Re: 3 axis controller

["Steve Carlisle" <quatsein-at-island.net>]

John, with your conversion experience you should have very little
trouble with using EMC. I am not sure if anyone in the group has
actually run a Fanuc equiped machine side by side with one
equiped with EMC. Really there is a great deal of a price differance
when you compare the Mektronic ($2500) to EMC (free) and a $500
PC.

Steve

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> From: john s finnila <jsfinnila-at-juno.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <emc-at-nist.gov>
> Subject: Re: 3 axis controller
> Date: Friday, April 06, 2001 9:47 AM
> 
> 
> 
> I need your advise.  I have a 3-axis Cincinnati horizontal milling
> machine with an indexical rotary table built in.  I have successfully
> retrofitted a vertical 3-axis mill complete with automatic tool changer
> using the Mektronix control.  With the Mektronix , I used a separate
> programmable logic controller for the tool changer control and interfaced
> the PLC to the Mektronix control.  Everything worked great and the result
> is a machine that will do everything that a Fanuc can do.  I am very
> intrigued with the emc control but I wonder if the result will be as
> successful as the Mektronix retrofit I completed.  There is not a great
> deal of price difference but the idea of open architecture is very
> appealing.  If anyone has done an installation with dc servos that
> resulted in a control that not only executed the servo moves but
> maintained a professional appearance on the machined part equal to what
> you would achieve with a Fanuc control, please contact me.  
> 
> John Finnila