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Optimize Machining/Grinding Cycles

The PowerReader from GTI Predictive Technology allows a shop to add more cycles to their existing machining work flow to make the most out of it, increasing output, saving time and money.

Posted: April 8, 2016

The PowerReader from GTI Predictive Technology allows a shop to optimize machine cycles in coarse feed rate, grind rate, medium feed rate and dwell time between parts. (first view)

The PowerReader from GTI Predictive Technology allows a shop to optimize machine cycles in coarse feed rate, grind rate, medium feed rate and dwell time between parts. (second view)

GTI Predictive Technology, Inc. (Manchester, NH) introduces the revolutionary PowerReader, the latest tool in their Technology Tool Box that allows a shop to optimize machine cycles by providing a way to increase output and avoid new capital equipment purchases. With PowerReader, a shop can add more cycles to their existing machining work flow to make the most out of it, increasing output, saving time and money, by:

Reading DC current signal to display machining/grinding cycle.
Allowing the user to load shape and cycle characteristics.
Using these characteristics to optimize the cycle in coarse feed rate, grind rate, medium feed rate and dwell time between parts.

In other equipment applications, GTI unveiled VibePro 7.3 – a major new update to their groundbreaking vibration analysis application for iPad. Developed specifically for the iPad, VibePro provides a simple and easy solution to performing vibration analysis on the iPad. New in version 7.3 are features many shops have been asking for. Time wave form support is now available. Users can record anywhere from one second to six seconds of TWF data. Measurements taken in this format are included in the main VibePro route and sent up to VibePro Online for full analysis and reporting. VibePro Online provides analysis of the TWF as an acceleration FFT, velocity FFT, or displacement FFT, as well as, the original TWF.

Rearranging the machines in the route has also been added. This greatly requested feature required a great deal of engineering time to rewrite both the iPad and web app to recognize this kind of major database change. When in edit mode, a simple tap and drag allows the user to easily reorganize the order of the machines. Another tentpole feature in this release is one specifically for our oldest customers. As some databases are now over four years old; some shops are looking for an easy way to clean out the old data. New in version 7.3 is the ability to mass archive measurement data. The user selects how many measurements per point that is desired to keep and the old data is removed from the database. Several backup options are available in VibePro for customers wishing to retain the historical data for their records. Other new features include: