CNC BLOG

As educators, we spend most of our allotted training time making sure students understand presented material. We want them, of course, to...

As you know, turning centers that have Fanuc and Fanuc-compatible controls have a multiple repetitive cycle (G76) that dramatically...

Custom macro B provides the ability to read and write offset data from and to a CNC program – and this has been the topic of many past...

There are several G codes that are rarely used. Some are options, meaning you’ll have to pay extra to have a machine equipped with them....

by Doug Rinehart Every programmer-operator has to make changes to a program from time to time “on the fly” during-a parts run. It is...

As you probably know, initialized words those that are automatically instated at power up. Most are modal G codes that select the most...

Most programmers do not overly consider program restarting when they develop programs. Most will simple include all CNC words and...

I’ve seen all kinds of structure (or lack of it) in CNC programs. Admittedly, it is hard to argue with success – and if the structure you...

Parameters are used by control manufacturers to allow machine tool builders – and end users – to specify many things about the individual...

Submitted by G. Kilpatric of Nichol McKay. Use this method to create extra work offsets if your machine is limited to just six (G54 TO...

Suggested by Jason Michaud of Chippewa Valley Community College Mike: We are having a discussion in our department if we should have...

When you develop a custom macro that will be used by others, you must give strong consideration to what will happen if they make mistakes...

As you probably know, the block delete function (also called optional block skip)involves an on/off switch mounted on the control...

by Bernadette Henderson of Specialty Machine Products I have been programing for about 2 years, and before that I had been a manual...

by Steve Wood, Laconia, N.H. I recently encountered your web site and have been reading the material therein. Eventually I encountered...

CNC Programmers have the tendency to ignore the effects of rapid motions on cycle time because of the very fast rate of motion. While...

by Mitchell Callan of Fuller precision Inc. I have written a macro that machines a taper thread with a single point thread milling...

by Bruce Litton Here is a letter engraving program that will engrave the letters A-Z (any size) for any Fanuc or Fanuc compatible control...

Though I don't want to over-simplify this sophisticated type of equipment, there are only two types of five axis machining applications...

See our PRODUCT page for more information about the Laser Jaw Setter. Most three-jaw chucks used on turning centers have a series of fine...