COMPUTERIZED NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR MACHINE TOOLS

capabilities and reliability up to the industry standards - and affordable

• basic data
• user interface
• programmable logic controller
• programming

Numerical control system PRONUM 600 is a state-of-the-art CNC system, equipped with a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), high-capacity part program memory, built-in cycles for lathes and milling machines and many more features designed to help an engineer and an operator. Modules of PRONUM control systems conform to the standards of IBM PC/AT. Thanks to its compactness - the system contains only a few printed circuit boards - the system is very reliable. It is installed in a compact casing conforming to the 19'' standard (483mm x 400mm x 180mm). The complete system weight less then 20kg, and consumes as little as 75W of power.

Practice has shown that the interface based on programmable buttons and multilevel menus makes operating the system easy and simple. The system displays clear and understandable communicates, warnings and alerts. Machining programs may be tested by a graphical simulation of the process, and corrected and optimised if necessary. New part program can be programmed in during normal operations of the machine. PRONUM control system is produced in two basic versions:

• PRONUM 640FC, for multiaxial control of milling machines, drills, boring machines and machining centres
• PRONUM 630T, for lathes and lathe centres

BASIC DATA

• three simultaneously controlled axes
  • fourth, fifth and sixth are optional
• 3D linear interpolation
• 2D circular and 3D helical interpolation
• synchronious threading with fixed and variable pitch
• programming resolution of position data: 0.001mm
• dimension range for rapid traverse movements: ±9999.999mm
• dimension range for feed movements: ±9999.999mm;
• arc radius for circular/helical interpolation: 9999.999mm
• feedrate: 1-12000 mm/min
• rapid traverse speed: up to 15000mm/min
• rate of synchronous feed in lathes: 0.001mm - 40.000mm
• programmable acceleration/deceleration of rapid traverse speeds
• feed override: 0%-120% every 10%
• spindle speed: 1-9999 rot/min
• spindle speed override: 50%-120% every 10%
• spindle positioning: 0.00-359.90 every 0.1
• programmable dwell: 0.1-999.95
• tool dimensions correction: 99 datasets for cutter radius compensation (±999.999mm), length (±999.999mm) and wear (length and diameter ±9.999mm)
• built-in cycles (G8x ISO-compliant)
• L95 layer/contour turning cycles and L97 threading cycles for lathes
• constant cutting speed
• position measurement system: optical
• tool and object dimensions probing
• backlash compensation

USER INTERFACE

• 12'' LCD color display
• softkeys, multilevel menu
• full-text messages, warnings and alerts in one of two languages (by default, Polish and English are installed)
• pop-up windows with information about the system
• display of the currently running block
• "Dry Run" mode
• display of the current position and distance
• program memory modules of 64KB (standard), 128kB or 192KB
• battery backup of programs and system data (over 4000 hours)
• background programming and editing
• capacity to store up to 999 user-defined programs, sub-programs and cycles
• capacity to store 99 tool offsets
• storage of zero offsets base coordinates and their corrections
• storage of tool exchange position
• storage of palette exchange position
• storage of info about current tool arrangement in magazine
• data input
  • from the keyboard
  • from RS232 serial port
• graphical simulation of the process

PLC - PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER

• programming the machine tool's interface directly from the CNC system operator's panel
• programming PLC in a language similar to the SIEMENS's STEPS
• 48, 96, 144 or 196 digital inputs (+24V)
• 24, 48, 72 or 96 digital outputs (24V/180mA), short circuit proof
• status of digital inputs and outputs displayed on the monitor
• maximum interface program length: 5000 lines
• running and testing the program from the operator's panel

PROGRAMMING

• part contour programming
• absolute and incremental coordinates
• machine coordinates
• polar and Carthesian coordinates
• mirror image for all axes
• programmable limit switches and processing area
• parameter-based programming
• 100 user-defined parameters
• arithmetic operations on parameters, conditional branching
• trigonometric, exponential and logarithm functions
• allows for creating complex mathematical expressions