[vettespeed]

Considering a Jobs LinX Compact 5 axis gantry mill and want to know the differences between the two available controls. The machine will be used for one off tooling, so quick setup and ease of function is very important. Interested in capabilities that are important to one off parts, things like tool setup, program editing features, program restart function allowing easy startup in the middle of a program, etc. How do these two controls stack up against each other and what are their pros and cons versus each other? I have only used controls like HAAS, Yasnac, Fanuc, Mazak, etc. I have a little experience with Fagor, also.
Thanks.

P.S. Fidia control is possibly available, also. Any thoughts on Fidia controls?

[nautomation]

fidia controllers are good , but compare to heidenhain it is not perfect

[underthetire]

Well, let me just start with saying other than our fanucs, the heidenhein controls have been fairly reliable. The guys hate running them though. The seimens we have have not been very good at all. In fact, our local distributor had most of the company quit because they were forced to sell and service DMG products with seimens. Fagor is just not in the same controller class as the rest.