Re: [mfg-smartcam] Re: Date Codes

[Bob Looney]

Title: Re: [mfg-smartcam] Re: Date Codes

SmartCAM Users,
I have 2 engraving macros that I use but they are okuma macros. One does thew year digits then the week digits. The other looks at VC5-8 and engraves a sequential serial number based on the variables:

VC5-8 holding 0001 would engrave 0001 starting at the x/y where the macro was called.
I have both of these in txt form if you want to look at the syntax.

bob

I didn't get but one reply on this, surely more companies do engraving
than just ours. Thanks Bill Wepking for your response.
If anyone else has any thoughts please feel free.
Jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
To: SmartCAM List Server <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 10:40 PM
Subject: Date Codes

Hello SC users,
We do alot of engraving on our parts like part numbers, Port
designation and numbers. This is all built into the program and never changes.
After the parts are machined they go to the stamping area to be date stamped
for which week, year and location that the parts were machined.
Looks like this: 36/02 P.
Week 36 / Year 02 / Manufactured in Petersburg
To reduce handling and speed up the process I would like to add this to the
engraving cycle on the machine. Managment will o.k. putting a month date instead
of a weekly if need be. I thought about creating 12 date programs and calling each
a sub program from O8000-O8012, then putting them in using subs.
I would have to update them only once a year this way.

Has anyone done this before?
Would you share your wisdom?
All help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You

Jeff Pieper
CNC Programmer   

EATON Hydraulics