Amada FO3015 Cutting Stainless with Plastic coating
Amada FO3015 Cutting Stainless with Plastic coating
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I was just asked if there is some code to use to make cutting plastic coated SS go smoother. I looked in books, but nothing is jumping out at me.
Bonus Question: Anyone use Glycol or synthetic chiller fluid in their Amada FO3015 system with a Fanuc C4000 Resonator? The Fanuc book recommends water with additives. Seems to me that Heat Transfer Fluids would be way better for a machine. We use Dowtherm SR-1 in our other machines. What are your choices and experiences with cooling systems?
Bonus Question: Anyone use Glycol or synthetic chiller fluid in their Amada FO3015 system with a Fanuc C4000 Resonator? The Fanuc book recommends water with additives. Seems to me that Heat Transfer Fluids would be way better for a machine. We use Dowtherm SR-1 in our other machines. What are your choices and experiences with cooling systems?
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RE: Amada FO3015 Cutting Stainless with Plastic coating
They think what they are looking for is some code that has the head come down and do a small pre-etch to move the plastic away before it actually pierces. Our Controller is a 160i, If this is documented somewhere, I would like to know where so I can see what other goodies I may find.
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RE: Amada FO3015 Cutting Stainless with Plastic coating
http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=264427
The solution for those searching is changing Macro M103 to M134 which had the head come partially down and do a quick circle out of focus to melt the plastic away before it pierced. This worked beautifully. The other suggestion by LASERNINJA™ we did not try was altering Macro 912 gas delay to "0". we shall keep that in our utility belt for now.
still curious about heat transfer fluid options and opinions.
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RE: Amada FO3015 Cutting Stainless with Plastic coating
On ours, that brings the nozzle to about 1" off material, quick shot and clears about 1/4" of the plastic. Then cut away.
RE: Amada FO3015 Cutting Stainless with Plastic coating
RE: Amada FO3015 Cutting Stainless with Plastic coating
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