QUICK Guide. System start-up and shutdown 3. Operating panels. State colors. General process description. Device operating modes

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1 QUICK Guide System start-up and shutdown 3 Operating panels 4 State colors 5 General process description 6 Device operating modes Recovering from an error situation Tips 21 MMS5 rev. 2.0 / FMS Options 22

2 2 This document contains basic instructions for operating the flexible manufacturing system. For more detailed information and instructions, refer to the flexible manufacturing system operating instructions. Always follow all safety instructions and work procedures given in the flexible manufacturing system operating instructions to ensure and achieve the highest possible levels of safety and avoid risks. It is also vitally important to observe all the safety instructions given at your workplace. If you have any questions concerning the safety at your workplace, please contact the person in charge of safety issues. Only trained personnel are allowed to operate the system.

3 System start-up 3 1 Turn on the system main switch on the CC1 control cabinet. If the PC does not start, press the Cell controller restart button under the keyboard. Pressing the Cell controller restart button when the PC is running will shut down the PC without warning 2 Log in. The user name is fastems and the password is FMS1operator. 3 Check that the doors to the aisle are closed and that no one is in the aisle or in the system s storage area. 4 Reset the aisle doors by pushing the aisle door reset button on the aisle door operating panel. There is a reset button at both ends of the aisle. The button light goes o when the doors are reset. 5 Reset the system safety circuit by pressing the System reset button on the CC1 cabinet. The button light goes out. 6 Turn the Automation system Mode key-switch on the CC1 control cabinet door to automatic position. system start-up and shutdown If there is no key in the key-switch, it is not allowed to change the operating mode because someone could be doing, for example, maintenance work on a device. 7 Reset the stacker crane area control by pressing the Stacker crane reset button on the CC1 cabinet. The button light goes out. 8 Press the Automation system Start/stop button on the CC1 control cabinet. The button light is illuminated. 9 Open MMS Data Manager and log in. 10 In the Station Commander, select the All devices tab and reset any errors for all devices in the Diagnostics workspace for each device. 11 Check that the machine tool host communication is set to online according to the machine tool manufacturer s instructions. System shutdown 1 Press the Automation system Start/stop button on the CC1 control cabinet door. Wait until the light goes out. 2 Turn the Automation system Mode key-switch on the CC1 control cabinet to manual position. 3 Close all running programs on any client computers, shut down their operating systems. 4 Turn o the main switch on the CC1 control cabinet.

4 4 Operating panels operating panels Main control cabinet CC1 operating panel Emergency-stop button: When the emergency-stop button is pushed, all devices in the system are stopped. 2 System reset button: When the button is illuminated, the emergency stop circuit for the entire system is broken. Pushing the button resets the emergency stop circuit. 3 Stacker crane reset button: When the button is illuminated, the stacker crane area is in safe state and automatic movements are disabled. Pushing the button resets the stacker crane area control. Reset is possible only when all openings to the aisle are closed. 4 Automation system start/stop button: When the button is illuminated, automatic movements are possible. Pushing the button begins a controlled system stop. When the button is blinking, automatic movements are being stopped. The light goes out when all movements have stopped. Pushing the button starts the automatic movements. 5 Automations system mode selection key switch: In automatic mode, automatic movements are possible. The key cannot be taken from the key-switch. In manual mode, automatic movements are disabled. It is possible to take the key from the key-switch. The Cell controller restart button located under the keyboard is used in case the PC does not start automatically when the main switch is turned on at system start-up. Pressing the Cell controller restart button when the PC is running will shut down the PC without warning. Aisle door operating panel Aisle door lock/unlock key switch: The doors are locked and unlocked with the same key that is used in the CC1 control cabinet. Aisle door reset: The safety circuit of the aisle door is reset by pushing the reset button on the aisle door operating panel. The button light goes out when the safety circuit is reset. Aisle door open: Push-button for opening the aisle door from the inside without a key.

