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- by Mike Lynch
- 433 pages - 150 illustrations
- Published by The Society of
Manufacturing Engineers
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One of the most productive tools in the CNC
world today is going largely unused! Indeed, most CNC users have never even
heard of parametric programming, yet virtually all
have excellent applications for it that will not only streamline their
operations, but cut time, cost, and complexity from every machining cycle they
run. Until now, parametric programming has been the best kept secret of CNC!
In Parametric Programming for CNC Machine Tools
and Touch Probes, CNC expert and author Mike Lynch de-mystifies this simple yet
sophisticated programming tool. In an easy-to-understand tutorial format, he
presents a comprehensive how-to of parametric programming from a user's point of
view. Focusing on the three most popular versions of parametric programming Å
Fanuc's custom macro B, Okuma's user task, and Fadal's macro Å this book
describes what parametric programming is, what it can do, and how it does it
more efficiently than manual programming.
Part one of the book introduces you to the many
features and benefits of parametric programming and how to apply them to improve
the general utilization of your CNC machine tools. Part two shows you how to
write parametric programs to drive your probing systems.
Including many real-world example programs and
applications, this text shows how to identify applications for parametric
programming and realize the dramatic gains it affords. For the CNC user wanting
to stay at the cutting edge of manufacturing technology, this book is essential.
Part One - Parametric
programming for machine tools
- Introduction to parametric programming
- Introduction to variables
- Arithmetic capabilities
- Logic and program flow control
- CNC features of parametric programming
- Approaching and verifying parametric
programs
Part Two - Parametric
programming for touch probes
- Introduction to probing
- CNC commands used with probing
- Spindle probe programming
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