Learn Fanuc
CNC
Programming .
Learn
CNC programming for Fanuc controlled CNC
lathes and mills, learn setup and efficient part
production from
my highly detailed CNC DVDs.
The goal for my website is to help everyone working with CNC lathes and mills to
get better in all parts of CNC programming and production.
Write to me with any CNC question, I want to help at least 1 person or shop
every day.
I have been a totally self-employed CNC trainer for the last 30 years and its my
time to pass on all the skills I learned to whoever needs it.
So get to it and tell me what you need to learn.
Heinz.
Why is it important to learn Fanuc CNC programming?
Because Fanuc is the most used system of CNC G-Code programming in machine shops worldwide. Mastering Fanuc will give you the best chance for a job in CNC for many years to come.
"Hello to everyone from around the
world looking at my website".
I can offer you 3 ways to learn CNC:
1) Learn as much as you can from the many examples you
find on this website.
Each example is proven out by the use in the many shops I trained over the last
30 years around the US and the world. If you have questions or need help, call
free of charge and I will help you as much as possible.
2) Learn detailed CNC lathe and mill programming and setup from the CNC DVDs you
will see on the website. Skills include almost all parts of CNC, short of actual
hands-on training.
Check costs and details on the website below.
3) I will teach you and your people on your machines and your controls, actually programming and producing
your parts as efficiently as possible.
This service includes turn-key service on new product lines.
Call me at the number below with details of your parts and goals and costs of
training service.
To discuss any of these, call Heinz at 614-888-8466.
Make sure to leave your phone number very clearly and repeat it at the end of
the message.
Write an email to hputz@columbus.rr.com
with any CNC questions and also make sure to leave your phone number so I can call you back.
All you CNC machinists out here, tell me about your job:
I am very interested in how I can be of more help, so please write me an email
and tell me about your job, where you live and also what machines and controls
you work with and what kind of parts you make.
Also tell me what you need to learn to get better at your job.
I can then help you better by adding more examples to my website that
would help you and other shop people that want to learn more about Fanuc CNC
lathe and mill programming.
If you are about to apply for a job in CNC, find
out what machines and controls you will be working with.
Write to me and tell me what they are, I will then tell you everything I
know about them and you will be much better prepared when you apply for the
job.
Write to me at:
The main purpose of this website
is to pass on the skills and knowledge I gained over the last 30
years of teaching efficient CNC manufacturing to hundreds of large and small shops around the
US and Canada.
If I can help you with any Fanuc lathe or
mill programming problem you might have, phone or email, advice is free of
charge.
If you need detailed, in-depth learning, look at my DVDs, they will teach you
the details of everything I've learned over all the years of using and teaching
CNC lathes and mills.
One really important piece of advice:
If you are a skilled manual machinist and want to keep working in our trade,
please start learning CNC right now.
Almost every job you apply for will require some CNC programming knowledge.
If you can't afford the price of the DVDs because you are presently
unemployed, write me an email and tell me your situation and we'll work out a
reasonable weekly payment schedule that you can afford.
Call me at: 614-888-8466.
Or send an email to: hputz@columbus.rr.com
Heinz R. Putz
The above picture is a view from the DVD called "Cutter Comp", it shows and explains some of the
details invloved in setting mill comp. It is typical of the detailed CNC
instruction given in all of my CNC DVDs.
The below is from "Prep", explaining tool setting on the Fanuc 6T
control.
For more detailed programming examples about CNC turning or milling, click on the 2 pages below:
About
Fanuc CNC Programming:
In 1980 Fanuc came out with the 6T and the 6M
controls and established the modern G-Code method of programming CNC lathes and
mills.
Since then, we've had many series of Fanuc CNC controls, and all of them are
programmed almost exactly the same way except for minor differences in the lathe
canned cycles.
Yasnac, Mitsubishi and almost every other major control manufacturer follow the method of
Fanuc G-Code programming.
My own background includes a
German apprenticeship in precision machining, many years and many jobs in the US
as a toolmaker and finally the job of my dreams, an opportunity to learn CNC for
a company called SMT-Swedish Machine Tool.
