Our colleagues at TechSolve and the U.S. Army’s Benet Labs are working on a project called the Smart Machine Platform Initiative (SMPI). The goal of SMPI is: “In order to meet 21st century manufacturing demands, next generation machining technology must have the capability to modify and optimize instructions prior to execution. This optimization through adjustment will be based on in-situ (embedded) sensing and control logic systems that understand current equipment condition and process parameters to generate new instructions for the optimized manufacturing process, "smart" machines."
With currently available technologies, a shop can implement Smart Machining today with your existing equipment, tooling and software. For example, by predicting tool point behavior with BlueSwarf Dashboards™ and not allowing damaging vibrations to occur in the first place you can meet the SMPI’s “First Part Correct” philosophy. BlueSwarf Harmonizer® technology can periodically monitor and maintain a high performing process while detecting possible service issues early. By stabilizing the performance of a process, you also maintain consistency of the tool lifecycle, thus making shop floor vending and automated reordering more accurate.
Smart Machining is the future, but you don’t have to wait for new machines with embedded sensors and self-correcting software to be invented and brought to market. Take a predictive approach today with BlueSwarf.
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