THERE ARE FOUR BASIC TYPES OF AUTOMATION FOR CNC TURNING; MULTI-AXIS, GANTRY, SEMI-FIXED, AND FIXED. THE SIZE OF THE LOADER SHOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE LATHE AND HAVE QUICK CHANGE END OF ARM TOOLING FOR HANDLING A DIFFERENT FAMILY OF PIECE PARTS. FOR PROPER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE LATHE AND THE LOADER, THE INTERFACE MUST HAVE CONTROL, STATUS, AND COMMAND SIGNALS. A TRANSFER SYSTEM IS INCORPORATED TO GET THE PIECE PART(S) FROM MACHINE TO MACHINE WHILE THE IN-LINE GAGING SYSTEM CONTROLS THE TOOL OFFSET DATA FOR THE LATHE(S).
| Number of Pages : | 10 |
| Published : | 06/01/1992 |
