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Catch Tool Breaks Before They Break You

“The first day we installed the unit, it stopped the machine twice for a broken tool, thereby, paying for itself the first day.” - CNC machine shop Owner -

If you do automatic or unattended machining, you know the problems caused by a broken tool. Left undetected, the typical result can be a combination of broken tooling, scrap parts, machine damage, and downtime. Positive Contact Tool Sensors provide you with a solution to protect your profits and catch the tool break when it occurs. It’s a simple, affordable and practical solution for tool monitoring on unattended machining centers, transfer machines, screw machines, CNC lathes, and a countless number of special purpose metal cutting machines.

Over 80% of PCS users surveyed report a Return On Investment in less than one month, and over 40% report a Return on Investment in less than one week!

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Broken Tool Detection Systems

Simple • Affordable • Reliable

PCS 350 broken tool sensor image

PCS-350 System

Brushless Tool Check (CANopen® able)

PCS ER+ broken tool sensor image with CANopen brushless tool check technology

PCS-ER+ System

CANopen® Brushless Tool Check
PCS 100 broken machine tool cutting sensor

PCS-100 System

Mechanically Adjustable Tool Monitor

The PCS-100 System is our best-selling broken tool monitoring system and is America’s #1 Sensor. Its ease of set-up, reasonable price, performance and repair options make it like no other tool monitor available. The PCS-350 Brushless Tool Check is preferable when additional diagnostics are required, or when the use of an electronically programmable “teach” sensor is required. The PCS-ER+ CANopen® Brushless Tool Check is used for monitoring two tools and used in the most extreme cutting tool environments.

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Made in USA - all Allora International metal cutting machine sensors are manufactured in the USA

Applications

PCS broken tool sensors have been installed to monitor tools on every imaginable metal cutting machine tool such as:

  • CNC Lathes
  • Machining Centers
  • Multi-spindle Screw Machines
  • Swiss Style Screw Machines
  • Sliding Headstock Machines
  • Mill Turn Machines
  • Transfer Machines
  • Special Purpose Machines
  • MANY Other Uses

It Changed An Industry

“We have been using PCS sensors for more than 10 years with tremendous success. We continue to add more systems.” - Screw machine shop Owner -
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