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LTC Technical Report

05/23/12

Schedule Resume Function.

AS LUL and ASF 3015 tower loading systems

1. Overview

Schedule Resume function is designed and developed to allow the automation schedule to recover
without resetting the Automation and material handling system.
This situation can exist due to NC alarm or cutting failure.

Schedule resume function works for multiple types of situations examples and classification follows;

i) In situations that exist before actual processing begins. Cutting condition or Nozzle is not correct,
material is out of location, Program update or change.

ii) In situations of resuming the schedule in the middle of the laser cutting program due to part or slug
interference with processing head.

iii) In situations a sheet needs to skip the laser cutting process.

In examples above, you do not have to abort the schedule even if you have pressed the NC reset. After
you fix the cause of NC alarm or cutting failure, you need to send all axis back home position, press
schedule resume switch on AMNPC controller and then restart the schedule.
Keeping the line control key on and schedule operation mode active.

Function is located at SW PANEL button

Tab PANEL B:

SCHEDULE RESUME

If the location is blank or reserved the Keep Relay must be

activated to enable the Resume Schedule.

K65.0 = 00101001
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2. Procedure of Schedule Resume Function.

i) When you have NC alarm before the laser cutting process.

Press NC reset.

Fix the problem. (you can change mode switch)

Edit and overwrite the program if you need.

Adjust nozzle center and Z sensor calibration through utility page if you need.

Send all axis back home position

Turn on schedule resume on SW PANEL screen

Restart schedule at AMNPC controller.

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ii) When you have NC alarm, cutting failure or machine problem during laser cutting process and
resume from next laser piercing with dynamic nesting

Press NC reset.

Fix the problem. (you can change mode switch)

Edit the program if you need.

Insert /GOTO 1; block after M100.

Find objective GOO G41(G42) block for piercing and insert N1; block right before the block.

Double check the cutting condition for next cutting and insert objective E code after GOO G41(G42)
Block.

Overwrite the program.

Adjust nozzle center and Z sensor calibration through utility program if you need.

Send all axis back home position

Make sure block skip switch is OFF

Turn on schedule resume on AMNC-F screen

Restart schedule trough automation equipment controller.

Turn on block skip switch off after first piercing is done.

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iii) When you have NC alarm, cutting failure or machine problem during laser cutting process and
resume from next laser piercing with G98 multiple part.

Press NC reset.

Fix the problem. (you can change mode switch)

Edit the program if you need.

Insert /GOTO 1; block after U code

Find objective GOO G41(G42) block for piercing and insert N1; block right before the block.

Double check the cutting condition for next cutting and insert objective E code after GOO G41(G42)
Block.

Find what number is the next part and insert additional /G75 block with objective P number and
/GOTO 2 block right before the original G75 block. Insert N2 block right after original G75 Block

EX: /G75 W1 Q3 P4; ( if next part number is 4)

/GOTO 2;
G75 W1 Q3; (original G75 block)
N2;

Overwrite the program.

Adjust nozzle center and Z sensor calibration through utility program if you need.

Send all axis back home position

Make sure block skip switch is OFF

Turn on schedule resume on AMNC-F screen

Restart schedule trough automation equipment controller.

Turn on block skip switch off after first piercing is done.

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iv) When you have NC alarm, cutting failure or machine problem during laser cutting process and
resume from next laser piercing with U,V, and G93XYW array program

Press NC reset.

Fix the problem. (you can change mode switch)

Edit the program if you need.

Find objective U.V macro area and skip NC program up to objective U,V macro area using /GOTO 1
and N1. If objective UV macro area is first one, you do not need skip the program.

Insert /GOTO 2; block after objective U code

Find objective GOO G41(G42) block for piercing and insert N2; block right before GOO G41(G42)
block.

Double check the cutting condition for next cutting and insert objective E code after GOO G41(G42)
Block.

Find where is objective G93X,Y, W array and skip unnecessary G93 X,Y,W array using /GOTO3
and N3.

Overwrite the program.

Adjust nozzle center and Z sensor calibration through utility program if you need.

Send all axis back home position

Make sure block skip switch is OFF

Turn on schedule resume on AMNC-F screen

Restart schedule trough automation equipment controller.

Turn on block skip switch off after first piercing is done.

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v) When you will skip entire sheet program and restart from next sheet.

Press NC reset.

Fix the problem. (you can change mode switch)

Edit the program if you need.

Insert /GOTO 1; block after M100.

Insert N1; block right before G10; block

Overwrite the program.

Adjust nozzle center and Z sensor calibration through utility program if you need.

Send all axis back home position

Make sure block skip switch is OFF

Turn on schedule resume on AMNC-F screen

Restart schedule trough automation equipment controller.

Turn on block skip switch off after first piercing is done.

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