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Nice and clean.  Are you doing the PLC programming?  I am debating (if I can't get the Siemens controll on my FZ12 to work) wether to PLC the tool changes or run it as a simple mechanical logic system with an industrial microprocessor keeping track of the inputs and outputs.

   

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Keep the Siemens Warren its a dam good industrial control,  it has  closed loop and has
 back lash comp which mach  doesn't have so why swap!
John.

I'd love to keep the Siemens controller since the machine is set up for it already.  The problem is finding anyone that knows a 20 year old controller on this side of the 'pond.'  The battery died a while back and loading the parameters worked but since then the machine has never returned to origin.  Chiron USA is pretty useless for support and Chiron DE doesn't have anyone that even knows how to support it. 

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@Hood,

Great to see your postings here.  I have purchased the bones of a Chiron FZ12w that looks to be about the same vintage as yours.  I have replaced just about every single airpline to eliminate leaks. 

In regards to the leaky solenoid valves I ended up cutting my own aluminum parts (I have a full CNC shop) to replace the awful Festoo plastic pieces that were cracking.  I didn't like the idea of spending the $100usd per solenoid to replace half of them.  I can send you the 3D file if you like. 

I look forward to reading your exploits with this machine.  i will be retrofitting as well since I can't make heads or tales with a nearly 20 year old Siemens controller.  My plan is to retrofit the control using the existing electronics and Simodrive components running in Mach.  For the toolchange I am leaning toward an industrial microprocessor since the tool change process is really a mechanical logic circuit and won't require complex macros.  Either way I look forward to hacing my FZ12w working again.  It has the indexing table with dual 4th axis so It's quite the handy production machine. 

Regards and good luck. 

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