Using Vibration Sensors to Monitor Deep Hole Drilling
Why Use Vibration Sensors Vibration sensors give you a window into the cutting process that your eyes and ears cannot match. The sensor detects changes in vibration that are too small or too subtle for a human operator to notice. Those small changes are the early warning signs of tool wear, chip packing, and process problems. I started using vibration sensors on a long-running production job that ran 500 parts per month. The operator could not be at the machine every second, and the tool would wear gradually over the run. Without monitoring, the operator would not catch the wear until the surface finish degraded or the tool broke. ...