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News Release from: Bosch Rexroth | Subject: CNC IndraMotion MTX cycle time analyser
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 September 2007
Cycle time analysis ups machine tool
performance
A machine tool cycle time analyzer records the cycle times of all production machine stations and provides users with an insight into the NC and PLC program flow.
Latest high-performance CNC IndraMotion MTX from Rexroth is equipped with an intelligent tool for cycle time analysis The MTX Cycle Time Analyzer (MTX cta) records the cycle times of all production machine stations and provides users with an insight into the NC and PLC program flow
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 31 Dec 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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In this way the analysis tool identifies and eliminates production 'bottlenecks', thus enabling optimum utilization of the machine.
The MTX Cycle Time Analyzer records the flow of CNC commands, PLC events, axis signals and signals from the machine's periphery, and it does to synchronously and accurately to the millisecond.
Results are presented graphically by the MTX cta in time diagrams.
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Synchronization permits the recorded data to be clearly assigned and provides an overview of how the events interact, said Rexroth at EMO 2007.
The analysis reveals any bottlenecks in the machine work flow, enabling the performance of the overall system to be increased.
Prior to each analysis it is possible to configure the measurements.
Account can also be taken of signals from external transmitters via the PLC.
The beginning and end of a measurement are easy to define using corresponding commands in the CNC machining or test program.
Even less intensively trained personnel are thus able to do the measurements.
Analysis of the measurement results is possible directly on the control system or offline.
Rexroth service provides detailed analysis and offers support to optimize the machine.
The MTX cta archives the results and also has analysis functions to compare them on demand with earlier measurements.
It even assesses changes to the machining sequence.
Used for regular analysis, the tool thus enables the optimum tuning of machine tools.
The analysis goes far beyond an analysis of the pure mechanics, as even slight deviations from the optimum, e.g due to changes to the equipment or NC programs, are indicated.
* About Bosch Rexroth - Bosch Rexroth AG is one of the world's leading specialists in the field of drive and control technologies.
Under the brand name of Rexroth the company supplies more than 500,000 customers with tailored solutions for driving, controlling and moving machinery used in industrial and factory automation as well as in mobile applications.
As The Drive and Control Company, Bosch Rexroth develops, produces and sells components and systems in more than 80 countries.
In 2006 Bosch Rexroth AG, part of the Bosch Group, achieved sales of approximately EUR 4.9 billion with more than 29,800 employees.
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