5 Control cabinet CC2 operating panel 5 Stacker crane device mode: The stacker crane is switched to automatic mode by turning the key-switch on the CC2 cabinet door counter-clockwise, to manual mode by turning the key-switch to the middle, and to force drive mode by turning the key-switch clockwise. State colors Dierent pallet and device states are represented with colors. state colors Pallets Error: Machining failed and the state of the machining jobs of the pallet is unknown. Scheduled: The pallet is waiting for the first part loading. Finished: The pallet is waiting for unloading and possible reloading. Locked: Machining could not be started (NC program download failure, cycle start failure). Idle: There are no scheduled jobs for the pallet. On route: A loaded pallet is waiting for machining. Suspended: The operator has interrupted the processing of the pallet and the pallet is not included in the schedule until the operator releases it. However, unloading is scheduled. Devices When the device is in automatic mode, it can have one of the following states: Busy: The Autopilot is switched on for the device and it is processing jobs as part of the automation system.. Idle: The Autopilot is switched on for the device and it is waiting to process jobs as part of the automation system. Semi-automatic: The Autopilot is switched o for the device. Processing jobs automatically is disabled for the device but the operator can give commands to the device. Semi-automatic mode is possible for machine tools and the stacker crane only. Other possible device states: Service: The stacker crane can only be operated with the manual control unit. The stations can be operated outside the usual limits. Some safety mechanisms are deactivated. Error: The device is in error state and needs operator actions. Unknown: The device is disconnected from the system or switched o or the service is not running.

6 6 General process description GENEral process SECTION description NAME p. 7 Add fixture master data. p. 8 Import NC programs. p. 9 Add part master data. p. 10 Create production orders. p. 10 Add fixtures to the pallet. p. 11 Check schedules and resources. p. 13 Load pallets. p. 14 Send the pallet to the machine tool. Adding fixture master data Fixture master data defines the fixtures that can be attached to machining pallets. 1 In the Data Manager, select Master data > Fixtures in the function bar. 2 Click Add. 3 In the Create a new fixture pane, enter the fixture name, for example drawing number, and a description, for example the product to be manufactured in the fixture. 4 Click Save.

7 Importing NC programs 7 Importing NC programs from the CAM system 1 Open the folder where the CAM system saved the NC program file. 2 Import the file as a new NC program or to an existing NC program. Importing NC programs from machine tools 1 In the Data Manager, select NC programs > Programs in NC in the function bar. 2 Select the program you want to import. 3 Click Copy to transfer folder. The file is copied to the MMS Master PC. 4 Import the file as a new NC program or to an existing NC program. Importing files as new NC programs 1 In the Data Manager, select NC programs > NC program library in the function bar. 2 In the program list, select the folder you want to import the file to or create a new folder. 3 Click Import file. 4 Select the file and click Open. A pane showing the header data parsed from the NC program comment block and NC code is displayed. 5 Click Import file. GENEral process SECTION description NAME Importing files to existing NC programs 1 In the Data Manager, select NC programs > NC program library in the function bar. 2 In the program list, select the NC program you want to import the file to. 3 Click Attach file. 4 If the NC program code file already exists, click Yes to confirm that you want the NC code to be updated. Alternatively, you can first create the NC program header data manually by clicking the New program button and then attach the NC program file.

8 8 GENEral process SECTION description NAME Adding part master data Fixture master data and NC programs are required for the part master data and must thus be added before part master data. When adding parts to the system, the following options are available: Manufactured part: The manufactured part has the same ID as the raw material part. Manufactured part from dierent material: The manufactured and the raw material part have dierent ID s, i.e. the manufacturing is started with a raw material part that is first added to the system. This raw material part is then used to manufacture the ready part. Raw material: A new raw material part to be added to the system. Adding a manufactured part 1 In the Data Manager, select Master data > Parts in the function bar. 2 Click Add. 3 Select Manufactured part. 4 Enter the manufactured part ID in the Part ID field and the description to the Part description field. 5 Enter the material name and cost. 6 Enter a description and cost for the operation. 7 Click Add process plan. 8 Select a template for the process plan. 1 Add a name for the process plan and all process plan steps and operations. 2 Select or deselect devices by clicking the check boxes. 3 To select fixtures, NC programs, etc., click the search button. 4 Do not enter fixture position data unless you want the part to be manufactured in one specific position only. 9 If the operation can be also be performed using dierent fixtures, NC programs, machine tools, pallet types, or loading stations, add process plans for these by repeating steps If more operations are needed for manufacturing the part, add another operation plan by clicking Add operation and enter the information required for the operation as instructed in steps Click Save and Close.

