hello Mike;
I went back and looked at the machine and talked with one of the operator's and where they have to put the tool information in the machine is not on the operator's panel but is on a side control panel that is under the option of HEAD. I was a 5-axis mill man for some years and what it reminds me of is the old fanuc controls that you had to go in the ladder section of the control and tell the machine where or what tool was in what pod.
I think if the operator could figure out how to input this information he could do the reat at the main control.offsets or anything eles related to a new tool. If i remember right after you put in the information for a new tool you have to shut down the machine and after you bring it up it will show up on the main control. I have added a attachment to this note showing our machine. But we dont have a transfer type table system.
Thanks;
Eddie |