Settings for throughfeed machining (conveyor_sync.*)

Attention

These parameters are available in TwinCAT as of CNC Build V3.1.3108.2

Throughfeed machines are essentially used for the rapid consecutive machining of workpieces. They are firmly secured to a conveyor belt and pass through several successive machining stations. The conveyor belt runs at a constant speed, i.e. workpieces are machined without stopping while they pass through the stations. The conveyor belt therefore represents an axis with a constant feed rate.

The machining stations (units) may possess an X axis in parallel to the direction of conveyor belt movement and at right angles to a feed axis Y. The position of workpieces on the conveyor belt is measured by a light barrier on entry to the station. Depending on the defined conveyor belt spacing, there may be several workpieces in the zone between the sensors and the workpiece intervention point.