Heidenhain Helical Milling – CYCLE 208 [L:13] – Tutorial #1

Heidenhain Helical Milling – CYCLE 208 [L:13] – Tutorial #1

Heidenhain Helical Milling – CYCLE 208 YouTube: https://youtu.be/KfM6clqyLmo In this lesson we will discuss about helical milling in Heidenhain. In Hedenhain it is cycle 208 BORE MILLING. Highlight the line 39 and press TOOL CALL button to call new tool and press SELECT softkey. From the tool table select T5 D10 and enter Z S3200…

Heidenhain Drilling – CYCLE 203 [L:12] – Tutorial #1

Heidenhain Drilling – CYCLE 203 [L:12] – Tutorial #1

Heidenhain Drilling – CYCLE 203 – Universal Drilling YouTube: https://youtu.be/frGEtOCOdRA In this lesson we will prepare drilling operation in Heidenhain. We will use the CYCLE 203 UNIVERSAL DRILLING. First, let’s define tool in tool table. Press TOOL CALL button, next press SELECT softkey. Select position 33 in the tool table and switch EDIT to ON,…

Heidenhain Finishing Pocket Machining [L:11] – Tutorial #1

Heidenhain Finishing Pocket Machining [L:11] – Tutorial #1

Heidenhain iTNC530 Tutorial YouTube: https://youtu.be/jBtMzQeIzGw In the previous lesson we prepared roughing pocket machining. In this lesson we will prepare finishing machining of this pocket. Highlight line 23 and add tool retract after last cycle. Press L(ine) button and enter Z+50 R0 FMAX M5. We will use another tool for finishing. Now press the TOOL…

Heidenhain Pocketing – CYCLE 251 [L:10] – Tutorial #1

Heidenhain Pocketing – CYCLE 251 [L:10] – Tutorial #1

Heidenhain Pocketing – CYCLE 251 YouTube: https://youtu.be/5YOdqQusoTk Pocket machining in Heidenhain – Cycle 251 – Rectangular Pocket In this lesson we will discuss cycle 251 in Heidenhain. This cycle allows us to machine the pocket in an easy way. First, we let’s add tool retract and tool preposition. Highlight the line 19 (after this line…

Heidenhain LBL CALL – Subprogram discuss [L:9] – Tutorial #1

Heidenhain LBL CALL – Subprogram discuss [L:9] – Tutorial #1

Heidenhain LBL CALL – Subprogram Discuss YouTube: https://youtu.be/EF_DnIZB39w In this lesson we will discuss Heidenhain subprogram and LBL CALL command. Line 10 and line 11: prepositioning the tool outside and above the material with rapid movement and spindle ON and coolant ON. Line 12: move to Z-5 – depth of the first pass. Line 13:…

Subprogram Heidenhain [L:8] – Tutorial #1

Subprogram Heidenhain [L:8] – Tutorial #1

Subprogram Heidenhain – Speed up programming YouTube: https://youtu.be/EF_DnIZB39w Subroutines in Heidenhain The last lesson we finished the contour machining in one pass, in this we will learn how to divide it into several passes. In Heidenhain we have something called LBL – label. Labels allows us to prepare subroutines. Using arrows, highlight the line 9….

Heidenhain Contour Machining [L:7] – Tutorial #1

Heidenhain Contour Machining [L:7] – Tutorial #1

Heidenhain Contour Machining YouTube: https://youtu.be/kme7vvdhZ9k Contour machining in Heidenhain. In this lesson, we will prepare the contour machining. First, we have to change tool. Press the TOOL CALL button. And next press the SELECT softkey. Select T10 D20 tool and press OK. Press ENT button. As spindle axis set Z. Spindle speed S = 2500….

Test Run Heidenhain [L:6] – Tutorial #1

Test Run Heidenhain [L:6] – Tutorial #1

Test Run Heidenhain YouTube: https://youtu.be/HEUO0dsJV-Q In the previous lessons we prepared the first machining operation. In this lesson, we will perform a graphical simulation of this operation. Test Run Heidenhain is the NC program simulation mode. But first let’s save our program. Press the right-arrow shown in the picture below. This will allow us to…

CYCL CALL Heidenhain – Calling the cycle [L:5] – Tutorial #1

CYCL CALL Heidenhain – Calling the cycle [L:5] – Tutorial #1

CYCL CALL Heidenhain – Calling the cycle YouTube: https://youtu.be/5ZobYLqvfp8 CYCL CALL Heidenhain is calling the cycle command. In the previous lesson, we defined a cycle 232. It is face milling cycle. With a few steps, we have defined the complete operation. But just defining a cycle is not enough to machine the part. We have…

CYCLE 232 Heidenhain – Face milling cycle [L:4] – Tutorial #1

CYCLE 232 Heidenhain – Face milling cycle [L:4] – Tutorial #1

CYCLE 232 Heidenhain – Face milling cycle YouTube: https://youtu.be/wnqqTW5AlS4 CYCLE 232 Heidenhain is the face milling operation. Heidenhain has a large number of implemented cycles that make it much easier to write programs. In the previous lesson we defined and called the tool and prepare the first move to Z+50. The tool will start machining…