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Siemens ShopTurn

The Siemens ShopTurn control offers highly sophisticated production capabilities whilst maintaining operator ease of use with ‘plain speaking’ programming procedures.

Our continued partnership with Siemens enables us to keep your production methods at the cutting edge of technology and you’re safe in the knowledge that all are fully backed with some of the best trained and resourced Service Engineers in Europe.

PCU20 Control Hardware

  • Two and three axis CNC control capability.
  • Driven tool function (option).
  • Industrial grade PC hardware.
  • 1.2 Mb of program memory space.
  • Flash card expandable (option).
  • Cat 5 network capability (option).
  • RS 232 Interface.
  • 10 Gb Hard drive option on PCU50.
  • 10.4” TFT colour display.
  • Remote electronic handwheel.

Software functions

  • Conversational or G code programmings supported.
  • Easy to navigate menus.
  • Colour graphics.
  • Comprehensive Help screens.
  • Calculation inputs.
  • Background editing.
  • DNC capability.
  • Macro programming.
  • Fanuc translator (optional).
  • Tool descriptions with offsets and wear.
  • Reapproach to contour when machining interrupted.
  • Cut copy and paste of program events.
  • Program management with directory capability.

Programming features

Straight/circle function

  • Straight line.
  • Arc with Centre.
  • Arc with radius.
  • Polar straight.
  • Polar Circle.
  • Tool changing.

Drilling Function

  • Centric drilling full retract or chip break with peck reduction.
  • Centric rigid tapping full depth or chip break.
  • Centre Drilling on face (option).
  • Centre drilling on periphery (option).
  • Drilling full retract or chip break with peck reduction on face (option).
  • Drilling full retract or chip break with peck reduction on periphery (option).
  • Reaming on face (option).
  • Reaming on periphery (option).
  • Thread milling on face single or multi tooth tool (option).

Machine mode functions

  • Jog or handwheel control of axis in rapid or feed.
  • Creation of central tool library inc tool type, tool location, X & Z offsets, tool nose radius, edge length and tool tip angle.
  • Manual tool indexing.
  • Turret loading facility.
  • Datum setting.
  • Up to 5 Datum positions settable Option 99 max).
  • Tool offset setting manually or with probe.
  • Machine positioning with screen prompts.
  • Part or soft jaw preparation with roughing routine.
  • Metric / Inch conversation facility.

Pattern function for drilling (option)

  • Single positions.
  • Line of holes at angle equally spaced.
  • Grid pattern square or angled.
  • Pitch circle diameter full or part circle.

Turning Function

  • Stock removal longitudinal/traverse, front face external, front face internal, back face external and back face internal.
  • Groove turning external, internal and face.
  • Straight sidewalls or tapered sidewalls.
  • Thread undercuts external and internal using Form E, Form F,DIN and user definable.
  • Thread cutting external, internal, straight, taper, face, offset start, multi start, re cutting.
  • Cut off with chamfer or radius preparation.

Contour turning Function

  • Powerful contour creation using linear, linear polar, circle, circle polar with tangent and angular input.
  • Stock removal for machining external and internal profiles from billet or cast blanks.
  • Residual machining for material removal when tools cannot turn complete shape due to clearance angles.
  • Finishing for removal of finish allowancein roughing.

Translation Function

  • Datum shift.Mirror image.
  • Rotation.
  • Scaling.
  • Simulation.
  • Plan view.
  • 3 planes with cut through section.
  • Full isometric with rotation and cutthrough section.
  • Automatic Function
  • Execute program from Program screen.
  • Single block operation.
  • Dry run facility.
  • Real time graphics.
  • Block processing time 7 Ms.
  • Feed override 0 - 120%.
  • Spindle override 50 - 120%.
  • Block search for program start from selected event.
  • Hole position search when starting program.

Live Tooling (Milling function option)

  • Rectangular pocket rough or finish with plunge, ramp or helical entry on face or periphery.
  • Circular pocket rough or finish with plunge, ramp or helical entry on face or periphery.
  • Rectangular spigot rough or finish on faceor periphery.
  • Circular Spigot rough or finish on faceor periphery.
  • Slot milling straight edge on face or periphery.
  • Slot milling circular on face or periphery.
  • Multi edge for milling of equal side length shapes in the face.
  • Engraving text straight or arc on face or periphery.
  • Powerful contour creation using linear, linear polar, circle, circle polar with tangent and angular input.
  • Path milling for multi depth cutting of profiles with finish pass including ramp on / off profile on face or periphery.
  • Solid machining for pocket machining with plunge, ramp or helical entry on face or periphery.
  • Solid machining for pockets with islands with plunge, ramp or helical entry on face or periphery.
  • Residual machining for pocket routine when material removal after roughing on face or periphery.