CoroTurn Plus offers real-time transparency, higher process reliability, and scalable automation for turning operations. By continuously monitoring cutting forces, vibrations, chatter, and the machining status, the solution helps stabilize performance, improve the quality of components, increase the consistency of workpieces, and reduce scrap.
CoroTurn Plus enables the connection between sensor-controlled tools and two different levels of digital capabilities. Together with CoroPlus Viewer, it provides passive real-time insights that support the operator in their decisions. In combination with CoroPlus Connected, the same signals enable active, machine-integrated protective measures within defined limits. This allows users to clearly distinguish between visualized information and automated responses.
CoroTurn Plus transmits live data from the machining process to the CoroPlus Viewer, which runs on a PC or tablet. This enables faster, data-driven decisions as well as traceable, continuous improvements. Live visualization and reference processes support precise interventions when trend values exceed defined limits. Operators are informed of limit breaches through acoustic alerts. They can then verify the values and mark deviations to accelerate root cause analysis. When the signals for tool condition increase, it can be recognized when a cutting insert has reached the end of its lifespan, allowing it to be replaced at the right time. This extends tool life and avoids unplanned downtimes.
For machine-integrated control, CoroTurn Plus is connected to CoroPlus Connected, which is fully integrated into the machine's numerical control (NC). Through the software or NC code, users set limits for chatter, tool load, and vibrations. In the event of an unexpected occurrence, the control automatically initiates protective measures to safeguard components, tools, and the machine. The measures taken can be individually configured.
The intervention configurators for feed and cutting speed allow for optimization during the process. The captured component data improves fault diagnosis and continuous process optimization. Through this autonomy, the machine can independently make more routine decisions within configured limits. This increases effective operating hours, especially during unmanned evening or night shifts, and reduces downtimes throughout the day.
Industrial functions include the automatic connecting and disconnecting of the drill rod, system checks to verify production readiness, starting and stopping data recording, and alerts in case of system failures. By storing and documenting cutting data for each run, teams can compare the performance of individual batches, detect material deviations early, and provide the necessary documents and certificates for seamless traceability. The combination of sensory tools, visual analyses, and NC-level integration transforms raw signals into enforced limits and mandatory measures. This makes manufacturing more stable, safer, and more consistent, requiring fewer interventions.
"With CoroTurn Plus, we can convert hidden processes in the machining process into clear signals. This allows teams to immediately recognize material fluctuations, tool wear, and process instabilities," reports Åke Åxner, Global Project Manager – Machine Integration at Sandvik Coromant. "In combination with CoroPlus Connected, the control executes protective measures, stops the process, restarts it, and continues within defined limits. This reduces unplanned downtimes and increases overall machine utilization."
"Sensor-controlled tools are the most practical way to achieve a higher level of automation, as they convert raw signals into safe, machine-executed actions," says Leland Bailey, Project Manager at Sandvik Coromant. "By capturing high-resolution cutting data and directly connecting it to the control, unmanned working windows are enabled, downtimes are reduced, the end of the lifespan of cutting inserts is identified, and best practice procedures are institutionalized. At the same time, the clear, process-capable data visualizations help users of all experience levels make safe and informed decisions."
In the manufacturing of high-quality components, such as discs, housings, shafts, pumps, and valves, CoroTurn Plus provides unique real-time insights directly into the cut.
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