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M ASTERIN G CNC CONTROL SY S T EM S

ter Smid
CNC Control Setup
for Milling
and Turning
Other books by Peter Smid:

CNC PRO GRAM M IN G HANDBOOK

Comprehensive Guide to Practical CNC Programming
Third Edition - ISBN 9780831133474

CNC PRO G RAM M IN G TECH N IQ UES

An Insider's Guide to Effective Methods and Applications
ISBN 9780831131852

FANUC CNC CUSTOM M ACROS

Practical Resources for Fanuc Custom Macro B Users
ISBN 9780831131579
CNC Control Setup
for Milling and Turning

Mastering CNC Control Systems

Peter Smid

Industrial Press, Inc.

989 A ven u e o f th e A m e ricas
N ew York, NY 1 0 0 1 8 , USA
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Library o f Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Smid. Peter.
CNC control setup for milling and turning : mastering CNC control systems / Peter Smid.
p. cm.
Includes index
ISBN 978-0-8311-3350-4 (hard cover)
1. Milling-machines—Numerical control. 2. Turning (Lathe work)—Numerical control. 3. M achining—
Automation. I. Title.

TJ1225.S557 2010
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2010007023

Industrial Press, Inc.

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system, or transmitted in any form without the permission o f the publishers.

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Editorial Director: John Carleo
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 About the Author

Peter Smid is a professional consultant, educator and speaker, with many years o f practical, hands-on experience,
in the industrial and educational fields. During his career, he has gathered an extensive experience with CNC and
CAD/CAM applications on all levels. He consults to manufacturing industry and educational institutions on practical
use o f C om puterized N um erical Control technology, part program m ing, A utocad® , M astercam ® and other
CAD/CAM software, as well as advanced machining, tooling, setup, and many other related fields. His comprehen­
sive industrial background in CNC programming, machining and company-oriented training has assisted several
hundred companies to benefit from his wide-ranging knowledge.
Mr. Sm id’s long time association with advanced manufacturing companies and CNC machinery vendors, as well
as his affiliation with a number o f Community and Technical College industrial technology programs and machine
shop skills training, have enabled him to broaden his professional and consulting skills in the areas o f CNC and
CAD/CAM training, com puter applications and needs analysis, software evaluation, system benchmarking, pro­
gramming, hardware selection, software customizing, and operations management.
Over the years, Mr. Smid has developed and delivered hundreds o f customized educational programs to thousands
o f instructors and students at colleges and universities across United States, Canada and Europe, as well as to a large
number o f manufacturing companies and private sector organizations and individuals.
He has actively participated in many industrial trade shows, conferences, workshops and various seminars, includ­
ing submission o f papers, delivering presentations and a number o f speaking engagements to professional organiza­
tions. He is also the author o f articles and many in-house publications on the subject o f CNC and CAD/CAM. For
six years he had a monthly column in the ShopTalk Magazine related to CNC programming. During his many years
as a highly respected professional in the CNC industrial and educational field, he has developed tens o f thousands o f
pages o f high quality training materials.

Peter Smid is also the author o f three other best selling CNC books published by Industrial Press, Inc.:

CNC PROGRAM M ING HANDBOOK

Comprehensive Guide to Practical CNC Programming
Third Edition - ISBN 9780831133474

CNC PROGRAM M ING TECHNIQUES

An Insider's Guide to Effective Methods and Applications
ISBN 9780831131852

FANUC CNC CUSTOM MACROS

Practical Resources for Fanuc Custom Macro B Users
ISBN 9780831131579

A ll b o o ks a re a lso a v a ila b le as e-b o o ks

The author welcomes comments, suggestions and other input from educators, students and industrial users.
You can contact him at in fo @ in d u stria lp re ss .c o m
 Acknowledgments

I have made a number o f references to several manufacturers and software developers in the book.
It is only fair to acknowledge their names:

FANUC and CUSTOM MACRO or USER MACRO or MACRO B are registered tradem arks of Fanuc Ltd, Japan

M astercam is a registered tradem ark of CNC Software Inc., Tolland, CT, USA

Edgecam is a registered tradem ark of Pathtrace, Inc., UK

NCPIot Is a registered tradem ark of NCPIot LLC, Muskegon, Ml, USA

•» AutoCad Is a registered tradem ark of Autodesk, Inc., San Rafael, CA, USA

Kennam etal is a registered tradem ark of Kennam etal, Inc., Latrobe, PA, USA

WINDOWS is a registered trademarks of Microsoft, Inc., Redmond, WA, USA

There are other companies mentioned in this handbook ...

Caterpillar

Fadal, Fagor

•> Haas, Heldenhain

•> Iscar

•fr Kitamura

M akino, M atsuura, Mazak, M itsubishi, Mori-Seiki

Okuma, Osaka KiKo (OKK)

•fr Sandvlk, Seco, Siemens, Sumitomo

Valenite

Widia

•c- Yasnac, Yamazaki

... and some others that may have escaped me

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents
Chapter 1
CONCEPTS OF CNC MACHINING..............................
CNC PROCESS
Drawing Evaluation
Material Identification
Part Holding .........
Tooling Selection . . .
Cutting Conditions
Program Writing
Program Verification
Program Documentation
Program Transfer .........
WORK COMPLETION
Program Evaluation
Material Check ....
Tooling Preparation
Tooling Setup ...........
Fixture Setup ...........
Program Loading
Setting Offsets .........
First Part Run ...........
Program Optimization
Production Run ....
Part Inspection ....
Safety Issues ...........

Chapter 2
CNC MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS................................
MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS
Useful Information ...............
VERTICAL MACHINING CENTER
Typical Specifications - VMC
HORIZONTAL MACHINING CENTER
Typical Specifications - HMC
LATHES AND TURNING CENTERS
Typical Specifications
FANUC SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
Controlled Axes
Operation Functions
Interpolation Functions
Feedrate Functions
Spindle Functions
Tool Functions ...........
Program Input ...........
Editing Functions
Setting and Display Functions