Refer to your machine manual.
This function must be enabled and adapted by the machine manufacturer.
During their lifecycle, the machine components which are subject to loads (e.g. guides, ball screws, ...) become worn and thus, the quality of the axis movements deteriorates. This, in turn, affects the production quality.
Using Component Monitoring (Option 155) and Cycle 238, the control is able to measure the current machine status. As a result, any deviations from the machine’s shipping condition due to wear and aging can be measured. The measurement results are stored in a text file that is readable for the machine tool builder. He can read and evaluate the data, and react with predictive maintenance, thereby avoiding unplanned machine downtimes.
The machine tool builder can define warning and error thresholds for the measured values and optionally specify error reactions.