Condition monitoring can help prevent downtime says IMC

Condition monitoring can help prevent downtime says IMC

IMC_tmb Condition-based monitoring, says Southern Manufacturing exhibitor IMC, is a modest investment compared with the potentially huge costs associated with repairing or replacing machinery that has been damaged. Unexpected failures of CNC milling machines leave operators facing significant costs and loss of customer confidence.

Heavy demands on manufacturing and engineering teams mean manual checking procedures are not always a high priority. Additionally, not all potential problems are even detectable by a worker, whereas monitoring technology can pick up the smallest inconsistencies.

The company’s Contor technology can output to ModBus to work alongside customers’ existing systems, such as Seiki, adding an additional layer of performance optimisation. Customers benefit from significantly reduced machine downtime and loss of production. Excessive vibration can be a symptom of problems and predictive maintenance for the bearings is enabled by monitoring the RMS vibration of the system. Spindle damage is significantly reduced thus increasing spindle life. Milling machine performance is optimised, unnecessary maintenance is eliminated and costs are reduced. There’s even accurate data available for any warranty claims.

Visit IMC to find out more, on stand H13, or go to http://www.the-imcgroup.com/