JPH0622782B2 - Production system and processing cell system for setup saving - Google Patents

Description

Description: [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a production system for the purpose of set-up saving, and an object of the set-up setting is to integrate a work, a jig / tool, and their information. Regarding production system.

More specifically, the present invention relates to a production system in which a set of a work, a jig / tool, and setup information is conveyed from a setup station to each machine tool in order to save the setup labor.

[Prior Art] A conventional FMS includes a plurality of machine tools, a transfer device for individually transferring a work or a tool held by a mounting jig, a storage for storing the work or the tool, processing information and a production schedule. And a communication device that connects the central processing device to each machine tool or the carrier device. Therefore, the workpieces and tools are individually attached to each pallet (or the equivalent of the pallet) and sent, and the processing information is selected by using the communication circuit by selecting the data stored in the central processing unit in advance. Are supplied to each machine tool.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Therefore, as many works or tool mounting jigs as the number of works are required, and a communication device for sending information to individual machine tools and automated guided vehicles is also required. As can be understood from the above description, in this general FMS, the three elements of the work, the jig / tool, and the information that reproduce the processing state are conveyed separately.

Therefore, the work, the jig / tool, and the information are conveyed or transmitted through different paths or lines. Furthermore, there are many factors that increase the equipment cost, such as the number of pallets required for the number of works or jigs, and there is a limit to the spread thereof.

Further, when expanding the FMS, it is necessary to expand each of the above three elements. Furthermore, when making production changes such as interruption machining for urgent workpiece machining, the interruption machining is difficult because all machining information, transport information, and pallet position information are linked together. In addition, it is vulnerable to failure of the central processing unit, carrier, and communication line, and it takes a long time to recover.

The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and is intended to convey a work, a jig, a tool and information in one set for the purpose of labor saving in setup.
Specifically, to supply a machine with a work device, a jig / tool, and information, which are three elements that quickly reproduce the processing state, to a machine that has a buffer function (a tray carrier is an example). is there.

[Means for Solving the Problems] To solve the above problems, the following means are taken.

The first invention comprises: a. An automatic processing machine (1) for processing a work (W); b. A jig (J) or a tool (T) necessary for machining the work (W), and a setup station (40) for performing setup of the work (W), which is located apart from the automatic processing machine. c. A production system having: d. The jig (J) or the tool (T) and the workpiece (W) are provided at the setup station (40) and are moved at least when the jig (J) or the tool (T) is moved to the automatic processing machine (1) side based on a production order. The jig (J) or the tool (T) and the work (W) are taken out by an external transfer device (12) and setup information, which is position data indicating a placement position for enabling the taking in, is created. A data creation device (41), and e. An information writing device (42) which is provided in the vicinity of the data creating device (41) and stores information including setup information created by the data creating device (41) in a storage medium (45); f. The jig (J) or the tool (T) and the work (W) are stored in the storage medium (45) at an arbitrary stroke between the automatic processing machine (1) and the setup station (40). ) Is mounted so that it can be transported, and when it is moved to the automatic processing machine (1) side, the jig (J) or tool (T) and the work (W) are transported outside. A transport means (46) that can be taken out and taken in by the device (12), g. An information reading device (42) which is provided in the vicinity of the automatic processing machine (1), reads information in the storage medium (45), and transfers the information to the control unit (55, 56) of the automatic processing machine (1). Have, h. The jig (J) or tool (T), the work (W), and the storage medium (45) based on the production order.
The information stored in 1. can be supplied to the automatic processing machine (1) as a set i. This is a production system for the purpose of setup saving.

The second invention is: a. An automatic processing machine (1) for processing a work (W); b. A setup station (40) which is located away from the automatic processing machine (1) and which sets up a jig (J) or a tool (T) necessary for processing the work (W); c. A processing cell system having: d. It is arranged in the vicinity of the automatic processing machine (1) and supplies the workpiece (W) for processing and a jig (J) or tool (T) for processing setup to the automatic processing machine (1). A robot (12), e. The jig (J) is installed in parallel with this robot (12).
Alternatively, a tool (T) and a plurality of steps capable of storing the work are formed, and processing program information for processing the work, the jig (J) or the tool (T),
And a storage medium (4) that stores information such as setup information, which is position data indicating a placement position for allowing the work (12) to be taken out by the robot (12).
A storage member (26) to which 5) can be attached; f. A plurality of storage members (26) are provided in a plurality of stages so that they can be carried in and out, and the jig (J) or the tool (T) and the storage member (2) that can store the work in units of each stage.
7), and g. The storage member (26) is placed, and the jig (J) or the tool (T) and the work (W) are arbitrarily moved between the automatic processing machine and the setup station (40).
And a carrying means (46) provided so as to carry and move the storage medium (45) as one set, and h. The information of the storage medium (45) attached to the storage member (26) is read, the setup information is sent to the controller (58) of the robot (12), and the processing program information is sent to the automatic processing machine ( 1) control unit (55,
Information reading device (42) for transfer to i. It is a processing cell system consisting of.

