General Safety Notes
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1.1.1 Summary of Types of Operation for Haas Automation
Machine Tools
Haas CNC Mills are intended for cutting and shaping of metals and other hard materials.
They are general purpose in nature and a list of all of those materials and types of cutting
would never be complete. Almost all cutting and shaping is performed by a rotating tool
mounted in a spindle. Rotation of the mill is not required. Some cutting operations require
liquid coolant. That coolant is also an option depending on the type of cutting.
Operations of Haas Mills are separated into three areas. They are: Operations,
Maintenance, and Service. Operations and Maintenance are intended to be performed by
a trained and qualified machine operator. This Operator's Manual contains some of the
information necessary to operate the machine. All other machine operations are to be
considered Service. Service is only to be performed by specially trained service personnel.
Operation of this machine consists of the following:
1. Machine Setup
• Machine setup is done to initially set up the tools, offsets, and fixtures required
to perform a repetitive function that later is called machine operation. Some
machine setup functions can be done with the door open but are limited to
“hold to run”.
2. Machine operating in Automatic Mode
• Automatic operation is initiated with Cycle-Start and can only be done with the
doors closed.
3. Operator loading and unloading of materials (parts)
• Parts loading and unloading is what precedes and follows an automatic
operation. This must be done with the doors open and all machine automatic
motion is stopped when the door is open.
4. Operator loading and unloading of cutting tools
• Tool loading and unloading is done less often than setup. It is often required
when a tool has become worn and must be replaced.
Maintenance only consists of the following:
1. Adding and maintaining condition of coolant
• Adding coolant and maintaining coolant concentration is required at regular
intervals. This is a normal operator function and is either done from a safe
location outside of the work enclosure or with the doors open and the machine
stopped.
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