JP-7856835-B1 - Control device, design support method, and design support program

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Abstract

[Problem] To provide technology to support the design of machining flows in machining systems. [Solution] The processing system comprises a plurality of machines used for processing a workpiece, and a conveying device for conveying a material to one of the plurality of machines. The control device of the processing system performs the following processes: a process of displaying a first setting screen that accepts the setting of a processing flow including a plurality of processes related to the conveyed material and the execution order of the plurality of processes, and a process of displaying a second setting screen that accepts a first operation to associate one of the plurality of machines with each process included in the processing flow. [Selection Diagram] Figure 3

Inventors

神藤建太
松平昌也
曽我崇明
山本孝
永田雄大

Assignees

ＤＭＧ森精機株式会社

Dates

Publication Date: 20260511
Application Date: 20250911

Claims (8)

A control device for a processing system, The aforementioned processing system is Multiple pieces of equipment used in processing the workpiece, The system includes a conveying device for conveying an object to one of the aforementioned plurality of devices, The control device is A process that displays a first setting screen that accepts the setting of a processing flow including multiple processes related to the conveyed object and the execution order of said multiple processes, For each step included in the processing flow, the process of displaying a second setting screen that accepts a first operation to associate one of the multiple devices is executed . In the second settings screen, Multiple process objects, each corresponding to one of the multiple processes included in the aforementioned processing flow, Multiple device objects corresponding to each of the aforementioned multiple devices are displayed. The control device includes an operation in which the first operation involves assigning each of the plurality of process objects to one of the plurality of equipment objects .
The control device according to claim 1, wherein the second setting screen is further configured to accept a second operation to associate the conveying device with a set of processes included in the processing flow that are executed in a consecutive order.
The control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control device displays a connection object indicating the connection between a first equipment object and a second equipment object, based on the fact that a set of process objects relating to processes in which execution order is consecutive among the processes included in the processing flow has been assigned to a first equipment object and a second equipment object among the plurality of equipment objects, respectively.
The control device according to claim 1 or 2, further configured to communicate with other control devices, and to transmit the setting information related to the processing flow set on the first setting screen to the other control device, allowing it to be used in the settings of the other control device.
The control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the conveyed object includes at least one of a workpiece, a tool, and a pallet.
The control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of devices include at least one of a machine tool, a stocker for the conveyed material, and a measuring device.
A design support method for supporting the design of a machining flow related to a machining system, The aforementioned processing system is Multiple pieces of equipment used in processing the workpiece, The system includes a conveying device for conveying an object to one of the aforementioned plurality of devices, The aforementioned design support method is A step of displaying a first setting screen that accepts the setting of a processing flow including a plurality of processes related to the conveyed object and the execution order of said plurality of processes, The process includes a step of displaying a second setting screen that accepts a first operation to associate one of the multiple devices with each step included in the processing flow, In the second settings screen, Multiple process objects, each corresponding to one of the multiple processes included in the aforementioned processing flow, Multiple device objects corresponding to each of the aforementioned multiple devices are displayed simultaneously. The first operation is a design support method that includes an operation to assign each of the plurality of process objects to one of the plurality of equipment objects .
A design support program for assisting in the design of the processing flow related to a processing system, The aforementioned processing system is Multiple pieces of equipment used in processing the workpiece, The system includes a conveying device for conveying an object to one of the aforementioned plurality of devices, The aforementioned design support program is provided to the computer, A process that displays a first setting screen that accepts the setting of a processing flow including multiple processes related to the conveyed object and the execution order of said multiple processes, For each step included in the processing flow, the process is executed to display a second setting screen that accepts a first operation to associate one of the multiple devices , In the second settings screen, Multiple process objects, each corresponding to one of the multiple processes included in the aforementioned processing flow, Multiple device objects corresponding to each of the aforementioned multiple devices are displayed simultaneously. The first operation is a design support program that includes an operation to assign each of the plurality of process objects to one of the plurality of equipment objects .

Description

This disclosure relates to a control device, a design support method, and a design support program. In recent years, machining systems have become increasingly large-scale. These systems consist of various pieces of equipment, such as machine tools and conveying devices. There is a need for technologies to support the design of machining flows for such diverse and complex machining systems. In this regard, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2003-334780 (Patent Document 1) discloses a method for describing the operation of industrial robots to simplify the design of their programs. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2003-334780 This figure shows an example of the equipment configuration of an automated system.This is a schematic diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a control device.This is a flowchart of the design procedure in an integrated development environment.This figure shows an example of the basic information settings screen.This diagram shows the flow settings screen in its initial state.This figure shows an example of a processing flow configured on the flow settings screen.This figure shows another example of a processing flow configured on the flow settings screen.This figure shows an example of a device settings screen.This is a diagram showing the device settings screen during the setup process.This figure shows an example of a program settings screen.This figure shows an example of a transport settings screen.This figure shows the equipment settings screen after the transport device has been configured on the transport settings screen.This figure shows an example of the data structure for configuration information.This figure shows an example of the equipment configuration of an automated system.This figure shows an example of data flow between a control device, a machine tool, and a conveying device.This figure shows an example of a transport command generated for a transport device.This is a diagram showing a multi-tiered storage unit.This figure shows a schematic display screen that roughly shows the processing progress of each workpiece within the stocker.This figure shows a detailed display screen that shows the processing progress of each workpiece within the stocker.This diagram provides a schematic overview of the mapping process. The following describes various embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings. In the following description, identical parts and components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed descriptions of these will not be repeated. The embodiments and modifications described below may be combined selectively as appropriate. <A. Automation System 5> First, the device configuration of the automation system 5 will be described with reference to Figure 1. Figure 1 is a diagram showing an example of the device configuration of the automation system 5. As shown in Figure 1, the automation system 5 includes a control device 10, a control device 100, and a processing system 500. The management device 10 is configured to communicate with the control device 100 via the network NW1 and manages the control device 100. The management device 10 is, for example, a notebook or desktop PC, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, a wearable device, or another computer with communication capabilities. The control device 100 is configured to communicate with the machining system 500 via the network NW2. The control device 100 is a computer for controlling the operation of the machining system 500. Network NW2 may be a different network from network NW1, or it may be the same network as network NW1. The number of control devices 100 constituting the automation system 5 may be one or multiple. In the example shown in Figure 1, the automation system 5 is composed of two control devices 100A and 100B. Hereafter, unless otherwise specified, control devices 100A and 100B will be referred to as control device 100. Furthermore, the number of processing systems 500 constituting the automation system 5 may be one or multiple. In the example shown in Figure 1, the automation system 5 is composed of two processing systems 500A and 500B. Hereafter, unless otherwise specified, processing systems 500A and 500B will be referred to simply as processing system 500. The processing system 500 comprises a plurality of processing machines 200 used for processing workpieces, and a conveying device 300 for conveying materials to one of the processing machines 200. The type of processing equipment 200 is not particularly limited. For example, processing equipment 200 may include a stocker 240 and a machine tool 250. The stocker 240 is equipment for temporarily placing items transported by the conveying device 300. The processing system 500 may have one stocker 240 or multiple stockers 240. The machine tool 250 is a device equipped with the function of machining a workpiece. The machine tool 250 may be a horizon