Numbered pots with a lookup table of which pot number currently is holding which tool number is majorly useful.
If there are tools in the pots, but the machinist does not know which tool number they are, he can get the pot number, look up the tool number and get it in MDI. This is all too common when one shift inherits tools from another. The tools could have been in there for a while, a pot/tool reference is a great tool to have then. On Sep 13, 2010 11:42 AM, "Stuart Stevenson" <stus...@gmail.com> wrote: Random tool change machines allowing manual tool matrix manipulation should have a display for the tool number in the spindle and the tool number of the tool in the tool change position. The tool pots in the matrix should have NO numbers on them - numbers on these pots are confusing. This can all be done with the ladder/comp. No change in EMC2 should be necessary other than for the display of tool numbers. If you are choosing a tool because the tool looks usable the number of the pot is irrelevant other than a look up number. This causes air breathers to interface with the tool sequence in a dangerous fashion and tool number confusion is certainly the result albeit sometimes this interaction is desirable. Having EMC able to maintain the tool numbers and present the correct information to the air breather instead of an inexact search for information would be far less prone to confusion. After this conversation my request is retracted. It is not necessary and I don't see how it could be beneficial beyond what is capable now. I removed the manual tool index button from my tool change comp this morning. Requiring a T1 even if tool 1 is in the tool change position is not a big deal. It is easily learned and easily used. thanks Stuart -- dos centavos ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
