Cloud-based collaborative CNC manufacturing framework integrating tool wear monitoring and scheduling support
This paper presents a cloud-native cyber-physical CNC manufacturing framework that integrates collaborative CNC operation with a tool wear condition monitoring (TWCM) case study for supervisory decision support. The framework combines edge–cloud connectivity, secure data exchange, and data-driven analytics to enable condition-informed scheduling and coordination across distributed manufacturing resources. As a representative analytics service, a vibration-based TWCM pipeline is implemented for CNC turning, where laser Doppler vibrometry signals are decomposed using variational mode decomposition (VMD) and processed through an AutoML-based regression workflow to estimate flank wear. Tool-health outputs are published to the cloud and linked to supervisory scheduling logic, supporting actions such as tool-change recommendations and job-queue updates. The system is demonstrated on CNC turning of AISI 1045 steel using carbide inserts in a multi-node edge–cloud testbed. The results show accurate wear estimation and illustrate how tool-health intelligence can be integrated into a collaborative cloud environment for decision support. The proposed framework does not implement autonomous machine-level closed-loop control, but provides an extensible pathway toward condition-aware CNC collaboration aligned with Industry 4.0 principles.
Authors
- Samir Mekid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2448-1497)
- Mourad Nouioua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0439-2112)
- Imran
Institutions
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Reports
- Published
- 2026-03-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-42165-z
- Primary Topic
- Advanced machining processes and optimization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals