Machine Tools

Machine Tools:

This is the section that describes the manufacturing capabilities of CNC machines. Here you specify what tools are on the machine and what they can do so that the system correctly generates programs for chipboard processing.

Types of tools and their settings:

1. Linear - grooving saw:
   • Used to create grooves. Can work from the front or back of the part.
   • Indicate:
     • Groove width.
     • Maximum depth of cut.
   • If there are several different saws on the machine, add each one separately.
2. Round (blind drilling):
   • These are drills for blind holes (not through holes).
   • Indicate:
     • Drill diameter (for example, 2 mm).
     • Machining planes (front, back, or both - if the part can be turned over).
     • Maximum drilling depth.
   • Example: a 2 mm drill works on the front side, but the part can be turned over to work on the back side.
3. Round (through drilling):
   • These are drills for through holes (through the entire thickness of the part).
   • Indicate:
     • Drill diameter.
     • Machining planes (front or back).
     • Maximum depth (usually the thickness of the material).
4. Round (milling):
   • Used for milling (cutting shapes, grooves, patterns).
   • Indicate:
     • Number of the cutter in the machine magazine (needed for correct loading of the program)
     • Cutter diameter.
     • Machining planes (front or back).
     • One pass deep.
     • Maximum milling depth.
     • .Main cutter.

Tool setup helps the system take into account the capabilities of CNC machines so that tasks (such as drilling for hardware or routing an edge) are completed accurately and without errors.