CNC machining center tool change process

Tool installation: The tool is loaded into the tool magazine and the tool holder is optional. The tool is placed in any tool holder. It is necessary to write down the location of the tool and the tool holder number. 

The tool holder installation method is fixed, and the tool is placed in the set tool. Inside the seat Tool selection The operation of selecting the specified tool from the tool magazine. 

Sequential tool selection: The tool selection method requires that the tools are placed in the tool holder according to the order of the process (ie the order of tool use).Select the tool at will: Select the tool by the tool seat code; code each tool seat in the tool magazine, put the tools corresponding to the tool seat code into the designated tool seat one by one, and use the address T to indicate the tool seat code where the tool is located during programming. The computer memorizes the selection tool number and the tool storage position or the tool seat number correspondingly in the computer memory or the programmable controller memory. When the tool storage address changes, the computer memory also changes. The tool magazine is equipped with a position detection device, and the tool can be taken out and returned arbitrarily. 

Tool change:The tool on the spindle and the tool to be changed in the tool magazine are all optional tool holders. Tool magazine → tool selection → to the tool change position → the manipulator takes out the tool → loads the spindle, and at the same time loads the tool removed from the spindle into the tool holder of the tool to be replaced. The tool on the spindle is placed in a fixed tool holder, and the tool is to be changed; the tool is an optional tool holder or a fixed tool holder. The tool selection process is the same as above. When the tool is removed from the spindle and sent back to the tool magazine during tool change, the tool magazine should be rotated to the position to receive the spindle tool in advance. The tool on the spindle is an optional tool holder, and the tool to be replaced is a fixed tool holder. The tool selection is the same as above, and the tool removed from the spindle is sent to the nearest empty tool position.