JP2008006489A - Die data managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a die data managing device with which it is prevented that a press is set on the basis of a wrong die data when adjusting the setting of the press according to a die to be set. <P>SOLUTION: The die data managing device 10 for determining whether the die data regarding the die is normal or not when adjusting the setting of the press according to the die to be set is provided with a reading apparatus 12 for reading the die data stored in a die data storing means attached to the die from the storing means and a collator 15 for collating the die data read with the reader with a collating die data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mold data management apparatus for determining whether or not mold data relating to a mold is normal when the mold is set in a press machine.

  The press machine can normally set a plurality of molds in a replaceable manner. When setting a mold in the press machine, the mold data such as the height and weight of the mold, for example, Input to the PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) of the press machine. The PLC adjusts the setting of the press machine based on the input mold data, and controls the operation of the press machine.

If the mold data is input manually by an operator, an input error may occur. Therefore, it has been proposed to adjust the setting of the press machine in accordance with the mold by the following method.
That is, mold identification information is stored in advance in an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag, a barcode symbol, or the like, and the RFID tag or barcode symbol is attached to the mold. And when setting a metal mold | die to a press machine, the identification information of a metal mold | die is read with a reader from the RFID tag and barcode symbol attached to the metal mold | die. Subsequently, setting information corresponding to the identification information is extracted from the read identification information, and setting adjustment of the press machine is performed based on the extracted setting information.
Such a technique is described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below, for example.

In the “punch press mold ID reading system” described in Patent Document 1, an RFID tag storing various types of information capable of identifying a mold is attached to the mold, and the mold is used for the punch press. An antenna capable of transmitting / receiving information to / from the RFID tag of the mold is arranged at a place where the mold is stored, and a controller that reads information stored in the RFID tag of the mold through the antenna Provided.
With this configuration, the ID information of the mold set in the machine can be directly read by the system without borrowing human vision while being set.

In the “die setting system for a plate bending machine” described in Patent Document 2, a bar code symbol is attached to each punch die and each die die, and die identification information is stored. Bar code symbol reading means is provided on the abutment body of the back gauge that moves in accordance with the position of the mold when the mold mounted on the holder is aligned.
With this configuration, when the abutting body approaches the punch die or die die during alignment, the reading means reads the die symbol identification information of the bar code symbol. Then, mold information is extracted based on the mold identification information, and a required confirmation operation is performed based on the extracted mold information.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-164928 JP 2005-74446 A

However, in the system described in Patent Document 1, the data stored in the RFID tag may become incorrect due to the deterioration of the RFID tag, incorrect data writing or rewriting, and the like.
Similarly, even in the system described in Patent Document 2, the data stored in the bar code symbol may become erroneous due to the contamination of the bar code symbol, incorrect data writing or rewriting, and the like.

In such a case, incorrect data is read, and the press machine settings are adjusted based on this data. If the press machine is operated in this state, not only the failure of each device but also an accident will occur. Sometimes it becomes a problem in terms of safety.
Therefore, it is desired to more reliably adjust the setting of the press machine according to the mold to be set, and to increase the safety of the press operation.

In addition, when the barcode symbol is a one-dimensional symbol, one-dimensional symbol data cannot be read by adding human-readable characters as one-dimensional symbol data below the one-dimensional symbol. However, you can enter the added characters with the keyboard. However, in the case of a two-dimensional symbol, the amount of data is much larger than the amount of data of a one-dimensional symbol, so it is not realistic to add a character representing the data below the two-dimensional symbol. Therefore, if the two-dimensional symbol is damaged so that the data cannot be restored, the data cannot be input.
Therefore, there is a demand for means that can cope with a case where the two-dimensional symbol is damaged so that the data cannot be restored.

Accordingly, in view of the above problems, the first object of the present invention is to set the press machine based on erroneous mold data when adjusting the setting of the press machine according to the mold to be set. An object of the present invention is to provide a mold data management apparatus that can prevent the above.
A second object of the present invention is to provide a mold data management apparatus that can cope with a case where a two-dimensional symbol is damaged such that the data cannot be restored when a two-dimensional symbol is used as means for storing mold data. Is to provide.