[Operation] At the setup station (40) located away from the automatic processing machine, the setup of the jig (J) and the tool (T) necessary for processing the work is performed. At this time, when the work (W) and the jig (J) / tool (T) are moved to the automatic processing machine (1) side, they can be taken out and taken in by a robot (12) installed in the automatic processing machine. The data creating device (41) creates the position data indicating the placement position for the above, and stores it in the storage medium (45).

The jig (J) / tool (T), the work and the storage medium (45) are integrally mounted on a conveying means (46) and moved to the automatic processing machine (1) side. The information reading device (42) on the automatic processing machine side reads the position data from the storage medium (45), and the robot (12) reads the work (W) and the jig (J) / tool (T). And take it into the automatic processing machine.

[Embodiment] In this embodiment, NC machine tools, that is, cutting and grinding are mainly used, but the present invention is not limited to this. Forging machines, assembling machines, heat treatment apparatuses, coating machines, etc. It can be applied to all of the above.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 2 and 3, a numerically controlled lathe (hereinafter referred to as NC lathe) 1 is one of the machine tools constituting this system.

A spindle head 2 is fixed to the NC lathe 1 at the left end of a bed 3. A main spindle 4 is rotatably supported on the main spindle head 2, and a chuck 5 capable of automatically replacing a chuck claw described later is attached to the main spindle 4. The chuck claw exchange type chuck 5 is described in detail in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-201206 of the present applicant, and will not be described in detail here.

On the bed 3 of the NC lathe 1, a guide surface 6 (Z-axis direction) parallel to the spindle axis is arranged. A saddle 7 is movably provided on the guide surface 6 and is linearly driven by a servo motor M _Z , a ball screw, and a ball nut screwed into the servo motor M _Z. A guide surface (X axis) 8 orthogonal to the main axis is provided on the saddle 7, and a cross slide 9 is movably provided on the guide surface 8.

Cross slide 9 is driven by a servo motor M _X a ball screw and a ball nut screwed to this.
On the cross slide 9, a turret 10 is attached, and a turret head 11 (not shown) on which a tool T is mounted is provided on the turret 10 so as to be capable of swivel indexing.

A work attaching / detaching robot 12 is arranged on the entire surface of the spindle head 2 and configured as follows. This robot 12
Is described in detail in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-24940 of the present applicant, so it will not be described in detail here. A guide surface 14 in the spindle axis direction is provided on a base 13 on the front surface of the bed 3, and a saddle 15 is movably provided on the guide surface 14.

Although not illustrated, the side surface of the saddle 15 has a vertical guide surface, and the arm body 16 is vertically driven on the guide surface. The arm body 16 rotatably supports a horizontal shaft, and the arm 17 can be swung by about 180 degrees.

At the tip of the arm 17, two hands 18 for gripping the workpiece are provided.
Have. The robot 12 is used for exchanging chuck jaws, supplying tools to the turret head 11, and exchanging workpieces. A tray changer 2 is provided near the robot 12.
0 is placed. The tray changer 20 is composed of a tray lifter device 21 and a shuttle unit 22 as shown in FIG.

The shuttle unit 22 is moved by a cylinder (not shown) along the guide 24 on the base 23 from the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 2 to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line (upward in the figure). Two tray racks 26A and 26B are attached to the top of the shuttle plate 25 so that they can be carried in and out.

In each of the tray racks 26A and 26B, a tray 27 is stored in each stage so that it can be carried in and out. Tray rack 26
A tray 27 is stored in each of the A and 26B so that the tray 27 can be carried in and out. As shown in FIG. 2, a work, a jig, or a tool is arranged on the tray 27 at a certain distance.

