Abstract: Provided are: a tension estimation device capable of accurately estimating the tension of a belt; a life evaluation device capable of accurately evaluating the life of a transmission mechanism, from the tension of the belt; and a robot system comprising these.

Abstract: A controller includes an offset value storage unit configured to store a plurality of tool offset values associated with a plurality of tools, respectively, an adjustment value storage unit configured to store an adjustment value used to adjust the plurality of tool offset values, and a calculation unit configured to calculate a plurality of adjustment offset values obtained by adjusting the plurality of tool offset values using the adjustment value.

Abstract: A die clamping device for an injection molding machine comprises: a ball screw that is rotated by a motor; a crosshead that is disposed between a rear platen and a movable platen and moves along the axial direction of a tie-bar via the rotation of the ball screw; a toggle link that moves along the axial direction of the movable platen in accordance with the movement of the crosshead; and a crosshead pressing mechanism that presses the crosshead such that the crosshead moves toward the rear platen side.

Abstract: A cleaning device arranged in a table which is driven. The cleaning device includes one or more cleaning through holes provided in the table and opened at positions facing a workpiece or a jig, a container unit provided in the table and including a storage space which receives cleaning fluid; a movable member that is arranged in the container unit, that defines the storage space, and that is supported movably in a direction intersecting a horizontal axis line; and a cleaning piping component connecting the storage space and the cleaning through holes.

Abstract: To select a picking position of a workpiece in a simpler method. A robot system includes a three-dimensional measuring device for generating a range image of a plurality of workpieces, a robot having a hand for picking up at least one of the plurality of workpieces, a display part for displaying the range image generated by the three-dimensional measuring device, and a reception part for receiving a teaching of a picking position for picking-up by the hand on the displayed range image. The robot picks up at least one of the plurality of workpieces by the hand on the basis of the taught picking position.

Abstract: An object monitoring system includes means for determining an arrangement relationship between a monitoring area and an external object on a basis of a distance measurement value of the external object, and calculating an influence degree of the external object on an object distance measurement in the monitoring area in accordance with the determined arrangement relationship.

Abstract: A numerical controller acquires a move command for an unmanned aerial vehicle in a coordinate system set in the numerical controller. The numerical controller converts a coordinate system of the move command into a coordinate system for controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle, and outputs the move command to the unmanned aerial vehicle.

Abstract: A controller includes a display control unit configured to switch information to be displayed in each of a plurality of split regions due to splitting of a display screen, an editing-screen display unit configured to display an editing screen displaying, for each of the plurality of split regions, as a list, a first displaying and a second displaying in association, the first displaying enabling visual specification of a position of the corresponding split region on the display screen, the second displaying indicating a list of information types displayable in the split region, and an editing unit configured to receive an editing operation to the second displaying, and edit, based on the editing operation, the list of information types displayable in the split region.

Abstract: This abnormality detection device is provided with a first encoder for detecting the rotation angle of an input shaft of a decelerator, and a second encoder for detecting the rotation angle of an output shaft of the decelerator. An operation control unit controls a servo motor such that the position acquired from the output of the second encoder corresponds to a position determined by an operation program. A detection unit calculates the angle difference, which is the difference between the rotation angle acquired from output of the first encoder and the rotation angle acquired from output of the second encoder. The detection unit determines whether or not the decelerator is abnormal on the basis of the angle difference.

Abstract: A diagnosis device includes a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, and an associating unit. The first acquisition unit is configured to acquire, from a machine tool, context information including at least a monitoring specifying number identifying a machining process. The second acquisition unit is configured to acquire detection information output from a detection unit installed for the machine tool. The associating unit is configured to associate the monitoring specifying number included in the context information acquired by the first acquisition unit and the detection information acquired by the second acquisition unit.

Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a belt transmission mechanism (mold opening/closing mechanism, ejector mechanism, screw drive mechanism, injection mechanism) configured to transmit drive force from a driving shaft (driving pulley) to a driven shaft (driven pulley) by means of a belt. The injection molding machine includes: a cover covering part or entirety of the belt; and a sensor attached to the cover and configured to detect an abnormality of the belt.

