Southwestern Industries, Inc.
TRAK
EMX Knee Mill, Bed Mill & ProtoTRAK
EMX CNC Retrofit Safety, Programming, Operating & Care Manual
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Our plan for this part is:
1.
The lower left corner of the part will be our absolute zero, or absolute reference.
2.
Drill the left most hole in the row using a Drill Event.
3.
Drill the next 3 holes using a Repeat Event.
4.
Drill the 8-hole bolt circle pattern using a Bolt Hole Event.
5.
Mill the diagonal in the upper left corner using a Mill Event.
6.
Mill the arc in the lower left corner using an Arc Event.
7.
Mill the circular pocket with a Pocket Event.
8.
Mill the through rectangle with a Profile Event.
Making and Inputting the Program
Press MODE and then press PROG soft key to enter the Program Mode.
The Program Part Number
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The conversation display says, “Program Name”. You input 123, SET (INC SET or ABS SET).
Event 1 - The First Hole
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Conversation says, “Select Event”. You press POSN/DRILL soft key. Now, press ONE to
select the single hole.
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The right side of the information area shows that Event 1 is a Position/Drill and it lists what
data is required. But keep your eye on the conversation line.
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Conversation says, “X”. You press 2.75, ABS SET. Remember the lower left corner is our
Absolute zero.
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“Y”. You press .75, ABS SET.
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“TOOL #”. Your press
1, SET.
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Tool number 1 is the 1/4 drill, so press .25, SET.
Event 2 - The Next 3 Holes
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“Select Event”. You press the REPEAT soft key for Event 2 to make the next 3 holes in the
row.
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Event 2 is a Repeat Event and the data needed is shown on the right of the information area.
Notice Event 1 has shifted to the left.
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“First Event #”. You press 1, SET because we want to repeat Event 1.
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“Last Event #”. You press 1, SET because the only event we want to repeat is Event 1.
