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Customer shares a project representing a very complex programming application using a Maple Systems HMI

Bart Stater of CNC Solutions and Service states "To give you a little more info and an idea of the complexity of this project. It took over 2 months of intense code writing, testing and rewriting to get a functional environment that would operate in the manner desired. Then got into making it perform in a manner that was required, another several weeks."

CNC Solutions and Service

Industry: Machinery
Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Case Study - CNC Solutions and Service

Customer's Project

The Honing machine had 3 main functions for consideration when Bart created the HMI project in EBpro, Maple Systems free HMI configuration software:

  1. Parts to be polished are placed on the slide table which goes back and forth
  2. The operator sets the travel distance, number of oscillation cycles, and speed
  3. Once the process is started the machine cannot stop else the part is ruined
The interface on the HMI to access the internal logic was modeled after one of the Maple Systems demo projects. Bart was able to use the demo project as a starting point and create a fully operational project.

Additionally, Bart programmed the Maple System HMI to use a communication command process that queues requests, a dispatcher/response synchronizer to associate command requests and drive responses, and a drive response parser to process info received from a Stack Stepper drive.

HMI interface and user screens

After several months, Bart created a very sophisticated implementation using a Maple Systems HMI that proved to be very successful. "The code is unique because it derives from my days working for Bridgeport Machines in engineering and software development." Bart states, "BPTM was formerly one of the largest machine tool builders in the US."

Screen example: Maple Systems HMI as programmed for use by the machine operator.
Screen example: Maple Systems HMI as programmed for use by the machine operator.
Screen example: The HMI interface to access the internal logic.
Screen example: The HMI interface to access the internal logic.
Screen example: Operator Setup Menu.
Screen example: Operator Setup Menu.
Screen example: HMI screen used for debugging the communications and command processing between the HMI and the Stack Stepper Drive.
Screen example: HMI screen used for debugging the communications and command processing between the HMI and the Stack Stepper Drive.

Using a Maple Systems HMI, Bart Stater, from CNC Solutions and Service, was able to improved quality, rate of production, and reduced the reject rate on the Honing machine.

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