Bar feeder on out lathe does not load a new bar by itself. We have to do it manually. The pusher just keeps on pushing until it reaches uts maximum pushing distance. Does anyone know why? More details and pictures in post
Hi everyone, I’ve tried several times to find a solution using Google or similar search engines, but so far without success.
At our company, we have a DMG Mori lathe, the T02, with an IEMCA bar feeder, the Kid80+. My problem with it is that I have to load each bar individually. The bar feeder pushes the bar forward as specified in the program, but as soon as the material runs out, it doesn’t automatically load the next bar. What it does instead is it pushes the remaining marerial inside the lathe and keeps on pushing until reaching its maximum pushing distance which is in the middle of my machine apperantly. I tried looking up a setting were it lets me adjust the maximum pushing length but i havent found one yet. I only found ansetting for the bar length (which i set to 750mm) and the basic settings for when the pusher enters the machine as well as the pushers home position. I basically have to go to the bar feeder every time, manually lower the bed, and load a new bar by pressing a button.
Of course, we could call in a technician to fine-tune everything and explain it to us properly (because nobody here at the company really knows how this thing works), but that would involve additional costs. That’s exactly why I thought I’d check Reddit and see if anyone can help.
I have attached pictures of the machine aswell as of the var feeder. Also there are pictures of the program section that i use forcthe bar feeder.
So far we checked the sensors which all seem to work properly.