CNC Tech Talks
Documenting within CNC
Including messages directly in the program can help operators run it accurately.
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Monitoring Spindle-On Time
Custom macro can help you easily track a CNC machine’s productivity.
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Custom Macro Enhancements
This parametric programming version hasn’t changed much over the years, but there have been some important updates.
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Reducing a CNC’s Least Input Increment Value
If you work in the imperial (inch) measurement system, reducing the least input increment can help you hold size for workpiece attributes with small tolerances.
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Tool Life Management
A custom-macro-based system can predict when a tool will become dull.
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Offset Specification with Cutter Compensation
Whether it’s based on the cutter’s radius or diameter, compensation means a range of cutter sizes can be used, and it allows for sizing adjustments.
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Taking Advantage of G-Code Grouping
These preparatory functions make sure your CNC machine does what you want it to do.
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Parameters Can Make Things Interesting
These function settings can cause identical machines with identical controls to behave differently.
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Have it Your Way
Confirming initialized conditions ensures that programs will run as expected.
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