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All the control you’ll ever need right at your fi ngertips

Hardinge QUEST

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lathes feature a custom-designed CNC control with many standard features other machine tool builders charge extra for—graphic toolpath display, rigid tapping, tool life management, stored stroke check 2 & 3, variable lead thread cutting, and run time and parts counter. A 21i-T control is included on 2-axis machines equipped with tailstock, live tooling and C-axis. An 18i-T control is required on machines equipped with a sub-spindle or Y-axis option. A 16i-T con-trol is required on machines equipped with the Y-axis option, and C-axis on both main and sub-spindles.

General Programming Functions (cont’d) Exact Stop Operation (cont’d) Incremental Jog Two Interpolating Axes Extended Part Program Edit Jog Feed Machine Lock

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Graphic Toolpath Display Manual Pulse Generator (MPG)

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Hardinge Safe Start Format

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O (Super-Precision
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External Workpiece Number Search

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.000010”/.00010mm) Tool Offset Capability—.00010”/.0010mm

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Programmable Resolution—.00010”/.0010mm

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On-Screen Spindle & Axis Load Meters

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(Super-Precision Models— Input of Offset Value by Programming (G10)

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Option Stop

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.000010”/.00010mm) Inch/Metric Data Selection by G-Code

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Interpolation (Linear and Circular)

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Rapid Traverse Override (Low-25-50-100%)

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MDI (Manual Data Input) Operation

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Multiple Repetitive Canned Cycles I (Turning)

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Spindle Speed and T-Code Displays

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160 Meters Part Program Storage Data Input/Output Multiple Repetitive Canned Cycles II (Pockets)

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O on All Screens Tool Geometry and Tool Wear Offsets —

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Part Program Storage (320, 640 or 1,280

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Polygon Turning Software
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(32 pairs each) Miscellaneous Actual Cutting Speed Display Reference Point Return

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Registered Part Programs (63 total)

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O meters total)

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O Program Number Search Registered Part Programs — (125, 200 or 400 total)

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Reader/Punch Interface (RS-232 Software/Hardware) Absolute/Incremental Programming

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C-Axis with Polar and Linear Interpolation Color LCD Display with Full Keyboard — English

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O Sequence Number Search Single Block Operation

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O Programming Functions

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Rigid Tapping

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French/German, Italian or Spanish Ladder Diagram Display Mechanical Run Meter

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O Stored Stroke Check 2 & 3

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Flash Card Capability

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www.hardinge.com Thread Cutting Cycle Retract

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Tool Life Management On-Screen “HELP” Functions for Alarms

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Tool Nose Radius Compensation

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O Additional Custom Macro Variables

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Thread, Synchronous Cutting

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Auto Coordinate System Setting

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Additional Tool Offsets (32 pair total)

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One-Degree Spindle Orient
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O Background Editing

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Auto Acceleration/Deceleration Variable Lead Thread Cutting

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PC Front-End Control

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Run Time and Parts Counter Self-Diagnosis Function

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O Operation Block Delete

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Program Protect Chamfer/Corner Rounding

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Constant Surface Speed Programming

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Canned Cycles (Drilling)

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Dry Run Stored Pitch Error Compensation

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Coordinate System Setting (G50)

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Continual Thread Cutting Dwell Time

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Y-Axis with offsets (32 pair)

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O Custom Macro B Emergency Stop

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Decimal Point Programming

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Feed Hold

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Standard Feedrate Override (0 to 150%)

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O Optional Direct Drawing Dimension Programming

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Diameter/Radius Programming

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1 - Hardware package suggested 2 - Included with Live Tooling Option

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