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We provide onsite support to our customers - any machine tool, any age
Experience in all CNC manufacturing industry fields, including automotive, aerospace, textiles, food & beverage, petrochemicals, R&D, science & education
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Blog Post
27th June 2017
We were recently contacted by a new customer who found us by recommendation from a regular customer. This customer based on the South Coast had returned to their machine, an Emag VSC 400 Duo with Sinumerik 840D and 611D drives and suffered huge issues. On returning power to the machine, a large bang was heard and machine power was lost, resulting in an alarm 120202 waiting for connection to the NC PLC with a flashing control panel. No sign of life from NCU or the first bank of drives.
On attending the site, we immediately discovered that 3 main 200A fast-burn fuses had blown, this indicated something on the power supply side had failed / gone short. Each drive was separated and individually health-checked, along with all of the motors and cables, these were all given a clean bill of health. We then discovered that the main 120/156 KW E/R module had blown. On inspection, 2 of the 3 phases were dead short, which was a clear indication of why the main 200A fuses had blown. The electrical cabinet housing the drives was found to be heavily contaminated with carbon dust (a by-product of our customer’s production process), which we believe to be the root cause of the failure. When the machine was powered down and all of the fans stopped, the airborne dust settled on the main board of the E/R module. When it was powered back up, this dust created a dead short, causing the catastrophic failure of the module.
After a thorough clean and inspection, a new E/R module was sourced and fitted and the machine was then safely powered up 1 drive at a time to safeguard the existing hardware and ensure that there were no other undetected issues. Once the machine was fully powered back up, it was referenced and all positions and tooling data were reset and checked. New backups (NC, PLC and ghost images) were then made of the machine and given to the customer, the machine was then returned to production.
We advised the customer about electrical cabinet housekeeping, vacuum cabinet maintenance on a regular basis, keeping doors closed and keeping filters clean to prevent the ingress of airborne contaminants. Good housekeeping will help prevent future costly failures like this and preserve the machine's lifecycle.
At Control CNC Services Ltd., we offer a cost effective CNC machine prevention maintenance service to help keep your business up and running.
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12th February 2018
We were able to successfully recommission today's machine, a Hardinge VMC Mill with a Sinumerik 810D.
The hard drive and power supply on the PCU50 had failed, and there were damaged pins on the CCU. In addition to this, the backup battery had failed.
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A family business established in 2016, Control CNC Services Ltd. has over 30 years of experience in the CNC machine tool industry.
Our engineers support all aspects of CNC applications. We provide a total breakdown solutions package; whether the fault is mechanical, electrical, electronic, software, control, or drive, our multi-disciplined engineers will resolve the problem.
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