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Tricks and tips
PRE-SETTING OF TOOLS &
MANAGEMENT OF CORRECTORS FOR
MICRO / SIGMA MACHINES
Some new functions have been available on machines in the Micro and Sigma ranges since 2009
which can assist with the pre-setting of tools, and make it easier to change their geometries and adjust
them for mechanical wear.
There is in fact a menu and some new pages providing
access to management functions for the tool
correctors.
This gives us access, at a single keystroke, to the
“GEOME.” tool geometry function, to the “MACH”
machine geometry function and, very importantly, to
the tool wear levels function “WEARS”.
All the axes (X, Y, Z), radius (R) and working gage (T)
are displayed and accessible on these geometry and
tool wear pages for modification purposes.
This new function allows for tool pre-setting to be
made directly on the machine. For this, an assistant
guides the user through the process, the tool positioning
cycle and the measurement of tool geometry.
This functionality makes it easy to adjust tool geometry
settings on the X and Y axes, especially for the
turning tools.
This is a very simple system to use. The pre-setting
function is enabled by pressing the “PRES.“ keyX for
the pre-setting cycle on the X axis, and “PRES. Y for
the pre-setting cycle on the Y axis.
The tool pre-setting function is offered on the tool geometry page
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