SME MR920362

THERE ARE FOUR BASIC TYPES OF AUTOMATION FOR CNC TURNING; MULTI-AXIS, GANTRY, SEMI-FIXED, AND FIXED. THE SIZE OF THE LOADER SHOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE LATHE AND HAVE QUICK CHANGE END OF ARM TOOLING FOR HANDLING A DIFFERENT FAMILY OF PIECE PARTS. FOR PROPER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE LATHE AND THE LOADER, THE INTERFACE MUST HAVE CONTROL, STATUS, AND COMMAND SIGNALS. A TRANSFER SYSTEM IS INCORPORATED TO GET THE PIECE PART(S) FROM MACHINE TO MACHINE WHILE THE IN-LINE GAGING SYSTEM CONTROLS THE TOOL OFFSET DATA FOR THE LATHE(S).

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Published:

06/01/1992

Number of Pages:

10

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