5C Rotary VH-160 Rotary VH-7 / VH-8 Rotary VH

User and Maintenance Manual
5C Rotary
VH-160 Rotary
VH-7 / VH-8 Rotary
VH-210 Rotary
VH-250 Rotary
VH-320 Rotary
VH-400 Rotary
TR-170 Tilt-Rotary
TR-320 Tilt-Rotary
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Chatsworth, CA 91311
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Introduction
This manual is intended to provide a description of the user maintenance and use of the Calmotion rotary tables.
Rotary Table
5C
Brake
Ratio
Oil Type
Mounting
Orientation
Air Collect
Option
N/A
60 to 1
Mobil SHC 634 or
equivalent
Vertical or
Horizontal
Locking Air
100-120 PSI
M60/M61, Air, use
approximately 100-120 PSI
90 to 1
Mobil SHC 634 or
equivalent
Vertical or
Horizontal
Locking Air
100-120 PSI
VH-7 / VH-8 M60/M61, Air, use
approximately 100-120 PSI
90 to 1
Mobil SHC 634 or
equivalent
Vertical or
Horizontal
Locking Air
100-120 PSI
Locking Air
100-120 PSI
VH-160
VH-210
M60/M61, Air use
approximately 100-120 PSI
90 to 1
Mobil SHC 634 or
equivalent
Vertical or
Horizontal
VH-250
M60/M61, Air over
Hydraulic, use
approximately 100-120
PSI
180 to 1 Mobil SHC 634 or
equivalent
Vertical or
Horizontal
VH-320
M60/M61, Air over
Hydraulic, use
approximately 100-120
PSI
180 to 1 Mobil SHC 634 or
equivalent
Vertical or
Horizontal
VH-400
Air over Hydraulic, use
approximately 100-120
PSI
180 to 1 Mobil SHC 634 or
equivalent
Vertical or
Horizontal
TR-170
M60/M61, Air, use
approximately 100-120 PSI
90 to 1
TR-320
Air over Hydraulic, use
approximately 100-120
PSI
120 to 1 Mobil SHC 634 or
equivalent
Mobil SHC 634 or
equivalent
Rotary Table Maintenance
Air
When using air with the rotary table, be sure that the air is clean and dry before reaching the rotary table
components.
Oil
Use Mobil SHC 634 or equivalent gear oil. Change oil only when needed. Typical use of rotary will
require an oil change every 5 years.
Connectors
Keep the cables and connectors free of oil and chips. When not in use, protect the connectors from the
elements, chips and the housings from getting bent and misshaped.
Avoid Rust
Use a light coat of oil on all rotary table surfaces to prevent rust.
Rotary Table Setup
Positioning Rotary onto machine's table
1. Move the machine's table all the way forward to allow for better access to loading the rotary onto
the machine's table.
2. Wipe clean with a light oil the vertical or horizontal surface that will be mounted to the
machine's table.
3. Attach table keys if desired to the surface that will mount to the machine's table.
4. User proper lifting procedures to put rotary onto machine's table.
5. Prepare and insert T-nuts or T-bolts into the T-slot before putting the rotary onto the table.
6. Position the table on the right side of the machine's table over T-slots that position with the
rotary tables mounting lip or notch.
7. Take note of the full travel of the machine, make sure the rotary does not hit the Z ways or the
door when the machine moves it full travel.
8. Take note of the cable and air lines coming from the rotary when the machine moves it's full
travel.
9. Connect spring to hold cables and air lines out of machining area and chip tray, see Figure 6.
Connecting the Rotary table Power and Signal Disconnect Cables
1. Enable the A-axis rotary in the machine parameters on the CNC .
2. Power off and lockout the machine.
3. Inspect the connectors and connection points for chips and oil before mating, wipe clean if
necessary.
4. Connect the power and signal cables to the panel mounted bayonet connectors.
5. Connect the air line if the rotary has a brake.
6. Connect the air line if the rotary has the optional 5C air collet.
7. Attach cable clamps and springs to the cables and air lines, see Figure 4 and 5.
Removing the Rotary table Power and Signal Disconnect Cables
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Disable the A-axis rotary in the machine parameters on the CNC .
Power off and lockout the machine.
Remove cable clamps and springs attached to the cables and air lines.
Disconnect the power and signal cables to the panel mounted bayonet connectors, see Figure 1.
Disconnect the air line if the rotary has a brake.
Disconnect the air line if the rotary has the optional 5C air collect
Keep the cables and connectors free of oil and chips. When not in use, protect the connectors
from the elements, chips and the housings from getting bent and misshaped.
Operating the Brake (if present)
1. Check the CNC parameters to determine which M codes are used to operate the brake. Typically
on a Fadal CNC the M60 and M61 operate the brake, see Figure 3.
2. Use the M60 command in Automatic or MDI mode to verify the brake is energized when the
M60 command is executed.
3. Approximately 100 PSI of compressed air is required to operate both the air and hydraulic
brakes. The hydraulic brakes are actuated with air.
4. When the air solenoid actuates there should be a audible sound initially, but there should not be
leaking air.
5. Use the M61 command in Automatic or MDI mode to verify the brake disengages when the M61
command is executed.
6. Air will exhaust out the air valve when the M61 releases the brake.
Figure 1, Bayonet style cables coming from the rotary table are then attached to the panel mounted connectors.
Figure 2, Use the provided special double cable tie wraps to organize the rotary table cabling in the work area.
90:1
Figure 3, Set the parameters for the A-axis rotary as 90:1 with brake.
YES
Figure 4, Cable holding block for signal and power cables
Figure 5, Spring to hold cables slack up off the table
Figure 6, Make sure there is enough slack for machines table to move it's complete travel with the rotary tables cables held up
and out of the chip trays