Type of Upgrade: MAJOR VERSION CHANGE with Teach Mode

The changes in this version take CNC Bender to the next step in setup power: TEACH your bender how to solve problems.

The power of Teach Mode shows with its ease-of-use. Actual reactions of new operators prove that this is an easy-to-learn Teach Mode system. (We've been told that our system is one of the easiest to learn and use.) Of course, that translates into time-savings and increased productivity over the long-haul.

See the "Teach Mode" page to read more about Teach Mode.

OVERVIEW of USING TEACH MODE
- Enable Teach Mode inside the options list for bend 1. (See Screen 1)
- Power on and Cycle Start the bender
- Press AUTO mode.
- Activate the Teach button in the Control Mode bar. (See Screen 2)
- Load and bend the part
- After bend 1 is finished, the dies will open, and CNC Bender will enter STEP mode, and display the Teach Mode menu. (See Screen 3)
- Teach the bender up to 10 Custom Commands - each command can contain any number of simultaneous jog motions. (See Screen 4)
- Exit the Teach Mode window and finish bending the part.

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW
- Teach in PreBend immediately after you chuck the part and press the run buttons.
- Control extra moves in PostBend using the final bend's Custom Commands.
- Three Jog Motion speeds: Fast, Slow, and Fine-tune
- Absolute values for each axis is shown in the Custom Command Editor in real-time during Teach Mode
- The distance from goal for each axis is tracked and displayed in real-time during Teach Mode

Screen 1: Enable Teach Mode individually for each bend

Screen 2: New TEACH speed button in the Control Mode bar

Screen 3: Teach Mode activates after a Teach Mode Section was encountered during bending

Screen 4: Custom Command Editor during Teach Mode

NEW - CUSTOM COMMANDS

Custom Commands store the moves learned during Teach Mode

A single Custom Command can contain any number of simultaneous Jog Motions. In a SINGLE Custom Command, you could teach the bender how to combine any number of axes and actuators into one motion.

Every BEND stores up to 10 custom commands. For example, a 5 bend part could have up to 60 additional Custom Commands. (10 in PreBend and 50 for the bends. The last bend's Custom Command is used for PostBend.)