The tray lifter device 21 arranged on the side surface of the shuttle unit 22 has the following configuration. The control panel provided on the tray lifter main body 28 also serves as the control panel of the tray changer 20, and the read / write device 4 for reading the memory card 45 provided on the tray rack 26.
Two are provided. Further, a reversing table 38 for reversing the work in order to continuously perform the primary processing and the secondary processing of the work is also provided so as to be swingable into the tray lifter main body 28.

The tray lifter body 28 has two guide surfaces 3 in the vertical direction.
0 (see FIG. 3). A lifter plate 29 is provided on the guide surface 30 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The lifter plate 29 serves as a servo motor M.
It is NC driven in the vertical direction by _T (not shown). A loop-shaped chain 29A is arranged on the lifter plate 29 so that the chain 29A can rotate, and the chain 29A is attached to the chain 29A.
The tray 27 is pulled in from the shuttle unit 22 in the spindle axis direction by the piece 29B to which B is fixed.
After all, the tray retractor 29C is provided on the lifter plate 29.

Therefore, all the trays 27 of the tray racks 26 stored in the respective stages of the tray rack 26A can be freely pulled out and positioned at the exchange position (height direction) of the robot 12 as shown in FIG.

A tool storage device 31 is arranged behind the tool rest 10 of the NC lathe 1. The tool storage device 31 is of a pot chain drive type which is usually used in a machining center, and has a plurality of storage pots 3 for storing tools in a vertical plane.
2 is indexed by turning, and the pot in the tool exchange position among the plurality of storage pots 32 is swung 90 degrees in the horizontal plane.

A tool exchange position 33 is arranged between the tool storage device 31 and the tool rest 10, and the device has a structure as follows. At the rear of the bed 3, there are two guide surfaces 34 in a direction orthogonal to the spindle axis, and a tool changer body 35 is movably provided on the guide surfaces 34, and this movement is made by a cylinder (not shown). Driven by.

The tool changer body 35 has a shaft 36 which can be rotated 180 degrees about an axis parallel to the main axis. An arm 37 for holding a tool is fixed to the tip of the shaft 36, and grippers for holding the tool are provided at both ends of the arm 37. The replacement tool used in this embodiment is described in detail in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-214939 (published on September 24, 1986) by the applicant of the present invention, and will not be described in detail here.

The setup station 40 shown in FIG. 2 receives a production planning order from the production management central computer 50 (see FIG. 4), and based on the order, types of workpieces, jigs and tools, and machine tool numbers for machining. , A data creation device 41 that creates machining information and transfer information (work transfer of the robot 12 and setup information of jigs and tools) and data created by connecting to the data creation device 41 in the memory card 45 ( A read writer 42 for a memory card 45 for writing to any memory medium such as an IC card, an optical disk, a magneto-optical card, a floppy disk, a memory card storage, and a work storage 43 for storing a work to be processed from now on, It comprises a jig / tool storage 44 for storing jigs and tools necessary for processing.

In the setup station 40, the work W, the jig J, and the tool T instructed according to the production order are placed on the trays 27 of each tray of the tray rack 26 based on the information stored in the memory card 45. At this time, the work placed on each tray 27, the jig J, and the tool T can be recorded in the same tray 27 or different trays 27, in which tray 27, in what stage and at what number, in the memory card 45. is important.

As described above, the memory card 45 stores the position of the work, jig / tool, setup information, processing information, and production management information on the tray 27 as shown in FIG. The memory card 45 is stored on the tray rack 26. The tray rack 26 is placed on the carriage 46 and is carried to the position of the shuttle unit 22 of the corresponding NC lathe 1 and carried in.

The jig J in the present embodiment includes all necessary for machining a work such as a robot hand, a chuck claw of a machine tool, the same tool, and a special attachment. However, these are used in combination as needed.

FIG. 4 shows an overall block diagram. In the setup station 40, a central computer 50 for production control is connected to the data creation device 41 via a communication line such as a modem and a multiplexer 51. The data creation device 41 is connected via a multiplexer 51 to a disk memory 53 having jig / tool and work information corresponding to each order, and is also connected to a reader / writer 42 for a memory card 45.

