Performing machine tool repairs

Posted by Johny Dean on December 23rd, 2013

A machine tool is a device designed for cutting, sanding, boring, or transforming the shape of a rigid material, usually metal. Machine tools, just like any other devices used at an industrial level, lose their capacity of ensuring high performance. This happens because, with every material they cut, sand, or bore, and with every cutting, sanding, or boring operation, their parts wear naturally.

That is why, from time to time, industrialists ask for some machine tool repairs for their devices. This type of operations can be provided only by specialists in machine tool and CNC machine repairs. Specialists know how to work safely and correctly, and how to deal with a problem, once it is discovered. There should be noted that domestic users that possess machine tools must contact specialists as well, and never try to repair their machines on their own.

The first thing that a specialist does when he is called for machine tool repairs, is to inspect visually the machine tool. Regardless of the purpose of the machine tool, such as cutting, sanding, or boring, the specialist firstly inspects its power supply and electrical controls. These are some of the most damaged parts on machine tools and they have to be verified first.

After, it is the turn of the rest of the external and internal components of the machine tool. Specialists usually know the components of an electric chainsaw or boring machine, but taking into account that new machines are launched on the market each day, specialists could require a technical manual, to see where the most important parts of the machine are located.

To identify an internal problem, specialists could use a power drill to remove the paneling of the machine tool. Immediately after removing the exterior of the device, specialists disassemble it part by part, hoping to find the issue. If a component is found broken, it is replaced with a new one. In the end, all the parts are put back together, except for the broken one, which gets recycled or is simply thrown to the garbage, and the interior cleaned.

Taking into account that CNC machines are full of tiny pieces, accuracy is very important. That is why, those who perform CNC machine repairs need to mark or arrange the parts they disassemble from the CNC machine in a certain order, to know how to assemble them back, once the problem is identified and solved. No need to mention that all these activities must be undertaken while the power is disconnected from the machine.

Are you in need of on-site diagnostics and troubleshooting, refurbishment of existing machines, motor repairs, servo drive repairs, installations or decommissioning of machines, barfeed installations, machine tool repairs, spindle drive repairs, or CNC machine repairs? Contact us today! We are CNC service engineers and machine repair specialists and provide all sorts of machine repairs for conventional machines. Please enter our website to see more about our services and call or message us to discuss your requirements.

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