CNC Machine Repair & Maintenance

Thermwood Machinery Planned Preventative Maintenace (PPM) Contract

iSpecc’s Thermwood Machinery PPM Contracts provided full service and maintenance and calibration in-line with Thermwood’s OEM recommended procedures.

iSpecc’s electrical engineers are fully qualified and trained by Thermwood to provide professional maintenance servicing. Equipped with specialist Thermwood tools they provide service and calibration breakdown response, repair, upgrades, training and safety inspections.

The UK has the most comprehensive Machinery Health and Safety legislation and compliance is required to protect workers use of machinery. The machinery inspection must be performed annually by a competent person suitable qualified, trained and with the knowledge to identify whether work equipment can be operated, adjusted and maintained safely, with any deterioration detected and remedied before it results in a health and safety risk.

iSpecc can assist to ensure the equipment is inspected by a qualified a ‘competent person’ and is safer to operate and provide additional compliance through our safety compliance service.

Planned Preventative Maintenance forms part of UK HSE Machinery Safety Compliance.

PPM Customers receive;

• PRIORITY SERVICE
• RAPID BREAKDOWN RESPONSE
• NO CALL OUT FEES
• FREE TECHNICAL SUPPORT
• DISCOUNTED PARTS
• ACCESS TO OEM MANUALS
• ACCESS OEM CAD DRAWINGS
• DISCOUNTED CONSUMABLE
• FREE TELEPHONE SUPPORT
• FREE ONLINE TRAINING

iSpecc Thermwood Machinery Maintenance Service

iSpecc Thermwood Maintenance Service includes the follow key aspects;

• Machine Clean
• Bearing Inspection
• Leadscrews and Rails Inspection
• Belts And Pulleys Inspection For Each Axis.
• Mechanical Backlash Test
• Drive Chain Anti-Lash / Tension Adjustment
• Pneumatics and Compressed Air System Inspection
• Gantry Squaring
• Axis Alignment
• Tram Spindle Head Alignment
• Realigning the C-Marker
• Adjusting the Sheet Flipper
• Electrical Checks
• Servomotors Inspection and Calibration
• Inputs and Outputs Programming Maintenance
• Lubrication
• Bulk Tool Changer
• Tool Holder Alignment
• Tool & Collet Maintenance
• Control System Maintenance Fault Find
• Safety Systems Inspection and Checks
• Customer Concerns / Problem Area Assistance / Feedback

iSpecc Planned Preventative Maintenance

• Fully Qualified Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Our engineers have attended training at our OEM Partners sites so are fully conversant with the equipment and maintenance/repair methods.

• In Country (UK) full Technical Support via telephone.
• Remote Diagnostics. Remote diagnostics allow our engineers to connect to the equipment via IoT technology providing rapid diagnostics and repair saving multiple site visits, time and costs.
• In Country (UK) annual maintenance service as part of PPM promotes the reliability of your equipment and assist in compliance to UK H&S.
• Equipment Data. iSpecc hold all data relating to your equipment including wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, software and control configurations and password.
• OEM Support. iSpecc have full support of our OEM partners to ensure every eventuality is covered.
• Spare contingency. iSpecc hold common spare for rapid replacement.
• UK H&S Compliance through Risk Assessments and PUWER Assessment by ‘Competent Persons’ who are fully conversant with your equipment.
• Rapid call our to attend site to action repairs within 24-48 hours.

Breakdown Response

iSpecc Planned Preventative Maintenance customers receive immediate breakdown response to faults via our technical support department.

Faults are analysed by a qualified engineer and recommendations given to overcome the issues.

If a engineer is required to attend site they are dispatched with 24/48 hours or as soon as the parts are secured to repair the machine.

Technical Support

iSpecc PPM customers have access to fully technical support for their machines where they can talk directly to expert, receive email responses and access free online training.

Remote Access Support

iSpecc provides remote access units to enable diagnostics of faults remotely. This can lead to faster repair and less down time as well as save costs of site visits.

