Patent ID: 8554369

Claim:
A machining system for performing predetermined machining on a machining target of a workpiece that is being conveyed, the system comprising: a conveyance unit that conveys the workpiece; a machining unit that carries out a moving operation to the machining target of the workpiece, and a machining operation on the machining target; a moving unit that moves the machining unit in parallel with the workpiece being conveyed by the conveyance unit; a machining target detection unit that is attached to the machining unit, and detects a position of the machining target; a conveyance detection unit that is attached to the moving unit and detects a specified position of the conveyance unit; and a control unit that controls movement of the moving unit using a detection result by the conveyance detection unit, and controls the moving operation of the machining unit using a detection result by the machining target detection unit or the conveyance detection unit.