
FANUC Series 16i/18i/21i-MA/MB/TB TOOL MANAGEMENT FUNCTION A-78614EN
2002.08.08 Edition 04
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General
This function integrates and manages the tool data such as tool offset or tool
life.
T code specifies tool type number. MTB can decide tool type number at will.
Therefore, it is possible to group tools by various conditions such as the
same life, the same compensation value or the same cutting conditions. And,
if there is only 1 tool in a tool kind, you can think tool type number is equal
to an unique tool number.
CNC manages each tool data, which is tool type number, tool life, tool state
(tool broken, etc), tool compensation number (D/H/G/W), spindle speed (S),
feedrate (F) and customizing data. These tool data are called the tool
management data.
And, CNC can manage the magazine and exchange the tool, because CNC
has the magazine management table which is linked to the magazine
information and the tool management data. Additionally, CNC can manage
the tool number in spindle position and wait position.
When T code command specifies a tool type number, CNC searches the
shortest life tool which has the requested tool type number, and informs
PMC of its magazine number and pot number. This makes it possible for
PMC ladder sequence to exchange tools by using magazine number and pot
number.