Tool Condition Monitoring Using Vibration Signals During Hard Turning: A Review

Tool condition monitoring of machine is the prognostic maintenance process of machinery which deals with the determination of a condition of machinery and its change with respect to time. The overall trend in various industries is to reduce the human resources by various automated types of machinery so as to have betterment in the accuracy of the system by reducing the human errors. A condition of the machine tool may be determined by measuring various physical parameters like vibration, temperature, wear, surface roughness, acoustic emissions etc. This paper presents a review of tool condition monitoring systems (TCMS) with an application of vibration signals in the hard turning machining process. The analysis using vibration signals will help in predicting and preventing the failure of the tool which will avoid the downtime of a production system and will also increase the safety of operation.