Qt-15 backlash

February 12, 2014, 11:53 am

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Hello all, I have a question regaurding backlash in a Mazak QT-15. Is there a way to adjust the backlash more specifically on the Z axis? I never have had a problem with this machine repeating and last night my operator crashed the machine:angry:, I got all of the tools reset and everything seems to be fine on the x axis and will repeat cutting diameters within a thou at best, but must have done something to the Z because now all of the sudden it is varying .010 in part thickness while parting off. I put an mag base indicator on the spindle and am measuring .020 in backlash:(. What could have happened mechanically to cause this? Before the crash, the parts were coming out +/- .0015

Please Help:cryin:

Nick

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February 12, 2014, 1:26 pm

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hello everybody, i need some pointers on what and how to check out a Mazak vtc-20c. I have no cnc experience, the machines are under power at the moment and i would like to run them before they move them. Here is a list of questions.
1. what is the best way to check spindle condition? test indicator? and does the spindle need to be warmed up before checking? how do you manualy turn the spindle on?
2. how would you manualy check the tool changers?
3. how do you check if it has the rigid tap option?
4. how do you check the x,y,z axis condition
5. what else should i be checking on these?
i am completly ignorant on these machines and any help is greatly appreciated
thanks in advance
Terry

newb need help QT250 mazitrol programming

February 13, 2014, 11:24 am

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we just got our first Mazak machine, we have been strictly haas so we have no experience programming the mazitrol other then the week crash course the guy came and gave us. one thing we did not cover is how to program a 2 sided part we can program the first side just fine but we don't know how to go about programming for side 2 any and all help is welcome

how do you orient the spindle with a probe in it on a mazak hcn 5000?

February 13, 2014, 12:17 pm

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hello , im working with an mazak hcn 5000ii with a mazatrol nexus controll and am having trouble with some of thease alarms. i have seen an earlier post in here about this and it says to tell the machine that the zero(or a rotating tool is in the pocket) and it will orient it. but i have no idea on how to go about this. i thank you in advance on any help with my issue.

Engraving part numbers with a T+ control

February 13, 2014, 4:42 pm

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We're building a new family of parts that each individual part is so close in size and shape that we need to add part numbers to keep them form getting mixed up during final assembly.

I can draw up the part numbers on our CAD/CAM and output the G code but need to know what format it should be in to upload it into the G code side of the control.

Im hoping that I'll be able to use Ezatrol to upload this file with its own program number and I suspect that I'll have to call up that program after the main program to do the engraving.

Since our other Mazak does not have the G code option this is new territory for us, any info would be appreciated.

need help with set up for T2 control with ezatrol

February 18, 2014, 1:47 pm

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My computer crashed this weekend and factory reset itself. I am having to reload all my software.
I use Ezatrol and can't get it to communicate again. I know it is just a setting but the combinations are endless. Any help would be appreciated.

To those that are trying to get a hold of Eric at 630 319 1089, I was able to get him several times today on the phone.
Thanks,
Michael

mazak integrex 200 SY tool magazine belt hard to turn

February 19, 2014, 2:18 pm

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Has anyone out there with an Integrex 200 SY ever had a problem with the tool magazine freezing up or being very hard to turn? I am getting a ATC controller malfunction and it shows a servo overload on my motor driving the tool belt. i pull the motor out and it turns fine but the tool belt turns hard. Any ideas?

Does 640M Matrix have USB?

February 22, 2014, 1:33 pm

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Does anyone know if a 2005 era 640M Matrix control is still using a floppy or did they upgrade to USB by then?

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ID Full radius on face of part, face groove or face arc? T+ control

February 23, 2014, 4:40 pm

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Need to prototype a couple of parts that have a .625" full radius cut on the face to accept a coil spring. The minor ID of the groove is 5" and major is 6.25" x 1.025" deep or so in 6061.

Which tool path path would you use face groove #1, face linear ( something like a start corner of R.010" the a .005 linear move in z then final corner of R.625" then reverse on the next line ) or face arc?

