Hello, hope im in the right thread topic!

At work we have a new machine which is a Cincinnati Lancer 1000 with a A2100 control system. this system has a migration tool system which puts tools in any pocket to save tool changing time.

The problem is at the end of a production run all the tools are mixed up, is there a way to put all the tools back in the correct pockets automaticly so when we need to change certain tools it wont be confusing for the operator / setter?

I hope that kind of makes sense?

Thanks in advance

Ben

We have an Arrow A2100 at work. Seems to me there is a setting in the configuration to turn off migrating tools. We dont use it in ours. We have the drum type tool magazine. Not sure if yours is the same. I dont see what the point would be unless you have a ATC with an arm that can switch tools simutaneously.

yeah we have the arm tool changer. we have got our head around it abit more, and yes you are right, you can turn off migration

it appears that when your loading new tools, you enter all the tool details as normal (length, diameter, cdc etc) but you load the tool into the pocket that is currently assigned to that tool number, or "record" number as its named in the library

anyone else been using the tool migration at all?

thanks for the reply to :)

Here is what you do.

On the tool data page, zero out every thing.
Tool heights, offsets, tool types, all data.
Make sure you match up tool records with the same number pockets:

Record 1 = Pocket 1
Record 2 = Pocket 2

And so on.....

Once everything is "cleared out" press the COPY TABLE icon.
Copy to a backup file. Tooldata.bck should be default and thats fine.
Go thru the process of saving that file (follow prompts on screen)

Now Load your changer and set tool heights. Run your job and migration will mix them all around. You can follow what tool goes where on the tool data page.

After the job, you want to set up the next job and reset the records to pockets again to be equal. So on the tool data page again press COPY TABLE icon, From backup file, and load the tooldata.bck that you previously saved above. *bam* everything is zeroed out and the pockets match the records again. Your ready to empty and reload for the next job.

I hope thats clear enough. Also, you can on the same tool page set migration to off for all tools. You can even save the tooldata.bck that way and use it only to zero out offsets and heights.

-Charlie