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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
May. 03, 2007
Thomas Brauchle, Leonberg, DE;
Thomas Brauchle, Leonberg, DE;
Trumpf Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH, Ditzingen, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for distributed control of a machining tool (), in particular a laser machining tool, which comprises a machining area () which is surrounded by a protective housing () and has at least one area () for access to the machining area () which is monitored, and comprising a control which is operated by at least one operator panel () to start the machining tool (), wherein the machining tool is controlled by means of one or more multifunction keys (), and at least one multifunction key () is associated with the at least one access area (), and when the respective multifunction key is pressed, () a work step of an operating sequence for the machining tool () is actuated which is next in a repetitive sequence of consecutive work steps of the operating sequence.