On the other hand, on the machine tool side (machining station), a central processing unit 54, an NC device 55 for machine tools, a control device 56, a monitoring device 57 for optimal feed control of machine tools, maintenance management of machine tools, work and repair. It is bus-coupled to a transfer control device 58 for supplying tools and tools (gantry loader or robot, etc.), a control device 59 for the tray changer 20, an ATC control device 60 for a machine tool, and a reader / writer 42 for a memory card 45. .

Next, according to FIGS. 4 and 5, the setup station 40
The flow of information processing in will be described. First, in FIG.
The data creation device 41 takes in order data from the central computer 50 for central production control, and the jigs and tools required according to this order are currently set up at the station 40.
Check if there is, and fetch the data if any. This data includes a jig / tool name, the presence / absence of a jig / tool, a storage rack number, a gripping position (Y coordinate) when the robot 12 conveys, program data for machining, the number of workpieces, and the like. If there is data, the data is fetched from the disk memory 53.

Especially, at the beginning of the program data for machining, there is necessary array data for the turret head 11 of the tool rest 10,
At the same time as the tool changing device 33 rearranges the tool from the tool storage device 31 with respect to the turret head 11, the robot 12
The tools are also supplied from the side. Further, the presence or absence of robot information for performing the setup is checked, and if there is, the program data thereof is also loaded from the disk memory 53. Especially in the robot information, the primary process as the loading information,
When the secondary process is continuously performed, there is jig / tool setup information, jig / tool setup information, and the like.

In other words, this robot information indicates that the work is
It includes position information for carrying in and out of a C lathe, center work work, chuck jaw replacement, and cutting tool replacement.
For one order, the data is written to the memory card 45 after it is confirmed that all the data of one type are prepared. When the storage capacity of the tray 27 is still available, the order data for the next processing and the various data are taken in.

The memory card 45 is displayed on the display of the reader / writer 42 as a work instruction, and in accordance with the instruction, the operator checks the shelf number or the jig / tool number and places the jig J and the tool T on the tray 27. When this display is displayed on, for example, the display device of the lead writer 42 provided on the carriage 46 or the hand-type read writer 42, the work and the display device are integrated, and there are few work mistakes.

At this time, position information of which position (Z position in FIG. 6) on the tray 27 is placed is input and used later when the robot sets up the jig J and the tool T. Similarly for the work W, in accordance with the instruction from the display, the work W corresponding to the order No. is instructed which shelf work W in the work storage 43, and the corresponding work W is transferred to the tray 27.
Enter the position where the item was placed on.

In this way, the work W, the jig J and the tool T are stored in each tray 27 of the tray rack 26, and the memory card 45 storing the above information is attached to the tray rack 26 or the tray 27.

The work W, the jig J, the tool T, and the information are integrally carried by a carriage 46 (which may be a conveyor or an unmanned carriage described later) to the tray changer 20 of the NC lathe 1, and the tray rack 26 is provided with the shuttle plate 25. (See FIG. 2) This completion signal starts the flow chart shown in FIG.

That is, the read writer 42, which is a reading unit of the memory card 45, starts reading data in order.
The read data is transferred to the central processing unit 54 provided in each NC lathe 1 and processed by the central processing unit 54.

This process proceeds as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7 (B). First, the data corresponding to the order is fetched. When the jigs / tools are positioned on the tray 27, the memory card 45 has a position Z from the origin on the tray 27.
Since the position data of the height Y is input, the setup program of the transport device is edited based on this position data.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 6 (A ₁ ) and (A ₂ ), the jig J is placed at the position Z ₁ from the origin determined in advance from the origin of the first tray.
_The tool T ₂ is placed at positions ₁ and Z ₃ . Further, assuming that the heights of the robot 12 already gripped by the central processing unit 54 are Y ₁ and Y ₂ , the carrier device, for example, the robot 12
Since the coordinate value can be known, the coordinate values (Z ₁ , Y ₁ ) and (Z ₃ , Y ₂ ) of the jig / tool are taken in as parameters of the movement software of the robot 12, and the robot data program is edited. It

When this editing is completed, the robot 12 starts the setup work. During this operation, when the work W is positioned on the tray 27, the position data is already input to the memory card 45 together with the jig / tool information. Therefore, the work transfer of the robot 12 is performed based on this position data. Program can be edited.

