Mazak Multiplex T32-6
I have this machine on the floor, sent from a sister company running one particular job. I'm putting another job in there now and when watching the machinist run the first piece, I see him running from...
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Mazak Mazatrol Quick Turn 100ms Part off tool issues
Good afternoon all; I have a Mazak quick turn 100s lathe running on Mazatrol Macro's. I have issues with my parting off tool (Tool 10), it does not go all the way down to part off the product. Below...
View ArticleDecelerate spindle start? (E-670)
So we think the turning spindle climbs up to max rpm way too fast, and I have looked for a way to slow it down to no avail. No regular parameter controlls this afaik, and my knowledge about 1131...
View ArticleQT20 T Plus Z Axis Wont Home
Hello, I recently purchased a Mazak QT20 lathe with a T Plus control. Everything worked fine (minus quill retract) when I inspected it prior to purchase. Machine was rigged professionally and...
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Matrix Nexus - MANL PRG - How to use Radius Compensation and Tool Wear?
Hello people. How can I use tool nose radius compensation and tool wear compensation in a MANL PRG unit? Is there some kind of M/G-code that activates it (other than G41/G42) or maybe a parameter?...
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Matrix Nexus - 807: Illegal Format
Hi. I'm getting error 807: Illegal Format when I add a radius to the edges of a chamfer in a MANL PRG unit. The same chamfer in BAR OUT works fine and if I remove the two 0.1 radii then MANL PRG works...
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Mazak VQC-15/40 bus error
Couple of days ago new type of error appeared. System boot resulted into memory error message on bottom of start-up screen. I know the initialization procedure, I've done it several times successful in...
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Matrix Nexus - Groove In - Reverse Shape Contour
Hi. How can I make this shape in a Mazatrol program using a grooving tool? It seems no matter which unit type I use I still get "Reverse Shape Contour". What to do?
View ArticleMazak Nexus Tailstock
Mazak Nexus tool path in Mazatrol to avoid tailstock. Need advice here,I have recently bought a Mazak QT-100 Nexus I am used to T2 control,this is my first Nexus. With the T2 I had no problem with tail...
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Quick Turn 10N Safety Switch Function / Blowing Fuses
I am a relatively new owner of a 1987 Quick Turn 10N. I got it a few weeks ago and it was packed with chips and really dirty. I powered it up to start with to ensure that it had made the move ok and...
View Articlemazak QT8 lathe tool change problems
I have an QT-8 lathe with a cam t2 controller and it is intermittently skipping tool changes .. when running a program it will sometimes index past the tool called up and stop until it gives a too...
View ArticleMazak QT15N Conveyor Hook up
Hi Folks, I'm still getting things running on the QT15N that I bought. I'm just getting around to hooking up the conveyor. I don't have a wiring diagram for the machine. There are 6 wires coming from...
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Machine 0 lost
Hi I am wondering if anybody has run into this issue. I had a guy that was modifying the program and for some reason the machine faulted. I notice that the controller had 2 red columns. It seems as if...
View ArticleMazak MTV815/120 X-axis error.
Due to the fact one of my operators did not tell me the back up battery has failed and I lost everything I did a parameter restore off the disk that was in the machine and now my X-axis is reading...
View Articlemazak M-640m fusion tool setter
Due to the fact one of my operators did not tell me the back up battery has failed and I lost everything I did a parameter restore off the disk that was in the machine. I there a setting or procedure...
View ArticleMatrix Nexus - Parting off and Sub-Spindle Bar Pull?
Hi folks. How can I part off with the part being held by both the main and the sub-spindle? Is there some way to do this in Mazatrol or do I need to make a manual program? As for the sub-spindle bar...
View ArticleWTB Chip Conveyor
Looking to purchase a chip conveyor for my 1998 Mazak QT-20. Let me know if youve got a parts machine and want to make some cash. Thanks!
View ArticleMazatrol Smooth G has a calculator app on Mazatrol screen. It is the Schiznit!
I was tweaking a Mazatrol program today and needed my calculator to do some math. But stopped because I remembered the setup man showing the calculator app on touch screen to me. Meh, just another...
View ArticleMatrix Nexus - Change Max RPM mid Program?
Hello. How can I change the "max turning spindle rpm limit" in the middle of a program? The thing is, I need about 2500 rpm for the main spindle but the sub needs 5000 rpm. How can I achieve this in a...
View ArticleMazak slant turn 15 oil leak X-axis . Counter balance cylinder?
My 1981 microslant turn 15 seems to have a major oil leak. Hydraulic oil from the X axis "shaft" portion of the turret is leaking out quite heavily when on. I have read that it is often a seal in the...
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