Abstract: A tool storage device is provided inside a rack body arranged on a side of a bending machine in a left-right direction, and includes tool holding units for holding long upper tools. The tool holding units include a stocker linearly provided with tool holding grooves for holding the long upper tools, and a stocker moving unit for advancing and retracting the stocker in a front-rear direction, and horizontally rotating the stocker. The stocker has, as states between which switching can be performed, a first state in which the tool holding grooves are stored in the rack body in an orientation in the front-rear direction, and a second state in which the stocker advances to the outside of the rack body and the tool holding grooves are aligned in the left-right direction along a holder groove of the upper tool holder.

Abstract: A clutch includes: a first clutch tooth that rotates integrally with a first rotation element included in a speed reducer; a second clutch tooth that rotates integrally with a second rotation element included in the speed reducer; and a fixed clutch tooth that moves between the first clutch tooth and the second clutch tooth. The fixed clutch tooth includes: a first mode in which the speed reducer operates at a second reduction ratio by meshing only with the first clutch tooth to fix the first rotation element, a second mode in which the speed reducer operates at a first reduction ratio by meshing only with the second clutch tooth to fix the second rotation element, and a both-engaging mode of meshing with each of the first clutch tooth and the second clutch tooth when changing a mode between the first mode and the second mode.

Abstract: A welding system according to one aspect includes: a welding device; a welding monitor device configured output monitoring information about welding by the welding device; a learning device configured to accept the input of welding result information associated with welding results obtained after welding and feature information extracted from the monitoring information at the time of welding when the welding results were obtained as teaching data, and create and output a welding result estimation model on the basis of the teaching data; and a welding result determination device configured to extract feature information from monitoring information output at the time of welding for which a welding result is to be determined, input the feature information as data for estimation into the welding result estimation model, and output a quality determination result for the welding, wherein the learning device is configured to detect the values of a preset plurality of feature elements from the monitoring information

Abstract: A processing head of a laser processing machine irradiates a workpiece with first and second laser beams radiated from ends of first and second transmission fibers. A beam diameter adjustment mechanism operates an optical system for at least one of the first and second laser beams inside the processing head. A controller controls the beam diameter adjustment mechanism to adjust a ratio between a first beam diameter and a second beam diameter in accordance with at least a material of the workpiece. The first beam diameter is a beam diameter of the first laser beam at a position at which the first laser beam irradiates the workpiece, and the second beam diameter is a beam diameter of the second laser beam at a position at which the second laser beam irradiates the workpiece.

Abstract: A laser processing path laying-out method includes laying out, to a part of a notch of nesting data, as a partial processing path in a notch formation processing path, an open path for cutting to an inner side of a product, excluding a line segment of the part of the notch in an outer peripheral end portion of the product. The laser processing path laying-out method further includes laying out an outer peripheral path obtained by coupling a first outer peripheral processing path for cutting a line segment of the part of the notch in the outer peripheral end portion, which is a remaining partial processing path in the notch formation processing path, and a second outer peripheral processing path for cutting at least a part of a line segment other than the part of the notch in the outer peripheral end portion.

Abstract: A product carrying-out device for a steel material cutting machine includes a product information acquisition unit, a product laying-stability judgement unit, a storage box information acquisition unit, a carrying-out position determination unit, and a carrying-out control unit. The product information acquisition unit acquires information on a length and a diameter of a product. The product laying-stability judgement unit judges whether or not the product can be laid stably when its cut surface is made perpendicular to a ground. The storage box information acquisition unit acquires information on a shape of a storage box. The carrying-out position determination unit determines a carrying-out position of the product in the storage box based on the acquired information. The carrying-out control unit controls a carrying-out mechanism to carry out the product made by the steel material cutting machine to the carrying-out position determined by the carrying-out position determination unit.

Abstract: A cut member processing device includes a marking device configured to put a mark on a cut surface of a cut member cut out from a metal long workpiece by a cutting device; and a product length acquisition unit configured to measure and store a product length of the cut member. The product length acquisition unit is configured to measure the product length under a state where the cut member is located at a position that allows the marking device to put the mark on the cut surface.

Abstract: An axial threshing/separating system having at least one spring tined accelerator cylinder, in where the accelerator cylinder includes a plurality of double torsional spring tine cylinder elements extending from the spring tined accelerator cylinder; and one or more spring tined axial rotors, in where each of the spring tined axial rotors includes a plurality of double torsional spring tine rotor elements extending from each of the spring tined axial rotors, in where each of the spring tined axial rotors is aligned such that a respective longitudinal axis of each spring tined axial rotor is substantially coplanar and substantially parallel to a respective longitudinal axis of each other spring tined axial rotor, and wherein a longitudinal axis of at least one spring tined accelerator cylinder is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of each spring tined axial rotor.

Abstract: A machining system includes: a machining device configured to machine a workpiece; an acquisition device configured to acquire composition information representing the chemical composition of the material of the workpiece; and a determination device configured to determine the machinability of the workpiece based on a determination model created by inputting the composition information, processing condition information including processing conditions preset according to the material and thickness, and a machining quality evaluation result obtained by actually machining based on the processing conditions, as teaching data and performing machine learning.

