Tool Condition Monitoring Systems

The Tool Condition Monitoring System (TCM) is disarmingly simple in that it reads the most minute signals from standard spindle bearing, pre amplifies the signal, compares actual force with a taught-in, programmed limit and provides the appropriate signal to the machine control.

The TCM is designed to measure the slightest variation in both radial and axial loads. Resultant forces, when amplified, provide a true representation of the forces resulting from the specific tool action. The TCM works by measuring the change in the cutting force as the tool wears or breaks. The sensor signal is amplified and then sent to the TCM for conditioning and evaluation. The system lets the user set limits for tool breakage, tool wear, and missing tool.

The Tool Condition Monitoring system also features include self-teaching, self-calibration, wear graph, LCD display, numeric display of peak and average loads, menu driven software, and built in diagnostic functions. This tool monitoring technology can be applied to single spindle or multi-spindle applications. The TCM can be installed on new machines or retrofitted to an existing machine. The TCM is your "problem solver" for all your tool monitoring applications.