Pallet table *.p

Application

Pallet tables allow you to define the sequence in which the control will machine the pallets and the NC programs to be used.

Without a pallet changer, you can use pallet tables to successively run NC programs with different presets with just one press of NC Start. This type of usage is also called job list.

Tool-oriented machining is possible with pallet tables and with job lists. The control will reduce the number of tool changes, thereby reducing the machining time.

Description of function

Pallet tables can be opened in the Tables, Editor, and Program Run operating modes. In the Editor and Program Run operating modes, the control opens the pallet table in the Job list workspace and not as a table.

The machine manufacturer defines a prototype for the pallet table. When you create a new pallet table, the control will copy this prototype. This means that the pallet table on your control might not contain all possible parameters.

The prototype can include the following parameters:

Parameter

Meaning

NR

Row number in the pallet table

The entry is required for the Line number input field of the BLOCK SCAN function.

Block scan for mid-program startup

Input: 0...99999999

TYPE

Pallet type?

Contents of the table row:

  • PAL: Pallet
  • FIX: Fixture
  • PGM: NC program

Selection using a selection menu

Input: PAL, FIX, PGM

NAME

Pallet / NC program / Fixture?

File name of the pallet, fixture or NC program

The machine manufacturer specifies the names of pallets and fixtures as needed. You can define the names of your NC programs yourself.

Selection by means of a selection window

Input: Text width 32

DATUM

Datum table?

The datum table to be used in the NC program.

Selection by means of a selection window

Input: Text width 32

PRESET

Preset?

Row number in the preset table for the workpiece preset to be activated.

Selection by means of a selection window

Input: 0...9999999

LOCATION

Location?

The entry MA indicates that there is a pallet or fixture in the working space of the machine and can be machined. Press the ENT key to enter MA. Press the NO ENT key to remove the entry and thus suppress machining. If the column exists, the entry is mandatory.

Corresponds to the Machinable toggle switch in the Form workspace.

Selection using a selection menu

Input: No value, MA

LOCK

Locked?

Using an * you can exclude the row of the pallet table from execution. Press the ENT key to identify the row with the entry *. Press the NO ENT key to cancel the lock. You can lock the execution for individual NC programs, fixtures or entire pallets. Unlocked rows (e.g., PGM) in a locked pallet are also not executed.

Selection using a selection menu

Input: No value, *

W-STATUS

Machining status?

Relevant to tool-oriented machining

The machining status defines the machining progress. Enter BLANK for an unmachined (raw) workpiece. The control changes this entry automatically during machining.

The control differentiates between the following entries

  • BLANK / no entry: Workpiece blank, requires machining
  • INCOMPLETE: Partly machined, requires further machining
  • ENDED: Machined completely, no further machining required
  • EMPTY: Empty space, no machining required
  • SKIP: Skip machining

Tool-oriented machining

Input: No value, BLANK, INCOMPLETE, ENDED, EMPTY, SKIP

PALPRES

Pallet preset

Row number in the pallet preset table for the pallet preset to be activated

Only required if a pallet preset table has been created on the control.

Selection by means of a selection window

Input: –1...+999

DOC

Comment

Input: Text width 15

METHOD

Machining method?

Machining method

The control differentiates between the following entries

  • WPO: Workpiece oriented (standard)
  • TO: Tool oriented (first workpiece)
  • CTO: Tool oriented (further workpieces)

Tool-oriented machining

Selection using a selection menu

Input: WPO, TO, CTO

CTID

ID no. geometry context?

Relevant to tool-oriented machining

The control automatically generates the ID number for mid-program startup with block scan. If you delete or change the entry, mid-program startup is no longer possible.

Tool-oriented machining

Input: Text width 8

SP-X

Clearance height?

Clearance height in the X axis for tool-oriented machining

Tool-oriented machining

Input: –999999.99999...+999999.99999

SP-Y

Clearance height?

Clearance height in the Y axis for tool-oriented machining

Tool-oriented machining

Input: –999999.99999...+999999.99999

SP-Z

Clearance height?

Clearance height in the Z axis for tool-oriented machining

Tool-oriented machining

Input: –999999.99999...+999999.99999

SP-A

Clearance height?

Clearance height in the A axis for tool-oriented machining

Tool-oriented machining

Input: –999999.99999...+999999.99999

SP-B

Clearance height?

Clearance height in the B axis for tool-oriented machining

Tool-oriented machining

Input: –999999.99999...+999999.99999

SP-C

Clearance height?

Clearance height in the C axis for tool-oriented machining

Tool-oriented machining

Input: –999999.99999...+999999.99999

SP-U

Clearance height?

Clearance height in the U axis for tool-oriented machining

Tool-oriented machining

Input: –999999.99999...+999999.99999

SP-V

Clearance height?

Clearance height in the V axis for tool-oriented machining

Tool-oriented machining

Input: –999999.99999...+999999.99999

SP-W

Clearance height?

Clearance height in the W axis for tool-oriented machining

Tool-oriented machining

Input: –999999.99999...+999999.99999

COUNT

Number of operations

For rows of the PAL type: Current actual value for the pallet counter nominal value defined in the TARGET column.

For rows of the PGM type: Value indicating by how much the pallet counter actual value will be incremented after the execution of the NC program.

Pallet counter

Input: 0...99999

TARGET

Total number of operations

Nominal value for the pallet counter in rows of the PAL type

The control repeats the NC programs of this pallet until the nominal value has been reached.

Pallet counter

Input: 0...99999