Arab Academy for Science & Technology

Industrial & Management Engineering Department

Course: IM316 – Advanced Manufacturing Systems

Sheet 2 (Linear Profiles)

1. Write an incremental G/M code to drill the slots in the figure below. All units are measured in
inches.

Tool Operation Speed Tooling Speed (rpm) Feed (ipm)

1 Drill slots x0.52 deep 0.25 end mill 1800 10

 In order to write a G/M code to a certain operation, a list of steps should be followed:
o Determine the coordinates for each point.

Point X Y

1 5 10

2 20 0

3 -20 7.5

4 20 0

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Arab Academy for Science & Technology

Industrial & Management Engineering Department

Course: IM316 – Advanced Manufacturing Systems

Sheet 2 (Linear Profiles)

o Setup the machine before any job/operation.

Word address command Meaning

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O1101 Program Number.
N0010 (LEFT HAND CORNER) Comments.
N0020 (TOOL 1: 10 DIA END MILL)
N0030 G90 G20 G40 G80 Absolute, Inch mode, cancel cutter
diameter compensation and fixed cycles.
N0040 G54 (automatic datum positioning) Position zero point.
N0050 T1 M06 Change to tool 1.
N0060 G00 G91 X5 Y10 S1800 M03 Rapid to “1”, start spindle (CW), spindle
speed.
N0070 M08 Coolant on.

o Write the G/M code for the operation/s.

Word address command Meaning

N0080 G01 Z-0.52 F10 Linear profile mode, plunge cutter to Z
(depth), (feed rate).
N0090 X20 Cut to position “2”.
N0100 G00 Z0.52 Rapid +ve z (depth) above the part
N0110 X-20 Y7.5 Move to position “3” above the part
N0120 G01 Z-0.52 Cut to position “3”.
N0130 X20 Cut to position “4”.
N0140 Z0.52 Rapid +ve z (depth) above the part

o Close everything that was open in the program.

Word address command Meaning

N0150 M05 M09 Stop spindle, Coolant off
M30 Program end, memory reset.
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