mazak and mc

[sike]

hi all well im about to change jobs next week and where im going does not have master cam so as i have never ran an intergrex mazak b4 just wondering how much harder it will be then to programme with M/C they r 4 axis mill and 6 axis twin spidle lathe with live tooling do u think its something a normal person will pick up programming quickly or would you recomend pleed bargening to get the boss to purchase mc to keep life quick and simple for my self

 

yhanks for your help

[Bruce Caulley]

Sike,

They must be using something for offline programming. Imagine programming one of those things manually and expecting to get complex jobs out the door in a hurry!!!

 

If they have no other CAM software chew their ear until they buy MC

 

Bruce

[Harryman]

Programming an Integrex is not easy either way if you are doing complex work.

 

If the work is simple, Mazatrol works. If the work is complex, MC is the only way to go.

 

If you are already a solidly competent MC lathe mill programmer and I was hireing you, I wouldn't let you waste one minute with Mazatrol.

[cncchuck]

bring a MC demo disk and show them . you may open their eyes to something new. good luck

[IntegrexMan]

When I first came here a year ago, the Integrex's where programmed in Mazatrol. They already had MC here and a post, but never used it for the Integrex, nor did anyone know the g-code side of the Integrex. After trying for several weeks to program some complex parts in Mazatrol (10+ yrs mazatrol exp), I convinced them to allow me to program using MC. Mazatrol is down and dirty for easy parts, not good for anything complex. Everything is just easier using MC and even the way the tools are described in the machine is easier if using g-code. I didn't even know how to use MC until I came here (SurfCAM previously) and self taught my way through it for the Integrex. Use MC, you will be much better off.

 

Craig

[sike]

thankx for your responses i might have to buy a demo disk to open their eyes i think.

 

Oh and bruce did ferra get Mc and assistance off scott stodley ,paul at gapcad cam or bob in sydney?

 

thanks again all