Operation Manual

HEIDENHAIN CNC PILOT 640 509
7.2 Tool editor
Editing tool-life data
The CNC PILOT counts the tool age in RT and the quantity of finished
parts in RZ. When the predefined tool age or the part quantity limit has
been reached, the tool is considered to be worn out.
Setting a limit to tool life
Set the soft key to "Tool life." The tool editor opens
the Tool life MT input field for editing.
Enter the tool life in the "h:mm:ss" format (h=hours; m=minutes;
s=seconds). You can use the cursor keys to switch between hours,
minutes and seconds.
Entering the quantity
Set the soft key to "No. of pieces." The tool editor
opens the No. of pieces MZ input field for editing.
Enter the limit quantity, i.e. the number of workpieces that can be
machined with one cutting edge.
New cutting edge
Insert a new cutting edge.
Call the corresponding data record in the tool editor.
Press the soft key. The tool life/limit quantity is set to
zero and the diagnostic bits are reset.
 Tool life monitoring is activated/deactivated in the Tool
life monitoring (siehe „List of user parameters”, Seite
545) user parameter.
 The quantity is added when the end of the program has
been reached.
 Tool life / quantity monitoring is also continued after a
change of program.