9 Adding a raw material part 9 1 In the Data Manager, select Master data > Parts in the function bar. 2 Click Add. 3 Select Raw material. 4 Enter the manufactured part ID in the Part ID field and the description to the Part description field. Also enter the cost for the operation. 5 Click Save and Close. Adding a part manufactured from dierent material 1 In the Data Manager, select Master data > Parts in the function bar. 2 Click Add. 3 Select Select Manufactured part from dierent material. 4 Enter the manufactured part ID in the Part ID field and the description to the Part description field. 5 Click the search button and select the raw material part to be used for manufacturing. Click Select. 6 Enter a description and cost for the operation. 7 Click Add process plan. 8 Select a template for the process plan. 1 Add a name for the process plan and all process plan steps and operations. 2 Select or deselect devices by clicking the check boxes. 3 To select fixtures, NC programs, etc., click the search button. 4 Do not enter fixture position data unless you want the part to be manufactured in one specific position only. 9 If the operation can be also be performed using dierent fixtures, NC programs, machine tools, pallet types, or loading stations, add process plans for these by repeating steps If more operations are needed for manufacturing the part, add another operation plan by clicking Add operation and enter the information required for the operation as instructed in steps Click Save and Close. GENEral process SECTION description NAME

10 10 GENEral process SECTION description NAME Adding a group clamping 1 In the Data Manager, select Master data > Group clamping in the function bar. 2 Click Add. 3 Select a template for the process plan. 1 Add a name for the process plan and all process plan steps and operations. 2 Select or deselect devices by clicking the check boxes. 3 To select fixtures, NC programs, etc., click the search button. 4 Do not enter fixture position data unless you want the part to be manufactured in one specific position only. 4 Click the search button and select the operations for all parts. If needed, add more operations by clicking Add operation. 5 Click Save and Close. Creating production orders 1 In the Data manager, select Production > Orders in the function bar. 2 Click Add. 3 In the Create a new order pane, select the part to be manufactured. 4 Click Next. 5 Enter the order data. Change time and date with the calendar and time controls. Select the production order status with the radio buttons. 6 Click Save.

11 Adding fixtures to pallets 11 1 In the Station Commander, open the Loading station tab and make sure that the Autopilot is switched o for the loading cell. 2 If there is a pallet in the loading station, send it from the station by touching Send machining pallet in the bottom right corner of the Loading station tab. 3 Touch the Order pallet button in the bottom left corner of the Loading station tab. 4 In the Order pallet pane, select the pallet to be ordered to the station and touch Order pallet. 5 Touch Close. 6 Once the stacker crane has transported the pallet to the loading station, touch the Fixtures button. The fixtures registered on the pallet are listed. 7 Touch Add fixtures. 8 Select the fixture type from the list by touching the row. Select the pallet side and the position from the drop-down lists. You can also select the oset program from the drop-down list, if needed. 9 Touch Add. The fixture is displayed as registered on the pallet. GENEral process SECTION description NAME Checking resources 1 In the Data Manager, select Production > Estimates. 2 Select the Fixtures tab and enter the order number in the Search from fixtures field to find the order in the list. A green box is displayed in the Fixture column if the fixture needed for the order is registered on a pallet. A red box indicates that the fixture must be registered on a pallet. Note: If the needed fixtures are not registered on pallets, the order is not included in the fine schedule. 3 Select the Materials tab and enter the order number in the Search from fixtures field to find the order in the list. A green box is displayed in the Status column if the needed number of raw material parts is registered in the system. A red box indicates that no parts are registered, and a yellow box indicates that only part of the needed parts is registered. Note: It is not necessary to register material if the device settings determine that part registration is not needed.

