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Machining Center Applications
 

Typical sensor installations:
Animated machining center application

Detecting tool breakage
Vertical machining center with Montronix GLCD, Montronix broadband vibration sensor installed on a spindle, and
Montronix power sensors installed in the electrical cabinet.


 
 
Photo of a vertical machining center with installed sensors

Montronix power sensors installed in electrical cabinet.

Vertical machining center.

Montronix broadband vibration sensor installed on part fixture.

 

Monitoring real time power and broadband vibration:

Drawing showing how the Montronix monitor and sensors connect to the machine

 

To rapidly detect:

colorful graphical plot of did-not-cut condition  colorful graphical plot of a worn tool  colorful graphical plot of a broken tool
Did-not-cut condition. Worn tool. Broken tool.
 colorful graphical plot of a spindle crash  colorful graphical plot of excess spindle vibration  colorful graphical plot of excess idle power
Spindle crash. Excess spindle vibration. Excess idle power.
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