Stand-Alone Punch machine user manual - Finn-Power International ...

tools will have restrictions depending on which type of multi-tool and
which station location within the multi-tool.
Think of a multi-tool as a non-rotary turret within the actual turret.
Stations within a multi-tool are offset from the center point of the
tool, meaning that the location of a tool within the multi-tool will
determine how low the tool hit can be nested or how close the clamp
carriage can move to the turret. Example, if a tool is loaded within a
MT24 multi-tool station 4 (12 o’clock position- furthest tool inside
the turret) and nest under clamps is selected the lowest the tool center
point could be nested is around 0.9” (23mm) using a 0 value for the
bottom margin. This is because the actual turret, thus needing some
protection when nesting low in the Y-axis, restricts the carriage
movement into the turret. If the tool were to be loaded within station
10 (6 o’clock position- outer most position of the turret) it could be
used on the sheet edge if needed.
It is really important when loading the multi-tools within the physical
turret to analyze the most commonly used multi-tools and place these
in the outer most positions (3 o’clock to 9 o’clock) of the multi-tool
turret. This is also true for the top edge of the sheet. If multi-tools
are nested close to the top margin (when machine largest Y-axis
value used for plate size) the location of the tool within the multi-tool
will determine how close it will be placed to top edge.
5.1.3.1.2 Manual Clamp Positioning
Defining clamp positions manually can be done in two different methods.
First, after nesting a plate of parts the clamp positions can be modified by
highlighting the clamp and moving to desired location. Second, by
modifying the clamp location within the nest dialog. When modifying the
clamp locations within the nest dialog a value must be entered for each
clamp available. PIN2 can only be set when the sheet length falls within the
parameter set in the machine parameters of NC Express.
When manual clamp positions are utilized in the nest it is important to
remember when optimizing that ‘automatic initial clamp positions’, within
the optimizer, is de-activated. This will allow the manual clamp settings to
be utilized for the nest. ‘Automatic initial clamp positions’ within the
optimizer finds the optimal clamp locations when optimization is done.
5.1.3.2 Plate Margins
Setting the plate margins is in essence setting the working area within the plate.
Size of plate margins generally varies from company to company, but never is
too small to where parts are very close to the plate edge. Parts being removed
too close to plate edge will create a flimsy skeleton, which can cause problems
at the machine or even cause problems for parts.
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