We manufactured and sold our first real CNC lathe in 1974, well before Fanuc
became the standard of the industry it has now been for so many years. My job
was to teach our 1 week class in Chicago and then follow it up by going to the
customers place and setting up and running the first several jobs.
As you can imagine. I was exposed to many different kinds and types of jobs and
learned very much about machining all kinds of materials and producing many
types of parts.
I started consulting for Fanuc in the early 80s and as a CNC education consultant to
Fanuc, I had the opportunity
to study the Fanuc method in-depth. In the following 20+ years of my CNC
training job since then I've had the opportunity to train 100s of CNC shops and refine my own skill and
study the methods of many successful CNC shops around the US and Canada.
My goal is to pass this knowledge on to you in the form of my DVDs and to make
you as successful as the effort you are willing to put into learning.
Comprehensive CNC Manufacturing Consulting available.
On this website you will see pictures of oilfield motors being
manufactured with the use of CNC lathes and mills in Corpus Christi, Texas.
My services there included
parts analysis for CNC manufacture, machine and tool selection, time estimating
for profitability, the training of operators and programmers and the actual
setting up and production of CNC parts.
Contact me at the below email or phone if I can do a similar service for your
company.
Heinz.
Call for Heinz: 614-888-8466
Email: hputz@columbus.rr.com
The "Master of CNC"
DVD series of Fanuc lathe and mill programming.
My main goal in
offering these Fanuc CNC Programming DVDs
is to share and pass on to you
the Fanuc CNC knowledge I gained over the last 30 years of training
and
producing efficient parts for CNC shops all
over this country and Canada.
It is also to make you totally self
sufficient in programming, setting up and running Fanuc, Yasnac and Mitsubishi controlled CNC lathes or mills.
The content also applies to G-Code programming of all of the Fanuc alike
controls such as Yasnac, Mitsubishi, Haas, Fadal and many others.
Where you are in the world makes no difference, the skills and CNC
knowledge you will learn is universal.
If you need any Fanuc or other CNC programming help or advice right now, call or email to me at the number you see below...
Call anytime, days, evenings, weekends. If you get my answering machine,
leave a clear message with your phone number and I promise to call you back as soon as
possible.
Phone advice is free and if you should purchase any of the DVDs, so
is follow-up phone help.
614-888-8466
Heinz R. Putz
Center for CNC Education
195 Sinsbury Dr. N.
Worthington, OH 43085
hputz@columbus.rr.com
The DVD packages:
The Lathe package consists of 6 DVDs, each
2 hours long and will teach you all the skills you need for efficient lathe
programming of Fanuc, Yasnac, Mitsubishi or any of the Fanuc alike CNC controls,
such as Haas, Fadal, etc..
It includes Programming, Lathe Setup, figuring Speeds, Feeds, calculating the
part shape, the use of Noseradius Comp and the proper use of Canned Cycles.
The purchase of any DVD package also includes CNC programming help by phone or email.
"Prep", "Math 1",
"Lathe Programming",
"Lathe Setup", "Cutter Comp" and "Cycles/Shortcuts".
If
paid by Credit Card, use Master Card or Visa, the price is $600.-.
Shipping in the US or Canada is free.
The Mill package teaches
all the skills needed for efficient CNC Mill utilization
and consists of:
"Prep", "Math 1", "Mill Programming",
"Mill Setup", "Cutter Comp" and "Cycles/Shortcuts".
It also includes follow-up help CNC programming help by phone or email.
If
paid by Credit Card, use Master Card or Visa, the price is $600.-
There is a 10% discount for all DVDs if paid by check.
Shipping in the US or Canada is free.
The Lathe and Mill packages combined are available for $800.-
The set of all 12 DVDs are available for $1200.-
Individual DVDs are $125.- each.
Short DVD Example:
Here are the CNC DVDs:
Look them over.
Before you decide to buy any of them, give me a call to discuss the
content.
I want to be sure it fits exactly to what you are trying to learn.
