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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Posts
    6

    HELP FOR OPTIMISE TOOL CHANGE

    NEED HELP!

    WE HAVE A VERTICAL TURNING CENTER TOSHIBA TUE-20
    WITH A FANUC SERIE 18T CONTROL

    EACH TIME WE MADE A TOOL CHANGE THE MACHINE MOVE TO THE REF.POINT
    AND AFTER SHE MOVE IN Z AND X EQUAL TO THE VALUE OF THE OFFSET OF THE TOOL.

    I WANT TO KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO REMOVE THIS 2 MOVES THAT TAKE TIME AND WEAR THE SLIDE UNNESSARY.

    THIS IS THE PROGRAM FOR TOOL CHANGE;

    :9021(ATC)
    G04X0-----I DON'T KNOW WHY?
    M05
    G28W0-----THIS IS HERE THE MACHINE MOVE EQUAL TO Z OFFSET
    G28U0------THIS IS HERE THE MACHINE MOVE EQUAL TO X OFFSET
    IF[#1005EQ1]GOTO100
    IF[#4006EQ20]GOTO10
    #25=1
    GOTO20
    N10#25=25.4
    N20M06
    G98
    G00W[-246.680/#25]M64
    G04P1000
    G00U[800.400/#25]
    G01W[-7.0/#25]F[2000/#25]
    M67
    G04P1000
    G00W[190/#25]
    M63
    W[-175.0/#25]
    G01W[-15.0/#25]F[1000/#25]
    M66
    G01W[7.0/#25]F[2000/#25]
    G28U0
    G28W0M65
    G99F[0.1/#25]
    N100M99

    THANK

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Posts
    418
    The G04 X line is added sometimes to dwell for a short time when using slower controls that need register ready signals. With the X value being 0 there is no dwell so it is not slowing anything down. I would just leave that alone.

    The G28W0 and G28U0 lines are probably in place to move to a safe place prior to changing tools so there is no crash. These can be made into comments so they will be ignored by simply place brackets around them: (G28W0) and (G28U0). This way the control will skip them, but you can leave them in in case you want to use it in the future to avoid chuck fixturing or something else.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Posts
    338
    G28W0 and G28U0 you marked are before the tool change. They command going to machine zero in Z and then X for the tool change.

    What are M63, M64, M65, M66, and M67 doing? Along with all the moves prior to the G28W0 and G28U0 at the very end (I think you mean these are where it moves by the offset amount).


    :9021(ATC)
    G04X0
    M05
    G28W0 --Home Z before tool change
    G28U0 --Home X before tool change
    IF[#1005EQ1]GOTO100
    IF[#4006EQ20]GOTO10
    #25=1
    GOTO20
    N10#25=25.4
    N20M06 --tool change
    G98
    G00W[-246.680/#25]M64
    G04P1000
    G00U[800.400/#25]
    G01W[-7.0/#25]F[2000/#25]
    M67
    G04P1000
    G00W[190/#25]
    M63
    W[-175.0/#25]
    G01W[-15.0/#25]F[1000/#25]
    M66
    G01W[7.0/#25]F[2000/#25]

    G28U0
    G28W0
    M65
    G99F[0.1/#25]
    N100M99

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