Ill be ordering some Iscar for radius inserts and a specific sized holder for this job and they advertise they can either plunge or turn, but I'm thinking it maybe best to follow the arc in maybe .125" depth of cuts to better help with chip evacuation.


How would you pros tackle this job?

Mazak qt-15-n chuck not spinning

February 25, 2014, 7:16 am

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Hi

I purchased a QT-15-N w/T2 controller for a job. (contract fell through).
The Mazak sat for 1-1/2 years (not under power), so we decided to connected the Mazak so we can sell it.

When I powered up the Mazak all the parameters we lost, I then restored the factory default parameters.
I called Mazak and MUE because we were getting some errors on the FR-SF, MEU suggested that I send the SF-FR for a repair. Now that the FR-SF is rebuild and installed,


The Mazak shows no error and is "ready"
Why is the spindle not turning.
XY axis does not move.
Before the rebuild of the FR-SF the XY axis was working.
Am I missing some parameters ?
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Mazak T32-2 EIA Program Restart

February 25, 2014, 10:46 am

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Hello,

Does anyone know the proper procedure for restarting an EIA program on a T32-2 control (Super QuickTurn 15MS)?

I have tried placing line numbers (e.g. N100) in the program and using the following key sequence:

Position > Restart > N SEQ-No. > 100 > Input > EIA/ISO Search

But I receive the message 425 Data Missing

Any advice?

UPDATE

Our manuals turned up. Here is the proper procedure to restart an EIA program on a T32 control:

Position > Restart > N SEQ-No. > 100 > Input > B BLCK-No. > 0 > L > 1 > EIA/ISO Search

The BNo. Parameter is equivalent to a line number. The L parameter is the number of occurrences that should be skipped minus one. If there is more than one match for the N SEQ-No. that you searched for then it will restart the program at the match number which is equivalent to L.

Example:

N B L
100 0 3

N100 (skip)
G0
N100 (skip)
G0
N100 (match - program starts here)
G0

Green Light?

February 28, 2014, 3:58 am

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Anybody know what the green Light on the three light bar is for? Also I have a 92 SQT18MS with the T32-3. Is there a way to make the machine know if it has material in it or not?

Using EIA with G54 not G53.5 Mazak Integrex Help? Matrix

February 28, 2014, 6:39 am

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Little history. We have a 2010 I200S with matrix. We do 99.9 percent of our parts with Mazatrol. But occasionally a surfacing program comes up where I need
to use EIA.
I have been successfully running EIA programs using G53.5. Yesterday I tried using G54 because the coordinate
system is off the centerline of rotation on the main spindle.
Well, my Z value for every tool is going to crash. It's almost like the machine isn't picking up the tool length offset. Maybe someone can help?
Note the G53.5 works perfectly. Maybe I'm missing a parameter setting.
Here is a G54 sample:
N11 ( MAIN SPINDLE, Z-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
N12 ( ROUGH1 SIDE SIDE2 )
N13 G00 G17 G20 G40 G80 G98
N14 G30 P3 U0. V0.
N15 G30 P3 W0.
N16 M901 ( MAIN SPINDLE )
N17 M200 ( MAIN MILL MODE )
N18 T026 T039 M06 D26 ( .375 DIA. CARBIDE ROUGH ENDMILL STUB-ROTARY )
N19 G30 P3 U0. W0.
N20 M250
N21 B0.
N22 M251
N23 G53.5
N24 G97 S3500 M203
N25 C0.
N26 M210
N27 G00 Z3.5788 M08
N28 X0.1894 Y0.
N29 Z0.6788
N30 G01 Z0.2668 F5.0
N31 G03 X0. Y0.0947 I-0.0947 J0. F10.0
N32 X-0.1894 Y0. I0. J-0.0947
N33 X0. Y-0.0947 I0.0947 J0.
N34 X0.1894 Y0. I0. J0.0947
N35 G01 X0.6394
N36 G03 X0. Y0.3197 I-0.3197 J0.
N37 X-0.6394 Y0. I0. J-0.3197
N38 X0. Y-0.3197 I0.3197 J0.
N39 X0.6394 Y0. I0. J0.3197
N40 G00 Z3.5788
N41 M212
N42 M09
N43 M205
N44 G30 P3 U0. V0.
N45 G30 P3 W0.
N46 M1

Making muliple passes when milling with mazatrol M2?

