Retrofitting for Lathe Machines

Abstract

Old machines often breakdown unpredictably increasing your expenses through maintenance costs and lost production. In the present era various modern technologies are been emerging in the field of manufacturing which are proven to be disruptive. For the established industries and their machine tools sometimes it is difficult to cope up with current scenario. Hence retrofitting is an emerging term where improvisation of the old setups of machines can be done. Retrofitting refers to the addition of new technology or features to older systems. Machine Tool Technologies recondition worn machine tools that have taken a beating in the course of production. The main objective is to study low cost automation technique for old machine as well as to study different parameters of retrofitting of old machine. In retrofitting attempt is made to equip the machines with digital intelligent system in order to get the more accurate dimensions and precise shape of high end products. So it is required to convert this conventional lathe into semi- automatic lathe by retrofitting. The paper emphasis on how a lathe can be converted to upgraded version by retrofitting. Also it includes the flow chart of retrofitting. Key Words: Retrofitting, Reconditioning, CNC, Lathe Machines, Low Cost Automation