METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTEGRATING INTELLIGENT PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND EXPERT BENDING PLAN PREPARATION SYSTEM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the flexibility of a system in order to increased the production efficiency of a bending sheet metal element by providing a plurality of expert modules as well as the system to select a module for adapting to different bending application. SOLUTION: A server module 32, a net work data base module 34 and a station module 36 are respectively connected to a communication net work 26 through a net work interface card 42. The net work interface card 42 is a special one to a vendor and is selected based on the type of a selected communication net work 26. Further, modules 32, 34, 36 respectively have a net work software to interface with the communication net work 26 or a programmed logic. The communication net work 26 can use an Eithrnet having a cable normally obtainable.