Apparatus, system and methods for improved metalworking lubricant monitoring, recording and reporting
AssigneeInternational Refining & Manufacturing Co.
InventorsFrank Joseph Kenny, Steve John Glowacz
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to an improved metalworking lubricant monitoring, logging, recording, calculating, analyzing, alerting and reporting apparatus, system and method that monitors data and changes to the lubricant application process and the amount and concentration of lubricant being dispensed or delivered, analyzes, calculates and records data and changes or alterations to the amount dispensed, and alerts or reports the data and changes in real-time, when necessary, over various communication channels, to those responsible for overseeing the system changes.
Claims20
An improved metalworking lubricant system comprising:
- a datalogger system, said datalogger system for communicating with a lubricant application system;
- a flowmeter, said flowmeter utilized to measure an amount of lubricant consumed;
- a relay array, said relay array utilized to measure a lubricant dosing firing pattern;
- a wiring setup, said wiring setup configured to pass a signal information to the datalogger system, such that a number of strokes per minute can be recorded and logged;
- a pressure sensor, said pressure sensor utilized to measure a lubricant pressure;
- a concentration sensor, said concentration sensor utilized to measure a concentration of lubricant;
- a tamper sensor, said tamper sensor utilized to trigger an alert;
- a BCD input, said BCD input configured to allow an input of quantities to be used by the improved metalworking lubricant system;
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- an authenticity sensor, said authenticity sensor configured to identify a lubricant being used.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.