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Greetings Pete!

You may want to think about installing a few strategically placed control cabinets and maybe getting a PLC. I like the Allen Bradley PLCs as they are pretty standard, I use a CompactLogix L45 myself. They are very useful in controlling things like E-Stops and alarms, or monitoring current...

I just wanted to take a moment to say that this forum is awesome! The community is quite helpful, and no one trashes on or trolls people. Such a high degree of respect, props everyone! We are actually an international business manufacturing precision tooling used in the aerospace and medical...

I am inclined to agree with you Carl, having a VFD that can be controlled by a computer is best, especially when dealing with harmonics. Being able to set the RPMs on the lathe has enabled me to eliminate chatter and get really nice looking mill marks. Integrating PLC control on a VFD will...

Mark, good point. The first time it went out I thought it may have been a fluke so I just bought another. In retrospect I should have bought another one with the replacement to keep on hand, but hindsight is always 20/20. Carl, it is not direct drive. The motor drives a belt which turns...

Good morning all, I just wanted to chime in to this convo and bring up a few talking points. I'm actually in the same boat as the OP. I have a small parts lathe, which I use daily for my business. The controller dies religiously once every 12 months. At the moment, I'm looking at 12 days...