Abstract: A sharp corner judgment means judges as to whether a corner of cut shape in a workpiece is a sharp corner is not on the basis of a machining program. When the corner is regarded as the sharp corner, an additional locus producing means for producing sharp corner produces an additional locus for producing sharp corner when machining on the corner regarded as the sharp corner, and a sharp corner machining execution means executes machining on the corner on the basis of the produced additional locus for producing sharp corner. Then, the additional locus for producing sharp corner can be automatically produced for the sharp corner so as to execute machining.

Abstract: At the time of execution of concurrent six-axes cylindrical interpolation instruction wherein a start point, an intermediate point, an end point and feed speed are instructed in a machining program PRO, a machining data computing portion 59 computes angular velocity of first, second, and third rotational axis directions and moving speed of first, second and third axial directions so as to correspond the feed speed of a torch with respect to a workpiece with the feed speed instructed in the machining program PRO, and the machining control portion 55 simultaneously controls the first, second and third axes and the first, second and third rotational axes on the basis of the angular velocity and the moving speed which are computed so as to rotate a chuck holding the workpiece and to move the torch, so that machining on the workpiece is executed.

Abstract: A linear motor has a support portion 311 laterally bridged between a plurality of armatures 30 and a shifter side base portion 33 located on a shifter 3 side, for moving along a stator 2 in such a state that a distance between the shifter side base portion and the stator 2 is almost constantly maintained, and the support portion 311 is supported by the shifter side base portion 33 so as to determine a gap between the armature 30 and a magnet 20. Then, the gap between the armature 30 and the magnet 20 of the stator 2 is properly maintained.

Abstract: When a jig to be used at the time of cutting and machining a workpiece W with a laser beam machine 1 is produced, a shape of a workpiece supporting portion 23a for supporting the workpiece by abutting on the workpiece at the time of supporting the workpiece is produced from drawing data CD showing the three dimensional shape of the workpiece.

Abstract: In hardening with laser beam by irradiating laser beam. 29 on a workpiece 27, oscillating the laser beam so as to heat a workpiece with a hardening width W1, laser beam output in both end portions (times (1), (5), (6), (10) of FIG. 4, for instance) of amplitude of the laser beam is made lower than one of a center portion (times (3), (4), (7), (8) of FIG. 4, for instance) of the amplitude. Relative moving velocity of the laser beam with respect to workpiece is decreased, and the quantity of giving energy of the laser beam in both end portions of the amplitude where the density of giving energy of laser beam is high is decreased so as to equalize quantity of aiming energy in the whole hardening cycle. By doing so, a proper hardening action is possible.

Abstract: In a linear motor (101) having a stationary member (102) and a moving member (103) located facing each other so as to move the moving member (103) along the stationary member (102) by making use of a force occurring between a magnet (120) and an armature (130), a first air flow path for cooling (139) is formed along the magnet (120) or the armature (130) located on the stationary member side so as to provide the first air flow path for cooling (139) with wind by first air supply means (141, 142) thereby cooling the magnet (120) or the armature (130) located on the moving member (103) side and the stationary member side.

Abstract: A nozzle holding means (13) having a nozzle (19) being free to eject laser beam from its top end is provided being free to move along a guide means among a plurality of machine tools. Nozzle holding means operation control means (6, 33) for controlling hardening operation on a workpiece by the nozzle are provided, and communication control means (6, 33) are provided for exchanging information necessary for hardening operation on a workpiece to be machined with each machine tool between the control means and a control means of each machine tool. The nozzle moves among the machine tools and hardening operation is performed on workpieces (29, 30) in the respective machine tools, thereby it is not necessary to provide a hardening unit for exclusive use every each machine tool, and it is possible to provide a hardening equipment having high working ratio.

Abstract: A saddle 18 is movable along a guide means 16 provided, passing through an neighborhood of machining area MA of a plurality of machine tools 1, 2. The saddle 18 is provided with a machining head 33, being free to selectively insert in and retreat from the machining area MA, and a plurality of kinds of nozzles 48 for ejecting laser beam. The nozzle 48 suitable for a portion of workpiece 3, 4 to be hardened is selected so as to attach it to the machining head 33. When hardening is instructed, the nozzle 48 is moved to a desired position with respect to the workpiece 3, 4 in the state of the workpiece 3, 4 located on the machine tool 1, 2, and the laser beam 51 is ejected from the nozzle 48 so as to harden the workpiece 3, 4.

Abstract: When a jig to be used at the time of cutting and machining a workpiece W with a laser beam machine 1 is produced, a shape of a workpiece supporting portion 23a for supporting the workpiece by abutting on the workpiece at the time of supporting the workpiece is produced from drawing data CD showing the three dimensional shape of the workpiece, two or more jig parts 25 having a shape corresponding to the shape of the workpiece supporting portion are cut out of a material sheet 27 on the basis of the shape of the workpiece supporting portion produced, the two or more jig parts cut out are assembled so as to produce a jig assembly 23 having the shape corresponding to the workpiece supporting portion.

Abstract: In a numerically controlled method of moving an object to be controlled along a predetermined locus, controlling control axes, the locus is made approximate to a spatial polynomial, a polynomial is converted into a polynomial as time function, the polynomial converted as time function is distributed to each control axis, control command in each control axis is produced on the basis of the polynomial distributed to each axis as time function, and the object to be controlled is moved along the locus, controlling each control axis on the basis of the control command. The velocity, the acceleration and the jerk of the object to be controlled can be easily obtained concerning each control axis in advance by differentiating the polynomial expressed by time function. The object to be controlled is controlled so as to move along the locus expressed by the polynomial, feeding irregularity or position shift is reduced and curved face machining at high accuracy is possible.

Abstract: Laser machining system including a laser machine, a stack yard for storing pallets, a stacker crane for transferring pallets. Standard pallets and multi-pallets are stored in the stack yard. The standard pallet has a pallet base and plates are piled on the pallet base directly. The multi-pallet comprises a pallet base and pallet components stacked on the pallet base. Each pallet has pallet components which each store a single plate. A transfer device is provided for loading a blank plate (pre-worked plate) to the laser machine and unloading a post-worked plate from the laser machine. Returning devices are provided for returning post-worked plates to the stack yard.

Abstract: A press brake has upper dies and lower dies so as to be capable of attaching and detaching with an upper die exchange apparatus and a lower die exchange apparatus to a machine body of the press brake. And, the upper die and the lower die comprise the combination of divisional die chips. The storing of dies is performed with those die chips. And, the face width of the upper die chips is determined and combined according to size of a workpiece to be processed from the upper die chips.

Abstract: A press brake has upper dies and lower dies so as to be capable of attaching and detaching with an upper die exchange apparatus and a lower die exchange apparatus to a machine body of the press brake. And, the upper die and the lower die comprise the combination of divisional die chips. The storing of dies is performed with those die chips. And, the face width of the upper die chips is determined and combined according to size of a workpiece to be processed from the upper die chips.

Abstract: A press brake having a lower die disposed in a horizontal position and an upper die movable in up and down directions out of and into workpiece shaping relationship with lower die for shaping a workpiece, at least one workpiece measuring portion provided on the lower die, at least one workpiece measuring device at the workpiece measuring portion, the workpiece measuring device having probes movable in up and down directions for contacting the shaped portion of the workpiece which is in the lower die, a workpiece contacting portion on each of said probes for contacting said workpiece as the probes are moved upwardly in said lower die, and a displacement detecting device connected to the workpiece measuring device for detecting relative displacement in the up and down directions between the probes as the probes respectively engage the workpiece.