  In order to achieve the first object, according to the present invention, when adjusting the setting of a press machine according to a mold to be set, a mold data management apparatus for determining whether or not the mold data relating to the mold is normal. A reading device for reading the mold data stored in the mold data storage means attached to the mold, the mold data read by the reading device, and the matching mold data There is provided a mold data management device including a collation device for collation.

In this mold data management apparatus, the mold data read by the reader is collated with collation mold data. Therefore, if the mold data stored in the mold data storage means (for example, RFID tag or barcode symbol) is normal, the mold data is the same as the verification mold data, and therefore the same by the verification device. It is judged that. On the other hand, when the mold data is wrong due to deterioration, dirt, wrong data writing / rewriting, etc., the mold data is not the same as the matching mold data. It is determined by the verification device.
Thereby, abnormality of the mold data stored in the mold data storage means can be automatically detected. In this case, the control device issues a warning or stops the operation of the press machine. Can be taken. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the press machine from being set based on erroneous mold data.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a storage device is provided for storing the verification mold data.

  In this way, the verification mold data is stored in a storage device different from the mold data storage means, and the mold data read from the mold data storage means is compared with the verification mold data of the storage device. By checking, it can be confirmed whether the mold data is normal.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the verification mold data is stored in the mold data storage means, and the reading device receives the verification mold data from the mold data storage means. read.

In this way, the mold data for collation is also stored in the mold data storage means, the mold data and the mold data for collation are read by the reading device, and these are collated to determine whether the mold data is normal. Can be confirmed.
Further, by storing the matching mold data in the mold data storage means, it is not necessary to provide a storage device for holding the matching mold data.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mold data and the verification mold data include setting information for setting a press machine in accordance with the target mold, Check the setting information.

Conventionally, setting information corresponding to mold identification information is stored in a control device for setting the press machine, and when the mold identification information is read, the setting information is extracted based on the identification information. The press machine is set based on the extracted setting information. However, if this setting information is incorrect due to an input mistake in the setting information or incorrect writing / rewriting, the setting of the press machine cannot be performed normally.
On the other hand, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mold data and the verification mold data include setting information for setting the press machine according to the target mold, The setting information is collated. Thus, since the setting information itself is collated, it is possible to further improve the safety of the operation of the press machine. That is, when the setting information is confirmed to be the same by the collation device, the control device can adjust the setting of the press machine based on the setting information, but the setting information is not confirmed to be the same by the collation device. The control device can take measures such as issuing a warning or stopping the operation of the press machine.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mold data storage means stores three or more mold data, and the reading device receives three or more mold data from the mold data storage means. The collation device collates any of the read three or more mold data as the collation mold data, and at least a pair of the three or more mold data is the same. If it is determined, a signal to that effect is output.

As described above, when it is determined that at least one pair of the three or more mold data stored in the mold data storage means is the same, the collation apparatus outputs a signal to that effect. Therefore, even if some of the three or more mold data stored in the mold data storage means are wrong, at least one pair of mold data is normal, the control device It is possible to appropriately adjust the setting of the press machine based on normal mold data.
Accordingly, even if a part of the data is abnormal due to deterioration, dirt, erroneous data writing / rewriting, etc. of the mold data storage means, if at least a pair of mold data is normal, the mold data storage means Can be used as they are, so that the usage period of the mold data storage means can be extended.

  In order to achieve the second object, the mold data storage means is three or more separate mold data storage means, and the three or more mold data are respectively stored in the three or more separate mold data. Is stored in the mold data storage means.

Thus, since the mold data storage means is three or more separate mold data storage means, even if any of the mold data storage means is damaged and the data cannot be read, other mold data storage means are used. The mold data read from the mold data storage means can be collated.
In particular, when the mold data storage means is a two-dimensional symbol, even if the two-dimensional symbol is damaged so that the data cannot be restored, the verification is performed based on the data of the remaining two-dimensional symbols that are not damaged. You can adjust the machine settings.

  In order to achieve the second object, according to the present invention, there is provided a mold data management apparatus for managing mold data used when adjusting the setting of a press machine according to a mold to be set. A plurality of separate mold data storage means attached to the mold of the mold and storing the mold data relating to the mold, a reading device for reading the mold data from the mold data storage means, and the read mold There is provided a die data management device characterized by comprising a control device for adjusting the setting of a press machine based on die data.

