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Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008

Filed:

Oct. 23, 2003
Applicants:

Yoshiaki Niwa, Kanagawa, JP;

Hidekatsu Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;

Takahiro Shibata, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Yoshiaki Niwa, Kanagawa, JP;

Hidekatsu Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;

Takahiro Shibata, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

Amada Company, Limiited, Kanagawa, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 5/02 (2006.01); B23D 37/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A bending machine has an upper table and a lower table. An input part is provided for inputting product information. A bending order determiner is provided for determining a bending order of the workpiece. A mold determiner is provided for determining the mold necessary for bending the workpiece. A layout determiner is provided for determining layout of the mold. A positioning information calculator is provided for calculating a position of the workpiece with respect to the mold determined by the layout determiner as work position information. A navigation member is provided for navigating a position of the workpiece to the operator by movement in the horizontal direction on the basis of the work position information calculated by the positioning information calculator.


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