Originally Posted by
danohpsp
You may be presuming too much, like the operator knows how to setup the machine. This machine uses the reset button to both stop the running program and unlock the door during loading. When using the machine for secondary op, the operators, who know little about how the machine works often get impatient waiting for the cycle to stop as most of the time they work on manual machines and they want to get ahead of the machine cycle. Because of this, they are pre-maturely pressing the reset button in order to open the door. The problem is that this causes the current tool offset to reset and because the program does not re-wind automatically, we can't get back to a safe spot in this case. If the operator stops the machine before the last tool index, the machine will crash every time. I called Hardinge and they told me that there is a K bit to turn on in the control to rewind in auto mode. Only problem that I found out is that the ladder in the machine is older than the one that they are referencing and that the K bit feature actually does not work in my early serial number. Because of this, I have to figure out either how to manually edit the ladder or install an updated ladder from Hardinge. I have identified the rung in the ladder that needs to be corrected and am working on this. It's crazy and really not safe that the old controls Fanuc don't rewind automatically, cancel out their tool offsets with the same button that actually releases the door safety. Hardinge must have got this criticism and patched it in later ladder releases so I think my issue is justified.