The application of computer controls to
machinery has magnificently improved the ability to produce creative and useful
products, but they do require maintenance, repairs, and eventual replacement
like any other piece of equipment. Let’s take a look at the factors that shows
CNC lathe you are using would require a replacement or repair.
1.
Increased productivity time:
One of the subtler signs of needing a CNC
replacement is a slowdown in the time it takes to do its job. A timing circuit
in the control board or a ball bearing losing the right amount of lubrication
can add fractions of a second to the output time, slowly building up into hours
of lost work over a season. The only way to check this is to perform speed
tests as part of your regular maintenance inspections.
2.
Frequent disturbances:
When parts begin to suffer too much wear
and tear, they may show their fatigue through messing up on the job just like
any other worker. If your QA starts to notice an increase in failures, the
culprit could be the CNC.
You may have gotten by in the past by
replacing the parts that break down and giving the others a tune-up as necessary.
With advances in both machine and computer technology, those old parts become
more difficult to locate. The factories are no longer producing the out of date
parts, leaving you with limited and more expensive places to find them. When
your only option for replacing a circuit, board is a used hunk of plastic found
in the depths of an online auction house's basement, then your repair job will
be limited by only having access to parts that are already bearing the damage
of previous use.
If your CNC equipment is slowing down, producing poorer quality products, and becoming increasingly more difficult to repair, then it is likely time for you to consider replacing it with a newer model that will save you time and money.
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