Hello all.
I’m designing / building a large machine which will operate very much like the coil winder currently in development.
My machine will wind and spot weld a wire onto mandrel holding other wires axially on its perimeter. The mandrel will remain stationary, and the axial wires will be pulled out of the mandrel (as a unit) as the wire is wound on.
It will look like a lathe (ie. Operator controls on the left, workpiece in front), and build up to 40” diameter x 16 foot long workpieces. Similar machines in existence helically wind/weld heavy wire onto concrete column rebar cages, but I need to be more precise, like .063” wire at .070” pitch, for example
When I saw the Mach screen for the coil winder, it struck me that this looks very close to my desired interface. I had planned to use “real” buttons, counters, displays, etc, but it seems that Mach and a suitable touch-screen should be able to simulate all of that.
Trouble is: I have zero knowledge of how to adapt/change the Mach screens and coding to suit my needs.
Is anyone out there prepared to help me with this? (I am not necessarily asking for a volunteer here)
Thanks!
KevinW.