In this mold data management apparatus, since mold data relating to the same mold is stored in a plurality of separate mold data storage means, any of these mold data storage means is damaged and the data is read. Even if this is impossible, it is possible to read the mold data from the remaining mold data storage means and adjust the setting of the press machine based on this.
Therefore, when the mold data storage means is a two-dimensional symbol, even if the two-dimensional symbol is damaged so that the data cannot be restored, the setting of the press machine is performed based on the remaining two-dimensional symbol data that is not damaged. Can be done.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when adjusting the setting of the press machine according to the mold to be set, it is possible to prevent the press machine from being set based on erroneous mold data, and the operation of the press machine can be prevented. Safety can be increased. Further, when a two-dimensional symbol is used as means for storing mold data, it is possible to cope with a case where the two-dimensional symbol is damaged so that the data cannot be restored.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the common part in each figure, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an outline of die replacement of the press machine 3. Move between the inside and outside of the press machine 3 on both sides of the press machine 3 that presses the workpiece 1 such as a panel conveyed along the transfer line in order to change the mold of the press machine 3 Mold conveying carts 5 and 6 are provided.
At the time of mold replacement, the mold 8 already set in the press machine 3 is pulled out of the press machine 3 by the mold transport carriage 5 located in the press machine 3. Then, a new mold 9 is set on the other mold transfer carriage 6, the mold transfer carriage 6 is moved into the press machine 3, and the new mold 9 is set on the press machine 3.

[First Embodiment]
With reference to FIG.1 and FIG.2, the metal mold | die data management apparatus 10 by 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the control unit 11 of the press machine 3 shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the mold data management apparatus 10 uses the RFID tag or bar code symbol attached to the mold 9 installed on the mold transport carriage 6 to store the mold data stored therein. The reading device 12 to be read, the storage device 14 storing the same mold data as the mold data stored in the RFID tag or the barcode symbol, the mold data read by the reading device 12, and the storage device 14 are stored. And a collation device 15 for collating the mold data.
Further, when the mold data management apparatus 10 confirms that the mold data is the same by the collation of the collation apparatus 15, the PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) that adjusts the setting of the press machine 3 based on the mold data. ) And the like.

The mold data may include identification information of a target mold and setting information of the press machine 3 for the mold. The identification information is, for example, an ID number. The setting information includes information such as the height of the mold, the weight, and the timing when the automation device of the press machine 3 is turned on or off. For example, the automation device is turned on or off when a slide that moves up and down of the press machine 3 comes to a certain position. If the slide is not correctly turned on or off, the automation device is broken. Also, if the setting of the press machine does not match the set mold, it may develop into an accident.
Therefore, it is important to set the press machine 3 accurately based on the setting information of the mold to be set.

As described above, the mold data relating to the mold is stored in the RFID tag or barcode symbol attached to the mold.
When using a barcode symbol, it is preferable to use a two-dimensional symbol. Since the two-dimensional symbol has information in two directions, data (for example, information of 3000 characters) that is several tens to several hundred times as large as the one-dimensional symbol can be stored. Therefore, by using a two-dimensional symbol, the setting information sufficient for this can be stored.
The RFID tag or barcode symbol constitutes a mold data storage means. The mold data storage means may be constituted by other appropriate means.
The reading device 12 that reads data stored in the RFID tag or barcode symbol may be an appropriate device such as an RFID reader / writer or a barcode reader.

A person creates the above-described mold data using a personal computer or the like. When an RFID tag is used, the created mold data is written and stored in the RFID tag by an RFID reader / writer, and the RFID tag is attached to the mold. When a two-dimensional symbol is used, for example, the two-dimensional symbol in which the created mold data is written is printed by a printer connected to a personal computer, and the printed two-dimensional symbol is pasted on the mold.
Further, the mold data created by the personal computer is stored in advance in the storage device 14 as verification mold data.

