INNOVATIVE STABILITY: BENEFITS THANKS TO EFFICIENCY

Monitoring machines by camera often results in a flood of information with the danger of failing to detect
critical events in good time. Innovative systems filter video images of malfunctions for operating staff. All of this with the utmost reliability and under changing ambient light. On top of this, each event is logged in a database to sustainably prevent future errors and avoid losses.

But cost efficiency is also supported at another level in mechanical processing: by an optimum inter-
action of strategy, material, tools, cooling lubrication and machinery. Whether this is High Speed Cutting
(HSC) or High Performance Cutting (HPC) - the main focus is on cost-efficient processing of new materials, or materials that are not easily machined. Analytical approaches such as cutting force measurement, vibration measurement and thermography support a systematic and targeted investigation of the machining process. Besides selecting the right tools, it is also vital to monitor their deployment.

At a superordinate level, the adaptability of agile control systems is vital to stable operations. In the past, the only approach was to completely replace the many control units in a distributed system – a com- plex and time-consuming process: now PROFACTOR substantially facilitates this process with modern engi-
neering tools: replacements are selectively restricted to the program components that need replacing, thus avoid downtime.

Overview of PROFACTOR solutions:

• Process analysis with a comprehensive range of measuring technologies
• Optimisation of parameters to improve lifetimes; minimisation of non-productive time
• Creation of machine and processing concepts
• Process monitoring of handling and assembly procedures in automated plants
• Automation and real time control systems