Call Heinz at: 614-888-8466
1) CNC Partmaking: The
purpose of this video is to familiarize new operators and programmers with the
facts and skills necessary for a career in CNC productivity, Fanuc or
otherwise. It contains
complete sequences of instruction from each video.
Covered are the basics such
as feeds, speeds, simple G-Codes, Math, lathe and mill examples programming
examples and Canned Cycles.
2)Prep
for CNC: You
will learn the practical skills necessary for CNC utilization, such as
the coordinate systems for lathes and mills, how to program rapids with
G0, straight and angular feeds with G1, radius motions with G2 or G3, proper
speed and feed calculations, time estimating, tool shapes and tool offsets and
many of the other skills necessary for productivity.
Fanuc control input and
editing examples are also included.
This DVD applies to both lathes and mills and will teach you the foundation of knowledge needed for
programming lathes and mills.
3)Simplified
CNC Math 1:
Its called "Simplified" because it is meant for a person
without math background. This will teach you the skills essential to everyone involved in
manual CNC programming. Calculations for angles, radius-tangent points and
partial radius cuts are explained in a programming context, based on the use of
a trig-function calculator.
Speed, feed calculations and control use are
introduced. This course has been taught to industry since 1974 and requires
minimal math background.
4)Simplified
CNC Math 2: A
continuation of Math 1 with actual parts calculated, programs written and parts
shown in cutting sequences.
The content assumes knowledge of the skills taught
in Math 1.
5)Supplemental
Math: The
calculations necessary for nose-radius compensation.
Needed for any control
without the feature of automatic nose-radius compensation, such as the Fanuc 5T,
the Yasnac 2000 Series and many other, older controls.
(Note: This is one of our
original videos, it is not updated).
6)Programming
the Modern CNC Lathe :
This DVD teaches the efficient method of programming various Fanuc CNC lathe
controls, starting with the 6T to todays controls such as the 16T, 21T, etc.
It is based
on the Fanuc method of programming and covers examples for
various typical lathe operations, such as turning, drilling and threading.
Cutting examples, tool offset changes, along with programming typical part
shapes are shown, each example is complete with all necessary calculations for
depth of cuts, feedrates and speeds.
7)Modern CNC Lathe
Setup :
This
DVD teaches the proper hands-on use of a typical, late model CNC lathe..You
will see the actual hands-on use of a CNC lathe with the Fanuc 0T control and
learn machine startup, control input of programs, editing, setting the machine
coordinates, offset setting and changing.
8)Programming
the Fanuc 5T and Yasnac 2000 series Control:
You will learn the exact method of
programming the older (pre-1980) controls. Data input, tool selection and speed
selection unique to these older controls are explained, along with complete
program examples.
(Note: This is one of our original videos, it is not updated).
9)Programming
the Modern CNC Mill :
This DVD will teach you the method of programming the modern CNC mill control,
starting with the 6M control to the controls available on new machines today, with
examples for all typical mill operations, such as drilling and tapping with the
use of Canned Cycles, contour milling and other typical mill operations.
It is
also based on the Fanuc method prevalent in industry and directly applicable to
a large majority of today's mill controls.
10)Modern CNC Mill
Setup:
This
DVD concentrates on the actual control use and part making. Control input,
editing, setting of tool lengths and coordinate systems will be shown and
explained. Tool setting and coordinate system setting will be shown and
explained with the use of a Vertical Machining Center.
Part improvement methods are shown by running a part and then editing the
program for
part cycle time improvement.
Both the Fanuc 0M and a Mitsubishi control are used to show
input and editing on the control.
11)Using Cutter
Comp on Lathes and Mills:
The proper use of cutter compensation in mills and
noseradius compensation in lathes is shown and fully explained in a variety of
examples.
The
G-Codes for all controls are the same, only the method of application differs
somewhat from control to control.
The Fanuc method is described in detail in this DVD with many examples for
different types of applications for mills and lathes.
G41 is always Cutter Comp Left, G42 Cutter Comp Right and G40 Cutter Comp
Cancel.
This DVD concentrates on the proper use of this very valuable feature on
lathes and mills. Limitations and proper use for both lathes and mills are
described, fully explained and shown in many practical examples and actual
cutting sequences.
12)Canned Cycles
and Shortcuts:
Time savings, both in programming time
and cutting time, are realized by the use of this valuable feature.
The Fanuc
lathe cycles for turning, boring, threading and grooving, G71, G70, G76, G75 and
G74, are explained and shown with many examples. Look on the website for an example
of the G71 cycle.
Sub programs calls by M98 for mills and lathes and many other timesaving
shortcuts for lathes and mills are described and shown and explained.
13)Programming the Fanuc 0MF control:
A lot of Vertical Machining Centers, especially those imported from Asia,
came with the Fanuc 0MF control.
This is Fanuc's version of a Conversational mill control and this DVD fully
explains and shows the programming method.
It also shows and explains various machining sequences.
Before you order: Call me or email and tell me exactly what you are trying to learn
and accomplish, I want to make your that the DVDs you select are really what you
need.
Heinz. 614-888-8466.
CNC hands-on, in-house CNC training
For hands-on, in-house training, call me at 614-888-8466 with details of
your machines and controls. Tell me about your products and your present
situation.
Each course will be individually tailored to your situation
and needs and the more you tell me about your CNC goals, the better I can
develop a CNC training course to achieve those goals.
Typical cost: $750.- per day plus reasonable travel and lodging.
Typical class size: 6 to 8 students.
hputz@columbus.rr.com
CNC In-House training in CNC Partmaking.
Here is an example of in-house training that involves teaching programming, but more importantly, produces low volume customer parts.
If you need
hands-on CNC training on lathes or mills, actually programming and
producing your parts, take a look at a part we
made during a training job
on a 42" swing CNC lathe with a Fanuc control in Corpus
Christi, Texas, during early 2008.
The guy talking is me and those are my 2 students, Bryan and
John. They first learned from my CNC lathe DVDs,
followed by the in-house training on their machine and programming the part
together. They did a very good job
learning, just look at the first part we made together.
The part is for a 1500 HP motor used in the oil fields, its quite large as you can see
with a couple of very close tolerance bearing fits of +-.0005".
We used the G71 cycle for roughing and the G70 for finishing. There is a
thread that was cut with the G76 cycle.
It was fun to make it, but quite exciting, each finished part was worth in
excess of $6000.-
Late November
2008:
Here I am teaching Bryan to make a large Oil Field motor housing on a 4 pallet
Horizontal Machining Center with the Fanuc 21 control.
The pallet on our left has a 40" square Tombstone the we made using the
machine and the cutter we are using has a 10" diameter.
This was their first Machining Center and my worked involved teaching
programming, but more importantly, solving a lot of machining problems
Here is a picture
of the 2 pallet setup for the finished motor housing.
The eventual goal is to produce a complete motor
every day, they are almost at their goal.
The machine is built in Michigan with good technical and
service backup.
Its also reasonably priced.
It was sold by Industrial Machinery of
Columbus, Oh.
Check it out on their website: www.industrialmachinery.com
At Ringmaster in Wayne, Michigan.
Ringmaster is a company that specializes in producing
large steel rings.
This is their first adventure into CNC manufacturing, they purchase a number of
CNC lathes, almost all are vertical like this one.
I trained a number of people, first by DVD, then classroom teaching and finally
hands-on producing rings up to quite large diameters. The largest machine
can cut a 120" diameter.
Everything worked quite well, Jesse their supervisor, had ordered cutting tools,
inserts, chuck jaws, everything we needed to produce parts.
They did a terrific job in getting ready for my final hands-on teaching.
Learning CNC from DVDs:
In my DVDs, you will learn how to hold a part, calculate the part shape,
figure speeds, feeds, depth of cuts and how to program efficiently, with all
instruction based on my own experience.
You will see and learn the proper method
to write an efficient program for lathes and mills. You will also learn to input and edit CNC programs on Fanuc controlled CNC lathes and
mills, with actual controls and machines used for demonstration and learning.
Each example shown includes highly detailed examples of the complete CNC manufacturing
process, including instruction on how to hold
parts properly, how to figure RPM and feed rates for roughing and finishing, the proper and practical cutting
sequence and many complete program examples.
