Tool Life Management - Mitsubishi Electric C80 Series Instruction Manual

C80 Series Instruction Manual
5 Setting a Tool and a Workpiece

5.6 Tool Life Management

Setup
T-life
The life management data such as the tool usage is set and displayed on the tool life management (T-life) screen of the
setup (Setup) screen.
There are some types of the tool life management method, two for M system and three for L system.
The management method can be changed by the parameter "#1096 T_Ltyp".
L system: Tool life management I (T_Ltyp = 1) and tool life management II (T_Ltyp = 2)
M system: Tool life management I (T_Ltyp = 1), tool life management II (T_Ltyp = 2) and tool life management III (T_Ltyp
= 3)
Manual numerical value command can be executed when manual numerical value command window is displayed by input-
ting an address key such as MST, etc.
<M system>
Tool life management I
This method monitors the accumulation of the tool usage, such as operating time, count, and wear condition, that is com-
manded by the program.
Tool life management II
This method is the same as tool life management I, but with a spare tool selection function added.
A spare tool is selected from the group of tool commands commanded in the program. Tool compensation (tool length com-
pensation and tool radius compensation) is carried out for the selected tool.
The tool life management II related parameters (basic common parameters) include the following.
# Name
1103 T_Life
T-life manage valid
1104 T_Com2
Tool cmd mthd 2
(When tool life
management is
valid.)
1105 T_sel2
Tool select mthd 2
(When tool life
management is
valid.)
Tool life management III
It is not managed by the group number.
This method monitors the accumulation of the tool usage, such as operating time, count, and wear condition, that is com-
manded by the program.
Setting
0 This ignores the tool life management data.
1 This controls the tool life management.
0 This treats the program tool command as a group No.
Search for the tools that match with the group No. in the tool registration data,
and select the spare tool from them.
1 This treats the program tool command as a tool No.
Search for the group No. that matches with the tool No. in the tool registration
data, and select the spare tool from there.
0 This selects the tool from the tools in use in the same group, following the reg-
istration No. order.
If there are no "Tools in use", the tools are selected in order of "Tools not in use",
"Normal life tools" and "Abnormal tools", following the registration No. order.
1 This selects the tool with the maximum remaining life from the tools in use and
not in use in the same group.
When several tools have the same remaining life, the tools are selected in order
of registration No. If there are no "Tools in use" or "Tools not in use", the tools
are selected in order of "Tools not in use", "Normal life tools" and "Abnormal
tools", following the registration No. order.
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