Setting tool life parameters (#TOOL LIFE DEF)

The (relative) tool life parameters of time and distance of the current tool are acquired as soon as the tool executes movements in the NC channel that are relevant for calculating tool life parameters (e,g, G01, G02, G03). The calculation normally starts here at zero. The incremental values acquired are then transferred to an external tool management system at the next tool change. The absolute values for tool life distance and tool life time are then obtains by aggregation and weighting.

In certain situations, it may be necessary to start the incremental calculation of tool life parameters not at zero but with specific values for a tool in the NC channel. The following NC command is therefore provided to initialise the tool life parameters of distance and time for the current tool in the NC channel: