IMPORTANT! Please read this section before you begin installing your Automatic Tool Changer (ATC).
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Product Information
Product: Automatic Tool Changer (ATC) for 1100MX (PN 39289)
The Automatic Tool Changer (ATC) holds up to 12 tools in a single tray. If your program requires more tools, the ATC changes tools automatically for all tools assigned to the tray, and pauses for a manual tool change for all tools not assigned to the tray.
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NOTE: If any items are missing, we can help. Create a support ticket with Tormach Technical Support at tormach.com/how-to-submit-a-support-ticket for guidance on how to proceed.
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Align the locating pin on the ATC main assembly with the matching hole in the mounting bracket.
Secure the ATC main assembly to the mounting bracket with the four M8 × 1.25 - 16 mm socket head cap screws and washers that you set aside in Step 1.
Level the Automatic Tool Changer (ATC)
This section gives instructions to roughly level the ATC on the machine by using a long, straight rod. More adjustments are made later in the installation procedure.
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Route the ATC power cable and the USB cable toward the rear of the machine and out of one of the enclosure knockouts.
Put the USB cable in the access hole in the rear of the stand toward the controller.
Put the USB cable into an open USB port on the PathPilot controller.
IMPORTANT! Do not connect the ATC USB cable to a USB hub. Make the connection directly to the PathPilot controller itself. If you don't have any free USB ports on the controller, connect a different accessory to a USB hub.Connect the ATC power cable to the ATC Power connector on the side of the electrical cabinet (below the Enclosure Lights Power connectors).
Verify the Installation
Power on the machine and the PathPilot controller.
Turn the Main Disconnect switch to ON on ON on the side of the electrical cabinet.
Twist out the machine's red Emergency Stop button, which enables movement to the machine axes and the spindle.
Press the Reset button.
Bring the machine out of reset and reference it.
IMPORTANT! You must update your controller to the latest version of PathPilot before operating the Automatic Tool Changer. If you don't, there's a risk that the ATC could become inoperable.
If you have not yet done so, you must make sure that the PathPilot controller is updated to the latest version of PathPilot: From the Status tab, select Update. Then, follow the on-screen instructions.
From the PathPilot interface, on the Settings tab, select the ATC radio button.
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Load a tool into the spindle:
Push and hold the drawbar open button on the side of the ATC.
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The drawbar opens.
b. Load a tool into the spindle.
c. Release the button.
The drawbar closes.
From the PathPilot interface, on the Main tab, in the RPM DRO field, type 1000. Then select the Enter key.
Select FWD.
The spindle starts.From the Status tab, make sure that the VFD Running green light comes on.
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NOTE: If the VFD Running light did not come on in the previous step, we can help. Create a support ticket with Tormach Technical Support at tormach.com/how-to-submit-a-support-ticket for guidance on how to proceed.
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From the PathPilot interface, on the ATC tab, type the tool number in the Remove DRO field. Then select the Enter key.
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Select Remove.
The ATC fetches the tool from the tray.Unload the tool from the spindle.
From the ATC tab, select ATC FWD or ATC REV.
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