12 12 GENEral process SECTION description NAME Checking schedules 1 In the Data Manager, select Production > Fine schedule. 2 Select the Schedule tab and check that all production orders to be manufactured are listed. Pallet queues for each device are displayed at the bottom of the Schedule tab. You can view the route of a pallet by moving the mouse pointer on the pallet symbol in the queue or view pallet information by clicking the symbol. Jobs that have missing resources are displayed red. Note: Missing materials, NC programs, or tools do not prevent schedule generation but the automation process is blocked if resources are missing. If there are machine tools in the list for which the pallet queue is not displayed, the machine tool might be excluded from the schedule. To check this, select Settings > Production settings in the Data Manager function bar and open the Devices tab. Machine tools for which the button in the In schedule column is selected are included in the schedule. To change the setting for a machine tool, select or deselect the button and click Save. You can also change the way the fine scheduler performs tool checking. Full means that the used tool life is taken into account in the tool checking. 3 Select the Tools tab to see which tools need to be maintained and when in order to be able to run the schedule. 4 Select the NC programs tab to check that all NC programs needed for the production orders included in the schedule are available and have the correct status. 5 Select the Materials tab to see if raw materials need to be added in order to be able to run the schedule.

13 Loading pallets 13 Note: If there are no pallet jobs in the pallet schedule in the Station Commander, the system has not been able to process released production orders. Check the resources and devices to find the reason. If the loading station Autopilot is switched ON, wait until the stacker crane has transported a pallet to the loading station and then move to step 4. If the loading station Autopilot is switched OFF, proceed as follows: 1 In the Station Commander, select the Loading station tab. 2 Select an unlocked pallet in the pallet list. Planned loading and unloading tasks are displayed. 3 Touch Order pallet. 4 When the pallet has arrived in the loading station, commit the unloading of machined parts by touching the unload icon. Alternatively, open the Unloading task details pane by touching the blue unloading task field and then click Unload to perform the unloading tasks one by one or Unload all to perform all loading tasks. 5 Commit the loading of new parts by touching the load icon. GENEral process SECTION description NAME Alternatively, open the Loading task details pane by touching the blue loading task field and then click Load to perform the unloading tasks one by one or Load all to perform all loading tasks. 6 Touch Send. The pallet starts its automatic machining cycle. Handling missing material Pallets are not transferred to the loading station if material required for loading is missing. Missing material is indicated with a red exclamation mark next to the pallet symbol. Proceed as follows: 1 In the Loading station tab, select the pallet in the pallet list. The job details are displayed in the workspace. Any missing material is indicated with a question mark in the Visits pane. 2 In the Data Manager, select Settings > Production settings in the function bar. 3 Check the allowed material source for the loading station you are working at. 4 Add material to the selected source location or change the allowed material source to Out.

14 14 Managing machining GENEral process SECTION description NAME Note: Pallets that have missing resources do not automatically enter the machine tool. A red exclamation mark beside the pallet symbol indicates missing resources. Missing resource can be either a missing tool or defective NC program. If you want to work on a specific pallet in the machine tool, for example perform measuring or testing, proceed as follows: 1 Suspend the pallet, if not already suspended: 1 In the Station Commander, select the All devices tab and select System. 2 In the System workspace, touch Pallets. 3 Select the correct pallet in the list and touch Pallet info. 4 In the pallet info pane, touch Suspend pallet. 2 Select the machine tool in the in the All devices tab and switch the Autopilot o. 3 Touch Order pallet. A list of all machining pallets is displayed. 4 Select the pallet and touch Order. Then, touch Close. 5 The stacker crane transports the pallet to the pallet changer of the machine tool. Touch Rotate changer to move the pallet to the machine tool table. 6 Perform the work needed and touch Rotate changer. 7 Touch Send pallet to send the pallet to the storage. Tip: If a part needs to be remachined, you can rewind the process plan step in the Loading station tab. First, touch the Process plan button to view the current status of all process plans for the pallet. Then, touch the rewind button of the right process plan. The process plan status is changed to Loaded. When the pallet is sent to route, the part NC program will be rerun.

