Patent ID: 9370817
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: B21F,G05B,Y02P

Claim Text:
1. A method of programming a control of a forming machine, which is a bending machine that bends wire or pipe, the forming machine having a plurality of controllable machine axes, a control device for coordinated control of axial movements of the machine axes, and an operator unit with an associated display unit that operates the forming machine, comprising: displaying an axis selection menu (AAM) with graphical symbols for machine axes of the forming machine; receiving an input for selecting a machine axis to be programmed; displaying an axial movement menu (ABM) containing options for the input of movement parameters for definition of a course of movement of the axial movement of the selected machine axis; receiving inputs for definition of movement parameters; displaying an axial movement coordination menu (ABKM) containing options for the input of coordination parameters for a use in coordinating courses of movement of the axial movements of machine axes; and receiving inputs for definition of values for coordination parameters.