Jena Tec Assures OEM Spindle Test Quality

Conventionally, machine tool spindles are tested using individual manually operated test equipment which requires operator intervention and is laborious to document, limited in scope and can be subjective in terms of interpretation and operator recording.

The new Jena Tec Bosch test rig allows for each spindle to have a unique record and test programme which is automatically programmed through a range of test cycles unmanned. Specific data can be captured and functionality of the spindle tested including;

Motor Current logging
Automated run in procedure
Bearing Temperature & Lubrication
Vibration Monitoring
Encoder Performance
Tool Clamp/Unclamp either hydraulic or pneumatic
Drawbar switch setting
Hydraulic actuation
Cooling efficiency
Air purge operation

What this means to machine tool customers, be they in the Aerospace, Automotive, Woodworking, Oil/Gas or precision engineering industries is that they can be assured of an OEM standard quality test programme for their repaired spindle. This can be subsequently audited and tracked to their specific test programme providing a higher level of assurance in the work conducted by the spindle repairer.