15 Switching the Autopilot and scheduling mode on or o 1 In the Station Commander, open the All devices tab and select the device from the device list to open the workspace of the device. 2 In the workspace of the device, select ON or OFF for the Autopilot or scheduling mode. Changing the station operating mode 1 In the Station Commander, touch the manual control menu (1). 2 Select AutoManu. 3 Turn the manual control switch (2) to Auto or Manual. 15 device operating modes Operating the stations with the manual control switch 1 Touch the manual control menu (1). 2 Select the action you want to perform, for example open or close the door. 3 Turn the manual control switch (2) to the action you want to perform. The active movement is displayed green.

16 16 Changing the stacker crane to manual mode device operating modes Note: In manual mode, all internal safety checks of the stacker crane are operational. Therefore, menu selections are limited to those possible in that operational context. For example, moving the load handling device is enabled only when the stacker crane is fully positioned in a valid storage or device address and the selected load type matches that position. Note: Special caution should be exercised when operating the stacker crane in manual mode as there can be situations not fully covered by the internal checking. In service mode (password protected), the internal safety checks are not operational. Note: If you need manual drive to recover from an emergency stop situation, you must first check the reason for the emergency stop. If there are people in danger or injured, you must help them first. 1 Press the Automation system start/stop button on the CC1 control cabinet door. The button will start blinking. Wait until the blinking stops. 2 Turn the Automation system mode key-switch on the CC1 control cabinet door to manual position. 3 Take the key from the key-switch with you. Keep the key with you as long as you need to operate the stacker crane in manual mode. Warning! The stacker crane shall be operated only by personnel who know and understand the functions and the safety instructions of the stacker crane. Warning! Special caution should be exercised when operating the stacker crane in manual mode. Warning! All access to the stacker crane aisle and areas related to is strictly prohibited from unauthorized personnel. It is strictly prohibited for anyone to be on the stacker crane when it is controlled with manual drive.

17 Operating the stacker crane in manual mode C POWER A B F STATUS ABC DEF ESC GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WYZ E H I 17 device operating modes J. 0 D 1 Unlock the aisle door by turning the key-switch on the door operator panel and open the door. Take the key with you. 2 Enter the aisle and close the door behind you. The door will be locked and can be opened by pushing the door opening button on the left side of the door. 3 Put the key in the key-switch on the CC2 control cabinet door and turn the switch to the manual drive position. 4 Take the manual control unit from its holder and reset possible errors by pushing the reset button (D). 5 Select the speed, axis, mode, side, and load type. Press one of the arrow buttons (E) until the desired operation is displayed at the bottom of the manual control unit display. G Press the button (F) to browse the options. 6 Press the deadman switch (C) halfway, hold it, and push one of the drive buttons (G) to drive the stacker crane to the negative or positive direction. The stacker crane automatically stops at the next address matching the selected pallet type.

18 18 device operating modes Exiting manual mode 1 If you have operated the stacker crane with the manual control unit, turn the key-switch of the CC2 control cabinet to automatic position and take the key from the key-switch. 2 Put the control unit back on its holder and check that its cable is set in a way that it will not get caught in anything while the stacker crane moves in the aisle. 3 Check that no one is in the aisle or in the system s storage area. 4 Check that you have the keys with you, push the aisle door opening button on the left side of the door. Exit the aisle and close the door. 5 Reset the safety circuit of the door by pushing the illuminated reset button on the door operator panel. The button light will go out when the safety circuit is reset. 6 Put the key back in the key-switch on the CC1 cabinet door and turn it to automatic position. Note: If there is no key in the key-switch, it is not allowed to change the operating mode because someone could be doing, for example, maintenance work on a device. 7 Reset the safety circuit of the stacker crane by pushing the stacker crane reset button on the CC1 cabinet door. 8 Press the Automation system Start/stop button. The button light is illumintated.

