MECAL TOOLING SENTRY

Tooling Sentry is a quality management system built round electronic Sentry Modules which attach to

crimping presses to enforce the requirements of ISO/TS 16949 with respect to maintenance of the consumable

parts of crimped terminal application tooling

WHAT IS THE TOOLING SENTRY?

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYHARDWARE - KEY COMPONENTS

ADM

SENTRY MODULE

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYADM SOFTWARE OUTPUTS

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYADM SOFTWARE OUTPUTS

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYADM SOFTWARE OUTPUTS

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYADM SOFTWARE OUTPUTS

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYADM SOFTWARE OUTPUTS

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYADM SOFTWARE OUTPUTS

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYADM SOFTWARE OUTPUTS

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYADM SOFTWARE OUTPUTS

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYSENTRY HUB SOFTWARE OUTPUTS

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suitable image. Tooling Sentry also maintains database

records of the status of each Sentry and records a log of any status changes. These records can be useful for example in demonstrating ISO/TS 16949 compliance and in managing

the predictive maintenance of application tooling

Alfa S1

P107 1 P107 2

P107 3 P107 4 P107 5

FUBINE PLANT (ITALY)

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYSENTRY HUB WEB CONTROL

Each Sentry provides its own little web-site. The web site’s index page displays the Sentry’s current status

MAIN COMPONENTS AND DESCRIPTION

ADM ADM CONNECTING CABLE USB CONNECTOR

MECAL TOOLING SENTRY

THE ADM (APPLICOUNTER DATA MODULE) IS AN ELECTRONIC MULTIPLE COUNTER ACTIVATED BY A MAGNET BASED IN THE APPLICATOR RAM. IT FITS TO ANY MECAL

APPLICATOR AND CAN REPLACE THE STD MECHANICAL COUNTER WITHOUT MACHINING THE

APPLICATOR BODY. IT MONITORS UP TO 10 DIFFERENT ITEMS BESIDE

CONTROLLING THE WHOLE APPLICATORE LIFE THROUGH A FURTHER NON

RESETTABLE COUNTER. FULL APPLICATOR DATA ARE LINKED TO THE ADM.

FUNCTIONING IS GUARRANTEED BY A 10 YEARS LIFE BATTERY

THE ADM CONNECTING CABLE ENSURES THE DATA

TRASMISSION FROM THE ADM TO THE PC SERVER (VIA USB CONNECTOR) OR SENTRY

MODULE

THE USB CONNECTOR ALLOWS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ADM CABLE AND ANY USB PORT

SENTRY MODULE 2 WAYS CONNECTOR

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYMAIN COMPONENTS AND DESCRIPTION

THE SENTRY MODULE IS THE KEY DEVICE TO ACTIVELY MONITOR ANY ADM/APPLICATOR CONNECTED VIA THE ADM

CABLE. IT STOPS THE PRESS IN CASE OF OVERLOOKED APPLICATORS, GIVES PRE-WARING MESSAGE TO THE OPERATOR

(YELLOW LED BLINKING) AND ANY KIND OF MESSAGE THE MANAGER MIGHT SEND ON THE SCREEN. IN CASE THE E-TAG IS USED, THE SENTRY COUNTS FOR THE E-TAG AND ALLOWS THE

INCREMENTAL COUNTING INSIDE THE E-TAG MEMORY

THE 2 WAYS CONNECTOR ALLOWS THE SYMULTANEOUS CONNECTION TO THE SENTRY MODULE OF THE

ADM (OR E-TAG) AND THE OPERATOR TAG

E-TAG and O-TAG E-TAG CONNECTING CABLE O-TAG CONNECTING HOLDER

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYMAIN COMPONENTS AND DESCRIPTION

THE E-TAG IS USED WHEN THE ADM CAN’T FIT INTO THE APPLICATOR

BODY (GENERALLY IN CASE OF NON MECAL APPLICATORS). IT IS A

MEMORY DEVICE AND NEEDS THE SENTRY MODULE INPUT TO

INCREMENT THE COUNTING. IT IS GLUED ON THE APPLICATOR BODY

THE O-TAG ALLOWS THE TRACEABILITY OF THE OPERATOR WHEN OPERATING THE PRESS FOR

PRODUCTION

THE E-TAG CONNECTING CABLE ENSURES THE DATA

TRASMISSION FROM THE SENTRY MODULE TO THE E-TAG AND FROM THE E-TAG TO THE PC

SERVER (VIA USB CONNECTOR)

THE O-TAG HOLDER ALLOWS THE DATA TRANSMISSION FROM THE

OPERATORE TAG TO THE PC SERVER VIA SENTRY MODULE

ADM STORE HUB

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYMAIN COMPONENTS AND DESCRIPTION

THE ADM STORE HUB IS A DEVICE WHICH ASSURES THE TRACEABILITY OF ALL ADM CONNECTED AND RELATED DATA WHEN NOT IN SERVICE. IT CAN BE