March 2, 2014, 10:32 am

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Hello.

I have this old H400 with M2 control, wich i bought about two years ago, and after some issues with a bad circuit board
and the wiring harness to the table, it now appears to be running fine.

This is my first contact with mazatrol, and although it is different from the g-code i am used to and has been frustrating at times,
i have come to like it, and i want to learn how to use it as it is pretty quick when writing some programs at the machine.

But now i have a problem with this one thing that i cant seem to find in the books.

When milling along either side or on a line sofar i can only make it do a rough pass and then a finish pass
no matter what numbers i put in for total depht or depht of cut.

My service guy belived that it might have to do with wich surface number you enter (1-9) and i have tried that
but when i enter say 1 or 2 it also skips the finish pass, taking the full depth in one pass.

Surely i am missing something here??

Where is serial port RS-232 on Mazak 530 VCS

March 3, 2014, 8:32 am

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I recently received a new Mazak 530 VCS. I would like to use the serial port, but I cannot find it. When the service technician from Mazak was here, he didn't know where it was either. (The Mazak service technician didn't even know what RS-232 is...:eek:)

Attached is a picture of the control cabinet, do any of you guys know where the RS-232 serial port is? Is it a normal 25 pin connector, or something different?

Thanks!

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Mazatrol M Plus to 640m Controller Conversion

March 3, 2014, 1:32 pm

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At the shop we have two 12/98 VTC-Bs (one 16 and one 20) and an 11/96 VTC-20C. The two newer machines both run on the 640m controllers, and the older on the M Plus. Is there any way to convert the older machine to run the 640m controller? Since we got the machines each has been dedicated to its own work. But now that we are doing much more work, we are looking to standardize the machines so we can run any program on any machine. Does anyone know if this is possible?

Thanks in advance.

Mazak Smart VCS 530 RS-232 pinout?

March 3, 2014, 2:19 pm

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Hello,

I'm trying to connect my new Mazak VCS 530 (Smart control) to a PC with a RS-232 cable to collect data from Renishaw probing. (I attended the Mazak Renishaw Probing & Macro Class last week in Florence KY)

The dealer gave me a recommended RS-232 pinout, but as you can see in the attached diagram, it shows two different pinout configurations for the DB9 connector.

One plug has the DB9F to pins 2,4,20,7 (on the 25 pin connector) and the other connects to pins 3,5,6,7.

Which one is correct?

Or, here is a crazy idea, do any companies sell a pre-made Mazak RS-232 cable?

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March 4, 2014, 6:53 pm

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hi bro....
can i repleace mds-a-cv-260 with mds-c1-cv-300?
what's the different?

thank's

Mazatrol T-1 Tool Nose Radius Question

March 4, 2014, 9:39 pm

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Everything I try programming is oversize by the tool radius I entered on the tool data page in Z and x2 in X when I do a graphics program check. Is there a setting I am missing? This is my first attempt at Mazatrol, and I don't have the programming manual for the control (yet).
Thanks,
Tony

Face groove on a T32-3

March 5, 2014, 7:46 am

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Ok been beating my head on a control for awhile. I'm trying to cut a point on the inside face of a part. It's not working out so well. I figure I need to use groove#2 but the control say NO. It say I need #3. The problem is in #3 it don't take a finish cut on the bore just the point and face not the bore. It's .8 deep in a 1.125 hole in 304 SS:willy_nilly::willy_nilly: