Calculating The Machining Time - Mitsubishi Electric MELDAS 600M Series Instruction Manual

2.5.6 Calculating the machining time

The machining program can be sequentially read at a high speed without moving the machine, and the
approximate machining time can be calculated. The calculated results are displayed in the order of Hour:
Minute: Second in "Mach time".
The position to start the machining time calculation is designated on the Check Search or Restart Search
screen. (The designation method is the same for both the check search and restart search.)
When the machining time has been calculated, the origin automatic start standby state is returned to.
When carrying out automatic operation, execute operation search to restart machining.
(1) Basic operation method
Basically, the time is calculated by designating the program for calculating the time, and pressing the
menu key
machining time is to be designated.
Refer to operation examples 1 to 2 for details on each operation.
The outline of operations required to designate each range is shown below.
1
2
3
(Note) After setting according to the "End position" in the "Setting method", press the
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2. Monitor (Operation) Screens
. However, the operation procedure differs when the range for calculating the
Time calcul
Calculation target range
Start position End position
Random position End of same
in machining machining program
program
Random position Random position in
in machining same machining
program program
Random position Random position in
in machining other machining
program program
key.
search engine
Setting method
End position setting
Start point
Set start • Same program No. as
position, and
top search
execute top
search
Set start • Same program No. as
position, and
top search
execute top
• End position
search
(sequence No., block
No., etc.)
• Program No. when
Set start
position, and
completed
execute top
• End position
search
(sequence No., block
No., etc.)
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Reference
(Note)
Operation
example 1
Operation
example 1
Operation
example 2
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