OSP-300M M560V Best practice for Manual Tool Change Mid-program

ETA: I found the solution right under my nose, with Mid-Auto/Manual. Hadn't beed using this feature previously due to various reasons, but my issue is solved.


Hello all.

I am having some difficulty working through the issue of completing a manual tool change (to remove an oversize tool ffrom spindle) in the middle of a program and resuming the program from that point.

The machine is a Genos M560-V vertical mill with an OSP-300m controller. When I toggle into manual mode to remove the tool from the spindle, and back into auto mode, the program resets to the beginning.

Am I missing something simple here?


Thanks

crays

hy crays :) so, there is :

... like you said, mid-auto + manual
... step-by-step, manual intervention

an alternative would be to split your program in 2 parts, so to change the tool between programs : like this, you may avoid the "intervention" :) thus, is good to know how to do this sequence, but try to avoid it whenever possible, especially because the machine may restart without restoring the previous rpm ( it's just another thing between the "mil team" and "lathe team" )

also, if you wish, please check the dimensions and weigth of your tool, with those from the machine catalogue, so maybe you can avoid the manual intervention, by using a "heavy-tool" setting inside the atc

i do not recommend changing heavy tools by hand, if at least you can hold that tool long enough, without arms fatigue, and without aligning the tool in such a way, that it is clamped from the 1st time : if you can endure and keep the tool in your hand all-day-looooooong, but the machine spindle won't clamp it right from the 1st time, because of alingment issues, then you have a big chance to damage the pullstud, and also that damage will be reflected inside the pulling mechanism of your machine, and may begin to leave a mark on all the pullstuds, regardless of the tool change type : automatic or by hand; it's a gamble, is like a virus, that may spread acrros your entire toolholders; i would recomand using a gentle approach : i put the heavy tool on a piece of wood, and after that i gentle approach the spindle, from pulse-hand-wheel, and clamp it just right

of course, bt-50 is heavier than\then\whatever bt-40, and so on

i hope you find this useful / kindly :)