I have a Cincinatti Arrow 500 VMC that I have retrofit. It runs on linuxCNC of course and it works quite well altho I am still not using the toolchanger yet it is not implemented thus far. However it runs almost daily when I have work for it and has been very reliable. It had the emerson control techniques control system on it when I bought it but after several expensive repairs I scrapped it, gutted the machine electronically and installed all brand new AC servos, motors, and drives as well as the MESANET 5i25/7i77 combo boards. I replaced almost everything in the electronics cabinet and the machine runs entirely on single phase. The spindle is a 10hp and I am using a Hitachi WJ200-110 LF drive for the spindle. I chose to loose all the old electronics and wiring in the interests of both lower cost and increased reliability. I know that Mesanet cards that I am using can power and control industrial servos and drives but I am not familiar with the kollmorgan drives so I cannot really help you. Good luck with your retrofit.
Pete On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 3:53 PM, Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> wrote: > On 01/13/2016 11:26 AM, Wayde Allen wrote: > > I just joined the email list since I'm wondering about using Linux CNC to > > retrofit the control system on an old Cincinnati/Milacron CNC system. The > > motor control amplifier for these machines seems to be a Kollmorgen BDS4. > > Has anyone here created an interface to one of these? > This is an analog velocity servo amp. Pico Systems and Mesa > have interfaces that should be able to control such a servo amp. > > Is Linux CNC a decent option for replacing the old control computer on > one > > of these beasts for use in a low volume production environment? > > > Yes. If it is a simple XYZ machine with spindle, it should > be pretty easy. Adding rigid tapping is also pretty simple > if there is an existing spindle encoder. If it has a tool > changer, that gets a bit more complicated, as every machine > does it just a bit differently. If it has a gear change > system, there are a few ways to do that in LinuxCNC. > > Jon > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance > APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month > Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now > Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=267308311&iu=/4140 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Pete Matos A and N Precision and Fabrication Maryville, Tennessee 865-236-8996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=267308311&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
