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Does Prototrak experience assist elsewhere? (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/machinist

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Hi guys, for reference I run 2 Prototrak lathes, one 3 axis bed mill, and a few other 2 axis retrofits. My company is big into Prototrak for my semi-manual repair side of the shop. I was just wondering, with how unique the programming experience is on Prototraks, will I be able to take what ive learned to other machines? Before these I was only manual so this is really the only "CNC" experience I have so far.

Thanks in advance!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I'm not familiar with those controls, but they appear to be primarily conversational programming. If this is the case, the main thing that will translate is you knowing the order of operations and how things should be cut, as well as terminology. It shouldn't be too bad of a learning curve to learn another machine.