Patent ID: 7035711

Claim:
A machining system for machining workpieces of different kinds, comprising: a machine tool for performing machining on a workpiece; a handling robot for handing the workpiece; a visual sensor for detecting the workpiece; an information processing device connected with said machine tool, said handling robot and said visual sensor through a communication path, said information processing device including display means for displaying a list of items specifying operation programs for said machine tool, said handling robot or said visual sensor to be used for different kinds of workpieces on a display screen; and communicating means for uploading/downloading an operation program specified by one of the items displayed on the display screen selected by an operator and/or information associated with the operation program between the information processing device and said machine tool, said handling robot or said visual sensor, wherein the operation program and/or the associated information specified by the item selected by the operator are displayed on the display screen, the operator confirming and editing the displayed operation program and/or associated information according to the displayed information.