Tool types

Application

The control uses the tool types to filter the parameters that you can edit in tool management.

Description of function

A number is additionally assigned to each tool type.

The following tool types can be selected using the TYP parameter of the tool management:

Icon

Tool type

Number

Milling cutter (MILL)

0

Rough cutter (MILL_R)

9

Finishing cutter (MILL_F)

10

Face mill (MILL_FACE)

14

Ball-nose cutter (BALL)

22

Toroid cutter (TORUS)

23

Chamfer mill (MILL_CHAMFER)

24

Side milling cutter (MILL_SIDE)

25

Drill (DRILL)

1

Tap (TAP)

2

NC center drill (CENT)

4

Turning tool (TURN) (#50 / #4-03-1)

Turning tool types (#50 / #4-03-1)

29

Touch probe (TCHP) (#17 / #1-05-1)

21

Reamer (REAM)

3

Countersink (CSINK)

5

Piloted counterbore (TSINK)

6

Boring tool (BOR)

7

Back boring tool (BCKBOR)

8

Thread miller (GF)

15

Thread miller with chamfer (GSF)

16

Thread mill with single thread (EP)

17

Thread mill with indexable insert (WSP)

18

Thread drilling/milling cutter (BGF)

19

Circular thread mill (ZBGF)

20

Grinding wheel (GRIND) (#156 / #4-04-1)

Grinding tool types (#156 / #4-04-1)

30

Dressing tool (DRESS) (#156 / #4-04-1)

Dressing tool types (#156 / #4-04-1)

31

Technology-specific tool types

Depending on the selected tool type TYP, you can use the TYPE parameter of the tool management to define a technology-specific tool type and thus specify the tool type more closely. The control offers the TYPE parameter for the TURN, GRIND and DRESS tool types.

Turning tool types (#50 / #4-03-1)

Select between the types below within the turning tools:

Icon

Technology-specific tool type

Number

Rough-turning tool (ROUGH)

11

Finish-turning tool (FINISH)

12

Thread-turning tool (THREAD)

14

Recessing tool (RECESS)

15

Button tool (BUTTON)

21

Recess-turning tool (RECTURN)

26

Grinding tool types (#156 / #4-04-1)

Select between the types below within the grinding tools:

Icon

Technology-specific tool type

Number

Cylindrical grinding pin (PIN)

1

Conical grinding pin (CONE)

2

Cup wheel (CUP)

3

Straight wheel (CYLINDER)

26

Slant wheel (ANGULAR)

27

Facing wheel (FACE)

28

Dressing tool types (#156 / #4-04-1)

Select between the types below within the dressing tools:

Icon

Technology-specific tool type

Number

Stationary dresser with radius (FIXRADIUS)

101

Rotating dresser with radius (ROTRADIUS)

103

Stationary dresser (flat) (FIXFLAT)

110

Rotating (flat) (ROTFLAT)

120