Development of remote monitoring and maintenance system for machine tools

This paper introduces a system for machine tool manufacturers to monitor and maintain their customers’ machine tools remotely. Two communication options are discussed to physically connect thousands of machine tools worldwide to the manufacturer's server. XML file format is used to send the mac...

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Published inCIRP annals Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 433 - 436
Main Authors Mori, M., Fujishima, M., Komatsu, M., Zhao, Bingyan, Liu, Yadong
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 2008
Elsevier
Subjects
Applied sciences
Computer science; control theory; systems
Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface
Exact sciences and technology
Industrial metrology. Testing
Maintenance
Mechanical engineering. Machine design
Monitoring
Network
Software
Monitoring
Network
Maintenance
Costs
Data transmission
XML language
Data processing
Preventive maintenance
Machine tool
System maintenance
Surveillance
Telecommunication network
Parallel processing
Remote supervision
File format
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Summary:This paper introduces a system for machine tool manufacturers to monitor and maintain their customers’ machine tools remotely. Two communication options are discussed to physically connect thousands of machine tools worldwide to the manufacturer's server. XML file format is used to send the machine tool status. To process and store huge amount of incoming data, a parallel processing strategy is applied to improve the conventional sequential way. With the established network and collected data, applications such as remote maintenance, monitoring and preventive maintenance are presented. The developed system can reduce customers’ machine downtime and the manufacturer's service cost.
ISSN:0007-8506
DOI:10.1016/j.cirp.2008.03.108