19 Recovering from an error situation 19 Warning! Check that there has not been an accident and that people are not in danger. If there are people in danger or they are injured, first push one of the system s emergency stop buttons and then help the people. When an error has occurred in a device or the stacker crane is in error, a red line is displayed for the device in the Station Commander tabs. 1 In the Station Commander, select the device or the system in the All devices tab. Causes for the errors and interlocks for the selected device are displayed in the Status and Diagnostics workspaces. 2 Based on the error information, resolve the error situation. 3 Click the Reset alarms button to return to normal operation. If the stacker crane was performing a task when the error occurred, the recovery wizard is opened. 4 You can now select one of the following options: Continue the active transport task, i.e. loading pallet to the stacker crane or unloading pallet form the stacker crane. Reverse the transport task to the initial position. Do not perform any recovery operations. If this option is selected, the stacker crane remains in its position and has to be recovered manually with the manual control unit. 5 Check that the actual pallet locations match the pallet locations in the system database. Correct the locations, if necessary. For instructions, see section Changing pallet locations. recovering from an error situation

20 20 Changing pallet locations recovering from an error situation Warning! It is very important that the pallet locations in the system database are correct. Incorrect pallet location information might cause collisions, break tools, or even put people in danger. 1 In the Station Commander, select System in the All devices tab. 2 In the system workspace, select Pallets. 3 Select the pallet whose location you want to change and select then Pallet info. 4 In the pallet information window, touch Change location. 5 Select the correct location in the Select pallet location pane and finally, select OK. Removing interlocks Interlocks are displayed in the workspace of each device and the system in the All devices tab in Station Commander. The first part of the message tells the task or movement that cannot be performed and the second part tells the reason for this. For example an interlock for the loading station might be: Transfer movement to the stacker crane end > Door is not open To remove interlocks, proceed as follows: 1 In the Station Commander, select the All devices tab and then select a device in the device list. Interlocks for the device are listed in the Status and Diagnostics workspaces. 2 Remove the obstacles, for example, open the door using the manual control switch. 3 Repeat the steps above for all devices that are included in the transport task.

21 Troubleshooting 21 If the system does not operate, check the following: The Automation system Start/stop button light in the CC1 control cabinet is illuminated indicating that the system is in operation. If the button light is out, start the system according to the instructions in section System start-up. There are no alarms for any of the devices in the system. Resolve any errors and reset the alarms according to the instructions in section Recovering from an error situation. There are scheduled tasks in the system. If not, create or edit production orders or register fixtures on pallets to enable schedule generation. For instructions, see section General Process description. The autopilot is switched on. If necessary, turn the autopilot on for all devices required to run production or activate the transport movement using the Station Commander. For instructions, see section Switching the autopilot on or o or Operating the stations with the manual control switch. There are no interlocks preventing the stacker crane transport task. To check this, select the stacker crane in the All devices tab of the Station Commander. The active transport tasks are displayed in the Transport tasks list. Check the interlocks for the devices that should be included in the transport task. Remove interlocks according to the instructions in section Removing interlocks. tips

22 22 Managing material pallets options Adding material pallets to the system 1 Make sure that the material station is empty and the Autopilot is switched o for the station. 2 In the Station Commander, select the material station workspace. 3 Touch the Add pallet button. 4 Select the pallet number or use the default number and select the pallet type as well as height, width, depth, and weight from the drop-down lists. 5 Touch the Add button. Ordering material pallets from storage The autopilot must be switched o for the loading cell before ordering pallets. 1 In the Station Commander, select the material station workspace. 2 Touch the Order pallet button. 3 Select the pallet in the pallet list. To view all material lots currently on storage pallets, select the Parts tab. 4 Select the pallet or part row and touch the Order pallet button. 5 Touch Close. Adding parts to material pallets 1 Make sure that there is a material pallet in the material station. 2 In the Station Commander, select the material station workspace. 3 Touch the New parts button. 4 Select the part ID by touching the row and touch the Next button. If necessary, find the right part ID using the page up/down controls or by using the search function (see section Searching). 5 Enter the number of parts using the keypad and touch the Add parts button. 6 If you want to increase the number of parts: 1 Select the part lot in the list and touch the + button. 2 Select the source for the parts. Only the locations the part type in concern exists in are listed. 3 Select the number of parts using the keypad and touch the Add parts button. 7 If you want to decrease the number of parts: 1 Select the part lot in the list and touch the - button. 2 Select the destination for the parts. 3 Select the number of parts using the keypad and touch the Move parts button.

