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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1996
Kaoru Nakamura, Isehara-shi Kanagawa, 259-11, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A machine tool control system and method are provided that utilize metal mold arrangement information to improve machining efficiency and control. According to the disclosure, a machining schedule, a machining program and metal mold information (indicating the characteristic properties of a metal mold to carry out machining) are transferred to a controller for controlling a CNC device and a machine tool unit (e.g., a turret punch press). The controller transfers the metal mold information for the machining program to the CNC device by a different transfer route than that of the machining program. The CNC device searches for a metal mold specified by the metal mold information based on metal mold arrangement information stored in a file. The metal mold arrangement information indicates each metal mold that is located in the machine tool unit. If a specified metal mold is not present, a metal mold exchange instruction is issued so that the specified metal mold may be set in the machine tool unit to carry necessary machining operations.