Steps for installing tools in the tool magazine of a vertical machining center

1、 General Steps for Tool Magazine Loading

The first step in machining is to load the tool library in a vertical machining center before machining the workpiece. During the machining process, the automatic tool changer is controlled by the CNC numerical control system, and the corresponding machining tool needs to be replaced by executing the machining program for the workpiece. After selecting the corresponding processing tool according to the workpiece processing drawings and process requirements, it is necessary to perform the tool loading operation. Of course, it is not necessary to randomly load the tool into the tool library. Necessary measurements should be made, and then stored in the CNC numerical control system of the machine tool for easy retrieval during processing.

Briefly speaking, the steps of tool installation are as follows: first, install and clamp the required tool on the tool handle, and adjust its length to the required size; According to the settings of the process and processing program, the tool and tool number can be corresponding one by one, and corresponding marks can be pasted on the tool library; Then, rotate the spindle to the zero point of the Z-axis, manually input and execute the "T01 M06" code through the CNC system panel of the vertical machining center. First, load the No. 1 tool into the tool magazine sleeve, where the tool on the spindle is the No. 1 tool. Manually input and execute the "T02 M06" code, and load the No. 2 tool into the tool magazine sleeve. At this time, the tool on the spindle is the No. 2 tool, and the installation of other tools can be carried out by analogy.

Precautions for tool installation in tool magazine

The operation of loading a tool into a tool magazine must be cautious. When machining a workpiece in a vertical machining center, the automatic tool changer will select the tool according to the tool settings and processing procedures. If the tool is placed incorrectly, it will seriously damage the tool and workpiece, and in severe cases, it will cause irreversible damage to the machine tool. Therefore, the following points must be achieved:

The tool loaded into the tool library must correspond to the tool number in the processing program one by one; The second is that only when the spindle returns to the machine zero point or tool change point can the tools on the spindle be loaded into the tool magazine, or the tools in the tool magazine be adjusted on the spindle; When exchanging tools, the tools on the main shaft cannot be numbered with the tool number in the tool library.

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