MACHINE TOOL PRODUCTION SYSTEM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent reduction in an operation rate by the whole stopping of a line, by keeping a flow of the line by acting as its substitute by the other machine tool, even if one machine tool becomes a nonprocessible state, while arranging the machine tool in series. SOLUTION: This machine tool production system has (n) units of machine tools 1Ato 1Earranged in series, and a work carrying means 2 for carrying a work between these machine tools 1Ato 1E. Processing of (n) processes to the work is shared and performed in order by the serially arranged respective machine tools 1Ato 1Ewith respective processes A to E. This machine tool production system enables the respective machine tools 1Ato 1Eto perform the processing of at least one process A to E separate from the processes A to E shared by the respective machine tools 1Ato 1E. The respective machine tools 1Ato 1Ehave a nonprocessibility detecting means 9. A process sharing switching means 11 is arranged for switching process sharing to a separate machine tool by detecting information of this nonprocessibility detecting means 9. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI