Looking for experts to help install & upgrade CNC Controller Software

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27 Feb 2018 18:38 #106644 by divakar
We are manufacturing company in Texas, USA that uses 70 different CNC machines that use propitiatory controllers & software. Looking for an expert to help with understanding what we have and proposing controller hardware and software solutions.

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05 Mar 2018 13:20 #106952 by andypugh
You could try the mailing list too, if you get no bites here. There are some people who do LinuxCNC conversions commercially.
Though this sounds like quite a big contract for an individual. Are all the controllers the same, or is each machine a separate problem?

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05 Mar 2018 13:58 - 05 Mar 2018 13:59 #106954 by Todd Zuercher
Unless the machines are quite old with obsolete or unreliable controls. I don't think I would recommend gutting functional machines, to swap in Linuxcnc (or any other aftermarket controller for that matter) especially in a large commercial setting. For the #1 biggest reason, you would be burning the technical support bridge with the machine's original manufacturer, and that is a very important feature of most commercial machinery.

The problem of trying to maintain a code base of parts for multiple machines seems trivial by comparison. Often there can be tricks or workarounds that can be used to make the same g-code programs work for multiple machines with slightly different coding requirements. Such as using sub-programs and/or macro calls to issue machine specific preamble or tool change codes. Or using conversion scripts when loading part programs.
Last edit: 05 Mar 2018 13:59 by Todd Zuercher.

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