Sharing of Tool Selection and Tool Change Instructions in CNC Machining Center
1 Tool change of hat type magazineThe fixed address tool change mode is mostly adopted, and the tool number is fixed corresponding to the tool seat number. The tool change action is realized by the lateral movement of the tool magazine and the up and down movement of the spindle, which is referred to as the spindle tool change mode for short. Because it has no tool change manipulator, the tool selection action cannot be preselected before the tool change action. The tool change instruction and tool selection instruction are generally written in the same program segment, and the instruction format is as follows:M06 T
When the command is executed, the tool magazine first turns the tool holder corresponding to the tool number on the spindle to the tool change position, and switches the tool on the spindle back to the tool holder, and then the tool magazine turns the tool specified in the command to the tool change position and changes the spindle.For this tool magazine, even if TX x is executed before M06, the tool cannot be preselected, * the action of final tool selection is still executed when M06 is executed. If there is no TX X in front of M06, the system will give an alarm.2 Tool change of disc and chain magazine
Most of them use random address tool change mode. The corresponding relationship between tool number and tool seat number is random, but its corresponding relationship can be remembered by NC system. The tool change of this tool magazine depends on the manipulator. The action of the command and tool change is: the tool command TX controls the rotation of the tool magazine and turns the selected tool to the tool change working position, while the tool change command M06 controls the action of the tool change manipulator to realize the tool exchange between the spindle tool and the tool change position of the tool magazine. The tool selection command and tool change command can be in the same program segment or written separately. The actions corresponding to tool selection and tool change command can also be operated simultaneously or separately. The instruction format is as follows:
Tx x M06;When the command is executed, the tool magazine first turns the TX tool to the tool change position, and then the manipulator exchanges the tool of the tool magazine with the tool of the spindle to realize the purpose of changing the TX tool to the spindle.After reading the above two methods, it can be seen that method 2 overlaps the tool selection action with the machining action, so that when changing the tool, it is not necessary to select the tool and change the tool directly, which improves the work efficiency.
As mentioned earlier, the tool change command of the tool magazine is related to the machine tool manufacturer. For example, some tool magazines require that not only the Z axis must return to the tool change point, but also the Y axis must return to the tool change point. The program format is as follows:
When writing the instructions of tool selection and tool change in the same program section, the execution rules of tools from different manufacturers may also be different. If any, regardless of the writing order, the rules of tool selection and tool change shall be followed. Some rules stipulate that the tool selection command must be written before the tool change command is executed. Otherwise, the action is to change the tool first and then select the tool, as shown in the above program. In this case, if the tool selection command is not written before the M06 command is executed, the system will give an alarm.