The Research of the Tool Magazine Control System Based on PLC

Abstract:

The tool magazine and automatic tool changer are important functional components, which actual performance affects the efficiency of machining center directly. BT50-32L produced by ZhongHuan (Group) is the research object in this paper, it introduces the application of the control system from aspects of the design of overall program, the control of tool magazine and automatic tool changer. The core of the tool magazine control system is PLC, which can select the nearest tool and achieve the control of tool position, the flip of tool holder and the tool changer of manipulator during the operation. The communication of PC HMI and PLC achieve the simulation and control of the operational status. This system is certified to meet the application requirements with the stable performance, simple structure, easy operation and the rapid and accurate action.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 912-914)
• Pages: 1017-1021
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.912-914.1017
• Online since: April 2014
• Authors: Yue Ming Zhang, Bo Jin Yang, Zhe Wang, Hong Ming Mu, Yu Yang
• Keywords: Automatic Tool Changer, Control System, PLC, Tool Magazine

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