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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING OR CONTROLLING A MACHINE TOOL SYSTEM

  • US 20100023156A1
  • Filed: 07/23/2008
  • Published: 01/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of monitoring a machining of a part from a blank, the method comprising the steps of:

  • providing a machine tool system including a machine tool controller and a machine tool apparatus which supports the blank and at least one tool which are used to remove material from the blank, the machine tool apparatus including a plurality of moveable axes which change the relative position of the at least one tool and the blank;

    providing a part program which specifies a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions defining at least one trajectory for the at least one tool to follow;

    executing the part program with a machine tool software portion of the machine tool controller;

    receiving a notification from a remote controller that the machine tool system is being observed by a user system spaced apart from the machine tool system and the remote controller; and

    sending information from the machine tool system to the remote controller, the information being collected by the machine tool system, wherein the information is provided to the remote controller at a first frequency when the machine tool system is being observed and at a second frequency when the machine tool system is other than being observed, the second frequency being lower than the first frequency.

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