Activate Tool Monitoring; Service - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Operator's Manual

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Parameters Operating Area
5.4 ShopMill tool management

5.4.9 Activate tool monitoring

Machine manufacturer
Tool wear
Tool life (T)
Count (C)
Wear (W)
Machine manufacturer
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ShopMill allows you to monitor the tool life of the tools automatically to
ensure constant machining quality.
You can also disable tools that you no longer want to use or identify
them as oversize or assign them to a magazine location.
In the tool wear list you can assign each tool the following tool
monitoring and properties:
• Tool life
• Number of workpieces
• Other tool properties
− Lock tool
− Tool in fixed location
− Oversized tool
The tool monitoring functions are activated via machine data.
Please follow the machine manufacturer's instructions!
Operating sequence
Select "Tool wear" via softkey
The tool life is used to monitor the service life of a tool with machining
feedrate in minutes. When the remaining tool life is ≤ 0, the tool is set
to "disabled". The tool is not put into operation on the next tool
change. If a replacement tool is available, it is inserted in its place.
The tool life monitoring function always refers to the selected tool
edge.
With the count C, however, the number of tool changes is counted in
the spindle. The tool is also disabled in this case, when the remainder
reaches "0".
With wear W, the greatest value in the wear parameters ∆ Length X,
∆ Length Z or ∆ Radius or ∆ ∆ in the wear list is monitored. Here too
the tool is disabled if one of the wear parameters reaches the value
for wear W.
Please follow the machine manufacturer's instructions!
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