I have a question about programing. On our CMM we have an aluminum hold down plate. and we have the quick change probes. We only have 1 CMM and I split my time between the 2 multi axis lasers and the machine shop. I am always switching programs back and forth between programs to keep each machine running. When I switch the programs my probe is already calibrated but every time I switch I have to manually align the parts because I move my zero. Is there a way to set up two programs and just switch programs without having to re manual align each time. The reason I am asking is on both machines they are runs of 100 or more pcs and we have to inspect at least half of each job and its time consuming to keep re aligning. Thanks for the help.
We have a big rayco plate that covers our machine. We home-brewed some smaller plates of various sizes that we put on the rayco. Use standoffs to keep the plate at the same location. We can have 3 or 4 parts setup on different plates ready to go. Each part program has an option to do a manual alignment. This is hardly ever used unless we change locations for some odd reason or another
We have a big rayco plate that covers our machine. We home-brewed some smaller plates of various sizes that we put on the rayco. Use standoffs to keep the plate at the same location. We can have 3 or 4 parts setup on different plates ready to go. Each part program has an option to do a manual alignment. This is hardly ever used unless we change locations for some odd reason or another
