Nail (RFID) Stocker Match Detection

IC chips are embedded in the partition plate that holds the workpiece (raw material or finished product) and in the chuck jaws of the lathe that grip the workpiece. The partition plate is programmed with the machining program number (O No.) for the workpiece to be placed on it. The chuck jaws are programmed with both the program number and the jaw number. This allows the system to verify that the workpiece and the chuck jaws match, ensuring that the jaws are positioned according to their respective numbers.

Furthermore, the program number is transferred to the NC unit, and the corresponding program is automatically called up. Additionally, if the robot attempts to grasp the next workpiece after the divider plate is empty, it will grasp nothing; the system automatically determines that the current workpiece has been completed.

Therefore, the operator simply places the material and the corresponding chuck jaws on the divider plate and activates the automatic mode. Machining always begins with the top tier of the multi-tier stacker, and when that tier is empty, the system returns to the next higher tier. Automatic scheduling is completed simply by setting the workpiece.