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|Apr 10, 1984
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|Nov 18, 1981
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|Nov 18, 1981
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|Robert E. Fromson, Lanson Y. Shum
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|Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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The invention relates to tool wear rate and tool-failure monitoring. The performance of the cutting tool in machine tools and manufacturing processes is most critical to productivity, as stated in Iron Age, July 27, 1981 "Does Adaptive Control Still Promise Improved Productivity" by Raymond J. Larsen, pp. 57-68. In particular, a reliable tool breakage detection system is essential to avoid loss of cutting tolerances, overload and catastrophic failure. Attempts have been made to follow the tool deterioration process, either by direct viewing techniques, by reference to models, or even by material exploration for possible internal flaws.
Another approach to the problem is found in "Investigation of Adaptive Exponential Smoothing Algorithms in Monitoring Tool Wear" by W. R. DeVries, J. F. Raski and J. C. Mazur, a paper presented at North American Metalworking Research Conf. IX, on pp. 523-527.
There, an exponential smoothing algorithm is used to detect any significant deviations from an established trend in the cutting force as it is continuously sensed, e.g. as an indication of changes in the wear pattern as they develop. With such an approach, predictions are in fact made which are based on past measurements.
Another prior art technique disclosed in copending application Ser. No. 100,674, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,351,029 on Dec. 5, 1979, by Maxey et al. relies on net power measurement and derives the integration thereof of a function of time to obtain by reference to experience with a similar tool, the life expectancy of a particular tool, thereby to avoid the critical event once the end of such life expectancy is about to be reached.
In contrast to any of the prior art approaches, the present invention provides (1) for knowing at any given time, for any given tool, under any cutting condition, where the tool is operating, between zero and 100% wear, under its normal life time conditions and (2) for instantaneously detecting, whether such wear rate conditions have been reached which require an immediate shutdown, tool maintenance of changing of tool, thereby to prevent catastrophic tool failure.
The invention also provides for overall monitoring of tool wear and/or tool failure in hydraulically, electromechanically controlled or a computerized installation involving multi-tool and multi-process operation with individual, or centralized control and supervision.
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for the instantaneous determination of the degree of wear of a particular tool operating with a given workpiece processing cycle, including:
instantaneously deriving the second derivative of net power consumed with each new tool in operation with said processing cycle as a function of time;
simultaneously deriving an indication of the final net power consumed upon the occurrence of a critical gradient in said derived second derivative and an indication of the time interval having lapsed with the operation of the tool until said occurrence;
recurrently establishing from past history with a series of similar tools operating with the same workpiece processing cycle: a statistical final net power and a statistical time interval; and
determining instantaneously with the new tool a percentage of said statistical time interval as a representation of the percentage of said statistical final net power, thereby ascertain the degree of wear of said new tool in operation.
The invention also comprises taking protective steps with each new tool operation when a predetermined critical gradient in the second derivative of net power has been reached.
FIG. 1 represents three curves related in time, curve (a) is the net power consumed by a particular tool as a function of time; curve (b) is the first derivative of curve (a); curve (c) is the second derivative of curve (b) used according to the present invention for monitoring tool wear and for anticipating tool failure;
FIG. 2 is a series of curves typically representing net power vs. time which are characteristic of a different machinability, surface speed or tool geometry, metal texture, for instance. An analogous and early departure from the linear progression toward the statistical critical point at the knee of the curve is indicated in dotted line on one of the curves in order to show an anomaly in the operation due for instance to a chipped tool;
FIG. 3 shows a first embodiment of the tool monitoring system according to the present invention;
FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 are flow charts illustrating the operation of the tool monitoring system of FIG. 3;
FIG. 7 is the net power vs. time curve of FIG. 1 established by a statistical determination of the critical ordinate and abscissa of the knee on the curve for a series of identical tools operating with the curve workpiece processing cycle. As explained hereinafter, the percentage of wear at any instant with a new tool is read directly from a linear progression up to the critical point at the knee of the curve;
FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the tool monitoring system according to the present invention;
FIG. 9 shows one of a series of identical workpieces typically processed by the same tool during a workpiece processing cycle; and
FIG. 10 is the net power curve of FIG. 1 as derived with one tool for a series of processed workpieces.
There is a need for tool wear monitoring apparatus that can provide indication of a dull tool generally and independently of prior knowledge of the cutter wearprofile, of the cubic inches of metal removed, and that can display the cutter "condition" as well as trigger the termination of the cutting action before damage is done to the workpiece or under a damaged tool to prevent the workpiece dimensions from going out-of-tolerance.
