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A machine tool system includes a machine tool and a marking apparatus. The marking apparatus can mark parts-data on workpiece parts at high speed, without occupying any tool mounting station and without having any limitation in the number, the sequence direction, the size and the type font of charac

A machine tool system includes a machine tool and a marking apparatus. The marking apparatus can mark parts-data on workpiece parts at high speed, without occupying any tool mounting station and without having any limitation in the number, the sequence direction, the size and the type font of characters to be marked. A mount base (33) is fixedly attached to a frame (1) of the machine tool. A marking head (51) is mounted on the mount base (37) so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The marking head (51) is provided with a pneumatic stylus (77) movable horizontally both in the X- and Y-axis direction. A parts-data of dot matrix type can be engraved on the workpiece parts by moving the stylus (77) in the X- and Y-axis directions.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] Method of controlling a machine tool system, which includes a machine tool for performing a machining operation on a workpiece and a marking apparatus for performing a marking operation on the same workpiece, to manufacture a plurality of parts from a workpiece, each of t

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] Method of controlling a machine tool system, which includes a machine tool for performing a machining operation on a workpiece and a marking apparatus for performing a marking operation on the same workpiece, to manufacture a plurality of parts from a workpiece, each of the parts being formed with a machined section formed by the machine tool and a mark formed by the marking apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:(a) preparing a control program for controlling the machine tool and marking apparatus, the control program including a plurality of partial programs each of which is for each of the parts, and each partial program including first commands for forming a machined section on each part and second commands for forming a mark on said part; and(b) delivering the control program to an NC control system for controlling the operation of the machine tool and the marking apparatus;(c) machining each part:(d) marking each part at a separate location from the location where said machining step is performed; said machining operation and said marking operation being performed independently under control of the control program.