MAKINO cell

[Rick Henrickson 65]

does anyone schedule a makino cell?

I am trying something I havent done yet.

I need to add clamps on my last fixture after it machines

so op 1 is face 1

op 2 is face 2

op 3 goes

wss------>load

mc------->op 3 program

wss------>install clamps

mc------->op 4 seperate part

wss------>unload

 

it runs op 1

then op2

then op3

comes out(like I thought it should)

goes back in

runs op1

runs op2

then op4

it should only run op 4

any help would be great

[Psychomill]

So, your OP 3 has two stages in the cycle? Haven't tried that one in conjuntion with previous ops. What version cell control are you using?

[Rick Henrickson 65]

mas5 I think

its the newest one

yeah there is 2 steps in the op3 page.

normaly its

wcs

mc---->assigned program C here

wcs

 

but I added the other

mc--->assigned program D here

wcs

[Psychomill]

So, your steps should be:

 

op1

op2

op3

wss

op4

wss

Start cycle again....

 

Check your part process page. I haven't used or seen a MAS5 (we have B2 and A2). I think somewhere along there, the info for complete parts is not right and so its looking for another part to load before step 4. You did only create one process for this part number right? and not 3 or 4 different parts?

[Rick Henrickson 65]

001 = wss / mc / wss program A

002 = wss / mc / wss program B

003 = wss / mc / wss / mc / wss

1st mc = Program C

2nd mc = Program D

 

I talked to makino and they said that is the way it is suppose to act.

 

should I try this all under 001

wss

mc = program A

wss

mc = program B

wss

mc = program C

wss

mc = program D

wss

[Psychomill]

This sounds similar to the way the old A series cell controllers used to work. Yes, I would try and put it all under 001. Since you need to run them consecutive anyway, it should be listed under 001. Are all ops on the same pallet?

 

What you may have to watch for is the the Process itself. It may think you have 4 stations and 4 parts once the pallet is in loop with a full load. The other alternative to try is this:

 

001 = wss / mc / wss program A

002 = wss / mc / wss program B

003 = wss / mc / wss Program C

004 = wss / mc / wss Program D

 

I wish I knew the MAS system for you. The B2 is similar.... but different... Your system is based on the model A3 system and I don't know the lay out on the software. There are some Makino users here so maybe someone has an A3 sytem?

 

But it really sounds like there's a button that needs to be on/off and it should work the way you originially had it laid out...

[Rick Henrickson 65]

Bump: Anyone else running the new MAS controller