Abstract: A press brake is equipped with an upper table provided so as to be vertically movable at an upper part of a main frame and holding a punch tool on a lower side thereof, and a lower table provided at a lower part of the main frame and holding a die tool on an upper side thereof. A pair of slits extending symmetrically in a lateral direction are formed in the lower table, and an end portion of each slit on an outer side in the lateral direction is opened. An elastic member is provided in the end portion of each slit on the outer side in the lateral direction. The elastic member is configured to be switchable between a load-receiving state for receiving a bending load acting on the lower table and a released state in which the load-receiving state has been released.

Abstract: A laser irradiation apparatus including: a photonic crystal surface emitting laser (PCSEL) element configured to emit a laser beam; a laser head configured to focus the laser beam emitted from the PCSEL element by a focusing lens thereof in an optical transmission path by spatial propagation; and a moving mechanism configured to irradiate the laser beam focused by the focusing lens onto an object to be irradiated with the laser beam at any irradiation position within a Rayleigh length range regardless of a beam waist position of the laser beam in an optical axis direction by a movement of the focusing lens relative to the object to be irradiated along the optical axis direction of the laser beam.

Abstract: A single-sheet lifter includes a base frame arranged in a vicinity of a loading area and extending vertically, a separation unit configured to separate an uppermost workpiece from a plurality of the workpieces loaded in the loading area by means of at least one of an injection pressure of air and a suction force, and a counter balancer configured to reduce a weight acting on the separation unit. The separation unit is provided to the base frame so as to be able to move up and down. The separation unit includes a contact member that comes into contact with a surface of the uppermost workpiece. The separation unit is configured to go up following a lifting operation of a workpiece suction lifter and be retracted from above the loading area when the workpiece suction lifter sucks the surface of the uppermost workpiece to lift the workpiece.

Abstract: A height error of a workpiece holding portion is detected based on a height from a mounting pedestal side floor surface, on which a mounting pedestal is mounted, to a connection point between the workpiece holding portion and an arm unit at a point in time at which contact with a detection target is detected by a surface detection sensor, a height from the mounting pedestal side floor surface to a surface of the detection target, and a theoretical value of a height of the workpiece holding portion, and an actual loading height of a workpiece mounted on the mounting pedestal is detected in consideration of the height error of the workpiece holding portion.

Abstract: A press brake includes elevating members each provided to respective one of a pair of support blocks so as to be able to ascend and descend, and extending vertically. A ball screw is provided to a first elevating member so as to be rotatable, and a nut member to be screwed into the ball screw is provided to a first support block. One end side of a stretch in the lateral direction is connected to an upper end portion of the first elevating member, and the other end side of the stretch in the lateral direction is connected, so as to be rotationally movable, to an upper end portion of a second elevating member. A support mechanism for supporting the stretch from below is provided to the first elevating member, and an abutting member is provided to the stretch.

Abstract: A drawing assistance device acquires image data of a design diagram to detect dimensional information drawn on the image data, detects arrows drawn on the image data, detects a line drawn on the image data, combines the arrows and the line based on positions of the arrows and a position of the line to generate a dimension line, detects a dimension value corresponding to a position of the dimension line from the dimensional information so as to assign the detected dimension value to the dimension line, generates guidelines indicating positions of ends of the dimension line, superposes the guidelines on the image data to display the guidelines on an editing screen, and outputs digital data of the design diagram drawn by the operator on the editing screen on which the guidelines are displayed.

Abstract: An upper tool stocker for detachably supporting a plurality of divided upper tools in a press brake includes a stocker main body extending in a left-right direction, and provided with a left-right directional installing groove, attachment portions provided in upper portions of the divided upper tools being detachably installed in the installing groove, wherein the stocker main body includes a front-back directional cutout communicated with the installing groove to remove the divided upper tools downward or in the front-back direction from the installing groove.

Abstract: An automatic tool changer includes first and second tool change units that is driven respectively by a pair of servo motors and move along an arrangement direction of a plurality of tools installed on a tool installation unit, a torque detection unit that detects a torque of each of the pair of servo motors, and a control device that controls operations of the first and second tool change units. The control device fixes the first tool change unit at a reference position, and moves the second tool change unit toward the first tool change unit. The control device determines, based on a torque change of each servo motor, that a plurality of upper tools are brought together at the first tool change unit as a result of a movement of the second tool change unit.

Abstract: A load collapse detection device in an automated guided vehicle stores information indicating a load collapse detection range adjacent to the automated guided vehicle and information indicating an obstacle detection range in a periphery of the load collapse detection range. acquires a detection result performed by object detection sensors detecting objects in a periphery of the automated guided vehicle while the automated guided vehicle is travelling, detects objects in the load collapse detection range and objects in the obstacle detection range, and when an object in the load collapse detection range is detected, determines that the object has fallen due to load collapse when the object has not been detected in the obstacle detection range before being detected in the load collapse detection range.

Abstract: A tool changer includes a slider provided behind (or in front of) a table of a press brake, and configured to slide in a right-left direction along a tool installation part of the table, a finger provided in the slider, and configured to be inserted into an engagement hole extending through a tool and to move in a front-rear direction, and an engagement member configured to be protruded and retracted relative to an outer peripheral surface of the finger on a tip side, and to be engaged with a peripheral edge portion of the engagement hole of the tool (or an inner stepped portion formed at an intermediate position of the engagement hole).

Abstract: The present invention includes a support arm, a permanent robot hand fixedly provided to the support arm and configured to hold a workpiece placed on a workpiece placement platform, and an extending robot hand configured to hold the workpiece together with the permanent robot hand, in which the present invention is configured to be able to transport the workpiece from the workpiece placement platform and the extending robot hand is configured to be removable.