CASCADED UP TO 25 DIFFERENT MODULES FOR A TOTAL OF 2500 APPLICATORS

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYWORKING CONFIGURATIONS

BASIC (STATIC MONITORING)

THE BASIC PACKAGE CONSISTS OF

ADM (AS MANY AS THE APPLICATORS AVAILABLE IN THE PLANT)

ADM CONNECTING CABLE (1X)

USB CONNECTOR (1X)

ADM SOFTWARE (FREE)

PC SERVER (OPTIONAL)

THE BASIC PACKAGE ASSURES THAT ANY APPLICATOR PROVIDES AN ON TIME REPORT OF ITS STATUS WHEN CONNECTED TO THE PC SERVER. STROKE COUNTS ARE TESTED AGAINST INDIVIDUAL LIMITS FOR EVERY PERISHABLE PART FOR WHICH A LIMIT HAS BEEN DEFINED. ELAPSED TIME SINCE THE PREVIOUS GENERAL INSPECTION AND SERVICE IS TESTED AGAINST A USER-DEFINED TIME LIMIT. OVERWORKED TOOLS ARE REJECTED AT THE POINT OF USE MEANWHILE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CAN BE FORESEEN THANKS TO THE PRIORITY REPORT LISTS

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYWORKING CONFIGURATIONS

EXTENDED BASIC (STATIC MONITORING)

THE EXTENDED BASIC PACKAGE CONSISTS OF

ADM (AS MANY AS THE APPLICATORS AVAILABLE IN THE PLANT)

ADM CONNECTING CABLE (AS MANY AS THE APPLICATORS AVAILABLE IN THE PLANT)

ADM STORE HUB (AS MANY AS NEEDED)

STORE HUB CONNECTING CABLE (AS MANY AS NEEDED)

USB CONNECTOR (1X)

ADM SOFTWARE (FREE)

PC SERVER (OPTIONAL)

THE EXTENDED BASIC PACKAGE ASSURES THAT ALMOST ALL APPLICATORS ARE CONNECTED TO THE PC SERVER, PROVIDING A LIVING REPORT OF THEIR STATUS. STROKE COUNTS ARE TESTED AGAINST INDIVIDUAL LIMITS FOR EVERY PERISHABLE PART FOR WHICH A LIMIT HAS BEEN DEFINED. ELAPSED TIME SINCE THE PREVIOUS GENERAL INSPECTION AND SERVICE IS TESTED AGAINST A USER-DEFINED TIME LIMIT. OVERWORKED TOOLS ARE REJECTED AT THE POINT OF USE MEANWHILE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CAN BE FORESEEN THANKS TO THE PRIORITY REPORT LISTS

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYWORKING CONFIGURATIONS

INTERMEDIATE (ACTIVE MONITORING)

THE INTERMEDIATE PACKAGE CONSISTS OF

SENTRY MODULE (AS MANY AS THE PRESSES AVAILABLE IN THE PLANT)

ADM (AS MANY AS THE APPLICATORS AVAILABLE IN THE PLANT)

ADM CONNECTING CABLE (AS MANY AS THE SENTRY MODULES AVAILABLE IN THE PLANT)

ADM STORE HUB (AS MANY AS NEEDED)

STORE HUB CONNECTING CABLE (AS MANY AS NEEDED)

USB CONNECTOR (1X)

SENTRY HUB SOFTWARE WHICH INCLUDES THE ADM SOFTWARE (FREE)

NET WYRING

THE INTERMEDIATE PACKAGE ASSURES THAT ALL APPLICATORS ARE CONNECTED TO THE PC SERVER, PROVIDING A LIVING REPORT OF THEIR STATUS. STROKE COUNTS ARE TESTED AGAINST INDIVIDUAL LIMITS FOR EVERY PERISHABLE PART FOR WHICH A LIMIT HAS BEEN DEFINED. ELAPSED TIME SINCE THE PREVIOUS GENERAL INSPECTION AND SERVICE IS TESTED AGAINST A USER-DEFINED TIME LIMIT. OVERWORKED TOOLS ARE REJECTED AT THE POINT OF USE MEANWHILE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CAN BE FORESEEN THANKS TO THE PRIORITY REPORT LISTS

THE SENTRY MODULE DOES NOT ALLOW THE PRESS TO CYCLE IN CASE OF OVERWORKED APPLICATORS. IT GIVES GO AHEAD, PRE WARNING AND WARNING MESSAGES TO THE OPERATOR AND MANAGERS; ALLOWS THE WEB CONNECTIVITY AND RELATED OPTIONS

MECAL TOOLING SENTRYWORKING CONFIGURATIONS

CORPORATE (ACTIVE MONITORING)

THE CORPORATE PACKAGE OFFERS THE SAME FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERMEDIATE PACKAGE MEANWHILE ASSURES THAT ALL APPLICATORS OF A CORPORATION ON A WORLD WIDE LEVEL ARE CONNECTED TO THE CORPORATE SERVER,