SODICK A320D - Axis Jogging and Edge Finding; Zeroing Axes and Wire Alignment

Wire EDM Machine Operation Chapter 16
Copyright November, 98 Page 16-2 Sodick Inc.
TO JOG X OR Y
To jog the X,Y or Z Axis, press the buttons located in the middle of the remote.
TO JOG U OR V
To jog the U or V Axis, press the XYZUVW button on the LEFT side. The “UVW”
light on the front of remote turns on. Now press the desired axis jog button located in
the middle of the remote. Press the button on the LEFT side again to turn the U & V
Axis off.
TO EDGEFIND
To pick up the edge of a part, turn the wire run on manually, press the “ST” button on the
LEFT side of the remote and hold it down. Now jog the machine so the wire bumps into
the edge your picking up. Once the wire bumps the edge, release both buttons and the
edge of the wire is flush with the edge of the part. Remember the center of the wire is not
on the edge at this point. Also, remember to turn the wire run off. The “ST” light on the
front of the remote tells you when the wire is touching something by lighting up.
TO CENTERFIND
To center find a hole, press the “ON” button to turn on the light. Now press the button
with the cross hairs inside the circle. The wire run turns on and the machine will pick up
the edges of the hole X+, X-, Y+, Y-, X+, X-, and stop with the wire in the center of the
hole.
TO ZERO X Y OR Z DISPLAY
To zero out the X Y or Z Axis on the CRT, press the ON button located inside the white
border at the top of the remote. On the RIGHT side press the ORG button and hold it
down. Now under origin set press the axis you want to zero out on the CRT and you will
see the bottom of the CRT flicker and the axis will now be zero.
TO ZERO U OR V DISPLAY
To zero out the U or V Axis, press the XYZUVW button on the LEFT side. The UVW
light turns on. Press the ORG button on the RIGHT side and hold it down. Now under
origin set, press the axis you want to zero out on the CRT and you will see the bottom of
the CRT flicker and the axis will now be zero.
WIRE ALIGNMENT
To align the wire set your alignment block on the work table.
1) Go to “MAL”, “MDI”.