Part Names and Functions
Front
Front cover | Open the front cover to attach or remove milling workpieces, change tools, or perform cleaning or maintenance. *1 | |
Built-in panel | The LED lights on the built-in panel display the status of the machine. | |
Bottom cover | Stores the coolant tank. It also includes an area for storing items such as replacement tools and maintenance parts. |
Inside the Front Cover
Status light | The illumination of flashing of the light indicates the status of the machine. | |
Garbage receptacle | A rough mesh surface catches milling tools, workpieces, large milling waste, and other items in order to prevent them from falling. | |
Spindle head | With the milling bur held by the collet, this rotates and cuts the material as coolant flows. | |
Rotary axis unit | Rotates the workpiece mounting part to which the material to mill is attached, allowing the milling bur to cut the material according to the CAM data sent to the machine. |
Spindle head
Coolant nozzle | The coolant is sprayed from this nozzle. Clean using the included nozzle cleaner. | |
Collet | This tool is used to secure the milling bur. It needs to be maintained before the start of operations each day. This part is attached to the tip of the spindle unit and grips the milling bur or detection pin used in milling and correction. The collet is a part that wears out. To maintain highly accurate milling quality, replace it at the appropriate time. |
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Dummy pin |
This is a milling bur dummy. It is attached to the spindle upon shipment. A malfunction may occur if the collet does not grasp anything, so have it grasp the dummy pin when it is not grasping a milling bur. |
Rotary axis unit
Dummy pin stocker |
This is a stocker dedicated for the dummy pin. Do not set a milling bur in this stocker. The dummy pin gripped by the collet is set at the start of milling or correction. Also, do not remove the dummy pin that is returned to this stocker unless there are instructions to do so. |
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Milling bur sensor | Judges whether the amount of extension of the milling bur gripped by the spindle unit is appropriate. To maintain good sensor accuracy, clean this part periodically. | |
Mounting part | This is the part which mounts the workpiece. By installing the included holders, up to six workpieces can be attached. | |
Stocker | This is the part where the milling burs are set. | |
ATC magazine | Up to six milling burs can be set in this ATC-compliant magazine. ATC (Auto Tool Changer) is a function for automatically replacing the milling burs to match the milling data. Transports milling burs and detection pins used in milling to the spindle unit. When milling data is sent from the computer, the spindle unit grips the milling bur in the stocker with the specified number, and milling starts. |
Inside the Bottom Cover
Coolant tank |
This is the tank that holds the coolant. The coolant must be replaced and the filters must be cleaned periodically. |
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Storage |
Milling burs and other items can be stored here. It has two levels. The upper level is exactly large enough to fit the included maintenance kit case. |
Side/Rear
USB connector | Use this connector to connect the USB cable between this machine and the computer. | |
LAN connector | Use this connector to connect the LAN cable between this machine and the computer. | |
Power switch | Turns the machine's power on and off. | |
Power cord connector | Connect the supplied power cord to this connector. | |
Compressed air intake | This is the intake for the compressed air adjusted by the regulator. |
Milling Machine Display
Built-in panel
During machine operation, the machine status is indicated by the LED lights on the built-in panel. Operations such as milling pause and resuming, and error correction, can be performed using the operation button () in the center of the built-in panel.
[ERROR] | Flashes when an error has occurred. | ||
[PAUSE] | Illuminates when operation is paused. Flashes when operation is ongoing (from the point when the operation button is pressed during milling to the point when operation is paused). | ||
[POWER] | Lights when the power is turned on. | ||
[CANCEL] |
Flashes when data is being cancelled and during the initial operations. Milling data received while this light is flashing will be cancelled. |
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[Operation Button] | Flashes during the initial operations and when mechanisms near the spindle unit are operating. Lights under any other status while the power is on. | ||
During milling | Press | Pauses or resumes operation. Clears some errors. | |
Hold | Aborts milling or clears some errors. | ||
During standby | Press | Rotates the rotary axis by 180 degrees. | |
Hold | Clears some errors (when an error has occurred). |
Status light
To ensure that operators can determine the status of the machine whether they are right next to it or far away, a status light () is provided inside the machine.
Blue | Lit | The machine is in standby. To reduce power consumption, if no operation is performed for 60 seconds while the machine is in standby, the machine will change to the sleep status, and the status lights will turn off. |
Flashing | The machine is undergoing the initial operation after it turns on. Alternatively, maintenance such as automatic correction and spindle run-in is in progress. | |
White | Lit | Milling is being performed or has been paused or the front cover is open. |
Yellow | Lit | An error has occurred during milling, and the machine has been paused. Check the error details shown on VPanel. Press the operation button on the built-in panel to resume milling. |
Red |
When lit or flashing in red, an error has occurred and milling has been stopped. Milling cannot be resumed. |
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Lit | Press and hold the built-in panel's operation button. Milling will be canceled and the machine will return to the ready status. | |
Flashing | Turn the machine off, and then restart it. | |
Off | The status lights turn off when the machine is in the sleep state or the power is turned off. |