Sinumerik Operate

SINUMERIK Operate has a uniform operating and programming interface with powerful functions for turning and milling. The functions and operating instructions described in this chapter therefore apply irrespective of whether you work on a turning or a milling machine or at a machining center.

1. Uniform user interface for turning and millingSINUMERIK Operate has a uniform operating and programming interface with powerful functions for turning and milling. The functions and operating instructions described in this chapter therefore apply irrespective of whether you work on a turning or a milling machine or at a machining center. HMI-Advanced, ShopMill and ShopTurn combined under a single interface Intuitive and clear operation and programming, including animated elements Representation in the modern Windows style Powerful functions Setup, programming, tool and program management for complete machining Multi-channel capability with ShopTurn for multi-channel machines, among other things, synchronization of programs with programSYNC and much more CNC programming for the highest level of productivity using programGUIDE Machining step programming for the shortest programming time with ShopMill and ShopTurn

2. Tooluser interface for Milling

Zero pointSpindleFeedratePosition

Softkeys for Milling

3. Program Manager

With the Program Manager, you can create new programs at any time. You can similarly open existing programs to execute, modify, copy or rename them. Programs no longer required can be deleted.Active programs are marked with a green symbol. USB flash drives can be used for data exchange. For example, programs which were created on an external device can be copied and executed on the NC.

132Picture 1: Creating a new workpiece.4. Program headerEnter the workpiece data and general program specifications in the program header.

5 Final dimension BLOCK4 Initial dimension BLOCK3 1st and 2nd corner (abs absolut, inc increment)2 Blank: BLOCK1 Work Offset: G54

Optimized retractionThe tool traverses over the workpiece at thesafety clearance in accordance with thespecified contour.To retraction planeThe tool traverses back to the retraction planeand performs infeed to the new position.6 Accept or Cancel

5. Face MillingThe workpiece surface is milled in order to obtain a level, clean surface. This is done with face milling.

1 Select tool2 Feedrate3 Cutting speed or spindle speed5 Machining direction4 Machining - Rough

7 Max. infeed depth

6 Max. Plane infeed as percentage of tool diameter

8 Fin. Allowance depth

11 Finish10 Simulation9 Machining - finishing

6. Positioning

2 Straight1 open softkey Straight

216 Compensation 5 Rapid 4 Feedrate3 X, Y, Z7. Make a groove

2 Straight1 open softkey Straight

3 Feedrate

8. 1 open softkey StraightMachining walls of the pocket

2 Straight

4 Positioning3213 Positioning2 Cutting speed or spindle speed1 Select tool

5 Machining

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4 Positioning5

6 Machining6

9. Create contourWith the contour calculator integrated into ShopMill for entering complex contours, you can enter even the most complicated contours easily.

211 start point of contour

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10. Contour millingRough

4 Machining - Rough5 starting point6 Max. Plane infeed as percentage of tool diameter3 Cutting speed or spindle speed2 Feedrate1 Select tool1

8 Fin. Allowance depth

7 Max. infeed depth

Finishing Base

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11. Drilling centering

5 Diameter of centering3 revolution per mminute2 Feedrate1 Select tool

4 Centering in relation to diameter

6 Dwell time in seconds

Holes positions pattern

1 Circular pattern

2 starting point

3 center point of circle

4 radius of circle

5 holes number

Use the "Positioning" field to define how to approach the drill holes within the drill pattern. If the drill holes lie in a circumferential groove, for example, do not use "Positioning Straight line"; otherwise, a contour violation would result. Along a straight line,along a circle.

Grid positions pattern

5 number of columns4 Clearance betwen lines2 starting point1 Grid pattern

3 clearance between columns

6 number of lines

12. Drilling 8,5mm

1 Select tool5 Drilling depth relation to Z04 Drilling depth relation to shaft

2 Feedrate

3 Cutting speed or spindle spee

6 Dwell time in seconds

13. Tapping M10

5 Spindle speed for retract4 Drilling depth relation to shaft3 Thread pitch in mm/rev1 Select tool

2 Thread table

6 compensatiokn chuck

8 Thread lenght7 no. of cuts

Position repeat

The drilling positions are numbered consecutively during creation. The appropriate number is to be found directly after the block number of the corresponding position pattern. Specify position grid for position 3.

1 number of position to be repeat

14. Drilling 10mm

1 Select tool2 Feedrate3 Cutting speed or spindle spee4 Drilling depth relation to shaft5 Drilling depth relation to Z06 Dwell time in seconds

Position repeat

1 number of position to be repeat

15. Simulation

5 Details; cut view1 Stop4 Cutting speed or spindle spee3 3D view2 Top view