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18. Determine if the tray must move left or right. Use two

wrenches to loosen the jam nut on the end of the cylinder rod,

making sure that you don't spin the rod end when adjusting

the jam nut. Then, either turn the rod end one-half turn

further on to the cylinder rod to move the tool tray to the left,

or turn it one-half turn off of the cylinder rod to move the tool

tray to the right. Once finished, tighten the jam nut.

Figure 2-19: Moving the tool tray left or right.

Note:

Don't move the tool tray more than 0.100 in. in

either direction (left or right). If you do, the tool tray

will exceed the Tray In sensor, which affects how

ATC operations are communicated to PathPilot.

19. Adjust for the ATC's backlash: apply light pressure forward

and backward on the carousel; then, from the PathPilot

interface, on the

ATC

tab, select

++

or

--

until there's equal

space on the front and the back of the BT30 taper.

20. Verify that, from the

Status

tab, the

ATC Tray In

LED is still

illuminated.

If the LED isn't illuminated, examine the tool tray. It may have

exceeded the Tray In sensor during adjustments in the

previous step.

21. Repeat adjustments until the tool's shank is concentric with

the collet in the spindle.

22. Move the Z-axis up: in the

MDI Line

DRO field, type

G20 G53

G1 Z0 F20

. Then select the

Enter

key.

23. Remove the tool from the ATC. Then, select

Retract

.

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Page 1: ...TECHNICAL DOCUMENT Version 1019A OWNER S GUIDE 770MX AUTOMATIC TOOL CHANGER ATC Page 1...

Page 2: ...requires more tools the ATC changes tools automatically for all tools assigned to the tray and pauses for a manual tool change for all tools not assigned to the tray Note If any of these items are mi...

Page 3: ...2 Remove any accessories or fixtures from the machine table 3 Center the machine table from the PathPilot interface in the MDI Line DRO field type the command for your machine s center position as de...

Page 4: ...into the air cylinder 3 Connect the air lines from the ATC main assembly to the air cylinder as follows l Connect the short air line to the front of the cylinder l Connect the long air line to the bac...

Page 5: ...2 Lift the ATC main assembly on to the mounting bracket Figure 2 6 ATC main assembly positioned above the mounting bracket 3 Align the locating pin on the ATC main assembly with the matching hole in...

Page 6: ...t be adjusted go to Step 2 2 Loosen the flange nuts on the standoffs 3 Turn the tilt standoff with an adjustable wrench and slowly pivot the ATC until the rod is perpendicular to the vertical edge of...

Page 7: ...ocket head cap screws that secure the ATC main assembly to the mounting bracket with a 6 mm hex wrench Figure 2 12 Socket head cap screws securing the ATC main assembly to the mounting bracket 6 Adjus...

Page 8: ...es in the following order a Connect the Retract PDB Bottom airline to the bottom push to connect elbow on the Power Drawbar b Connect the Advance PDB Top airline to the top push to connect elbow on th...

Page 9: ...light on the Status tab Note If the VFD Running light did not come on in Step 8 we can help Email support tormach com to contact Tormach Technical Support for guidance on how to proceed 8 Select Stop...

Page 10: ...e fork by hand and hold it in place Then select OK b Rotate the spindle counterclockwise in the fork by hand and hold in place Then select OK The tool change rotation position has now been set In the...

Page 11: ...cated to PathPilot 19 Adjust for the ATC s backlash apply light pressure forward and backward on the carousel then from the PathPilot interface on the ATC tab select or until there s equal space on th...

Page 12: ...rent Tool Figure 3 1 Store Current Tool button on the ATC tab The tool is assigned to the nearest open slot The ATC fetches the tool from the spindle and stores the tool in the tray When stored the to...

Page 13: ...EV The tray moves to the next slot location 5 Select Retract The tray returns to the machining position 3 1 6 Retrieve a Tool From the Tool Tray Depending on your workflow do one of the following from...

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