Where
to look for information
The important thing
to understand is, the machines are put together by
the OEM by buying several hundred components from
different manufacturers. Once you decide what error
is the main cause, it will boil down to one of the
following. 1) Control 2) Axis 3) Spindle 4) Machine
- ATC, APC, input/output, Coolant system, Chip
conveyor, Hydraulics etc. From this point it will be
east to pick up a manual. There should be multiple
manuals coming with the machine. Sometimes, some OEM
may extract a manual and put it in their own words
to make it easier. But the problem it is not a
complete manual. You should have all of the
following manuals. If you don’t, call the unit maker
directly and get it.
1) Control
Maintenance, Connection Manual - Control Maker
2) Control Setup,
Programming Manual - Control Maker
3) Drive Maintenance
Manual - Drive Maker
4) Drive Setup
Manual - Drive Maker
5) Electrical
Diagram, parameter- M/c Tool Maker(OEM)
6) Parts & Service
- M/c Tool Maker(OEM)
7) Mechanics
- M/c Tool Maker(OEM)
8) Hydraulics -
Hydraulics manual
9) Chip conveyor -
Chip conveyor maker manual.
10) Tool Changer -
Tool changer maker manual
Whom
to call
Once you know what
your problem is, you did find the manual and you
still have questions. Who do you call? You can
always call your OEM. They are ultimately
responsible for the equipment. Sometimes it is
better to call the unit maker, since the maker of
the unit will always know a lot more about it
1)
Control alarms,
programming questions - Control maker
2)
Axis alarms, Drive setup
questions - Drive maker
3)
Spindle alarms, spindle
setup, orientation, speed fluctuations - Spindle
drive maker
4)
Electrical, mechanical,
parameter, ladder and machine tool alarm - Machine
tool maker (OEM). There are occasions machine tool
maker may not know about hydraulics or chip conveyor
details. In that case they might direct you to the
maker of the unit.
Author: Ven Swaminathan.
Email - Ven@cnconestop.com
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