ALTAROS turret setup with ACORN Control ?

[LorenzoRR]

Hello,

I am evaluating tool changing system for a manual lathe CNC project, in which I will use CENTROID Acorn.

Does anybody know if there is some project of installing an ALTAROS turret using Centroid ?

Link to turret: https://www.altaros.cz/content/53-automatic-turret-head

Many thanks.

[suntravel]

related reading:

https://centroidcncforum.com/viewtopic. ... ros#p60982

Search is your friend

Uwe

[LorenzoRR]

Thanks very much Uwe.

I would like to follow your project of self-designed turret.
I own an EMCO CT60 which I use for prototyping and small/not complicated production parts.
Its turret is really smail, 4 ext tools and 4 int tools, and has a mechanism with following basic characteristics:
1) Turns only in 1 direction (CCW).
2) Optical device to electronically detect what tool is enganged. It needs a full rotation at start to "know" where he is.
3) There is a small DC motor that makes the rotation movement (CCW), and right after passing the position of the target tool, it inverst polarity and it has constant small torque forcing througn a "wedge" mehcanism the tool plate to stay in position, reacting mechanically against the turret body itself.
4) With a new tool change, CC motor invers polarity, rotates until new position, and polarity change cycle starts again.
Electronics is really a hard discipline for me... so I will need to learn/copy what others do...

If you describe your project´s progress,... more than happy of following it.

Lorenzo

[suntravel]

We have some users here with emco turrets. Works well with Acorn.

Uwe

[Upnorth]

No matter what turret you have or how it works the PLC can be edited to make it work. You may need an experienced persons help to edit though.