Since 2022, ARCOM Industrie has been using the APC (Automated Process Control) software from Ellistat to automatically control and correct the settings of its machine tools. Initially deployed on Okuma twin-spindle / twin-turret lathes, APC now also runs a closed automated cell with robotic loading and unloading and 100% dimensional inspection with automatic correction.
In practical terms, the tool lets us achieve zero dimensional rejects on the monitored parts while simplifying day-to-day control: an operator, even a novice, can now produce complex parts simply by reading the drawing and mastering the measuring instruments, freeing our experienced operators to supervise more machines in parallel.
Inspection data, structured directly as control charts, also speeds up batch release.
Now used on 4 machines in stable series production, APC continues to be rolled out at ARCOM, with the next step being a finer organisation of programming to extend its use to more part numbers.