The flow of processing for adjusting the press machine setting using the above-described mold data management apparatus 10 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, in step S1, a person creates mold data corresponding to each of a plurality of molds that can be set in the press machine 3, and the mold data is stored in the mold data that is attached to each corresponding mold. Memorize in means. Then, each mold data storage means storing the mold data is attached to the corresponding mold. Therefore, the die data storage means attached to the die stores the die data of the attached die.
In step S1, the same mold data as the mold data stored in the mold data storage means attached to each mold is also stored in the storage device 14 as verification mold data.

  Next, in step S <b> 2, a mold set in the press machine 3 is installed on the mold transport carriage 6, and the mold data is read by the reading device 12 from the mold data storage means attached to the mold. This reading may be performed automatically or by an operator's operation.

After reading, in step S 3, the mold data read by the reading device 12 is input to the verification device 15, and a plurality of verification mold data stored in the storage device 14 is also read to the verification device 15. Then, the collation device 15 collates the mold data read from the reading device 12 with the collation mold data stored in the storage device 14.
Thereby, the collation device 15 determines whether or not the mold data for collation stored in the storage device 14 has the same mold data as the mold data input from the reading device 12. A signal indicating the result is output to the control device 17.

Subsequently, when a signal input from the verification device 15 to the control device 17 indicates that the same verification mold data as the mold data read by the reading device 12 is not stored in the storage device 14. In step S4 (NO in step S4), in step S5, the control device 17 performs a control to issue a warning by sound or light and stop the operation of the press machine 3.
On the other hand, when the signal input from the verification device 15 to the control device 17 indicates that the same verification mold data as the mold data read by the reading device 12 is stored in the storage device 14. (YES in step S4), in step S6, the control device 17 performs control to move the die conveyance carriage 6 into the press machine 3 and set the die in the press machine 3, and is determined to be the same. The setting of the press machine 3 is adjusted based on the mold data. For example, the control device 17 may receive the mold data from the reading device 12 or refer to the control device 17 directly or via the collation device 15. Alternatively, this adjustment may be performed by the control device 17 receiving the verification mold data from the storage device 14 or referring to the verification mold data in the storage device 14.
Thus, the setting of the press machine 3 is adjusted based on the height and weight of the target mold, the appropriate on / off timing of the automation device of the press machine 3 with respect to the mold, and the like.

  According to the above-described first embodiment of the present invention, the mold data read by the reading device 12 and the matching mold data stored in the storage device 14 are collated by the collation device 15. If the mold data is wrong due to data damage or incorrect writing / rewriting, the collation device 15 outputs a signal to that effect to the control device 17 to correct the mold data abnormality. It can be detected automatically. In this case, the control device 17 can take a measure such as issuing a warning or stopping the operation of the press machine 3, thereby improving the safety of the press operation.

  In the above description, the data stored in the mold data storage means is used as mold data, and the data stored in the storage device 14 is used as collation mold data. However, if it is normal, since the mold data and the matching mold data are the same data, it is possible to detect that the matching mold data is incorrect by the collation of the collation device 15.

As an example of the setting adjustment of the press machine 3 described above, the mold data storage means stores only the mold identification information as the mold data, and the storage device 14 stores the mold as the verification mold data. The mold identification information and the setting information of the press machine 3 matched with the mold are stored. The collation device 15 collates the identification information stored in the mold data storage means with the identification information stored in the storage device 14. When the collation device 15 determines that there is the same identification information as the identification information read from the mold data storage means in the plurality of identification information stored in the storage device 14, the control device 17 can extract the corresponding setting information from the storage device 14 based on the identification information determined to be the same by the collation device 15, and adjust the setting of the press machine 3 based on the extracted setting information.
Preferably, as another example, the mold data stored in the mold data storage unit and the verification mold data stored in the storage device 14 each include setting information, and the verification device 15 collates the setting information stored in the mold data storage means with the setting information stored in the storage device 14. When the collation device 15 determines that the plurality of setting information stored in the storage device 14 includes the same setting information as the setting information read from the mold data storage means, the control device 17 adjusts the setting of the press machine 3 based on the setting information determined to be the same. On the other hand, when the setting information stored in the mold data storage means or the storage device 14 is incorrect due to damage or incorrect writing / rewriting of the setting information, the setting information to be collated is not the same. Is determined by the verification device 15. In this case, the collation device 15 outputs a signal to that effect to the control device 17, and the control device 17 takes measures such as issuing a warning or stopping the operation of the press machine 3 based on this signal. Can do. In this way, the safety of the press operation can be further enhanced by checking the setting information itself. In this example, it is not necessary to use mold identification information, and only setting information may be used as mold data and verification mold data.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a mold data management apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The mold data management apparatus of the second embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment except for the following points.

