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ATC Kit for Tormach Mill about done!!! Soon to be available!
« on: September 19, 2008, 11:05:32 AM »
Here is a few pics showing the ATC Kit for Tormach Mills.

It will be available in TWO parts:

Phaze1: Is the Auto Drawbar option, in where there are 2 manual buttons, that will Grab or release the Tool Holder.

Phaze2: Is the complete ATC, with 12 tool rotary caracel. It will run Auto from
Mach3, there is an ATC page added to the standard screen sets that allow full control over the system.
1). You can Index it forward and back by one tool slot to load tools.
2). You can do Single Tool Hiegth offsets for the library.
3). You can do an "Auto Cycle" Tool Hiegth, in where all twelve (or how every many up to 12 tools), will automatcially set thier hiegth one by one.
4). Also contains a ATC dianostic, service area for trouble shooting/setup.

Here are some pics attached below:

Thanks also very much to Ken, for his help on this project!!
Note, the "Tool holder" claws are not shown as they are being reworked at the moment.

Cost: I dont have a price yet, but will get one to you when the final, be-bugged version is ready. Current "Estimate" is around 2K-3K for complete unit, and 1-1.xK for the Auto Draw bar.

The Changer is a Commercial Grade unit, very robust.

You can place orders "Early" via my Email:

PoppaBear"at"Hughes.net

(replace the "at" with @)

Scott "Poppa Bear" Shafer
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Re: ATC Kit for Tormach Mill about done!!! Soon to be available!
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2008, 01:11:09 AM »
Here is a ATC cycle Test Video of the changer swapping Tools!!

Here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcWUZJ35yL0&feature=youtu.be

Next stage is varifying the 12 Tool Auto Tool Setter Cycle.

Scott
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Re: ATC Kit for Tormach Mill about done!!! Soon to be available!
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2008, 11:56:32 AM »
Scott,

That link doesn't work but this one will get you to a page where the video can be viewed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcWUZJ35yL0&feature=youtu.be

Mike
« Last Edit: December 30, 2012, 03:09:56 PM by poppabear »

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Re: ATC Kit for Tormach Mill about done!!! Soon to be available!
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2008, 12:20:29 AM »
Hi Scott,

Great work on the ATC. Both quick and smooth.

You mentioned "an ATC page added to the standard screen sets that allow full control over the system."
Is this something that you designed and are selling or is it part of the Mach3 standard set?
I have a 10 place ATC on my DynaMyte 4400 that I'd like to operate through Mach3 but without a PLC or modbus.

Timothy

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Re: ATC Kit for Tormach Mill about done!!! Soon to be available!
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2008, 07:53:51 AM »
Hey Timothy,

You mentioned "an ATC page added to the standard screen sets that allow full control over the system."
Is this something that you designed and are selling or is it part of the Mach3 standard set?

>>> Yes, Designed and selling, I added an ATC page to Tormachs screen set, but you can add anything to any screen set.
I have attached a Pic to this post of the ATC page so you can see the I/O it is over and other diag stuff.

I have a 10 place ATC on my DynaMyte 4400 that I'd like to operate through Mach3 but without a PLC or modbus.

>>>Well the Key to that would be do you have enough "Free" inputs and outputs left on your One or Two para ports
to operated all its functions? If you dont want to do modbus, perhaps consider "Po-Keys". You will need to decide if you want
Mach to also run the servo that turns your caracel, if so that will cost you 2 more outputs.

The Reason I used a PLC was cause it is "Intellegent" it does alot of the work, and just tells mach about stuff.

In its simplist form, a "Rotary" ATC on a Pivot Arm, (like the one in the vid), only needs One Axis I am using the "C" in this case
and TWO outputs, one releases the Drawbar, and the other Swings the Arm in. All the rest of my IO is for error checking, and to
insure sequence steps are completed.

scott


   
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Re: ATC Kit for Tormach Mill about done!!! Soon to be available!
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2008, 08:47:41 AM »
Thanks for the quick reply Scott,

After close examination, I think I'm going to need a PLC. There is one DC servo to move the arm plus two position sensors, one stepper motor for the carousel plus a position sensor, and one more DC servo to operate the retaining knob clamp plus two position sensors there.

I'll email you the finer details and we can go from there.

Timothy

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Re: ATC Kit for Tormach Mill about done!!! Soon to be available!
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2008, 08:35:07 AM »
Timothy,

     I charge money for work like this, just so you know, up front.

Scott
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Re: ATC Kit for Tormach Mill about done!!! Soon to be available!
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2008, 11:43:40 AM »
Absolutely. I don't mind paying for professional services.

Timothy