Reduced machine downtime

The Sysmac integrated platform can help reduce downtime in numerous areas of your machine design, providing significant benefits to you and your customers. Our effective technology reduces machine downtime in four key areas.

Integrated device monitoring

Critical components such as servo axes, actuators and sensors can all be monitored and whenever their operation deviates from a normal condition, a warning or alarm is raised.

Remote connectivity

Promptly providing the right person with information relating either to potential future issues or current machine status will significantly reduce downtime. 

Visualisation assistance

Easy to use local information can be made available via HMIs to provide operators and maintenance staff with information on the issue including embedded pdf and video.

Data analysis

Machine data is a vital part of any maintenance or continuous improvement program. The Sysmac platform ensures data is stored securely and we support numerous leading vendors. The data can then be analysed and compared to derive useful information as part of a continuous improvement program.

1. Real time device level information that predicts issues within key machine components before they become critical
   Servo: Continually monitor the position and torque response of a servo axis against normal operation.
   Sensor: Monitor multiple sensors for deterioration in operation, providing an alarm when a threshold is reached.
   Actuator: Against a measured time of travel, inform if the operation time falls outside normal operation limits.
2. SD card
   Complete backup of machine programs and device parameter sets, ensures a machine can be quickly reprogrammed in the event of a device failure.
   
3. Database functionality
   • All data, both performance and maintenance related is easily made available for analysis.
   • In the event of a communications loss to Database server, Sysmac controllers simply continue to store data internally until the link is re-established.
   • Sysmac operates with Databases at high speed, so there is no limitation in processing of machine data to aid predictive maintenance and continuous improvement programs.
   • Database connections for all major Dbase products such as SQL, Oracle, IBM DB2, MySQL and Firebird. 
4. NA HMI
   • An in-built Troubleshooter provides accurate information on the machine component fault and remedial actions required.
   • Troubleshooter also provides detailed information on safety network.
   • The NA provides the user functionality to create Intelligent Application Gadgets [IAGs] with embedded code that can provide valuable machine data and visualization options.
5. Tablet viewer
   The NA viewer app provides a mimic of the NA HMI on a third party device, ensuring current machine status and monitoring is available anywhere, anytime.
   
   

Other products that help reduce downtime:

Safety switches: D40 series are non-contact types and eliminate a potential point of failure when compared to traditional tongue types.
Power supplies: S8VK-R provides redundancy backup when used with switching power supplies.
UPS: S8BA UPS protects against voltage drop and power loss.