Tormach ATC - Preface and System Requirements; Safety Information

1.1 Manual Overview
ThismanualisintendedforusersoftheTormachTooling
SystemAutomacToolChanger-anaccessorytothe
TormachPCNC1100mill.Readersareassumedtobe
familiarwiththeoperaonanddocumentaonfortheir
parcularmillingmachine.Forquesonsofageneral
nature(e.g.applyingtoolheightosetcompensaon)
pleaserefertothePCNC1100machinemanual.
TheTTSATCcanbeusedwithallexisngpartprograms
withoutmodicaon,regardlessofexisngtoolnumber
assignments.Forprogramsthatuse10toolsorfewerthe
ATCmaybeusedforalltoolchanges.Forpartprograms
requiringmorethan10tools,orforprogramsrequiring
specialtoolingnotappropriateforanATC,suchasa
reversingtappinghead,itcanbeusedinconjunconwith
manualchanges.Anytoolnumberbetween1and253
maybeassignedtoaposioninthetooltray–youarenot
connedtousingtoolnumbers1-10.Thisisconvenientif
youhaveatoollibraryalreadysetupwithtoolnumbers
andheightsmeasuredinyourtoolosettable.The
toolchangerrememberstoolsassignedtothetray,and
promptsformanualspindleinseronandremovalofnon-
assignedtoolsatappropriatemes.Toolsmaybeassigned
todierenttraynumberssothat,forinstance,onecan
dedicategroupsoftrayassignmentstospecicjobsthat
are run frequently.
AlltoolsarecalledfromGcodewithstandardM6
commands,orfrombuonsontheATCcontrolscreen.
1.2 Safety
Anymachinetoolispotenallydangerous,
especiallyautomatedtoolsundercomputer
control.BecauseTormachdoesnotknow
thedetailsofyourworkshoporotherlocal
condions,noresponsibilitycanbetakenfordamage
orinjurycausedbytheuseofthemillandATC.Itisthe
owner’sandoperatorsresponsibilitytounderstandthe
mill/ATCsystemintegraonandoperaonandtocomply
withanylegislaonandcodesofpracceapplicableto
countryorstate.Ifthereisanydoubt,seekguidancefrom
aprofessionallyqualiedexpertratherthanriskinjury.
ThesafetyofanyapplicaonusingtheATCisulmately
theresponsibilityofthoseperformingthesetupand
operaon.Pleasedonottakethisresponsibilitylightly
-usecommonsenseandreviewallinstruconsonthe
operaonandmaintenanceoftheATC
Operator Safety
• Whenusingelectrictools,machinesorequipment,
basicsafetyprecauonsshouldalwaysbefollowed
toreducetheriskofre,electricshock,andpersonal
injury.
• Readandunderstandthismanual.Donotoperatethe
ATCwithoutknowingthefunconofeverycontrol
key,buon,andalignmentandreferencingprocedure.
RefertothismanualorcontactTormachifanyfuncon
isnotunderstood.
• KeephandsclearoftheATCatallmesduringtool
changesorwhencommandinganyATCmoonfrom
theATCcontrolscreenofthemill’scontrolsoware.
• Avoidcontactwithmovingparts.Beforeoperangthe
millandATC,removealljewelryincludingwatchesand
rings,neckesandanyloose-ngclothing.Tieback
hair.
• Keephairawayfrommovingparts.
• Donotreachforthepart,toolorxturewhilerunning
apartprogram.
• Keepworkareaclean.Clueredareasinviteinjuries.
• WearANSIapprovedeyeproteconatallmes.
• Keepworkareawelllit.
• Keepthecomputerareaclearofcluer.
• Neveruselongerorlargertoolsthannecessary.
• DonotusetheATCorpowertoolsindamp,wetor
poorlylitlocaons.
• Donotusetoolsinthepresenceofammablegasesor
liquids.
• Useonlyidencalreplacementpartswhenservicing.
• TakeoglovesbeforeyouoperatetheATC.Glovesare
easilycaughtinmovingpartsorcungtools.
• Neveroperatewithunbalancedtooling.
• NeveroperatetheATCaerconsumingalcoholic
beveragesortakingstrongmedicaon.
• Protectyourhands.Stopthemachineandensurethat
thecomputercontrolisstoppedbeforeyou:
*Changetools;
*Changepartsoradjusttheworkpiece;
*Makeanadjustment;
• Keepworkareawelllit.Askforaddionallightif
needed.
• Alwaysuseproperfeedsandspeeds,aswellasdepth
andwidthofcut,topreventtoolbreakage.
• Usepropercungtoolsforthejob.
• Donotusedullordamagedcungtools.Theybreak
easilyandbecomedangerousprojecles.
• Becertaineveryoperatorunderstandstheoperaon
andsafetyrequirementsofthemillandATCbefore
operang.Itistheresponsibilityoftheownerof
1. PREFACE
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