  That is, in the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, not only the mold data but also the verification mold data is stored in the RFID tag or barcode symbol attached to the mold, and the reading device 12 Alternatively, the mold data and the verification mold data are read from the barcode symbol. Then, the collation device 15 collates the read mold data with the collation mold data. Therefore, in the case of the second embodiment, it is not necessary to provide the storage device 14 for storing the verification mold data.

  In an example of the second embodiment, die data relating to each die that can be set in the press machine 3 is stored in a plurality of storage areas of a single RFID tag or barcode symbol. That is, a single RFID tag or barcode symbol attached to one mold stores a plurality of the same mold data regarding the mold. In this example, a single RFID tag or bar code symbol constitutes the mold data storage means.

  In another example of the second embodiment, a plurality of RFID tags or barcode symbols are attached to each mold that can be set in the press machine 3. In the plurality of RFID tags or barcode symbols attached to one mold, the same mold data relating to the mold is stored. That is, a plurality of RFID tags or barcode symbols storing the same mold data are attached to one mold. In this example, a plurality of RFID tags or barcode symbols attached to one mold constitute mold data storage means.

Accordingly, in the second embodiment, the mold data storage means attached to one mold stores a plurality of identical mold data relating to this mold.
Then, a plurality of mold data is read by the reading device 12 from the mold data storage means attached to the mold set in the press machine 3, and these mold data are collated. In the second embodiment, any one of a plurality of identical mold data stored in the mold data storage means may be used as the above-described verification mold data.

The flow of processing for adjusting the press machine settings using the above-described die data management apparatus will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, in step S11, a person creates mold data corresponding to each of a plurality of molds that can be set in the press machine 3, and the corresponding mold data is stored in the mold data storage means attached to each mold. Memorize more than one. Thus, a plurality of identical mold data are stored in the mold data storage means attached to each mold.
In step S11, a mold data storage unit storing a plurality of the same mold data is attached to the corresponding mold.

  Next, in step S12, a mold to be set in the press machine 3 is installed in the mold transport carriage 6, and the reading device 12 is configured to store mold data storage means (that is, a single RFID) attached to the mold. A plurality of mold data stored in a plurality of storage areas of tags or barcode symbols or a plurality of RFID tags or barcode symbols) are read. This reading may be performed automatically or by an operator's operation.

  After reading, a plurality of mold data read by the reading device 12 is input to the verification device 15 in step S13. Then, the collation device 15 collates the plurality of mold data with each other to determine whether or not they are the same, and outputs a signal indicating the determination result to the control device 17.

Subsequently, when the signal input from the verification device 15 to the control device 17 indicates that the plurality of read mold data are not the same (NO in step S14), the control is performed in step S15. The device 17 issues a warning by sound or light and performs control to stop the operation of the press machine 3.
On the other hand, when the signal input from the verification device 15 to the control device 17 indicates that the plurality of mold data read is the same (YES in step S14), in step S16, the control device 17 controls the movement of the die conveyance carriage 6 into the press machine 3 to set the die in the press machine 3, and adjusts the setting of the press machine 3 based on the die data determined to be the same. For example, the control device 17 may receive the mold data from the reading device 12 or refer to the control device 17 directly or via the collation device 15.
Thus, the setting of the press machine 3 is adjusted based on the height and weight of the target mold, the appropriate on / off timing of the automation device of the press machine 3 with respect to the mold, and the like.

  Preferably, the mold data includes setting information, and the collation device 15 collates a plurality of setting information read from the mold data storage unit. In this case, it is not necessary to use mold identification information, and only setting information may be used as mold data.

