Mazak/Mazatrol

[Jedi Mastercam X]

Hey muchachos!!

 

just curious, we just purchased an older Mazak, a QT-30 w Mazatrol Plus controls. Can it be programmed with Mastercam? is the only thing necessary that this machine be made EAI Capable so that it will recognize G-code & also purchase the required post? thanks in advance!!!!

[Mito@DeeringBanjos]

you got it. but mazatrol is very capable of complex shapes.

[toolall1]

should work fine with straight eia code.you may need to set up canned cycles and tweek the post

good luck

[DaveR]

EIA/ISO is an option on that control, it is an add on board in the control cab. You can tell if you have it when you go to write a new program the control will prompt you for Mazatrol or eia/iso program. If not you don't have it.

 

Cost to add it (assuming it is still available) is anywhere from $1000-5000 depending on what control version you currently have.

 

If you don't have the option Mazak will request you fill out a form with control version and boards currently installed then quote you.

 

Consider just using Mazatrol, it can do just about anything, no need to buy another post.

[Jedi Mastercam X]

thanks a lot. we have never done any conversational programming on a Mazak, including myself. is it pretty simply and self-explanatory or is it a pain in a** if u've never done it before?

 

Mazatrol programmers are somewhat in short supply right now in h-town, that is why i wanna incorporate programming from MX. thanks again!

[Mgrenier]

I think CAMAIX had a post that outputs Mazatrol but I am not sure if it is out for MCAMX yet.

 

Might want to take a look on that side.

[bhayden10]

We do nothing but mazatrol on our 6 lathes here. You can make anything on them. Very easy to learn really. The c-axis face milling is the only thing that takes some playing with to figure out.

[Mark H]

We use both - Mazatrol and Mastercam

[Jedi Mastercam X]

ttt

[DaveR]

Mazatrol is very easy to learn, give yorself two hours and you will be able to write a program for a simple part in 1 min. It is in almost all cases much faster to just program the part at the control in Mazatrol than to work at a PC using CAD/CAM.

 

For a Mazatrol program all you need is a part print, hold it in the left hand and punch buttons with the right .

[IntegrexMan]

+1 to DaveR.

 

That is how I used to program all our Mazak Lathes. If it is just a QT-30 with no C or Y axis, you can teach yourself in no time flat. Have fun!!