I developed my "Simplified Method of Fanuc CNC Lathe and
Mill Programming"
during my work as CNC Education Consultant to Fanuc in
Chicago.
Over the last many years I fine-tuned this method by incorporating ideas and
skills I observed and learned from the many shops I trained around the US and
Canada.
My CNC DVDs will teach you this method in exact detail, with examples for lathe
and mill programs using speed and feed calculations, Cutter Comp, the Canned
Cycles and Sub programs.
Look them over from the list, then call me to discuss the controls and
machines you work on. I want to make sure the DVDs will teach exactly you what
you need to make your CNC manufacturing successful.
Note: Before you decide to
purchase any of the DVDs, please call me anytime, including evenings
or weekends, at 614-888-8466 to discuss exactly what you need to learn. I want
to make absolutely sure that my DVDs apply specifically to what you are trying to
accomplish.
Heinz.
Heinz R. Putz 614-888-8466
hputz@columbus.rr.com
If you are a CNC operator,
your
goal should be to learn CNC lathe and mill programming and setup, and it should be to be the best you can be.
Try to learn something new every day, the more you know, the more valuable you
will be to the shop you work in. Look over the content of the DVDs, then contact
me to and tell me how much you know already and what you might need to learn to
advance in your job.
As a CNC shop owner or manager,
you want to make sure you make your parts and setups more efficiently than your
competitors. As all of you know, getting CNC turning and milling work and
producing CNC parts, is very, very competitive, and its almost certain that all
of your customers want to get a lower price.
I have never trained a CNC machine shop that could not have reduced their cycle
time by at least 10%, and usually by a lot more, often as much as 30%.
So learn and apply the methods I pass on to you in these DVDs and I am sure you
too, will get a lot more efficient.
If you are a CNC manager in a larger company, work
hard on establishing a common level of CNC knowledge with everyone involved in
the total CNC process. The more everyone involved knows about some of the
details of CNC, the better the chances for a smooth manufacturing process. The
smoothest running shops I trained, usually had great cooperation between
Design, Mfg. Engineering, the Shop, and even Inspection, and that is
only possible with a basic understanding of the real problems in CNC
production.
Its possible to learn all of the pertinent skills from the DVDs, but it would be
better to consider a short in-house course to teach your people these skills.
Heinz R. Putz
Center for CNC Education
195 Sinsbury Dr. N.
Worthington, OH 43085
614-888-8466
hputz@columbus.rr.com
In the above partial example for a
Fanuc 6T control, you see me explaining the proper method to call tools, setting
the tool coordinates with the G50, the
Gear Range(M41), and also explain the proper feed rate to achieve surface
finishes such as 32 or 63.
Heinz.
This explains how the feedrate in turning relates to the desired surface finish,
based on a 1/32 noseradius insert. A feedrate of F.003 will give you very close
to a 32 finish, F.006 a 63 finish, etc.
Example: G76 in 2 line format for OT and later controls.
2" diameter, 20 Threads per Inch, Mild Steel.
O2006*
N1 G50 S1500*
N2 T0101*
N3 G97 S700 M3*(Speed for threading, always in RPM)
N4 G0 X2.2 Z.2 M8*(Rapid to above part, .2" from face)
N5 G76 P021060 Q20 R5*(The first 2 digits in P represent the amount of finish
passes, the next 2 are the pullout distance at the end of the threading motion, expressed in tenths
of revolutions, the 60 is the angle of the tool)
N6 G76 X1.94 Z-1.0 P300(total thread depth) Q150(depth of first cut) F.05*
R if needed is the amount of taper over total distance in thread motion.
The P value is figured by taking the F-value times the constant of .6, once
figured you also have the X value.
N7 G0 X6.0 Z6.0 M9*
N8 M30*
A special note to CNC machine operators and skilled machinists:
The most important part of your job right now is to stay current with new
technology, and for skilled machinists that means CNC turning and milling
programming and setup. To
greatly enhance your job opportunities, you need to learn the skills of programming and
setup for CNC mills and lathes, especially with Fanuc CNC controls. Look over the DVD content descriptions and
decide what you need. Call me and tell where your CNC skills are right now and
discuss your particular needs before you decide to buy.
