hi!guys, The +FMS+ MAG IAS team has just returned to Switzerland after successful commissioning of new CNC Lathe Machines.

I really enjoyed their company and I learnt lot of new things from them. The new cnc lathe machine is NDL 40/130 with Siemens Sinumerik 840D cnc control.

Today’s cnc blog post is an introduction post about the operator panel of the Sinumerik 840D cnc control.

Tanvon CNC Lathe with Sinumerik 840D Operator Panel Introduction cnc blog

A : Display

B : Alphanumeric key pads. Correction / Cursor keys.

C : Mouse and Mouse keys.

1 : Machine area key.

2 : Recall

3 : Soft bar (Horizontal).

4 : ETC key (Menu extension).

5 : Area changeover key.

6 : Soft bar (Vertical).