Rehabilitation of the Control Unit of the CNC Milling Machine : Model F-V0-A2F

Abstract

The control unit of model F-V0-A2F milling machine that belongs to the Mechanical Engineering Department of Sudan University of Science and Technology was rehabilitated. The control unit under study controls the motion of the stepper motors driving the linear axis X, Y, Z, in addition to the spindle motor and the coolant system, via a programmed typed through its key boards. The power supply and the stepper motors driving circuits were replaced by those obtained from a crippled lathe machine. Anew control cabinet was build. MACH3 software was configured and used as an interfacing program. The rehabilitated milling machine was tested and found to perform nicely.