Turning Center Program Creation
Machining Center Program Creation
Mazatrol Turning Center Program Example
Steps to Create a Mazatrol Turning Program
Mazatrol Machining Center Program Example
Steps to Create a Mazatrol Milling Program
Part 7 Study Questions
APPENDIX
GLOSSARY
DEFINITIONS
ANSWER KEY TO STUDY QUESTIONS
INDEX
Many thanks are due to all: my Publisher, Industrial Press, Inc., President, Alex Luchars; Editorial Director, John Carleo; Production Manager, Janet Romano; and Product Manager, Suzanne Remore; Richard Jones of Technical Training Systems/Lab Technologies for AutoCad software; Mike Sorich of Technical Training Services and Marc Sullivan of Remote Machine for Mastercam X2 software; Steve Sevitter and David Boucher of Pathtrace, for EdgeCAM 11 software; Martin J. Aguilar of SolutionWare Corporation for MazaCAM Editor software and screen shots; Sandvik Coromant for tooling drawings and other technical data; CarrLane Manufacturing for technical data charts in the appendix; Mazak Corporation for photos used in Conversational Programming. CNC Software, Inc., “Mastercam”, for screen shots of the programming process in CAD/CAM; and, GE Fanuc for operation panel, screen shots of the set-up operation and program displays.
Foreword to the Second Edition
It has been said that learning is a lifetime process. In the rapidly evolving computer age, this has never been more true. Manufacturing in general, and machining in particular, has not been immune from the growth of new technologies. CNC programming and CNC machining have not remained untouched, as new materials, new tools, new machine and control features are introduced to the industry. Good learning material to unravel the new approaches and techniques is hard to find. This edition of “Programming of Computer Numerically Controlled Machines” has successfully attempted to fill many voids. As a complete rewrite by Ken Evans of the popular book of the same name by Stanley Gabrel and John Polywka, the book approaches the subject of CNC with 21st century manufacturing in mind. This is a book that has it all.
The best features of the book are its contents and style. The book is very easy to understand – the author shows his skill as a professional communicator on every page. His extensive experience in both industry and educational fields give him a high level of credibility. He tries to be original and, without a doubt, succeeds very well.
The book presents the subject of CNC programming in a practical and well-organized way. Numerous examples, study questions, charts and mathematical formulae complement the extensive text. Illustrations throughout the book lead the reader to the subject of interest.
Written for machinists with little or no CNC experience, this book is a valuable resource for learning CNC programming. The “Operation” section in the early part of the book is designed to ease an experienced machinist into the world of CNC programming. Programming examples are practical, well documented and selected as being typical in machine shops. At the end of the book, the Glossary, the Appendix, and the Index can be easily accessed for instant reference.
As a major update of a popular book, this edition of “Programming of Computer Numerically Controlled Machines” will undoubtedly find its way as a CNC resource for the thousands of machinists, programmers and managers.
Peter Smid
Author of “CNC Programming Handbook”
“FANUC CNC Custom Macros” and
“CNC Programming Techniques”
Ken Evans has held a diverse array of machining and related jobs throughout his career and is currently a Machine Tool Technology instructor at Davis Applied Technology College in Kaysville, Utah, where he has been on the faculty for sixteen years. He is responsible for marketing and delivering customized training for industry partners, both onsite and at the college and also teaches foundations through advanced-level courses in the machining curriculum, including Mastercam CAD/CAM classes for students and educators. He is Project Lead the Way certified for Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM).
Ken has been a Business Development Manager for a manufacturing solutions provider for the last two years.
He was Training and Applications Specialist and one of the nation’s first certified Mazatrol Programming instructor to work with a local distributor teaching Mazatrol Conversational programming classes to their customers. In addition, Ken has trained other educators from around the region in the setup, programming and operation of CNC machines.
Ken began his teaching career in 1984 at the T.H. Pickens Technical Center in Colorado, at the same time working full-time as a CNC machinist and Quality Control Inspector for a local shop. Ken learned the machinist trade in 1976 at Cessna Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas.
Ken loves the outdoors, including golfing, mountain biking, and farming.
The author of this book is a full-time Machine Tool Technology instructor at a local College with over 30 years of CNC operation, setup and programming experience. A strong interest in the practical application of CNC is at the heart of this text; therefore, all theoretical explanations are kept to a minimum so that they do not distort an understanding of the programming. Because of the wide range of information available about the selection of tools, cutting speeds, and the technology of machining, we want this book to reach a wide range of readers. Included among these are: Pre-Engineering students, those already involved in programming or maintaining CNC machines, operators of conventional machines who may want to expand their knowledge beyond conventional machining, and, managers or other interested persons who may wish to purchase such machines in the near future. Finally, I hope anyone with an interest in learning about modern CNC machining methods will find the book to be beneficial, as well.
In this third edition, you will notice many changes and enhancements that will improve your reading experience. Chapter objectives are listed at the beginning of each chapter, specific terminology is presented and study questions are added at the end of each chapter to confirm understanding. Throughout the text, figure captions are added to aid clarity. In the first chapter, the foundation is laid with CNC Basics that set the tone for successful programming. The second chapter on CNC Machine Operation gives the reader perspective about CNC Operation and setup procedures, since the first exposure a machinist has to CNC is usually as an operator. Operators will not be concerned right away with programming, but
