A
number of MACHINEMATE INC documents are available for
viewing or download from the MACHINEMATEβ web site (http://www.machinemate.com/).
Here are several shortcuts to the section of interest:
All
of these documents are presented in the Adobe pdf file format. If you do not
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MACHINEMATE INC distributes a periodic
newsletter (INFOMATE) with product and
information updates.
Issue
1 (Feb. 2001) (http://www.machinemate.com/Newsletter1.pdf;
30KB) introduction to MACHINEMATE INC and our controls
Issue
2 (Apr. 2001) (http://www.machinemate.com/Newsletter2.pdf;
80KB) TIMTOS and Westec trade show recaps
Issue
3 (Jun. 2001) (http://www.machinemate.com/Newsletter3.pdf;
90KB) Eastec trade show recap; several new product announcements; backup
email address and web site
Issue
4 (Aug. 2001) (http://www.machinemate.com/Newsletter4.pdf;
80KB) Teach panel product announcement; new fall trade show schedule
Issue
5 (Oct. 2001) (http://www.machinemate.com/Newsletter5.pdf;
80KB) EMO recap; announcements for Warner & Swasey and Kearney &
Trecker control retrofit packages
Issue
6 (Dec. 2001) (http://www.machinemate.com/Newsletter6.pdf;
60KB) 2002 trade show schedule; new features in the latest CNC version
Issue
7 (Jan. 2002) (http://www.machinemate.com/Newsletter7.pdf;
50KB) announcement for Pratt & Whitney control retrofit package; foreign
language support
Issue
8 (Apr. 2002) (http://www.machinemate.com/Newsletter8.pdf;
80KB) general motion control retrofit with MachineMate; South-tec and Westec
trade show recaps
Issue 9 (Jun. 2002) (http://www.machinemate.com/Newsletter9.pdf; 80KB) announcement of Rockwell Automation buying CNCs from MachineMate; Eastec trade show recap; new LN model; real-time data monitoring; complex interpolation features
Issue
10 (Aug. 2002) (http://www.machinemate.com/Newsletter10.pdf;
90KB) three recent applications (laser cutting, lumber processing, serial
communications for axis control), standard drilling and turning cycles,
information about work cycles and compile cycles
Issue
11 (November 2002) (http://www.machinemate.com/Newsletter11.pdf;
100KB) IMTS recap, new size 11 encoders to replace same size resolvers,
information about the SERCOS monitor utility
Issue
12 (February 2003) (http://www.machinemate.com/Newsletter12.pdf;
70KB) two new MTBP models, new 19 operator panel with 15 color display and
touch screen, CAM from Cadem, rugged linear encoder feedback systems, features
in new CNC release, new product brochure, 2003 class schedule
Issue
13 (August 2003) (http://www.machinemate.com/Newsletter13.pdf;
70KB) new power supplies (5V and 24V), 2003 trade shows, ITI grinder
retrofit, reverse engineering features, non-servo axes, new manuals, Visual
Basic example
Issue
14 (December 2003) (http://www.machinemate.com/Newsletter14.pdf;
60KB) new relay output module (16 relays with N.O. contact rated at 3A, 24VDC
or 110VAC), Wisconsin Fall 2003 trade show, new address
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Several application articles
have been written about machine rebuilds and control retrofits using a MACHINEMATE control.
§
Matsuura
machine field rebuild story (http://www.machinemate.com/matsuura_rebuild_full.pdf;
180KB)
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Warner
& Swasey control retrofit story (http://www.machinemate.com/Warner&SwaseyRetrofit.pdf;
90KB)
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Kearney
& Trecker MM180 control retrofit story (http://www.machinemate.com/K&TRetrofit.pdf;
120KB)
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Tschudin
grinder control retrofit story (http://www.machinemate.com/EliminatingMaintenanceOnOldGrinders.pdf;
50KB)
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Pratt
& Whitney Teammate control retrofit story (http://www.machinemate.com/PWRetrofit.pdf;
90KB)
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General
motion control retrofit story (http://www.machinemate.com/GeneralMotionControl.pdf;
70KB)
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American
Hustler control retrofit story (http://www.machinemate.com/AmHustler.pdf;
60KB)
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Warner
& Swasey control retrofit kit flyer (prepared by a MACHINEMATE integrator) (http://www.machinemate.com/W&S_Kit_MMFlyer.pdf;
50KB)
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A MACHINEMATE product guide
(includes the control specifications) is available as several separate
documents, each in the pdf format. When published, these sections are included
within a single binder.
