Method and system for monitoring machine health to improve machine cycle time impact

A machining tool comprising:

• a machine operable in a machining state to machine a workpiece and in a non-machining state to perform a maintenance routine from among a plurality of maintenance routines;
• and
• a control system configured to control the machine in the machining state and the non-machining state, wherein the control system is configured to execute a machine health routine in conjunction with a primary maintenance routine selected from among the plurality of maintenance routines based on a non-machining cyclic schedule that defines dates and times for performing the maintenance routines and a machine health record that includes information indicative of a subsequent test time for performing the machine health routine, wherein:
• the control system is configured to execute the machine health routine concurrently with the primary maintenance routine in response to the primary maintenance routine being defined as an inclusive routine, and
• the control system is configured to execute the machine health routine consecutively with the primary maintenance routine in response to the primary maintenance routine being defined as an independent routine.

A machining tool control method comprising:

• determining a performance time for executing a vibration analysis on a machining tool based on a test frequency for the analysis;
• retrieving a non-machining schedule that defines a timetable for executing multiple maintenance routines on the machining tool;
• selecting, from among the maintenance routines, a primary routine that is performed at a time period proximal to the performance time;
• transferring the machining tool to a non-machining state from a machining state when the primary routine is to be performed;
• performing the vibration analysis with the primary routine;
• and
• storing data indicative of a date and time that the vibration analysis was performed as part of a machine health record, wherein the determining the performance time is based on the date and time a previous vibration analysis was performed and the test frequency.