23 Adding material to cells 23 1 In the Station Commander, select the cell workspace. 2 Touch the New parts button. 3 Select the part ID by touching the row and touch the Next button. If necessary, find the right part ID using the page up/down controls or the search function (see section Searching). 4 Enter the number of parts using the keypad and touch the Add parts button. 5 If you want to increase number of parts: 1 Select the part lot in the list and touch the + button. 2 Select the source for the parts. Only the cells the part type in concern exists in are listed. 3 Select number of parts using the keypad and touch the Add parts button. 6 If you want to decrease the number of parts: 1 Select the part lot by touching the row and touch the - button. 2 Select the destination for the parts. 3 Select the number of parts using the keypad and touch the Move parts button. options Automatic material delivery The operator can define automatic material delivery separately for each loading station. Defining automatic material delivery 1 In the Data Manager, select Settings > Peoduction settings in the function bar. 2 In the Allowed source and Allowed target drop-down lists, select the right combination for the loading station. Cell: Raw material must be registered in the cell and the unclamped parts are registered in the cell. Outside: Raw material and ready parts are not registered in the system inventory. Material station: Raw material must be registered on a material pallet and the unclamped parts are registered on the material pallet currently at the material station. 3 Click the Save button to save the selected rules.

24 24 Managing tools options Note: The sequences of adding tools to the magazine or removing tools from the magazine are machine tool make and model specific. These instructions apply for systems where neither, the machine tool or MMS5, has a dedicated operating panel for synchronizing tool input or output. Note: If tool chips are utilized, the chip must registered when adding a new tool. Tool chips make tool management easier as the operator does not need to identify the tool when the tool inventory changes. For example, a tool can be input into the machine tool magazine automatically because the chip reader identifies the tool and asks the tool data from the MMS5. Adding new tools 1 In the Data Manager, select Tools > Tool master data in the function bar. 2 Click Add new. 3 Enter all relevant information. If there are machine tools with dierent kinds of tools in the system, select first the right template. If the tool has more than one edges, add edges with the + button. Click Save to save the master data. 4 Add a new tool instance by clicking the New sister button in the Tool master data workspace. You can use the values inherited from the master data or modify them, including the sister number. The system suggests the next free sister number. The location of a new tool is always Out of system. Click Save to save the tool instance. 5 Select Tools > Tool master data in the function bar. Search the tool in the Out of system category. Select the tool and click Request presetting. The system sends the tool presetting request data to the presetter device. 6 Open the presetting request on the presetter PC. Measure the tool and commit the measurement. The active geometry data is sent to MMS5. 7 Place the measured tool in the tool magazine. 8 Select the machine tool in the All devices tab in the Station Commander. 9 Open the Tools workspace and click the pot where you placed the tool. Then click the Tool in button. The MMS5 downloads the tool data on the machine tool controller.

25 Maintaining worn-out tools 1 Remove the worn-out tool from the tool magazine. 2 In the Station Commander, select the All devices tab, then select the machine tool and open the Tools workspace. 3 Select the tool you removed from the magazine by clicking the tool row. 4 Touch the Tool out button. The tool data is removed from the machine tool controller memory and the pot is shown as free. The tool is registered as Out of system. 25 options Removing tools 1 In the Data Manager, select Tools > Tool instances in the function bar. 2 Select the tool to be disassembled from the Out of system category. 3 Click the Delete button and confirm the tool removal. Handling missing tools Missing resources are indicated with a red exclamation mark in the pallet symbol of the pallet schedule in the Station Commander. 1 Select the machine tool in the All devices tab. 2 In the Status workspace, touch the pallet symbol at the pallet queue to open the pallet info pane. 3 Touch the Visits button to view the planned schedule for the pallet. Touch the row marked with an arrow symbol. The missing tools are displayed on the left side of the display.

26 Quick guide Check the following before contacting service: System number. The system number (also called project number) is a five digit number which identifies your system. The number can be found on the side of the CC1 control cabinet. Modem connection. Check that the connection is available and that the remote connection program is running. Global Call Center (24hr): fastems.teleservice@fastems.com Local service telephone numbers: Finland: +358 (0) France: +33 (0) Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Belgium, and the Netherlands: +49 (0) Italy, Spain and Portugal: Sweden, Norway, and Denmark: +46 (0) United Kingdom: +44 (0) USA and Canada: China: Fastems Oy Ab. All rights reserved.