Additional Health & Safety Compliance Service.

The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain.

Risk Assessment

A Risk Assessment should be written and reviewed by a ‘competent person’[1] able to inspect the machinery together with operators and management, annually. A machinery inspection should be performed in order to review the Risk Assessment.

Work equipment that requires inspection should not be used, unless you know the inspection has taken place.

The result of the inspection should be recorded and this record should be kept until the next inspection of that equipment.

iSpecc can undertake to write the Risk Assessment and review this with you annually.

Provision and Use of Work Equipment  Regulations 1998 (PUWER)

Regulation 5 Maintenance states;

• Every employer shall ensure that work equipment is maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair.
• Every employer shall ensure that where any machinery has a maintenance log, the log is kept up to date.

iSpecc Planned Preventative Maintenance forms part of this compliance ensuring machinery performance does not deteriorate and it is maintained to ensure that it is safe and does not put people at risk.

Planned preventive maintenance involves replacing parts or making necessary adjustments at preset intervals so that hazards do not occur as a result of the deterioration or failure of the equipment.

iSpecc’s service reports form part of the recommended Maintenance Log.

Maintenance must take full account of any manufacturer’s recommendations.

An inspection should concentrate on those safety-related parts which are necessary for the safe operation of work equipment and, in some cases, this may require testing or dismantling

All safety devices should be checked by a suitably trained and competent person (someone with the necessary skills, knowledge and experience) at regular intervals.

Record the details of any maintenance and inspection checks and in particular any actions identified and confirmation that they have been completed.

Safe Use of Woodworking  Machinery – PUWER as applied to Woodworking Machinery

Unfortunately the woodworking industry has one of the highest accident rates in manufacturing. Statistics continue to show that accidents involving either contact with the dangerous parts of a woodworking machine or the wood being machined give woodworkers a major injury rate that is above the manufacturing industry average. Injury from machinery, ejection of the workpiece insecurely fastened or cutters from the machine is identified as a high risk. Therefore PUWER specific to Woodworking Machinery has been introduced. These bestow additional responsibilities on employers which iSpecc can assist you to comply with.

Consulting Employees On Health And Safety

Employers have a duty to consult with their employees, or their representatives, on health and safety matters.

This ensures compliance to;

The Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 (as amended).

the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 (as amended) for larger organisations.

iSpecc can assist to ensure this takes place and their technical concerns on operating the machinery are addressed. Risk Assessment and PUWER reviews involve consultation with operators and managers and your H&S representatives which are documented and signed by employees and iSpecc’s competent person to record this has occurred annually giving full compliance in respect of the machinery.

1 Safe use of woodworking machinery. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

Training

It is important that the machine is fitted with the necessary safeguards and machine operators are trained to use them and carry out the work they are expected to do safely. Training is particularly important for those involved in maintenance, setting and cleaning to ensure that these activities are undertaken in a safe manner. No one should be allowed to work at a woodworking machine unless they have demonstrated competence. It is advisable that competent operators are authorised in writing by a responsible person (director, senior manager etc). This will then form part of the training records. Anyone who supervises the use of work equipment must also have received adequate training and both operators and supervisors must have access to information and where appropriate, written instructions.1

Documentation

Every employer shall ensure that all persons who use work equipment have available to them adequate health and safety information and, where appropriate, written instructions pertaining to the use of the work equipment.

Additional Service; Vacuum System Maintenance

Where a dedicated vacuum system is used an additional vacuum pump and vacuum system service can be supplied including;

Vacuum Pump Service including;

• Inspection
• Run Test
• Vacuum Measure
• Vacuum Pump service kit;
• Seals/Gaskets
• Intake Filters
• Replacement Oil
• Vacuum Line inspection

Spares Contingency Planning

Pre-Authorised replacement parts can reduce downtime considerably. iSpecc can help specify a spare contingency to be held on site

[1] A Competent Person is a person suitably qualified who has sufficient knowledge, training and experience