Machine tool monitoring

A system comprising:

• a machine tool including a platform;
• at least one sensor positioned on the platform;
• and
• a computing device, wherein the computing device:
• sends control signals to the machine tool that cause the machine tool to machine a component located on the platform to form a feature in the component;
• monitors torque forces of the machine tool against the component caused by the machining of the feature into the component with the machine tool via the at least one sensor;
• during the machining of the feature into the component, evaluates a quality of the machine tool based on the monitored torque forces;
• and
• in response to the evaluation of the quality of the machine tool indicating an undesirable quality of the machine tool, controls the machine tool to interrupt the machining of the component and facilitate replacement of a machining element of the machine tool.

A non-transitory computer-readable data storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• send control signals to a machine tool for causing the machine tool to machine a component located on a platform to form a feature in the component;
• monitor torque forces of the machine tool against the component caused by the machining of the feature into the component with the machine tool via at least one sensor;
• during the machining of the feature into the component, evaluate a quality of the machine tool based on the monitored torque forces;
• and
• in response to the evaluation of the quality of the machine tool indicating an undesirable quality of the machine tool, control the machine tool to interrupt the machining of the component and facilitate replacement of a machining element of the machine tool.