Catch Tool Breaks Before They Break You

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.

Allora products are recognized in the broken tool detection industry as the No. 1 American-made Positive Contact Sensor [PCS]. Allora PCS systems are known for their simplicity, reliability, and advanced brushless technology, providing intelligent tool monitoring at an affordable price. They are easy to integrate into CNC machines from legacy style to the most sophisticated types such as Swiss-style, sliding-headstock and 5 axis mill-turn.