Makino A77, Pro3, with custom "Makino side" question...

[Psychomill]

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the cell controler is mas 5

brand new

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Ahh, lucky you... tell me what you think of it...

 

[Rick Henrickson 65]

it is very nice, a little bit of a paint to get a job scheduled you have to register the program, create a pert with ops assign register programs to parts, assign parts to fixtures, then fixtures to pallets, then order to fixture then material to order. seems like alot to get it going but once it is up it is great because it knows it needs a 1st op part for second op, and second for 3rd etc. so it doesnt waste time with non loaded parts same thing on the way out it knows when op 1 is done and only runs 2 and 3 then just 3

pretty dang smart.

a couple glitches with the botsoma alarming out it doesnt load the tool data on tool change but working with them on that.

I am just glad the previous tool was longer then the one it ran.

[Dave Ball]

I just got a preview of the MAS5A beta last week. It adds alot of features. Jeff Wilmes from Makino has asked us to be a beta site, anyone else using the beta currently?