Colchester Harrison Alpha

Manual Guide i for Alpha XS/MT/XM
Automatic Turning	Simulation and Animation	Customized Pages	Creating a Program	CNC Standard Features	CNC Options
Automatic Turning Manual Guide i is the latest and most powerful conversational programming system from Fanuc. It offers the most comprehensive and feature laden aid that any lathe programmer could want, and becomes available, when the keyswitch on the control panel is turned to the automatic position.
Simulation and Animation Manual Guide i has a more powerful graphics package than many commercial CAD/CAM systems. After a program has been created, a simulated component can be viewed in any direction, or as a 3D model that can be cut or sectioned or magnified to see detail. This simulated component can then be animated to show the cutting process, the toolpath, metal removal and the finished component to ensure that what you get is what you have programmed and exactly what you want.
Customized Pages Despite the enormous strength of the Manual Guide i system, our engineers have been able to bring their turning experience into play to develop Customized cycles especially for the needs of a manual/CNC type of lathes. These Colchester-Harrison developed cycles will save you a considerable amount of time and button pushing.
CNC Turning The real strength of Manual Guide i is that it is effectively a CNC Graphical user interface. All the time you are working in Manual Guide i, the Fanuc control system is creating a CNC program in the background. This means that conversion from conversational mode to CNC mode is instant. It also means that you can work in either CNC or conversational mode or even both at the same time. Furthermore it means that industry standard CNC programs can be loaded into and out of the control at any time. The Alpha XS is a powerful conversational lathe that can also run CNC programs developed elsewhere or to create CNC programs for use on other machines.
Creating A Program
Use the TOOL CALL AND START page Call up roughing cycle You will be prompted to enter roughing cutting information, speeds, feeds etc. Follow the on screen instructions to draw your part Store this shape as a part program Use the toolchange cycle page for finishing tool Call up finishing cycle Enter finish cutting information Call up saved shape (there is no need to re enter shape information for finishing cut) Finally use the customized cycle to part off and/or end machining
CNC Standard Features
Manual Guide i 10.4” (264mm) LCD color touchscreen MDI keyboard G10 offset value setting Graphic display PCMCIA data interface Manual handles X & Z axis 32 pairs of tool offsets Tool wear/geometry offsets 64k part program memory Tool nose radius compensation G code systems A, B, C Chamfering and corner radiusing			Thread cutting retract Background editing Constant surface speed Canned drilling cycles Multi-repetitive cycles type I and II RS 232 interface Continuous thread cutting Rigid tapping Custom Macro B Inch/Metric Conversion Spindle orientation Ethernet
CNC Options
Variable lead threading Additional part program memory 128k Stored stroke limit			Direct drawing program Hours run/part count display Thread cutting retract
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