Siemens SINUMERIK 828D - Page 178

Machining the workpiece
5.14 Displaying the program runtime and counting workpieces
Turning
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Procedure
1.
Select the "Machine" ope
rating area.
2.
Press the <AUTO> key.
3.
Press the "Times, Counter" softkey.
The "Times, Counter" window opens.
4.
Select "Yes" under "Count workpieces" if you want to count completed
workpieces.
5.
Enter the number of workpieces needed in the "Desired workpieces"
field.
Th
e number of workpieces already finished is displayed in "Actual work-
pieces". This value can be corrected if necessary.
After the defined number of workpieces is reached, the current wor
k-
pieces display is automatically reset to zero.
See also
Entering the number of workpieces (Page 258)