IoT based Monitoring of Lathe Machine Motor in Metal Industry

Optimized use of electrical energy is prime objective of various metalworking Industry. The problem definition for this work is considered from the industry located in Hingna MIDC, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. It is conveyed that during operational hours most of the operator working on lathe machine keeps the motor of lathe machine in running condition even when they are not performing any metal job on the machine. Leads to wastage of electrical energy and increased electricity bill. As per the guidelines issued by bureau of energy efficiency industry should conserve the electrical energy in every energy conversion process. This research work deals with IoT based monitoring of lathe machine operator so as to cut down the idle running of the lathe machine which benefits in conservation of electrical energy and reduced electricity bill. This work is also extended to monitor the various parameters of electric motor. System design consists of low budget sensors and microcontroller. A open source Thing Speak IoT based cloud service is used for data analytics and data storage purpose. Experimental results reveal the effectiveness of implemented prototype.