Monitoring Tool Wear with Sensors and Arduino in CNC Metal Cutting Turning Operation of Titanium Alloys (Ti6Al4V)

CNC turning is a common operation done in industries. Tool with cutting condition at the chip tool interface is vital area for wear. To control and monitor tool wear, various methods and instruments have been developed for observing tool wear in actual operation mode. Collecting data while doing CNC turning operation was needed to understand, impact of process variables on tool wear and surface finish. This paper presents the importance of real-time data to monitor and control tool wear using sensors and Arduino. Specifically, sensor signals from CNC turning operations are highlighted and used to advance health checkups tools. Thus, real-time data will be useful to control process parameter which in turn will have impact on performance parameters.