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Automation Manager Used to Retrofit an old machine in Wheel Gauging

In the wheel and tire industry potential vibrations are monitored by measuring the harmonics of a wheel. As is the case with a lot of equipment taking an old machine which is mechanically sound and updating the controls is a extremely cost effective, when compared to buying a new machine..

Why : In the wheel and tire industry potential vibrations are monitored by measuring the harmonics of a wheel. As is the case with a lot of equipment taking an old machine which is mechanically sound and updating the controls is a extremely cost effective, when compared to buying a new machine..

What : Here an old Akron standard gauging machine is updated. The goal is to measure the run outs, harmonics and harmonic locations of a wheel. These need to be within customer specification. The goal is to stop the wheel at the low or high point. Being a industrial environment the operator interacts with a touch screen or buttons on the machine. The operator can select the wheel type, run the program, and print the results as necessary. The system logs all results.

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Automation Manager Used to Retrofit an old machine in Wheel Gauging

Automation Manager Features Used :

Hardware :

Operation :A Wheel rim is placed on the machine. The operator has set the machine for the selected wheel size and selected the tolerance specification file. He presses the two measurement buttons. The software advances the head, rotates the wheel and while reading the encoder monitors the probes positions. Additionally an input tells the software the location of the valve hole. The harmonics are calculated and the wheel stopped and retracted. Screens are available to show the measurements done, the probe vs encoder plots or an exaggerated wheel low point drawing. This is all configured inside Automation Manager software

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