Patent ID: 7726004

Claim:
A processing cell of an automatic machining system for configuring a machining section of an automatic machining system wherein work is continuously carried out at predetermined intervals along a work carrying passage and sequentially continuously machined, wherein said processing cell is installed in the machining section of the automatic machining system in quantity adjustable fashion, having a unit structure including at least a carrying device forming a part of the work carrying passage, a single machine tool, and a control unit for controlling these in mutually interlocked fashion, wherein the control unit is provided with an operation data storing means for storing necessary data for operation at each position of the cells installed in the machining section, and a position designating means for designating an after-installation position of the cell after the cell is installed in the machining section of the automatic machining system, wherein the control unit reads data necessary for operation out of the operation data storing means in accordance with the after-installation position designated by the position designating means, and the control unit establishes communication with other parts of the machining section via communication means by using the data read out of the operation data storage means in accordance with the after-installation position designated by the position designating means.