Improving Productivity & Minimizing Losses in CNC Machine Shop
Problem in CNC Machine shop A manufacturing unit producing engine components for the automotive industry had a dedicated team of supervisors tasked with increasing output. However, despite their efforts, production capacity remained stagnant, and the root cause of low productivity remained elusive. The supervisors were using outdated methods of data entry and spreadsheet calculations, which […]
CNC Machine Monitoring – Data collection methods
Accumulation of data concerned to a machine’s status is a vital part of CNC machine monitoring. This is accomplished by various techniques and also depends on various characteristics possessed by the machine. Technique 1: Data Transfer using macro calls – over the RS232 Serial Interface For example, on a Fanuc or Haas machine when a […]