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Process and requirements

We show you on your own machine.

Every CNC control supplies different signals, depending on manufacturer, software version and enabled options. That is why we check what is actually available on your machines before we commit to anything.

Process

Four steps to live monitoring.

No step changes anything on your machine. You can stop at any point.

  1. 1 · 20 min
    Introductory call by phone or videoWe establish whether your machine fleet is a fit. What matters is the CNC control, software version and options, not the size of your business. If it is not a fit, we say so in this call. Afterwards you have a datasheet to fill in for each machine and the IT security datasheet as a PDF.
  2. 2 · Email
    Preliminary checkFor each machine you send us one line with manufacturer, model, year of manufacture and CNC control, plus photos of the nameplate and the options screen. That saves hours on site. In parallel, your IT team approves the outbound connections.
  3. 3 · One day
    On-site visitWe connect the CNC control read-only, document which signals it supplies and agree the measuring points on the spindle housing with you. We only set up users and certificates on the CNC control with your approval. The aim of the day is a solid foundation; production keeps running throughout.
  4. 4 · Ongoing
    PilotThe system first learns the baseline of your spindles, i.e. their normal state. After that you receive every alert with its reasoning and give feedback on whether it was correct. Once a month you receive a report for each machine.

Requirements

What your machines need.

An honest preliminary check saves both sides a wasted visit. We clarify these points in the introductory call.

Siemens

SINUMERIK 840D sl, 828D, ONE

  • Option “Access MyMachine /OPC UA”
  • Read-only user with SinuReadAll and AlarmRead
  • Network access to the CNC control (port 4840)

Heidenhain

TNC 640, TNC 620, TNC7

  • OPC UA NC Server (software options)
  • Each connected client uses one licence
  • Read-only role in user administration

Exceptions

Control cannot be connected

  • iTNC 530 and TNC 320 have no OPC UA NC Server: vibration measurement only
  • FANUC follows in a later phase
  • Other speed source: checked case by case

Warranty

Your service contract is not affected.

The connection uses the OPC UA interface that Siemens and Heidenhain themselves offer and license. Nothing is modified and nothing is written to the CNC control.

Check your service contract all the same before we come. If it reserves interventions to the machine manufacturer, we will clarify this together with you in advance.

Next step

Can your control be connected? You will know in 20 minutes.

Book an introductory call → +49 211 909 899 62