REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MACHINE TOOL

摘要

A remote control system (11) comprises a machine tool controller (15) and an operation terminal apparatus (17) provided at a location remote from the machine tool (13) and connected via a network (19) to the machine tool controller (15). The operation terminal apparatus (17) comprises a registered name input section (45) and an authorization level database (53) that matches a registered name to an authorization level, and the operation terminal apparatus (17) transmits the authorization level corresponding to the registered name to the machine tool controller (15). The machine tool controller (15) comprises a restricted function database (37) that matches an authorization level to operation-allowed or operation-forbidden functions, and the machine tool controller (15) specifies the operation-allowed or operation-forbidden functions corresponding to the received authorization level, and restricts functions of the machine tool controller (15) that an operator can operate via the operation terminal apparatus (17) in accordance with the registered name inputted in the operation terminal apparatus (17).