Machining method, database server, system, and method for sharing data for machining devices by means of a remote data transmission

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11460833-B2
Application number	US-201716339330-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 27, 2017
Priority date	Oct 6, 2016
Publication date	Oct 4, 2022
Grant date	Oct 4, 2022

Abstract

System (1) for sharing device-related data by means of remote data transmission, in particular machining-specific parameters, of machining devices (30, 35), in particular wood machining devices, for machining of workpieces preferably consisting at least in sections of wood, wood material, synthetic material and/or glass, comprising: a main computer (15) for creating and providing a database (10) in which the device-related data can be managed, a first workstation (20) of a first machining device (30) which can be connected to the main computer (15) via a data communication link, and a second workstation (25) of a second machining device (35) which can be connected to the main computer via a data communication link, with device-related data being able to be stored in the database (10) of the main computer (15) by at least one of the two workstations (20, 25) and thereby being able to be made available for the other of the two workstations (20, 25).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system for sharing device-related data using remote data transmission, of wood machining devices, for machining of workpieces consisting at least in sections of wood, wood material, synthetic material and/or glass, comprising:
a main computer for creating and providing a database in which the device-related data is to be managed;
a first workstation of a first machining device, the first workstation for connecting to the main computer via a data communication link; and
a second workstation of a second machining device, the second workstation for connecting to the main computer via a data communication link,
wherein at least one of the first and second workstations is configured to cause the device-related data to be stored in the database of the main computer, the main computer making the device-related data available to the other of the first and second workstations,
wherein the device-related data comprises machining-specific parameters, which comprises at least one of the following parameters: a type of workpiece, a material to be processed, a tool type, a tool material, or method parameters, wherein the method parameters comprise a feed rate, a rotational speed, a cutting speed, a cutting force, a temperature, a material amount, excipients, a surface quality, a quality, or a tool life, and
the device-related data are optimized machining-specific parameters with which an improvement of the machining quality can be achieved,
wherein the first or second machining device including the at least one of the first and second workstations comprises at least one workpiece detection device for detecting workpiece parameters comprising elasticity modulus, density, thickness, or layer thickness,
wherein the first or second machining device is configured to detect the device measurement values comprising drive load, vibrations at a tool and/or at the first machining device, or a feed speed,
wherein at least one of the first and second workstations is configured to determine, based on the device measurement values, whether workpiece machining carried out is a stable machining or not, and accordingly whether to request the operator to transmit the machining-specific parameters to the main computer or not, wherein the transmission of device-related data to the main computer only then taking place if vibration values at the machining device are below a present threshold value.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the main computer is a web server which has a World Wide Web address and is configured to create an internet connectivity for transmission of the device-related data between the first and second workstations.

3. The system according to claim 1 , each of the first and second workstations having a unique means of identification compared to the main computer, via which the main computer is configured to uniquely assign device-specific data received from the respective workstation.

4. The system according to claim 1 , the device-related data stored by one of the first and second workstations in the database being made anonymously available to the other of the first and second workstations.

5. The system according to claim 1 , the device-related data stored in the database being not made directly available to the other of the first and second workstation, but rather being provided in a form of average values or interpolated values.

6. The system according to claim 1 , the database provided by the main computer being searchable based on one or more of the following categories: a tool type, a tool number, and a product data, wherein the product data comprises a material, workpiece dimensions, a strength, a device type, and a manufacturer.

7. The system according to claim 1 , data sets stored in the database being able to assessed with regard to their integrity.

8. The system according to claim 1 , data sets being able to be linked with one another in the database in order to be able to store different alternative proposals.

9. Use of the system for sharing the device-related data using the remote data transmission according to claim 8 in order to make available to a user of the first machining device, the machining-specific parameters of the second machining device.

10. A method for sharing the device-related data using the remote data transmission, of the machining devices for machining the workpieces by means of the system according to claim 1 , the method comprising:
creating the database in which the device-related data is to be managed;
storing the device-related data of the first machining device in the database; and
making available to at least one further machining device, the device-related data stored by the first machining device in the database.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein a transmission of the device-related data between a web server and at least two machining devices is configured to occur via a remote data transmission.

Assignees

• Homag Gmbh

Inventors

• Homeier Achim

Classifications

• G05B2219/31323

  Database for CIM · CPC title

• G05B2219/36284

  Use of database for machining parameters, material, cutting method, tools · CPC title

• G06Q50/04 Primary

  Manufacturing · CPC title

• G05B2219/31001

  CIM, total factory control · CPC title

• G06Q10/06

  Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling · CPC title