For example, a predetermined Z from the origin of the second tray 27
_{If the} workpiece W ₁ is placed at the position 1 and the workpiece W ₂ is placed at the position Z ₂ , and the height of the robot 12 already gripped from the central processing position 54 is Y ₂ , the robot 12 will set its coordinate value (Z _{Since 1} , Y ₂ ) and (Z ₂ , Y ₁ ) can be known, the robot software program is edited by taking in coordinate values as the parameters of the moving software (fixed cycle) of the robot 12 in the order of each work. .

When this editing is completed, the robot 12 starts the work transfer work for processing. For example, in the case of the NC lathe 1, when the jaws of the chuck are exchanged as the jig J and the workpiece W is grasped by the jaws of the chuck, the tool T is set on the tool rest 10,
The machining program transferred from the memory card 45 to the NC device 55 is called to start machining. The work, which has been processed in the primary process, is returned to the tray 27 or is returned to the reversing table 38 and subsequently processed in the secondary process. Tray 2 is the work that has been processed in the primary and secondary processes.
Returned to 7. The work thus completed is returned to the tray 27.

Next, when all the workpieces have been machined for one order, the jigs and tools used for this workpiece W must be returned to the return tray 27. As shown in FIGS. (A) and (B), the first stage Z ₁ , Y of the tray 27 is determined from the origin of the tray 27 in advance.
_In order to return to the tool T ₂ of the jigs J ₁ and Z ₃ and Y ₂ of _{No. 1} , the position is taken into each position as a parameter of the return software of the robot 12, and the program for returning the robot 12 is edited.

According to this program, the robot 12 returns the tool T ₂ to Z ₃ , Y ₂ and the positions of the tools T ₁ , Z ₂ , Y ₂ , respectively. If there is a work W of the next order on the tray rack 26, the data for the next order is read again,
Repeat the work in the same way.

When all the processing in the tray rack 26 is completed, the shuttle plate 25 automatically changes from A to B as shown in FIG. 2, and the same setup, processing and return setup are performed one after another to complete the processing.

[Other Embodiments] FIG. 9 shows an example in which the automation of the transfer means for connecting each machine and the setup station is gradually improved for a line constituted by a plurality of turning cells. That is, the level of automation is different from that of a hand truck to convey the tray rack, automatic conveyance by a line conveyor, and automatic supply by an unmanned truck.

FIG. 10 shows an example in which the automation of the transfer means connecting the individual machines and the setup stations to the line constituted by the turning cell and the machining center cell is gradually improved. That is, in order to convey the tray rack, a hand truck, an automatic conveyer using a line conveyor, and an unmanned truck in this embodiment edit the setup data, the transport data, etc. in the central processing unit 52 of the machine. You may edit with a processor.

In addition, in the information, as the production management information, the production record,
A more efficient production system can be obtained by including NG results, processing date and time, tool life, quality control information, measurement information, and the like. The automatic supply and the automation level are different. The technical idea that the present invention presents as a set to supply a product and information does not change at all.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, the present invention has the following effects.

The first aspect of the present invention is an improvement in F by improving the cells according to the present invention one by one without the need for expansion of communication lines and the like.
A can be achieved. Further, since no pallet is required and jigs and tools can be used in common for each machine, the number can be kept to the minimum necessary, and therefore the initial cost can be kept low in the case of FA production.

Secondly, according to the present invention, since the jig / tool, the work, and the information, which are the three elements of the setup, can be conveyed as a set, the reproduction of the processing state can be achieved extremely quickly.

Thirdly, the present invention makes it possible to deal with the processing of one piece of work, which is the limit of high-mix low-volume production, because the setup can be performed quickly as described above.

Fourthly, according to the present invention, by stacking a plurality of trays on which a plurality of works are placed toward the space, a large number of works and jigs / tools for the works can be placed as compared with the conventional one, and thus unmanned operation can be performed for a long time. .

Fifthly, in the present invention, since the transfer means has a work buffer function, it is only necessary to change the work once in the setup station, and the work may be left on the transfer means after the secondary process.

Sixth, in the cell of the present invention, even if the production change occurs, it can be dealt with by simply exchanging the carrier truck, so that the production change of the FMS can be made extremely simple. Further, the change of the production site can be visually recognized by a person.

