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4.4 RIGID TAPPING
Front face tapping cycles (G84) and side face tapping cycles (G88)
can be performed either in conventional mode or rigid mode.
In conventional mode, the spindle is rotated or stopped, in
synchronization with the motion along the tapping axis according to
miscellaneous functions M03 (spindle CW rotation), M04 (spindle
CCW rotation), and M05 (spindle stop).
In rigid mode, the spindle motor is controlled in the same way as a
control motor, by the application of compensation to both motion
along the tapping axis and that of the spindle.
For rigid tapping, each turn of the spindle corresponds to a certain
amount of feed (screw lead) along the spindle axis. This also applies
to acceleration/deceleration. This means that rigid tapping does not
demand the use of float tappers as in the case of conventional tapping,
thus enabling high-speed, high-precision tapping.
When the system is equipped with the optional multispindle control
function, the second to fourth spindles can be used for rigid tapping.