Citizen CNC Alarm Alert System

This system will monitor Citizen Windows-based CNC lathes over a Local Area Network connection (wireless) and inform designated personnel operator of any alarm messages that have appeared. There are three methods of contact - voice message (cell / fixed phone), cell phone SMS text message and by email. The system is of interest to companies operating unattended who wish to alert personnel of a machine entering an alarm state. The alarm message is reported in sufficient detail for the recipient to decide on necessary action.

Supported Machines

• Series 5, Series 6, Series 7- L Models
• Series 2, Series 3 - M Models
• Series 1 - C Models

(i.e. Windows-based models with Mitsubishi Control)

The system can handle up to 100 machines; each machine has three methods of alerting (SMS message, voice alert and email). For each method of alerting you can specify up to 3 contact addresses. So each machine can have up to 3 emails, 3 text messages, 3 voice alerts sent for each alarm message generated.

One of your PCs is set up with the alarm monitor software and added onto a local area network along with all your Windows-based machines. The system then continuously monitors the machines over the network. When a new alarm message is detected the system extracts the alarm description, time and date from the machine and then queues up the message in the main message queue. Each alarm is processed in turn and for each machine the alarm alert is sent all the contact addresses / numbers that have been specified.

Plenty of options are available to help tailor the system to your requirements. The main ones are described below:

1. 'Ignore workpiece counter full alarm'– Optionally you can specify that you wish to ignore these alarms if you do not wish to be informed when a part batch has finished.
2. 'Alarm Scheduling’ – You can specify a period of the day during which you wish to receive alerts (over the weekend you might not want to be woken up overnight between 11pm and 8am for example – in this case you would schedule alerts to only be sent between 8am and 11pm).
3. Set the maximum number of alerts after enabling system – You can specify the maximum number of alerts you would want to be informed of on a per machine basis. For example you might only wish to be informed of one alarm per machine to keep call / text message costs down. Alternatively you can disable this feature and all alarms will be sent.
4. Disable repeat alerts on a particular voice alert number. – If you have an answering machine / mobile phone answering service you can disable repeat alerts. This will prevent the system from continuously calling you up and leaving messages (since you will receive the alert anyway once you check your answer phone / voice mail messages).
5. Full system remote shutdown – Pressing zero instead of five when acknowledging a voice alert will result in the alarm system being totally shut down. This is useful when you are planning on coming back to your factory at a particular time and no longer wish to be informed of any alarms.
6. Machine monitoring setup – You can enable / disable monitoring on individual machines that you have configured for use with the system.
   

The system is available now - please contact us for further information / pricing.