Pallet Schedule Table

The Pallet Schedule Table incorporates a number of features to help the user with their routine.

Load Order and Pallet Status: These two features work together to show which pallet is currently in the machining area. Enter a number for the load order and press [ENTER] on the Pallet Status field to select the pallet status. The choices are: 0: Unscheduled, 1: Scheduled, 2: Missing and 3: Completed.

Comment: To add a user comment to a pallet, highlight the pallet number field and press [ENTER]. A box will appear, type in the desired comment and press [ENTER].

Pallet Usage: This feature gives the number of times the specific pallet has been loaded into the machining area. Press [ORIGIN] button to clear the value.

Program Number: This detail shows which program number has been assigned to the pallet. To select a program, highlight the Program Name field then press [ENTER] and navigate to the program.

Program Comment: This area displays the comments that are written in the part program. This can only be changed by editing the comments in the program.

Command Prompts:

[ENTER] The function changes depending where the highlighter is located. It is used to enter a user comment, set a value in the field and to view options for the field.

[ALTER] Load Pallet and Program. This will load the selected pallet into the machine and call the assigned program to memory.

[INSERT] Run loaded program. This will start the machine running in Pallet Scheduler Mode. The machine will continue to run all scheduled pallets in the PST until they are completed. For more information on Pallet Scheduler Mode refer to M199 Pallet / Part Load or Program Endin the M-code section.

[F2]Schedule Load Station pallet. This will set the status of the Load Station pallet to Scheduled.

[F3] Put away Load Station pallet. This will return the Load Station pallet to the pallet pool.

[F4] Get highlighted pallet. This will bring the selected pallet to the Load Station.

Using the Pallet Scheduling Table to Load Pallets

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Load the pallets using the Pallet Schedule Table.

To reach the Pallet Schedule Table tab press [CURRENT COMMANDS] then go DEVICES > PALLET SCHEDULE TABLE. 

Schedule the pallets, to do this highlight the pallet status of the pallet [1] and press [F2] to schedule. Repeat this process for the remaining pallets.

NOTE: The pallets must be scheduled in order to physically load the pallets to the station. After all pallets have been loaded the user can unschedule the pallets as needed. Unscheduling a pallet will tell the Pallet Pool not to pick up that pallet.

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To load the pallets on the machine first press E-STOP [1] then go to the Shelf tab on pallet number 1 [2]. Change pallet 1 to shelf H [3], this will open the loading station in the software of the machine. 

Next highlight the pallet 2 shelf tab [4] and change that to shelf A, this will move the location of pallet 2 to the load station [5]. 

Physically load a pallet onto the load station, release the E-STOP, and press [F3] to put away the load station pallet 2 onto the empty shelf E. 

Continue this process for the rest of the shelves and once complete move pallet 1 back to shelf A. 

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To load a program for a specific pallet go to the Program Name tab [1] and press [ENTER].

A pop up menu will appear which will ask where to load your program from. Choose the file location, select the program you wish to run for that pallet and press [ENTER].

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The program name and program comment will appear in its respective tab [1]. Continue loading programs for all other pallets this applies to. 

Pressing [ALTER] [2] will load the pallet and program as the name describes.

Pressing [INSERT] [3] will run the program of the pallet in shelf H, the pallet status should also tell you what pallet number is loaded. 

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To retrieve any given pallet choose the pallet number or the shelf [1], you should see the number of the pallet highlighted, press [F4] denoted as [2] and that should bring the highlighted pallet to the loading station or shelf A [3]. 

NOTE: If there is a pallet in the load station when this process is commanded the pallet in the loading station will be loaded to an empty shelf in the pallet pool in order to move the highlighted pallet ot position. 

Pallet Wash-Down Sequence

Use the special code M50P0 to extract a pallet without loading the next one to run a wash-down program to clean the receiver before loading the next pallet while in pallet mode.

Refer to the M50 M-Code help text for more info.

Pallet Pool Changer - Recovery

If the Pallet Pool or Pallet Changer cycles get interrupted you must enter [RECOVER] mode to correct or complete the cycle.

Press the [RECOVER] button and press 2 for Pallet Changer. The recovery page will display the input and output values.

Pallet Changer Recovery Display:

  1. Pallet Pool Functions
  2. Pallet Pool Status
  3. Message Box 

 Important: If there is no pallet on the pallet arm then the PR will go into the station at a 4 degree offset when the pallet arm is commanded into slide to a specified station using the recovery page. It goes in at a 4 degree offset to avoid hitting the pallet locking mechanism on the pallet stations, therefore when in the recovery page and the control asks if the pallet arm is holding a pallet it MUST be answered correctly or a collision may happen between the pallet arm and the pallet locking mechanism.

                          

Command Prompts:

[>] Open LS Inner Door. This will open the Load Station Inner Door.

[F1] Open Slider Door. This will open the Auto Window on the machine. 

[F2] Unclamp. This will unclamp the pallet in the machine from the receiver.

[INSERT] Return Pallet Slide Home. This will return the loader to its home position.

[UNDO] Pallet Pool Slide to Shelf. This will slide the pallet pool loader to the selected shelf location. Example: Press [A] then [UNDO] to slide the loader to shelf position A.

[DELETE] Pallet Pool Rotate to Shelf. This will rotate the pallet pool loader to the selected shelf location. Example: Press [A] then [DELETE] to rotate the loader to shelf position A.

[ORIGIN] Attempt Auto Recovery. This will attempt to automatically correct or complete the pallet pool operation.

[+Z] Select Pallet Slide Axis. This will select the PS axis in handle jog mode.

[-Z] Select Pallet Rotate Axis. This will select the PR axis in handle jog mode.

[RECOVER] Exit to Pallet Schedule Table. This will go back to the Pallet Schedule Table.