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Control systems for metalforming machines and equipment
News Release from: Trumpf | Subject: TIMS - the Trumpf Information and Messaging System
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 May 2002
Keeping an eye on unmanned sheet metal
work cells
An information and messaging system reports on any unmanned sheet metal working cell stoppage to an individual in-house, off-site or to a service desk.
When automated machines are incorporated into flexible cells and systems they are often unattended for long periods of time, particularly at night and during weekends Under these circumstances, machine stoppages can go undetected for hours and the productivity benefits of 'lights-out' operation are lost
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 21 Jun 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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It is to address this problem and minimise downtime that Trumpf has developed TIMS - the Trumpf Information and Messaging System.
TIMS complements the in-built reliability of the Trumatic design by ensuring any machine stoppage is reported to the appropriate authority.
The message recipient can be located in-house, off-site, or at a Trumpf service desk in any one of a number of different time zones around the world.
The alert can be output as a signal to a pager, a text message to a mobile phone, an e-mail to a PC or a fax message.
In addition to alerting in-house maintenance personnel or external service providers of a breakdown, TIMS can also be used to flag-up routine maintenance needs.
TIMS software can accommodate a single Trumpf machine or several.
The machine controller evaluates machine and operation data and relays the information to a central database on the TIMS Server that can be mounted on the user's existing PC.
It contains a database that records and stores all information.
Incoming and archived data is evaluated and forwarded to the user's nominated recipient by the agreed method.
When used in conjunction with Trumpf Teleservice or Trumpf/Haas Telepresence, many notified faults can be swiftly and remotely rectified via modem.
A machine fault can feasibly be fixed overnight, saving many valuable production hours. Request a free brochure from Trumpf ...
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