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 770MX (PN 39290)
The Automatic Tool Changer (ATC) holds up to 10 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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If there's a tool holder in the spindle, remove it.
Remove any accessories or fixtures from the machine table.
Center the machine table: from the PathPilot interface, in the MDI Line DRO field, type G20 G53 G1 X7 Y-3.75 Z0 F20. Then select the Enter key.
IMPORTANT! You must update your controller to the latest version of PathPilot before installing and operating the Automatic Tool Changer. If you don't, there's a risk that the ATC could become inoperable.Update your controller: From the Status tab, select Update. Then, follow the on-screen instructions. Once the controller is updated to the latest version of PathPilot, go to Step 5.
WARNING! Electrical Shock Hazard: You must power off the machine before making any electrical connections. If you don't, there's a risk of electrocution or shock.Power off the machine and the PathPilot controller.
Push in the machine's red Emergency Stop button, which removes power to motion control.
From the PathPilot interface, select Exit.
Turn the Main Disconnect switch to OFF on the side of the electrical cabinet.
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Cut the cable tie that secures the ATC cables and plastic tubes together with snips.
Route the loose ends of the two 1/4 in. plastic tubes connected to the ATC main assembly through the enclosure knockout, up the energy chain, and toward the Power Drawbar. Then, pull the air line from the FRL back through the energy chain.
WARNING! Crush Hazard: If the ATC isn't completely retracted, it could move once the air is reconnected. When you reconnect the air, you must keep your hands away from the ATC.
Trim and connect the loose ends of the 1/4 in. plastic tubes in the following order:
Connect the Retract (PDB Bottom) airline to the bottom push-to-connect elbow on the Power Drawbar.
Connect the Advance (PDB Top) airline to the top push-to-connect elbow on the Power Drawbar
Connect the air supply line from the FRL to the air in port in the ATC main assembly, as shown in the following image.
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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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Follow the on-screen instructions to set the spindle's tool change rotation position:
Rotate the spindle clockwise in the fork by hand. Then, select OK.
Rotate the spindle counterclockwise in the fork by hand. Then, select OK.
The tool change rotation position has now been set. In the dialog box that displays, select OK.
Manually move the ATC back to the retracted position.
WARNING! Crush Hazard: If the ATC isn't completely retracted, it could move once the air is reconnected. When you reconnect the air, you must keep your hands away from the ATC.Reconnect the air.
Remove the tool from the spindle.
Move the Z-axis up: in the MDI Line DRO field, type G20 G53 G1 Z0 F20. Then select the Enter key.
On the ATC tab, select Go To Tray Load Position. Then, manually load a tool into the fork.
Orient the spindle: from the PathPilot interface, in the MDI Line DRO field, type M19 R0 Q10. Then select the Enter key.
Open the drawbar: on the ATC tab, select Collet, and wait until the LED toggles from Closed to Open.
NOTE: You must verify that the drawbar is open (and not just that the brake is engaged) before you continue.Verify that the spindle is concentric with the tool: slowly jog the Z-axis down and, depending on the result, do one of the following:
If the Spindle is Concentric with the Tool You've completed the alignments.
If Adjustments are Required Go to Step 18.
Determine if the tray must move left or right. Use two wrenches to loosen the jam nut on the end of the cylinder rod, making sure that you don't spin the rod end when adjusting the jam nut. Then, either turn the rod end one-half turn further on to the cylinder rod to move the tool tray to the left, or turn it one-half turn off of the cylinder rod to move the tool tray to the right. Once finished, tighten the jam nut.
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