Help with Tool Monitors specifications:
Monitoring Capability
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| Broken Tool Sensing | The monitor is capable of determining if the tool is broken. | ||
| Dull Tool Sensing | The monitor is capable of determining if the tool is dull. | ||
| Misplaced Work Sensing | The monitor senses whether the work piece is in place. | ||
| Tool Presence | The monitor measures whether the tool is mounted in the machine. | ||
| Tool Setting | Tool setting measures for clamping errors, thermal shifts and broken tools during rapid traverse. | ||
| Crash Avoidance | Crash avoidance senses if a collision is eminent and shuts off motion control if it is. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary capabilities. | ||
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Machine Tool Type
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| Machine Center | A machine tool that includes vertical and horizontal milling machines. | ||
| Lathe | A machine used to shape a work piece that turns horizontally. | ||
| Transfer | Rotary transfer machines are productive high volume producers of a wide variety of workpieces. | ||
| Grinder | A machine that grinds metal surfaces to a fine finish. | ||
| Screw | Swiss screw machines produce a high quality of finish comparable to a ground finish. This service is used when high-finish close tolerance bearing surfaces are required on small shafts. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary machine type. | ||
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Type of Tool
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| Drill | A device for making holes in metal, wood and other materials. | ||
| Forming | Machine tools that are used to create shaped materials. | ||
| Grinding Wheel | A wheel of abrasive material used in grinding surfaces. | ||
| Milling | A milling tool is a fluted, sharp-edged rotary cutter for dressing surfaces, such as metal, of various shapes. | ||
| Multi-spindle | A machine tool head that has more than one spindle for drilling or other operations. | ||
| Tapping | The machine tool head can be used to create threads in holes. | ||
| Turning | Turning tools include centers, boring bars, threading tools and others similar devices. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary types of tools. | ||
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Communications
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| RS232C / RS485 | RS232C is an established standard for a serial communications protocol. RS232C is the interface that your computer uses to talk to and exchange data with your modem and other serial devices. | ||
| Ethernet | A local-area network (LAN) protocol developed by Xerox Corporation in cooperation with DEC and Intel in 1976. Ethernet uses a bus or star topology and supports data transfer rates of 10 Mbps. The Ethernet specification served as the basis for the IEEE 802.3 standard, which specifies the physical and lower software layers. Ethernet uses the CSMA/CD access method to handle simultaneous demands. It is one of the most widely implemented LAN standards. | ||
| Hard I/O | The monitor has a number of I/O points for data transfer that are hard wired. | ||
| PLC | A programmable logic controller (PLC) is connected to the sensor performing the monitor function. The PLC relays any tool monitoring information to the main machine controller. | ||
| PROFIBUS | PROFIBUS is a vendor-independent, open field bus standard used in a wide variety of manufacturing and process automation applications. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary communication protocols. | ||
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Features
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| Adaptive Controls | A program that allows the tool to automatically adjust to changing operating parameters such as tool wear and dullness. | ||
| Auto Calibration | The ability to of self-calibrate to zero and measure the gain of the tool monitor. | ||
| Data Logging | The monitoring system can automatically read and log operational data in real time. The log contains data such as horsepower, spindle speed and coolant flow. | ||
| Remote Data Retrieval | The tool monitor has the ability to retrieve any data recorded and analyze it to better optimize cutting operations. Data is retrieved by wireless, fiber optic or other means over long distances. | ||
| Diagnostics | A program that runs during machining operations that determines unusual operating conditions and alarms the machine controller. | ||
| Self-teach | The tool monitor can learn to adjust to changes in tool cutter dimensions and conditions. | ||
| Time Delay Trip | A time delay trip is used to delay tripping or turning off the process for a short period of time until the tool is operating in a steady state. | ||
| Wear Compensation | The tool monitor is capable of calculating for changes in tool wear. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary features. | ||
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