PROCEDURE TO ACTIVATE TOOL LIFE MONITORING

Step No

Action Reqd

1 Machine Power On
2 Press Key
3 Press Key
To select Tool Life Page
4 Press Key
5 Press Key ( Shown in Green Color)

MACHINE
KEY

KEY

Display
Machine will be In Quick / NC Mode
Machine will show POS/PROG etc.
Tool Life management will be editable in MDI Mode

QUICK/NC
MDI (MENU)
3 SET

FANUC ROBODRILL 31i

N.PAGE

It will show Offset table

Offset Setting Work

Next

(Oprt
)

6 To display Gropu / Life / Count

Macro

Tool Life

Tool (Oprt
Life
)

7 To go to edit mode of Tool Life

Macro

OPRT

Tool (Oprt
Life
)

7 Enter Tool Number In T Code Witndow

+
u

No
SRH
t

Edit

+
u

8 To Edit Tool Monitoing Page

This will show window of type / Life /
Count / Reset Count / T Code

Clear Edit

Input

+
u

Type
Life
Count

1 CYE 2 Min
Reset Count

Press Tool No ( E.g.1)

1

Insert

No

State

T
H
D
Code Code Code
1

Insert Delete State

t

Type

8 It will show windoe for H Code & D Code

Enter Offset No (e.g. H 1)

1
3000

Input
Input

State

Type
Life
Count

1
3000

T
H
D
Code Code Code
1

No

State

End

Input

+
u

1 CYE 2 Min
Reset Count

Input

(Use Up/ Down Arrow Key for

Window selection)
Correct Offest Number is Very Importatnt in H Code Window

+
u

Reset Count

Insert Delete State

t
9 Enter 1 In Type Window
Enter Life ( e.g.3000 cycles)

Input

1 CYE 2 Min

Life
Count
No

End

T
H
D
Code Code Code
1
1

Insert Delete State

t

End

Input

+
u

Insert Delete State

t

End

Input

+
u

10 Enter Life / off set Values in other tools

Using Page Down Key
11 After Completion of Data
filling press END
2 To reset Life after completion of tool life
In Tool Life window CNC Will show
2.1 the tool number whose life is over

Tool Life

Macro

Tool (Oprt
Life
)

Macro

Tool (Oprt
Life
)

t
2.2 Select OPRT

Oprt
t

2.2 Select Tool number to clear tool Life

2.2 Execute Clear Command

Clear

No
SRH
t

Clear Edit

Input

Can

Exec

u
+
u

Clear Edit

Input

EXEC

Press RESET to clear Alarm

Back

No
SRH
t

u
+
u

t
2.2 TO go BACK

Reset

CHANGES REQUIRED IN PROGRAM TO MAKE TOOL LIFE MONITORING EFFECTIVE

STANDARD PROG
G49 T2 M6:

CHANGES REQUIRED IN PROG

G49 T0102 M6:

G49 H2 Z50.0 M08:

G49 H99 Z50.0 M08:

If Keeping Tool life values in TOOL LIFE Sheet and Stadard Program is used, Tool Lie monitoring will not be effective.

MINITES OF MEETINGS HELD BETWEEN M/s ENDURANCE TRANSMISSION PVT LTD, MANESAR
AND VOLTAS LIMITED .FOR ACTIVATION OF TOOL LIFE MONITORING IN FANUC ROBODRILL MACHINE

For ENDURANCE TRANSMISSION PVT LTD

1 Mr. Rambabu Gupta

For VOLTAS LIMITED, PUNE

1. Santosh Shete

2 Mr. Kiran Pandit

M/s VOLTAS Limited representative visited M/s Endurance to activate and demonstrtate the
Tool Life monitoring on Fanuc Robo Drill Machine.
On OP-50 ( Machine -II )Machine tool life monitoring data entered for tools and
demonstarted for 10 cycles to se the alarms.
Procedure shown and training given for following
1. Tool Life data entery
2. To clear the alarm after live over of any tool
3. Required changes in program.
Procedure is enclosed for reference to enter the data , to clear alarm and program modification required for reference.
M/s Voltas is very much thankful for courtesy extended during visit to M/s Endurance.

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