Pricing opportunities to individuals that need to enhance their job skills: Call
me for special price opportunities.
Educational Institutions:
Set
up practical CNC training programs based on our DVD's.
Use them as part of the training program or as part of your overall curriculum.
They are based on the Fanuc method developed over many years of teaching CNC to
machine shops around the US.
Heinz
R. Putz, Center for CNC
Education.
195 Sinsbury Dr. N. Worthington, OH 43085
614-888-8466.
CNC
Knowledge.
Example of Fanuc turning cycle:
G71 for the 0T control. (For
G74,G75 and G76, write or call.)
Here is what you want to achieve: Turn a 4" piece down to a 2"
diameter, 1" back in the length direction. The part is already faced, so we
only do the rough turning and leave a little stock for finishing.
O1000(Program number)
N1 G50 S2500(Max speed)
N2 T0101
N3G96 S600 M3(Speed in SFM for 1018 Steel)
N4 G0 X4.0 Z.1 M8(Rapid to OD of part, .1" away
from face, turn coolant on)
N5 G71 U.15 R.02(U=cutting depth, R= pullaway
distance after each cut)
N6 G71 P7 Q9 U.05 W.005 F.015(P7 tells the control to
look at N7 and Q9 to look at N9, this is how we give the motions describing the part.
U is the amount of stock left for finishing on the OD,
W is the amount left on the shoulder.
N7 G0 X2.0
N8 G1 Z-1.0
N9 X4.0
N10 G0 X6.0 Z6.0 M9(Rapid back to a position clear of
the part, turn coolant off)
N11 M30( End of program)
Notes: The 6T version has a single line and so do
various Yasnac controls, they look like this:
N5 G71 P7 Q9 U.05 W.005 D1500 F.015(D= depth of each
pass and has to be given as a value
without a decimal point)
This cycle is normally followed by G70( Finish Cycle)
after tool change to a finish tool. Rapid to the
same position for the start of the G71, then program
G70 P7 Q9.
This cycle has been available in slightly modified form
since about 1975 and is used by everyone. flexible, easy to use and learn.
Any questions, call me at 614-888-8466, ask for Heinz.
Heinz R. Putz
614-888-8466
A recommended CNC book:
The "CNC Programming Handbook" by Peter Smid.
Its factual, detailed and accurate, I recommend it highly.
Contact Peter Smid directly at psmid@nas.net
www.Beaumontmetalworks.com
A manufacturer of good belt sanders for shops and hobby
CNC Education on CD. :
http://cnc-academy.com
Learn more about G-Codes and basic CNC: www.nfrpartners.com/cncfaq.htm
The Centroid Control: Easy to learn, very, very capable, huge memory.
This is my recommendation for a jobshop or moldmaking control:
www.centroidcnc.com
Mills and lathes with the Centroid control:
www.atrump.com
Midwest dealer for Atrump mills with Centroid:
www.industrialmachinery.com
Fanuc Replacement Parts in beautiful Virginia:
www.cnc-electronics.com
www.fixmycnc.com
www.repair-fanuc.com
United Kingdom-Europe, CNC parts for Fanuc controls:
www.fanuc-spares.co.uk
Replacement Monitors for many CNC Controls:
www.cnc-monitors.co.uk
Reasonable replacement parts for you CNC:
www.dnc-electronics.co.uk
Attention CNC users in Australia:
If you need service, parts or education, look
at: www.shera.com.au
A very good source for all types on Fanuc CNC replacement parts in
Australia:
http://www.cnc-drives-controls.com.au
A valuable resource for engineering professionals:
http://www.cad-portal.com
CNC Router users: Build your own machine and save.
www.machinetoolcamp.com
Precision CNC machining services in Milwaukee:
www.cncmachining.org
Selected
Machinery Dealers:
www.industrialmachinery.com
www.gaec.com
A big selection of CNC and manual machines.