TOOL MONITORING SYSTEMS ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR DETECTING ABNORMAL MACHINING EVENTS AND PREVENTING COSTLY DAMAGE TO THE TOOLING AND MACHINE. THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPLICATION OF MONITORING SYSTEMS IS INCREASING DUE TO HIGHER MACHINING RATES WHICH REDUCE THE TIME BETWEEN TOOL FAILURE AND CONSEQUENTIAL MACHINE DAMAGE. MONITORING SYSTEMS PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC VALUE THROUGH IMPROVED UPTIME AND MACHINE PERFORMANCE.
