Conceptualization and design of a low-cost mtconnect-enabled refractometer for coolant health monitoring

Thomas Feldhausen, Asimm Hirani, Walter King, Roby Lynn, Thomas Kurfess

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Abstract

Monitoring of the health of water-based coolant used formachining requires measurement of various parameters of thecoolant, including refractive index, temperature, pH, andturbidity. One of the primary parameters that is used todetermine the concentration of the coolant is the refractiveindex, which is typically measured manually by an operator atregular intervals during machine operation. This paperdescribes the conceptualization and preliminary design of acoolant health monitoring system that will automaticallymeasure the refractive index of the coolant and will digitize theresulting measurement for communication to a factorysupervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system. Toenable rapid integration into a factory's network architecture,the coolant concentration measurement will be transmitted bythe monitoring system using the MTConnect format. Having anMTConnect-enabled sensor will allow the data to be remotelyaggregated and compared to other machine data to help give abetter understanding of overall machine health. Theeconomical approach to its design allows the coolant healthmonitor to be realizable for both small manufacturingenterprises (SMEs) and large manufacturers alike. Thiswidespread implementation will further benefit industry'smovement toward Internet-of-Things (IoT)-equippedmanufacturing facilities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdditive Manufacturing; Manufacturing Equipment and Systems; Bio and Sustainable Manufacturing
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791858745
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventASME 2019 14th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2019 - Erie, United States
Duration: Jun 10 2019Jun 14 2019

Publication series

NameASME 2019 14th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2019
Volume1

Conference

ConferenceASME 2019 14th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityErie
Period06/10/1906/14/19

Funding

This work was supported by NSF grants CMMI-1646013 and DGE-1650044. This work was supported by NSF grants IIP-1631803, CMMI-1646013 and DGE-1650044.

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