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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180479 | Adaptive control of composite plycutting The feed rate of an ultrasonic knife used to cut composite material is optimized using adaptive control. One or more parameters such as ultrasonic power or side load on the knife is sensed and used to generate feedback control signals. The feedback control signals a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8150545 | Position-dependent compliance compensation in a machine tool A method and a device for position-dependent compliance compensation in a machine tool is disclosed. The compliance of the machine tool is derived at a position of a tool of the machine tool from machine data stored in memory, a machining force acting on the tool du... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8135491 | Method, system and apparatus for on-demand integrated adaptive control of machining operations A method, system, and apparatus for an adaptive controller for controlling a machining operation on a workpiece by a machining tool are provided. The system includes a sensor for measuring a present value of a spindle load on a spindle drive, and an adaptive control... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8055375 | Analytical generator of key performance indicators for pivoting on metrics for comprehensive visualizations A guidance system of an industrial process captures process parameter data that is correlated with a human-machine interface (HMI) in order to learn how an experienced operator selects visualizations of key performance indicators (KPI) in order to take a corrective ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8010224 | Automatic cutting device and production method for beveled product A plasma cutting device performs cutting in a plurality of stages. In a first cutting sub-process, a manufactured product is cut out from a base material upon a stage according to an NC program. Next, images of respective regions in the vicinities of proper position... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005566 | Method for machining slide core hole and measurement/correction system for use in machining of slide core hole A measurement/correction system for use in machining an inclined slide core hole includes means for executing a measurement program which, after machining of an intermediate pocket hole in a mold surface, measures the position of the center of a rod hole in a seatin... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7991501 | Method for determining machining plane of planar material, machining method and device for determining machining plane and flat surface machining device A surface machining method for obtaining a planar material of a uniform thickness is provided. This method includes mounting a planar material on a surface plate, setting the coordinate axis in the plane direction of the planar material to X, Y, and setting the coor... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987016 | Method for optimization of subsequent treatment processes in production planning A method for optimization of subsequent treatment processes is developed. End products having end product data are generated from semi-manufactured products having semi-manufactured product data, and at least part of the semi-manufactured products are processed at l... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7933678 | System and method for analyzing a production process The invention relates to a system and a method for analyzing a production process. In order to make it possible to analyze the production process in an improved manner for the purpose of production planning, the invention proposes a method for analyzing a production... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933679 | Method for analyzing and optimizing a machining process A method for optimizing machining parameters for a cutting process performed on a work piece. Finite element analysis of cutting tool and work material interaction is initially performed. Mechanistic modeling of the cutting process, using results of the finite eleme... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7822502 | Method of calculating coordinates at cutting work completion in shoulder cutting by means of rotating tool Using parameters such as diameters of a rough cutter and a finishing cutter, a position of a tool at cutting work completion in a rough work, a finishing cutting area, specifications of a rotating tool (the number of cutting edges, a cutting force eigenvalue, a comp... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7636612 | Method for optimizing the transport displacement of workpieces in transfer presses A simulation method for optimizing transport displacement of workpieces in transfer presses is provided. Conclusions relating to the freedom of motion, number of strokes and program data for tool-specific machine control are determined by manipulating a displacement... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7577490 | Engagement milling A method for generating, by a direct process, a tool path for milling a region of a workpiece by a milling cutter is disclosed. The tool path consists of one or more passes. The method includes the steps of storing a maximum engagement of the milling cutter and defi... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7451013 | Engagement milling A method for generating, by a direct process, a tool path for milling a region of a workpiece by a milling cutter is disclosed. The tool path consists of one or more passes. The method includes the steps of storing a maximum engagement of the milling cutter and defi... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7428443 | Measurement transmission for material processing A system for processing material includes a measuring device, a processing apparatus, and a mechanism for transmitting measurement information from the measuring device to the processing apparatus. ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7418309 | Methods and systems for optimizing punch instructions in a material forming press system Methods and systems are disclosed to optimize punching instructions. An example method disclosed herein obtains a tool bed layout, the tool bed including a description of a plurality of tool punch parts, each tool punch part further including tool definition informa... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7409262 | System and method for generating milling codes A system for generating milling codes includes a plurality of personal computers (10), a database (14), and an application server (12). The application server, connected between the personal computers and the database, includes a circular hole h... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7400935 | Method for implementing indirect controller A system and method for implementing an indirect controller for a plant. A plant can be provided with both a direct controller and an indirect controller with a system model or a committee of system models. When the system model has sufficient integrity to satisfy t... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398257 | Multiobjective optimization apparatus, multiobjective optimization method and multiobjective optimization program A multiobjective evolutionary algorithm unit feeds a set of parameters of an individual to a search history storage device in a fitness estimating unit and to an optimization target. The optimization target outputs a set of sampled values of fitnesses on the basis o... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392109 | System for integrally generating NC data To complete a CAM operation without requiring manual operations for generating NC data, which enables accurate and rapid machining, through organized integration of each means and increase in the speed to determine conditions. To achieve this, the present invention ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7364393 | Machine adaptation The invention relates to the transmission of power and/or data from/to a stationary part of a machine tool 200 to/from an accessory 100 mounted in the spindle 210 of the machine tool 200. A first electrical link or interface 1a,... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366583 | Methods and systems for fabricating components A method for fabricating a component using a tool includes determining an actual property of a region of the component, comparing the actual property of the region of the component with an expected property of the region to determine a difference between the actual ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363103 | Method and apparatus for generating machining information, and computer product A machining information generating apparatus includes shape analyzing unit that obtains CAD data, searches a shape database of machining profile information for necessary information based on the CAD data, and performs a shape analysis, thereby creating an equation ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361076 | Method for estimating polishing profile or polishing amount, polishing method and polishing apparatus A polishing method can automatically reset polishing conditions according to a state of a polishing member based on data on a polishing profile changing with time, thereby extending life of the polishing member and obtaining flatness of a polished surface with highe... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7349750 | Method for optimizing an industrial product, system for optimizing an industrial product and method for manufacturing an industrial product A method for optimizing a structure of an industrial product includes selecting control factors from among manufacturing parameters affecting a target characteristic, which is scheduled to be manufactured by a sequence of manufacturing processes; setting levels to t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346423 | Method for adaptive feed rate regulation on numerically controlled machine tools In a method for the adaptive feed rate regulation on a numerically controlled machine tool, which is used for the metal-removing processing of workpieces using a tool rotating on a spindle according to the specification of an NC program, the input power of the spind... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343353 | Method to turn off machines during-turn down period while achieving minimum cost and required cycle time A method and system for determining which machine tools to turn off during slow periods to achieve maximum cost savings with minimum cycle time increase. It uses a product demand forecast and a simplified approach to the X-factor theory to provide an objective, anal... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337091 | Method and apparatus for coordinating fault detection settings and process control changes A system includes a process tool for processing a workpiece, a process controller, and a fault monitor. The process controller is configured to determine a control action for updating an operating recipe of the process tool. The fault monitor is configured to determ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7319965 | Method and apparatus to control the operating speed of a manufacturing facility A method and apparatus for controlling the operating speed of a manufacturing facility is disclosed. It includes determining a desired operating speed that is dependent on at least one economic variable. The variables vary with the operating speed. Also, the operati... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319913 | Device and method for extracting unmachined shape A safe and efficient machining process design is realized by extracting the unmachined shape and by three-dimensionally visualizing the unmachined shape without generating a machining track. The present device 1 comprises a displacement unit 2 for disp... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310567 | Method for the preparation, treatment and updating tool data A method for the preparation, editing and maintenance of tool data sets for machining processes in an NC control system has at least one tool data organization that is separate from the control and is stored in the memory of an ADP system. The tool data organization... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309306 | Machine tool A machine tool comprises a main body having a plurality of parts and an NC apparatus connected to the main body. The NC apparatus includes a display means for displaying a part information about the plurality of parts constituting the main body, a memory means for m... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299132 | Method and system for pre-drill pore pressure prediction A method for pore pressure prediction. The method includes obtaining a stress sensitivity coefficient, obtaining a compressional wave (P-wave) velocity and a shear wave (S-wave) velocity for a pre-drill location and obtaining a first predicted pore pressure. Further... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7292903 | Methods for determining tool assignment preference and manufacturing systems using the same A method for determining tool assignment preference applied to a semiconductor manufacturing system. At least one first tool and second tool and at least one first semiconductor process and second semiconductor process applied to the tools are provided. Demand moves... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292908 | Systems and methods for manufacturing customized prefabricated buildings including arbitrarily modularizing a building specification without using any pre-defined modules Systems and methods for designing and manufacturing customized prefabricated buildings in optimized modules. In one embodiment, a system for manufacturing a customized prefabricated building includes a computer-usable medium having a sequence of instructions which, ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292904 | Method for sizing production lot starts within a linear system programming environment Allocating limited manufacturing resources to achieve a feasible production plan that is consistent with customer demand is a difficult and common problem faced in many manufacturing industries. For large-scale multi-stage manufacturing systems, existing methods are... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288921 | Method and apparatus for providing economic analysis of power generation and distribution An economic dispatch program optimally allocates load demand specifying real power and reactive power to be generated by a power plant among various power generators in a manner so that each of the power generators are operated within its optimal operating space as ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289862 | Methods to support process quality and maintenance during control of an industrial process such as welding A number of methods to support process quality and maintenance during control of an industrial process such as welding are provided. The methods provide, among other things: automatic process limit programming based on runtime data; user-initiated process limit prog... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281334 | Mechanical scribing apparatus with controlling force of a scribing cutter A mechanical scribing apparatus with controlling force of a scribing cutter for adaptively separating each unit of thin film solar cells formed on a single substrate, which is always capable of performing a predetermined minute scribing of a work in accordance with ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277811 | Calibration apparatus and process The invention discloses differing embodiments of calibration apparatus, and methods of use. In one embodiment, the calibration apparatus may be used to calibrate a tool, positioning system, robot, machine, or device. The calibration apparatus may include a first mem... | 10/02/2007 |
