Identifying liquid jet cutting system components

摘要

A consumable component of a liquid jet cutting system is provided. The consumable component includes a body defining a conduit for a liquid jet and a signal device located on or within the body for transmitting a signal associated with the consumable component to a reader.

主权项

1. A liquid jet cutting system, comprising:
at least one reader; a pump; a cutting head fluidly connected to the pump, the cutting head comprising:
a cutting head body;a plurality of replaceable components connected to the cutting head body and defining at least a portion of a conduit for receiving a liquid jet;a plurality of signal devices assigned to respective ones of the plurality of replaceable components, wherein the plurality of signal devices are configured to communicate to the at least one reader information associated with the corresponding replaceable components;a plurality of readers disposed on the cutting head body for communicating with the plurality of signal devices about the information associated with the corresponding replaceable components; anda connector communicatively coupled to the plurality of readers, the connector being configured to transmit the information from the plurality of readers to a CNC or a PLC; and a computing device communicatively coupled to the at least one reader for receiving the information from the reader.