Abstract: In a method for laser welding of workpieces W1 and W2, a laser beam is generated and a workpiece W1 is irradiated. An irradiation point of the laser beam is swung within a predetermined heating area on the workpiece W1 encompassing a welding location where laser welding is to be executed, heating the mating surface area of the workpieces W1 and W2 corresponding to the heating area to a temperature higher than or equal to the boiling point of the coating material of the workpiece W2 and lower than the melting point of the base material of the workpiece W1, forming a gap between the workpieces W1 and W2 by vaporizing the coating material by the heating, discharging the coating material through the gap to the outside of the mating surface area, and melting and welding together the welding location of the base materials of the workpieces W1 and W2.

Abstract: A control device analyzes a control program and controls a plurality of controlled objects to operate in parallel based on the analysis results. This control device has functions of: detecting an adjustable interval in the control program; detecting wasted time that occurs in execution of commands related to waiting between the plurality of controlled objects in the control program; and adjusting speed and/or acceleration of a command related to the movement of an axis of the controlled object in the adjustable interval of the control program such as to reduce the detected wasted time.

Abstract: Provided are a fan control device and a setting method capable of appropriately controlling fans even if a fan configuration pattern is modified. A fan control device is provided with: an acquiring unit for acquiring the quantity and types of fans connected to input/output ports; a storage unit for storing a plurality of fan configuration patterns indicating the quantity and types of the fans; a specifying unit for specifying a fan configuration pattern matching the quantity and types of fans acquired by the acquiring unit, from among the plurality of fan configuration patterns stored in the storage unit; and a setting unit for setting, in the fans connected to the input/output ports, a rotational speed threshold for use when the fans are rotated, associated with the fan configuration pattern specified by the specifying unit.

Abstract: An articulated robot including a base, an arm supported so as to be rotatable about a predetermined axis with respect to the base and rotatable within a rotational angle range smaller than ±180°, and a hollow shaft that is disposed outside the rotational angle range and stands upward from the base to be parallel to the axis. A cable body is wired from the base to the arm through an inside of the shaft. The articulated robot includes a stopper embedded in a side surface of the shaft, the stopper against which a side surface of the arm rotated beyond the rotational angle range abuts.

Abstract: A robot maintenance fixture includes: a fixture body removably attached to a robot mounted in a state of being suspended from a stand; a first hanger portion that can be disposed vertically above a position of the center of gravity of a working part of the robot, the working part being a part driven by an actuator on which maintenance is to be performed, the working part being in a state of being attached to the actuator, and with which the working part can be suspended from the fixture body with a first hanger member; and a second hanger portion that can be disposed vertically above a position of the center of gravity of the actuator in a state of being attached to the robot and with which the actuator can be suspended from the fixture body with a second hanger member.

Abstract: Provided is a laser processing system with which correction of a control point can be carried out easily. This laser processing system is provided with a scanner capable of scanning a workpiece with laser light, a moving device for moving the scanner relative to the workpiece, and a scanner control device for controlling the scanner, wherein the scanner control device has an irradiation control unit for controlling the scanner such that the same preset control point on the workpiece is irradiated with the laser light when the scanner has been stopped at a plurality of positions by the moving device.

Abstract: Provided is a laser processing system with which correction of a path of a laser illumination point can be carried out easily. This laser processing system is provided with a scanner, a moving device, a scanner control device for controlling the scanner, and a program generation device, wherein the program generation device converts a scanner program to a control point correction program for correcting a preset control point, the scanner control device has a trajectory control unit for controlling the scanner on the basis of the control point correction program such that a workpiece is illuminated with a control point correction trajectory for correcting the control point in a state in which the movement device is stopped, and the trajectory control unit controls the scanner on the basis of the control point correction program such that the control point correction trajectory is repeatedly scanned at predetermined intervals.

Abstract: This numerical control device comprises a distance control unit, a filter unit, a determination unit, and a setting unit. The distance control unit controls the distance between a first object and a second object to be close to a target distance. The filter unit filters a signal indicating the distance. The determination unit determines, on the basis of the target distance, a time constant obtained from the relationship between the distance and an output signal from a distance sensor that measures the distance. The setting unit sets a time constant of the filter to the time constant determined by the determination unit.

Abstract: A control device includes: a data access logic storage unit that stores a data access logic used for performing at least any one of reference and update of data related to an industrial machine; a data management unit that, based on the data access logic, performs reference or update of data related to the industrial machine; an operation logic storage unit that stores an operation logic used for performing a control process of the industrial machine; an operation management unit that, based on the operation logic, performs an operation related to the industrial machine; and an interface unit that provides a common interface used for accessing the data management unit and the operation management unit.