Axis Container (Axctswe, Axctswed, Axctswec) - Siemens Sinumerik 840D sl Programming Manual

14.3

Axis container (AXCTSWE, AXCTSWED, AXCTSWEC)

Function
For rotary indexing machines and multi-spindle machines, the axes holding the workpiece
move from one machining unit to the next. Since the machining units are allocated to different
channels, the axes holding the workpiece must be dynamically reassigned to the
corresponding channel if there is a change in station/position. Axis containers are used for
this purpose.
Only one workpiece clamping axis/spindle is active on the local machining unit at a time. The
axis container combines the possible connections to all clamping axes/spindles, of which only
one is active at a time for the machining unit.
The available axes that are defined in the axis container can be changed by switching the
entries in the axis container ("axis container rotation") through an increment that can be
entered via setting data (number of slots).
Axis container rotation enabling can be programmed in the part program or synchronized
action using the commands AXCTSWE or AXCTSWED. Rotation is executed as soon as the
enable signals are available from all channels that have axes in this axis container.
The enable for axis container rotation can be withdrawn in the part program or synchronized
action by programming the command AXCTSWEC (for programming in synchronized actions,
also see "Withdrawing the enable for the axis container rotation (AXCTSWEC) [Page 617]".
Syntax
AXCTSWE(<axis container>)
AXCTSWED(<axis container>)
AXCTSWEC(<axis container>)
Job planning
Programming Manual, 02/2011, 6FC5398-2BP40-1BA0
14.3 Axis container (AXCTSWE, AXCTSWED, AXCTSWEC)
Additional functions
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