Patent ID: 6490498
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: G05B,G16Z,Y02P

Abstract:
An integrated support system for supporting sheet metal machining by controlling sheet metal machining information including machining information for controlling machine tools and machining support information relating to the machining information, said system comprising:a collector that automatically collects actual machining information from the actual machining process on the machining site and site-specific attribute information on which the actual machining information are based, said collector feeds back said actual machining information and said site-specific attribute information as sheet metal machining information, said site-specific attribute information being collected on the machining site during actual machining operations so as to update reference attribute information or add thereto and said site-specific attribute information having a unique value for each machine and tool of each specific machining site, a plurality of said site-specific attribute information corresponding to one reference attribute information; and a storage that stores said sheet metal machining information.