Aaaahhhh, most of these style machines, I have always seen the kollmorgen's on. They did use a mixed bag though of controls and motors/drives on these machines.
Rick On 1/13/2016 4:05 PM, Pete Matos wrote: > I have a Cincinatti Arrow 500 VMC that I have retrofit. It runs on > linuxCNC of course and it works quite well altho I am still not using the > toolchanger yet it is not implemented thus far. However it runs almost > daily when I have work for it and has been very reliable. It had the > emerson control techniques control system on it when I bought it but after > several expensive repairs I scrapped it, gutted the machine electronically > and installed all brand new AC servos, motors, and drives as well as the > MESANET 5i25/7i77 combo boards. I replaced almost everything in the > electronics cabinet and the machine runs entirely on single phase. The > spindle is a 10hp and I am using a Hitachi WJ200-110 LF drive for the > spindle. I chose to loose all the old electronics and wiring in the > interests of both lower cost and increased reliability. I know that Mesanet > cards that I am using can power and control industrial servos and drives > but I am not familiar with the kollmorgan drives so I cannot really help > you. Good luck with your retrofit. > > Pete > > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 3:53 PM, Jon Elson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 01/13/2016 11:26 AM, Wayde Allen wrote: >>> I just joined the email list since I'm wondering about using Linux CNC to >>> retrofit the control system on an old Cincinnati/Milacron CNC system. The >>> motor control amplifier for these machines seems to be a Kollmorgen BDS4. >>> Has anyone here created an interface to one of these? >> This is an analog velocity servo amp. Pico Systems and Mesa >> have interfaces that should be able to control such a servo amp. >>> Is Linux CNC a decent option for replacing the old control computer on >> one >>> of these beasts for use in a low volume production environment? >>> >> Yes. If it is a simple XYZ machine with spindle, it should >> be pretty easy. Adding rigid tapping is also pretty simple >> if there is an existing spindle encoder. If it has a tool >> changer, that gets a bit more complicated, as every machine >> does it just a bit differently. If it has a gear change >> system, there are a few ways to do that in LinuxCNC. >> >> Jon >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance >> APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month >> Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now >> Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! >> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=267308311&iu=/4140 >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > > -- Thanks Rick Lair Superior Roll & Turning LLC 399 East Center Street Petersburg MI, 49270 PH: 734-279-1831 FAX: 734-279-1166 www.superiorroll.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=267308311&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
