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3. Disconnect the air lines from the Retract and Extend ports on

the Power Drawbar.

Figure 2-1: Power Drawbar air line routing.

4. Disconnect the air line from the Air Supply port on the Power

Drawbar button.

5. Remove two M4 × 0.7 - 50 mm socket head cap screws that

secure the Power Drawbar button to the spindle head. Then,

cut the cable ties that secure the air lines together.

6. Remove the Power Drawbar button from the spindle head.

Install the Air Cylinder

1. Attach the air cylinder on to the ATC main assembly.

Figure 2-2: Putting the air cylinder into the ATC main

assembly.

2. Secure the air cylinder to the ATC main assembly with a 12

mm hex wrench (provided) and two M14 × 20 mm socket

head cap screws.

Figure 2-3: Putting the air cylinder hardware 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 back of the cylinder.

Mount the Automatic Tool Changer (ATC) Bracket

1. Identify the four provided standoffs that are used to mount

the ATC to the Z-column:

l

Three fixed standoffs

l

One tilt standoff

2. Remove the flange nuts and the washers from the standoffs,

and then set them aside.

3. Identify and remove the four set screws on the Z-column with

a flat-blade screwdriver.

4. Install the four standoffs on the Z-column as shown in the

following image.

Figure 2-4: Four standoffs installed on the Z-column.

5. Securely tighten the standoffs on the Z-column with a 1-1/2

in. adjustable wrench.

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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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