Hi, we have had two machines installed recently, one is a JOBS 5axis and the other a Huron 5axis both using Siemens Sinumerik controls.
With both of these machines we can only rotate the tool magazine if the main machine doors are closed (i.e the interlock engaged) this can be very frustrating at times because if the machine is not being used and we need to remove a cutter from the magazine to use in another machine or if we are waiting for a job to turn up and want to prepare the tools in advance we have to shut the large concertina double doors just to rotate the magazine only to re-open the main doors when the job arrives or if for example one man is setting a fixture in the machine and another man with time on his hands wants to load tools into the carousel this is impossible. I can't understand why it needs to be like this as the magazines are segregated from the main machine and have there own access doors with an interlock so pose no danger to anyone other than the person loading/unloading tools.


We don't have this problem with our Heidenhain controlled machines.These machines are the first we have had with Siemens controllers so we are not yet familiar with how customisable they are.


Is this just something we have to accept as part of over cautious modern day safety features or is it something that can be altered within the control parameters?