Hi folks!
After spending a career in front of Fanuc based machines, I am now tasked with learning the Mazak. I have a few questions and will break them up into separate entries here. First off, the machine is a VTC250D/50 and the controller is a Mazatrol Matrix Nexus 2. I attended Mazaks school in Cincinatti, but it was very very superficial.
My question is about additional WPCs. How do I use them in my Mazatrol programs? I may be programming wrong, and will try to describe my method here. Say I have two parts (one program), one located at WPC-0, the other at WPC-1. To save time in tool changes I spot drill all my holes (both parts) then drill all holes at both parts, then go on with other ops. I first locate WPC-0, spot drill, then locate WPC-1, spot drill, change tools, while still in WPC-1, drill those holes, the locate WPC-0 and drill those. And so on.
It reads more confusing than it is. Is that the proper method or is there something simpler? If I have, say, 6 ops on each part, I have to go into my program and physically enter all my X,Y, and Zs of both WPCs (each time I set the job up). I am thinking that there is an easier way, say, by using those additional WPCs and just referring back to them instead of having to redo (read: insert possible human error) each time. Like you would normally refer back to a G54 and G55 location. Make sense? Sure hope so LOL
I took pictures of the screens with my phone and can upload them if need be. One shows my program, the other shows the "additional WPC" page.
Many thanks!
Mark
After spending a career in front of Fanuc based machines, I am now tasked with learning the Mazak. I have a few questions and will break them up into separate entries here. First off, the machine is a VTC250D/50 and the controller is a Mazatrol Matrix Nexus 2. I attended Mazaks school in Cincinatti, but it was very very superficial.
My question is about additional WPCs. How do I use them in my Mazatrol programs? I may be programming wrong, and will try to describe my method here. Say I have two parts (one program), one located at WPC-0, the other at WPC-1. To save time in tool changes I spot drill all my holes (both parts) then drill all holes at both parts, then go on with other ops. I first locate WPC-0, spot drill, then locate WPC-1, spot drill, change tools, while still in WPC-1, drill those holes, the locate WPC-0 and drill those. And so on.
It reads more confusing than it is. Is that the proper method or is there something simpler? If I have, say, 6 ops on each part, I have to go into my program and physically enter all my X,Y, and Zs of both WPCs (each time I set the job up). I am thinking that there is an easier way, say, by using those additional WPCs and just referring back to them instead of having to redo (read: insert possible human error) each time. Like you would normally refer back to a G54 and G55 location. Make sense? Sure hope so LOL
I took pictures of the screens with my phone and can upload them if need be. One shows my program, the other shows the "additional WPC" page.
Many thanks!
Mark