Patent ID: 9639080
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G05B,Y02P,Y10S

Claim:
1. A controller for controlling at least one machine tool and at least one robot, the controller comprising: a machining program storage unit configured to store a machining program input to the controller, wherein the machining program includes at least one statement for machine tool and at least one statement for robot; and a processor configured as: wherein the machining program distribution unit comprises a simultaneous start unit configured to transfer the statements for machine tool and for robot, included within a range previously specified by the machining program, to the machine tool control unit and the robot control unit, respectively, and then simultaneously perform instructions of start of control based on the transferred statements to the machine tool control unit and the robot control unit, whereby the machine tool and the robot are simultaneously caused to start to be controlled by the simultaneous start unit.