Jump control apparatus for electric discharge shaping/profiling machine

摘要

A jump control apparatus for an electric discharge machine ensuring high machining precision while reducing machining time by removing sludge speedily, regardless of differences in shape among workpieces, includes a feed control unit for controlling a vertical position of an electrode relative to a workpiece, a jump condition estimating unit for estimating jump conditions for the electrode for removing the sludge between the electrode and the workpiece during machining. The jump conditions generated are input to the feed control unit. The apparatus includes an input unit for inputting machining conditions relating to the jump conditions in precedence to machining, and a numerical control unit for determining various parameters in dependence on the machining conditions. The parameters are input to the jump condition estimating unit for estimating the jump conditions through feed-forward control using the parameters.