Functions added to the machine

CNC options and tool data

Rotary tables, probes, RFID, tool pre-setters, barcode readers, and QR tool-data entry.

Diagram of a QR tool label being scanned into a CNC control

Existing CNC machines can take on new functions: rotary tables, measuring probes, RFID interfaces, tool pre-setters, and barcode readers.

One of those additions reads a QR label and enters the actual tool data into the correct fields on the CNC. Manual typing of that data is reduced — the company states this can save 45% of that entry time — and input errors are removed. An optional LCD can mirror the tool-offset page so the operator sees the same screen as on the control.

  • Rotary tables, measuring probes, and tool pre-setters
  • RFID, barcode, and QR tool identification
  • Automatic entry of actual tool data into the CNC
  • Optional LCD that replicates the tool-offset page

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