The G160 should only be used during a feed move, that way you wouldn't get the "false" alarms.
I have used this for checking for a broken drill, Chuck pressure checking ,to catch an undersize or oversize pickoff diameter, watching load during cutting of many tools, when they get dull the load increases and will make bad parts or start a fire in some materials, Also I have used it to check for barstock on machines that do not have a magazine barfeed and on occasion run out of material during continous cycle. I also used this during pickoff to feed over a part up against a shoulder, this worked great but in soft material you may see a "Contact" mark.
There are limits to this but mostly if you are trying to look at a very slight change you may have a problem. |