US);
Lem Linder, Florence, KY (US);
Assignee:
Mazak Corporation, Florence, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 29/00 (2006.01); B23B 29/24 (2006.01); B23B 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 29/244 (2013.01); B23B 7/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, a method of preparing a machine tool to machine a workpiece. The machine tool includes an artifact in the machine tool and a probe mounted to a head of the machine tool. The method includes determining a tool offset value for a tool by moving the probe and the tool relative to one another to bring the probe and the tool into contact with one another. Prior to determining the tool offset value, the method includes calibrating the probe by moving the probe and the artifact relative to one another to bring the probe and the artifact into contact with one another.