POSITION mode application

The "Insert stop marks" function in POSITION mode can be used for machining with continuously fed material with a local offset technology process.

For example, in tube or wire machining, the workpiece length is defined by cutting at the start and end of the NC program. If a technology process is also applied, e.g. the tube is insulated by laser, this insulation process takes place at a local offset position.

In the laser insulation process, the CNC must be at a standstill. This can be achieved by inserting a STOP with the "Insert stop marks" function.

Since laser processing is locally displaced from the actual programming point, laser processing in the following program may require a STOP in the current program. This relationship is shown in the figure below. The position axis shown is intended to represent the position of the tube feed axis across programs. The position traversed then corresponds to the length of the tube produced at the end.

If the program sequence is not defined in advance, the STOP position in the program is only known during the program run. The STOP can therefore not be implemented by NC programming.

The "Insert stop marks" function can be used to insert a STOP online during program processing as soon as the next programme is known.