CNC machines are playing an increasingly important role in industrial automation. With the transformation of the manufacturing industry towards automation and intelligence, the traditional monitoring and management methods of CNC machines have gradually exposed many drawbacks. The manual inspection and regular maintenance mode is not only inefficient but also difficult to accurately grasp the operating status of the equipment, unable to promptly respond to sudden equipment failures, resulting in production interruptions and increased costs. Therefore, building an efficient and intelligent data acquisition and monitoring system for CNC EDM machines has become an urgent need for manufacturing enterprises to enhance their competitiveness and achieve sustainable development.
I. Customer Requirements
1. Remote Monitoring and Operation
Enable real-time monitoring of CNC machining centres, including production status, CNC EDM machines condition, and machining processes. This facilitates remote operation and maintenance to optimise production planning.
2. Enhanced Production Efficiency
Reduce CNC machines downtime through remote monitoring, thereby improving production efficiency and ensuring timely completion of production schedules.
3. Tool and Consumables Management
Implement remote monitoring of CNC cutting tools and consumables, encompassing life prediction, alerts, and automated reordering. This aims to optimise inventory management and minimise production interruptions.
4. Anomaly Detection and Alerts
Establish an anomaly detection mechanism to monitor the real-time status of CNC machining centres. Provide timely alerts and notifications to enable prompt action, thereby reducing potential losses.
1. Remote Monitoring and Operation
Enable real-time monitoring of CNC machining centres, including production status, CNC EDM machines condition, and machining processes. This facilitates remote operation and maintenance to optimise production planning.
2. Enhanced Production Efficiency
Reduce CNC machines downtime through remote monitoring, thereby improving production efficiency and ensuring timely completion of production schedules.
3. Tool and Consumables Management
Implement remote monitoring of CNC cutting tools and consumables, encompassing life prediction, alerts, and automated reordering. This aims to optimise inventory management and minimise production interruptions.
4. Anomaly Detection and Alerts
Establish an anomaly detection mechanism to monitor the real-time status of CNC machining centres. Provide timely alerts and notifications to enable prompt action, thereby reducing potential losses.
II. Solution
1. System Architecture
Sensing Layer: Install Yuko Control Gateways at critical points on CNC machine tools to collect real-time operational parameters such as vibration, temperature, pressure, and rotational speed, alongside machining data including cutting forces and tool wear. This ensures comprehensive and accurate data acquisition.
Network Layer: Yuko Control Gateways transmit data collected from the sensing layer to the Yuko Cloud Platform via multiple communication methods including 4G, Wi-Fi, or Ethernet. The Yukeong Gateway possesses robust data processing and transmission capabilities, adapting to complex industrial environments to guarantee stable and reliable data transfer.
2. Core Functions
Multi-Protocol Adaptation: The Yukeong Gateway features extensive interfaces and protocol libraries, supporting multiple industrial communication protocols such as Modbus and OPC UA. This enables seamless integration with diverse sensors and CNC machine for rapid, precise data acquisition.
Edge Computing: The gateway incorporates an edge computing module to perform preliminary processing and analysis on collected data, including data filtering and feature extraction. This reduces transmission of redundant data, alleviates computational load on cloud servers, and enhances CNC machines system responsiveness.
1. System Architecture
Sensing Layer: Install Yuko Control Gateways at critical points on CNC machine tools to collect real-time operational parameters such as vibration, temperature, pressure, and rotational speed, alongside machining data including cutting forces and tool wear. This ensures comprehensive and accurate data acquisition.
Network Layer: Yuko Control Gateways transmit data collected from the sensing layer to the Yuko Cloud Platform via multiple communication methods including 4G, Wi-Fi, or Ethernet. The Yukeong Gateway possesses robust data processing and transmission capabilities, adapting to complex industrial environments to guarantee stable and reliable data transfer.
2. Core Functions
Multi-Protocol Adaptation: The Yukeong Gateway features extensive interfaces and protocol libraries, supporting multiple industrial communication protocols such as Modbus and OPC UA. This enables seamless integration with diverse sensors and CNC machine for rapid, precise data acquisition.
Edge Computing: The gateway incorporates an edge computing module to perform preliminary processing and analysis on collected data, including data filtering and feature extraction. This reduces transmission of redundant data, alleviates computational load on cloud servers, and enhances CNC machines system responsiveness.
III. Solution Advantages
1. High Efficiency and Precision: The system enables real-time, accurate collection and analysis of CNC machine operational data, providing users with timely and effective decision support. This assists enterprises in swiftly identifying and resolving issues, thereby enhancing equipment operational efficiency and reliability.
2. Flexible Scalability: Featuring a modular design, the CNC machines system offers excellent expandability and compatibility. It can be customised to meet specific enterprise requirements, easily adapting to diverse scenarios and application needs.
3. Secure and Reliable: Data transmission employs encryption technology to ensure security and confidentiality. Additionally, the CNC machines system supports multi-level permission management, strictly restricting user access rights to prevent data breaches and unauthorised operations.
1. High Efficiency and Precision: The system enables real-time, accurate collection and analysis of CNC machine operational data, providing users with timely and effective decision support. This assists enterprises in swiftly identifying and resolving issues, thereby enhancing equipment operational efficiency and reliability.
2. Flexible Scalability: Featuring a modular design, the CNC machines system offers excellent expandability and compatibility. It can be customised to meet specific enterprise requirements, easily adapting to diverse scenarios and application needs.
3. Secure and Reliable: Data transmission employs encryption technology to ensure security and confidentiality. Additionally, the CNC machines system supports multi-level permission management, strictly restricting user access rights to prevent data breaches and unauthorised operations.