It can be adjusted to work with any machine on the same platform, even for older controls. The resulting base post processor incorporates both toolheads seamlessly and drastically reduces programming time for PMSI. The crew ran tool paths as they were being formulated to check for errors, and mistakes were fixed until the post ran flawlessly.
McAlevey testing and correcting their code on the Mazak machine. We really had to develop the whole thing from scratch. Sanchez knew from the beginning that it would not simply be a case of tweaking an old post processor. The assignment took approximately six months to complete. How can we do the post with the time the shop has available? Sanchez says. One of the biggest concerns he had before starting was that whatever post processor they created would need to work on all similar machines. Sanchez says that there were more than just a few complications inherent in the task. The top and bottom toolheads each required separate tool paths, and coordination between the two to create a post proved impossible: One tool path canceled out the other, creating a CNC post processor that reflected only part of the machining process. The PMSI team works with a range of materials: exotic aerospace metals, and stainless steel Inconel titanium aluminum and magnesium a dangerous material that requires special coolant to avoid catching fire. These parts are manufactured in a clean, climate-controlled environment. Every part that PMSI produces has extremely tight tolerances-some within 50 millionths of an inch, with true positioning in the thousandths of an inch. PMSI puts a lot of emphasis on the first part of its name. By necessity, Precision Manufacturing Solutions Inc. The shop employs 70 people, with 36 machinists and six process engineers on hand to develop machining processes and write programs. This is one of the first parts that was made in one operation using Mastercam Mill-Turn with the new post. But before a new post was developed a six-month processit was impossible to really coordinate the tool paths for both toolheads. This is programmed with Mastercam Mill-Turn. Employment Opportunity / RFQ (Request for Quote).A dual-toolhead multitasking machine made coordination of tool paths difficult, if not impossible.So, this looks simple, but I am not sure what it could be. I tried another brand LCD and got the same results. So, it somewhat works, but the display is wacked. One row down, it displays the D of Dpm: and next to it, it skips the first digit I typed in as the division I entered one screen earlier. I am able to type in a division or degree based on the A/B choice and it correctly displays on line 3 like the video, and # to continue, but again, the LCD has a mind of its own, displaying only the first letter of P for Pos and next to it, 0.00. I can however choose A or B on my keypad, and the display then shows the first letters of the next menu, an "E" on the top row and an "R" on the bottom, obviously reflecting the first letters from the word "Enter" and "Reset". It next displays just the "S" for "Select Op Mode" as shown in the Youtube video in post #52, but no DIV or DEG. I do NOT get the other following messages: CrankyTechGuy CNC nor Copyright 2014. Mechanically, things appear to work, but, I have LCD issues (and I used the posted library files).Īt boot, I only get the "R" of the welcome message, and I know it is the "R" from "Rotarye Control", as if I put an "X" in front of the "R" in the sketch, then I get an "X". Old thread, but maybe someone can advise.