Several
MACHINEMATE sales brochures are
available.
·
Sales
brochure (http://www.machinemate.com/Quad_Brochure.pdf;
360KB) two-page parallel-fold pamphlet of MACHINEMATE products (new in Winter
2003)
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Sales
brochure (http://www.machinemate.com/eCNC_Flyer.pdf;
180KB) two-page overview of the MACHINEMATE eCNC control (new in Spring
2002)
·
Sales
brochure (http://www.machinemate.com/L2-Flyer.pdf;
280KB) two-page overview of the MACHINEMATE L2 control (new in Spring
2002)
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Sell
sheet / Sales brochure (http://www.machinemate.com/L2ECNC-SellSheet.pdf;
90KB) two-page overview of the MACHINEMATE L2/eCNC control family
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Sell
sheet / Sales brochure (http://www.machinemate.com/MMFlyer.pdf;
100KB) two-page overview of the MACHINEMATE MM1 control family
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Products
brochure (http://www.machinemate.com/MMProductsBrochure6.pdf;
90KB) - six-page brochure of all MACHINEMATE INC
products
·
Handheld
station (MPG) brochure (http://www.machinemate.com/MPG.pdf;
80KB) - two-page brochure of the MACHINEMATE accessory (including the
pin-out of the connector)
·
Machine
Tool Builders Panel (MTBP) brochure (http://www.machinemate.com/MTBP.pdf;
230KB) - two-page brochure of the MACHINEMATE accessory (including the
pin-outs of the connector and terminal strip)
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Data sheet for encoder direct size replacement for size
11 resolver (http://www.machinemate.com/NSC-RES.pdf; 540 KB
pdf) - a single printed page (added in Fall 2002)
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Data sheet for size 11 encoder (http://www.machinemate.com/NSC-S.pdf;
520 KB pdf) - a single printed page (added in Fall 2002)
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Data sheet for the incremental encoder linear feedback
system (http://www.machinemate.com/incremental.pdf;
70 KB pdf) - a single printed page (added in Winter 2003)
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Data sheet for the linear feedback system with distance
coded incremental encoder (http://www.machinemate.com/distance-coded.pdf;
60 KB pdf) - a single printed page (added in Winter 2003)
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Data sheet for the 5VDC 25watt power supply (http://www.machinemate.com/M328-5v.pdf;
200 KB pdf) - two pages (added in Spring 2003)
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Data sheet for the 24VDC 150watt power supply (http://www.machinemate.com/M327-24v.pdf;
290 KB pdf) - two pages (added in Spring 2003)
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Hand-out with simple description of the CNC digitizing
feature (http://www.machinemate.com/Digitizing.pdf;
30 KB pdf) - one page (added in Fall 2003)
·
Hand-out with simple description of the CNC teaching
feature (http://www.machinemate.com/Teaching.pdf;
30 KB pdf) - two pages (added in Fall 2003)
A MACHINEMATE control installation
checklist is available. This brief document lists the tasks involved in the
control installation and startup; it also references the corresponding section
in the MACHINEMATE manuals that describes the
details for the particular task.
A part
program conversion utility is available, to assist the transition during and
after a control retrofit with the part programs written for an old control.
If you have any questions, please contact us at:
MACHINEMATE, INC.
phone: 920-907-0001
fax: 920-907-0181
email: [email protected]
Go to the MACHINEMATE home page: http://www.machinemate.com/.
January 27, 2004
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