Brankamp X Series Metal Forming Monitor

Artificial Intelligence for Metal Forming

The X series are used for process monitoring, to enhance or optimize the process and/or improve part quality. It also has a positive effect on the overall equipment effectiveness. Several counter functions allow detailed control and analysis of the process. The signals can be displayed, for instance, as peak values, envelope curves, trend or process quality progressions. The units are user friendly (self-adapting to calculate monitoring window and amplification) and have a teach-in function to calculate all monitoring limits automatically. Sensors placed in the right positions convert process information into electrical signals thus allowing the monitoring of tool and machine performances related to sensor information. Models

• X1 with 7” touch screen and up to 12 analog and 16 binary monitoring channels
• X3s with 9” touch screen and up to 12 analog and 16 binary monitoring channels
• X5 with 12” touch screen up to 24 analog and 16 binary monitoring channels
• X7 with 15” touch screen up to 30 analog and 20 binary monitoring channels

  Benefits  

• Machine and tool protection to minimize crash effects with consequent reduction of down time and repair cost
• Precision in process quality control to improve quality level of production
• Ghost-shift to monitor unmanned overnight shifts production with energy saving
• Set-up aid to reduce the tool-change time
• Up to 90 days Stop & Go diagram of runtime, set-up-time, and downtime plus speed documentation to identify causes of productivity losses
• Several counters to manage production by; orders/job, batch, shift, tool and/or sorting
• Process and machine status protocol and network integration for remote data collection (FactoryNet4.0)