Tool Management; Overview Of Functions - Siemens SINUMERIK 840DE sl Commissioning Manual

Tool Management

8.1

Overview of functions

Option
Backing up
Operation
Programming
PLC
Tools
Replacement tools
Magazine
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SINUMERIK 840D sl Commissioning Manual CNC: ShopMill – 11/2006 Edition
ShopMill only runs when the tool management option is set. This is contained
within the Shop Mill package. The option is contained in the machine data block
for ShopMill.
References: /FBW/, Description of Tool Management Functions
Data storage and management is carried out in the NCK. All data can be read
and written by manual entry, via the initialization program, or by data transfer.
Operation is performed via system screens.
When using tool management it is possible to call the tool with another name,
e.g. "Milling cutter 120 mm".
It is still possible to call the tool via a T No. (tool number). The T no. is then the
name of the tool.
Separate PLC blocks are available for tool management to handle communica-
tion between NCK and PLC.
For ShopMill on NCU (HMI Embedded), a maximum number of 250 tools can be
created, for PCU 50.3 (HMI Advanced), the maximum number of tools is limited
by MD 18082 $MN_MM_NUM_TOOL.
9 cutting edges each can be defined for each tool.
Maximum 98 replacement tools can be set up for each tool.
Chain and disk–type magazines can be managed. The maximum number of
magazines is set in the NC. The magazine list can be hidden via the
display MD 9674 $MM_CMM_ENABLE_TOOL_MAGAZINE.
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