Seventh, with the cell of the present invention, since it is possible to directly grasp the production site, it is possible to easily cope with and recover from a power failure.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a conceptual view of a production system according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of equipment of the production system, FIG. 3 is a side view of a tray changer used in FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a control mechanism of a production system according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a flow chart of setup preparation for a setup station and a carrier, and FIG. 6 is a plan view of a tray used in the present invention. FIG. 7 is a side view, FIG. 7 is a flow chart of the control mechanism on the machine side of the production system of the present invention, FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the information of the production system of the present invention and the flow chart of the control mechanism, and FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing the automation level of another embodiment and apparatus in which a turning cell of a table is combined, and FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing the automation level of another embodiment and apparatus in which a machining center cell and a turning cell are combined. 1 ... Numerical control device, 5 ... Exchange chuck, 12 ... Robot, 20 ... Tray changer, 21 ... Tray lifter device, 22 ... Shuttle unit, 26 ... Tray rack, 27 ... Tray, 31 ... … Tool storage,
33 ... Tool changer, 40 ... Setup station, 41 ... Data creation device, 42 ... Read writer, 43 ... Work storage, 44 ... Jig / tool storage, 45 ... Memory card

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Fumizo Tomita 1 Abiko, Abiko City, Chiba Prefecture, Hitachi Seiki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kenji Kubota 1 Abiko Abiko City, Chiba, Ltd. ) Inventor Masasaku Sawada 1 Abiko, Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, Hitachi Hitachi Seiki Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-55-96256 (JP, A) SAI 59-109629 (JP, U) SAI 61 -154658 (JP, U) JP 59-18181 (JP, B2)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A. An automatic processing machine (1) for processing a work (W); b. A jig (J) or a tool (T) necessary for machining the work (W), and a setup station (40) for performing setup of the work (W), which is located apart from the automatic processing machine. c. A production system having: d. The jig (J) or the tool (T) and the workpiece (W) are provided at the setup station (40) and are moved at least when the jig (J) or the tool (T) is moved to the automatic processing machine (1) side based on a production order. The jig (J) or the tool (T) and the work (W) are taken out by an external transfer device (12) and setup information, which is position data indicating a placement position for enabling the taking in, is created. A data creation device (41), and e. An information writing device (42) which is provided in the vicinity of the data creating device (41) and stores information including setup information created by the data creating device (41) in a storage medium (45); f. The jig (J) or the tool (T) and the work (W) are stored in the storage medium (45) at an arbitrary stroke between the automatic processing machine (1) and the setup station (40). ) Is mounted so that it can be transported, and when it is moved to the automatic processing machine (1) side, the jig (J) or tool (T) and the work (W) are transported outside. A transport means (46) that can be taken out and taken in by the device (12), g. An information reading device (42) which is provided in the vicinity of the automatic processing machine (1), reads information in the storage medium (45), and transfers the information to the control unit (55, 56) of the automatic processing machine (1). Have, h. The jig (J) or tool (T), the work (W), and the storage medium (45) based on the production order.
The information stored in 1. can be supplied to the automatic processing machine (1) as a set i. This is a production system for the purpose of setup reduction. 2. A. An automatic processing machine (1) for processing a work (W); b. A setup station (40) which is located away from the automatic processing machine (1) and which sets up a jig (J) or a tool (T) necessary for processing the work (W); c. A processing cell system having: d. It is arranged in the vicinity of the automatic processing machine (1) and supplies the workpiece (W) for processing and a jig (J) or tool (T) for processing setup to the automatic processing machine (1). A robot (12), e. The jig (J) is installed in parallel with this robot (12).
Alternatively, a tool (T) and a plurality of steps capable of storing the work are formed, and processing program information for processing the work, the jig (J) or the tool (T),
And a storage medium (4) that stores information such as setup information, which is position data indicating a placement position for allowing the work (12) to be taken out by the robot (12).
A storage member (26) to which 5) can be attached; f. A plurality of storage members (26) are provided in a plurality of stages so that they can be carried in and out, and the jig (J) or the tool (T) and the storage member (2) that can store the work in units of each stage.
7), and g. The storage member (26) is placed, and the jig (J) or the tool (T) and the work (W) are arbitrarily moved between the automatic processing machine and the setup station (40).
And a carrying means (46) provided so as to carry and move the storage medium (45) as one set, and h. The information of the storage medium (45) attached to the storage member (26) is read, the setup information is sent to the controller (58) of the robot (12), and the processing program information is sent to the automatic processing machine ( 1) control unit (55,
Information reading device (42) for transfer to i. Processing cell system consisting of.