Industry 4.0 Ready Groove Milling Machine
Case in Point: Mechasoft
At a glance
Focus: Industry 4.0 Ready Groove Milling Machine.
Approach: Upgrading the Groove Milling Machine to Industry 4.0 capability for their customers was the main target of Mechasoft.
Impact: With the introduction of Industry 4.0, the Cycle time, job counting, data longing have become accessible with ease and help in maximize the production
IFM Electronic
ifm electronic India Private Limited, Measuring and controlling - With more than 5,200 employees in more than 70 countries worldwide ifm electronic gmbh is one of the leading manufacturers in the automation industry. In 1994 the family-owned international company opened a branch in India. As one of the first German companies, ifm realized the potential of the Indian economy at that early point in time.
ifm electronics offers a wide range of “Made in Germany” product rage across various Industry segments such as – Machine Tools, Dairy, Food & Brewery, Automobile, Steel & Coal, Mobile Machines etc.
With a presence of ifm electronic India for 23 years, ifm India has succeeded in achieving its name as the Top trusted brand for sensors and automation technology in India.
Mechasoft
MECHASOFT established in year 2004, equipped with the latest precision CNC Machines with a very short span of time. MECHASOFT has converted into ultramodern facility with high speed Vertical Machining Centres, Surface Grinders, Micro Finishing Wire EDM, Sink EDM with a good support of advance design software like Unigraphics, Power mill & Many more.
Mechasoft is well known in the Industrial sector for their Special Purpose Machines. They also manufacture In-house Machines compactable for Industry 4.0 applications.
With the Industrial Revolution 4.0, future of manufacturing is being shaped and Mechasoft jumped on the opportunity to adapt on the latest technology. ifm electronic being the market leader in Industry 4.0 / IO-Link products approached Mechasoft coincidently when they were planning to upgrade their Groove Milling Machine to Industry 4.0 capability
Business Challenge
Upgrading the Groove Milling Machine to Industry 4.0 capability for their customers was the main target of Mechasoft.
Industry 4.0 solution
Upgrading the Groove Milling Machine to Industry 4.0 capability for their customers was the main target of Mechasoft.
The upgrade was possible with the ifm’s package of Smart PLC, IO-Link Modules and IO-Link based sensors for Level, Temperature, Oil pressure, Spindle vibration monitoring and counter balance pressure monitoring which are installed in the machine. ifm’s smart PLC controls & sends live data via Wi-Fi on connected devices such as Mobile, Tablet, PC or Laptop.
Apart from this, cycle time, job counting, data longing and values are available on the customized webpage from ifm electronic.
This helps to monitor critical operation parameters, machine parameters and thus predictive maintenance of machine is possible.
Key benefits
| Area | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Visibility & Analytics | With the introduction of Industry 4.0, the Cycle time, job counting, data longing have become accessible with ease and help in maximize the production output |
Technologies used
What they said
"It was a big challenge in front of us to incorporate the Industry 4.0 concept on machine and fulfil the requirements of our customers, as we know that collecting the data from machine through sensors and generate through PLC and display on any of the smart device was not easy task for us but ifm India team helped us a lot in this project by selecting the correct type of sensors and interface through machines. Since many years we are working with ifm India team where together we have worked on many projects successfully, like Man-less forging line where distance sensors and curtain sensors are very effective in our forging line. Looking after the first machine’s success, a lot of inquiries are coming in and I thank to Mr. Jirge and Mr. Shinde for their contribution to make it effective. All the best to ifm India."