WattPilote : introduction

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For each type of machine, one WattPilote solution

WattPilote is the trademark name of the range of power monitoring systems developed by Digital Way Company. They are used to measure the wear and to prevent tool breakage on all cutting machine tools.

Transfer :
Special and Transfer machine
1 controlled motor - axis or spindle - 15 machining
Single :
Machining centre, lathe
1 controlled motor - axis or spindle - 120 machining
Dual :
Two spindles machine
2 controlled motors - axis or spindle - 2 x 120 machining
Turning :
Lathe, turning centre
3 controlled motors - 2 axes + spindle - 2 x 120 machining

Most notably: an excellent measurement

The measurement accuracy of power (0.1‰) associated with sampling frequency (40 kHz) makes possible fitting with all electric motors, quasi all types of frequency converter and independent from speed rotation (axis brushless motor, asynchronous spindle or electro-spindle motor). A complete range of monitoring systems, fitted to AC/DC, is available from 250 Watts to 100 kilowatts.

Compact, installation in the electric cabinet

WattPilote combines measurement and processing in the same box. Its installation is very simple as all wiring is done in the electric cabinet.

User-friendliness and easy to adjust

A PC or a numeric control connected to WattPilote gives the possibility to display and to analyse graphically machining curves, faults and tool wear.

Easy to find trace of data and to interpret

The WattPilote memory is able to store, for each of the last 65000 machining, a report with: machining date and time, control mode used (learning, re-machining, collision control … ), control result (power fault, energy…) and the value of the tool wear rate. Moreover, WattPilote memorizes the complete curves of the last 30 machining and the last 30 faults.

Adaptable to all types of machine

To fit to the high-speed machine as well as classic machine, WattPilote has a programmable sampling. So it is possible to control machining cycles duration from 0,07 second up to 50 minutes. It is very easy to install WattPilote on an existing machine already producing, because there is no mechanical extra to do.