Preferably, three or more identical mold data are stored in a mold data storage means attached to each mold. In this case, in step S12, these three or more mold data are read by the reading device 12, and in step S13, the collation device 15 determines that at least one pair of these mold data is the same. In this case, the control device 17 receives a signal to that effect from the verification device 15 and adjusts the setting of the press machine 3 based on the die data determined to be the same in step S16.
As a result, even if a part of the three or more mold data stored in the mold data storage means is incorrect, if at least a pair of mold data is normal, the mold data storage means is replaced with a new mold data. There is no need to replace the data storage means or rewrite data, and the mold data storage means can be used as it is. Therefore, the usage period of the mold data storage means can be made longer.

  Further, when the mold data storage means is three or more separate mold data storage means, even if any of the mold data storage means is damaged and the data cannot be read, The mold data read from the mold data storage means can be collated. In particular, when the mold data storage means is a two-dimensional symbol, even if the two-dimensional symbol is damaged so that the data cannot be restored, the verification is performed based on the data of the remaining two-dimensional symbols that are not damaged. You can adjust the machine settings.

In the second embodiment of the present invention described above, the plurality of mold data is read from the mold data storage means in which a plurality of the same mold data is stored, and these mold data are collated with each other by the collation device 15. The Thereby, abnormality of mold data can be detected.
In this case, the control device 17 that has received a signal to that effect from the verification device 15 can take measures such as issuing a warning or stopping the operation of the press machine 3, thereby improving the safety of the press operation. it can.

[Third Embodiment]
In the mold data management apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention, unlike the above-described embodiment, it is not necessary to collate mold data. That is, a plurality of separate mold data storage means are attached to the same mold, and the reading device 12 reads the mold data stored in these mold data storage means, and the control device based on the read mold data. 17 adjusts the setting of the press machine. Therefore, in the third embodiment, the verification device 15 and the storage device 14 may be omitted. Other configurations of the mold data management apparatus according to the third embodiment may be the same as those of the above-described embodiment.

In this mold data management apparatus, since the mold data relating to the same mold is stored in the plurality of mold data storage means, any of these mold data storage means is damaged and the data can be read. Even if it becomes impossible, the mold data is read from the remaining mold data storage means, and the press machine can be set based on this.
Therefore, when the mold data storage means is a two-dimensional symbol, even if the two-dimensional symbol is damaged so that the data cannot be restored, the setting of the press machine is performed based on the remaining two-dimensional symbol data that is not damaged. Can be done.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, Of course, a various change can be added in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

It is explanatory drawing of the metal mold | die exchange of a press machine. It is a lineblock diagram of a metallic mold data management device by a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of the process using the metal mold | die data management apparatus of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of the process using the metal mold | die data management apparatus of 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Workpiece 3 Press machine 5, 6 Die conveyance trolleys 8, 9 Die 11 Control unit 12 Reading device 14 Storage device 15 Verification device 17 Control device 10 Die data management device

Claims (7)

A mold data management device that determines whether or not the mold data related to this mold is normal when adjusting the setting of the press machine according to the mold to be set,
A reading device for reading the mold data stored in the mold data storage means attached to the mold;
A mold data management apparatus comprising: a collation apparatus that collates mold data read by the reading apparatus with collation mold data.   The mold data management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage device that stores the verification mold data. The verification mold data is stored in the mold data storage means,
The mold data management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reading apparatus reads the verification mold data from the mold data storage unit. The mold data and verification mold data include setting information for setting a press machine in accordance with the target mold,
The mold data management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the collation apparatus collates the setting information. The mold data storage means stores three or more mold data.
The reading device reads three or more mold data from the mold data storage means,
The collation device collates any of the read three or more mold data as the collation mold data, and determines that at least one pair of the three or more mold data is the same 4. The mold data management apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a signal to that effect is output.   The mold data storage means is three or more separate mold data storage means, and the three or more mold data are respectively stored in the three or more separate mold data storage means. The mold data management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein A mold data management device that manages mold data used when adjusting the setting of the press machine according to the mold to be set.
A plurality of separate mold data storage means attached to the same mold and storing mold data relating to the mold;
A reading device for reading the mold data from the mold data storage means;
A mold data management device comprising: a control device that adjusts the setting of the press machine based on the read mold data.

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