Machining The Workpiece; Starting And Stopping Machining - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual

Machining the workpiece

4.1

Starting and stopping machining

During execution of a program, the workpiece is machined in accordance with the
programming on the machine. After the program is started in automatic mode, workpiece
machining is performed automatically.
Requirements
The following requirements must be met before executing a program:
● The measuring system of the controller is referenced with the machine.
● The necessary tool offsets and zero offsets have been entered.
● The necessary safety interlocks implemented by the machine manufacturer are activated.
General sequence
Note
Starting the program in any operating area
If the controller is in "AUTO" mode, you can also start the selected program when you are in
any operating area.
Turning
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1. Use the Program manager to select the desired program.
Select the desired program under "NC", "Local drive", "USB" or set-up
network drives.
3. Press the "Select" softkey.
The program is selected for execution and automatically switched to the
"Machine" operating area.
4. Press the <CYCLE START> key.
The program is started and executed.
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