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the software allows machinists and/or maintenance personnel to tweak settings to specify that notifications are given even earlier in advance. For instance, indicating when a component will need to be rebuilt or replaced.
sure and supply water tank levels. Machine abrasive supply, bulk hopper supply and carriage hopper levels are also monitored. For Trupart, Prukop said the software has become the shop’s preventive maintenance tool, as opposed to the more typical practice of just running the machine until components “blow.” He said that being warned ahead of time when maintenance is due allows the shop to plan around the machine’s required main- tenance times, shuffling jobs to other machines. Prior to this, such maintenance downtime was often completely unexpected. Also, with forewarning, the shop can keep certain critical replacement parts in stock so there is no time lost waiting for a replacement part to ship. Parts can be ordered during the non- emergency stages or right before conditions turn to red. ME For more information from OMAX Corp., go to
www.omax.com, or phone 253-872-2300.
Trupart relies on OMAX abrasive waterjet cutting machines to produce parts made from diamond-impregnated copper to wood, plastic and stone to stainless steel, and aluminum, copper and bronze, among others.
Intelli-VISOR has the capability to send text message and/ or email alerts, in addition to displaying the alert on the ma- chine’s control screen. And according to Prukop, the text and email alert feature is especially beneficial to the shop because it allows the machine operator to step away from the machine and perform other tasks while the machine continues to run. On the machine display screen, the software not only visually indicates conditions in text but also in clear discern- able colors. Green shows normal component function, yellow warns of impending needed attention and red means that the component at any time from that point on could stop working. Prukop said that the time intervals set by OMAX are quite close to actuality for when maintenance is needed and for which machine components. And he cited high-pressure lines as the perfect example.
“Prior to Intelli-VISOR, we had a rough idea of how long the machine high-pressure lines would last,” said Prukop. “And to be on the safe side, we would change them out a considerable amount of time before that—forgoing any addi- tional line life we might have had. But now, with Intelli-VISOR, we change them only when conditions move into yellow, and we are getting maximum operating lives and have reduced the overall number of high-pressure lines we purchase.” In addition to high-pressure lines, the software provides feed- back for pump pressure as well as indicates drops in filter pres-
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Swiss-Made Tooling Optimizes Swiss Machining
D
ue to a continuous surge in work, Swiss Automation (Barrington, IL) recently opened a second plant in Cary, IL, to handle its steady reoccurring production jobs as well as those involving blanket orders spanning years at a time. Part volumes for the new second facility can be for as few as two pieces per job, which is rare, to hundreds of thousands of parts being produced by multiple machines running in 24- hour shifts for years until order completion. To meet its production needs, Swiss Automation’s Cary shop houses 26 of today’s most advanced Swiss-style CNC turning centers. With increased rapid-traverse speeds and machining precision, the machines deliver continuous production, fast part cycle times and superior surface finishes. However, to really benefit from such high-end equipment, Swiss Automation real- ized early on that extremely precise tooling is a must. Larry Kott, plant production supervisor for the Cary facility, has been with Swiss Automation for 11 years. And as long as he has been an employee, the company has relied on tooling from Rego-Fix Tool Corp. (Indianapolis, IN) for its 90 Swiss- style machines in the Barrington facility. When the time came to tool up the machines in the second plant, he opted for all Rego-Fix tooling—ER collets and holders/sleeves—for all of the shop’s Citizen brand Swiss-style machines, as well as its two Miyano chucker-style CNC turning machines. According to Kott, the precision of the Rego-Fix tooling is criti- cal for holding part tolerances and generating required surface
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