HEIDENHAIN CNC Pilot 4290 V7.1 - Manual (Page 72)

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Tool life management
The tool life management allows you to define the sequence of
exchange and declare the tool to be ready for use. The tool life/
quantity is defined in the tool database.
Apart from ID numbers and tool type descriptions, the tool list includes
data for tool life management:
„ Status: Shows the remaining tool life/quantity.
„ Ready for use: When the tool life has expired/the defined number
of parts has been produced, the tool is “not ready for use” any
longer.
„ Atw (replacement tool): If a tool is “not ready for use,” a
replacement tool is inserted.
The “Tool life management” dialog box is used for entering and
displaying the tool life data.
You can use the variable programming in your NC program to evaluate
sequential events that you enter in “Event 1” and “Event 2.”
Tool life management parameters:
„ Repl. tool (replacement tool): T number (turret position) of the
replacement tool
„ Event 1: Sequential event that is triggered when the life of a tool has
expired/a tool has produced the defined quantity (Event 21..59).
„ Event 2: Sequential event that is triggered when the tool life/
quantity of parts of the “last tool” has expired/a tool (Event 21..59).
„ Ready for use: Set the tool to “ready for use” or “not ready for use”
(applies to tool life management only).
The tool life data are evaluation only if the tool life
management is active.