Greetings,
We are a group of undergraduate students who are currently working on the winding of a pressure vessel. We have successfully assembled the machine and calibrated it to account for any offsets. During our initial tests using the trace functi
hey! i am an undergraduate student currently working on x-winder software and i have no idea how should start using or from where should i learn it, if there is anyone who could guide me. please!
Read more…We are working with a 4-axis x-winder in 2X mode. We have successfully wound a 3.5-inch mandrel many times however are now struggling to wind a ~12-inch mandrel (we have the 16" expansion kit). The software claims to be 100% done with the wind but in
Read more…Probably a simple problem, but I can't find a solution to it...
I have trouble setting up the correct mandrel drive in the executor. My setup is a left-hand drive, but for some reason I can't switch it in the settings. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks fo
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I am almost finished assembling my 2 Axis machine and am having issues with the powered USB hub being recognized by my laptop. I am running Windows 10 Home on a HP Stream laptop.
When I run the Executor I get a popup saying the USB hub is not recog
Read more…Hello,We are running through getting our university's XWinder repaired and recalibrated and have run into a snag with the DH Rotary not being horizontal after zeroing. When we home the machine, the Rotary axis rotates until the limit switch is hit, t
Read more…2-axis model 2X-23 never used. Bought in 2016 for a prototype project but it took a different direction. Added mini lathe chucks for use with bar stock, tubing or gun barrels. Still has original chuck plates. Comes with two 4lb creel of carbon 6k tow
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after many trials, we still have problems with fibre slippage on left end but right end works perfectly.
For various winds the fibre aligns excentrical on the DH roller during the linear pass to left end. An additional tool before the roller
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We have start working recently with our new X-Winder 4-Axis Model 4X-23. We are trying to manufacture next configurartion:
The machine looks run OK during "Home", "Manual" and "Trace" functions.
But, when we run "Build" function process stops at
Read more…We are having trouble getting any sort of response from the motors in the 4-Axis Model 4X-23 Winder, such as the ones that move the mandrel and the carriage. When connecting our computer to the USB hub that houses the connections to the control board
Read more…We're attempting to do a 4 axis wind with this setup
Based on my understanding of the software, the winding path should be from 3.75 inches from the inside of the post to 15 inches. Instead the winder is moving from approximately 10 inches to 21 inche
We recently bought the 4X-23 model and now have the problem that the 2 NEMA23 for carriage and mandrel cannot be controlled. DH works perfectly fine. All axis controllers have been tested for all motors but problem remained. Hence, X-Winder setup is
Read more…Hi everyone,
I wanted to show you how we did dry runs for a project at university:
This was useful to verify the winding angle, and hopefully it will help you to save fiber for simple checks.
Cheers!
PS: I meant to post this as a blog post, but in the en
Read more…I am having an issue with the carrege stopping when it hits the limit switch. When I tell the program to find the stops, it works. But when I run the program to wind it moves to the stop and stops... then it decides it needs to start going agin and s
Read more…I want to upgrade my 2-axis X-winder to make larger parts. So I'm thinking about changing to a more powerful stepper motor for the mandrel. What is the maximum stepper motor size that I can use with the existing controller?
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Got 2axis and 4 axis windr. 2axis one is running on of th first software version and in it's directory there is config file i can manualy edit (basicy making changes does not need to use Wizard).
In 4 axis with software 4.25 can't finde such f
Hey guys,
I am currently working with the 4X-23 at my university. i have encountered the following problem:
While performing a winding process (during the carriage linear axis is traversed), the DH linear ax
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I have recently set up my X-Winder but I am running into some issues with the software. Does anyone understand how to implement linear and angular acceleration for the carriage and delivery head? I attempted to use acceleration within the G
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I've read the blog entries and forum topics from this community, and they are essencially used in the same way: for questions and to showcase results.
Since the community is still rather small, it is essencial to concentrate all the parti
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