The present invention is based on the net power vs. time characteristic of a tool in operation, e.g. while the cutting edge is wearing. As explained in the aforementioned Maxey et al patent application net power is obtained by subtracting the idle power consumed by the spindle rotating the tool without engagement with the workpiece from the total power consumed when the tool is operating.
Referring to curve (a) of FIG. 1, net power shown on the ordinate as a function of time indicates how much the cutting edge is losing of its sharpness as long as it is used, continuously or intermittently. This means that the ordinate is increasing with time. Such increase is very much marked at the beginning and at the end of the curve, while there is a linear progression during a major portion of the curve inbetween. As indicated on FIG. 1 the net power characteristic is defined as (PT -PI) where PT is the total power consumed when the tool mounted on the rotating spindle is cutting, whereas PI is the idle power, namely when the tool does not make contact with the workpiece. Initially, at time TO, when the sharpened tool engages the workpiece from the start, net power is NS. At the last stage, when net power has reached the critical stage at instant TD, net power has become ND which is the power consumed with a dull tool, e.g., a tool which requires maintenance. At the time, the time interval between TO and TD is TE. The curve of FIG. 1 is a characteristic curve for the degree of wear of a tool. It reflects the increased cutting force F at radius R from the developing dullness of the cutting tool. Assuming a constant radius R for the workpiece being cut, power (P) can be equated with F by the formula P=F�R, where R is a constant K. Net power, as disclosed in the Maxey et al. application, has been found a more significant parameter than tool power consumed with the spindle and tool of the machine. The initial sharp increase marks the break-in period of the tool when the steady-state shape and geometry of the cutting edge have not been established yet. The linear portion of the curve represents the useful life. Depending upon the workpiece processing cycle, for instance, the nature of the tool and the workpiece, the materials in presence, the cutting depth, the speed, the slope and the useful life may vary from tool to tool. When identical tools are used with identical workpieces in the same workpiece processing cycle, curve (a) will remain of the same order from tool to tool. In such case, since the sharp increase at the end of the curve will occur about at the same time for each tool, it should be possible to warn the operator of the likelihood at such time that the wear rate is so rapidly increasing that a tool failure is imminent and the machine tool should be stopped. To solve this problem as shown in the Maxey et al application, tool failure monitoring has been based on the integral of curve (a), to instantaneously measure the accumulated use and trigger the alarm when it reaches a level corresponding to the life expectancy of the tool.
The present invention proposes instead not to rely on the life expectancy; but rather to determine instantaneously when the degree of wear has reached a critical level. With this approach, monitorings are based on actuality rather than expectancy. Accordingly, the response of the tool failure monitoring apparatus will be highly reliable as it should at such critical event occurrence. Referring to FIG. 2 which represents a family of curves A,B,C applicable to different tools or workpiece processing cycles, it is of importance also to observe as shown in dotted line for curve A, that tool failure may occur before its normal occurrence based on life expectancy. Such premature catastrophic failure might be caused by material imperfections in the cutting tool, by inclusions of hard spots in the workpiece material. It might also result from anomalous vibrations from the machine and the holding means, or be due to irregular workpiece geometry, or a severe interruption in the cutting process, for instance. These and other anomalies are of major concern to plant operation since they are unpredictable. An early detection of a dull tool condition such as shown at the start of the dotted line of FIG. 2, will either eliminate or reduce such occurrences with minimal consequential cost and less interruptions of shop production. The inventive approach to instant readout of each tool wear condition, needed for efficient machine tool management, will now be explained by reference to curves (b) and (c) of FIG. 1. Curve (b) represents the first derivative and curve (c) is the second derivative function of curve (a).
It appears from curve (b) that the ordinate remains constant during the useful life of the tool, and that the constant ordinate level depends upon the slope of curve (a) in its linear portion. Accordingly, referring to FIG. 2, the first derivative function for curves A, B and C will be at different levels. Referring again to FIG. 1, the initial and final non-linear portions of curve (a) appear in curve (b) to have corresponding non-linear portions one decreasing for the break-in region, the other increasing for the critical wearing condition. In contrast, with the second derivative the curve is most of the time aligned with the abscissa axis, whatever the nature of the original net power curve. Also during the initial as well as the final change of slope, the curve increases from one side to the other of the abscissa axes. This means that signal representative of the curve (c) function will initially be negative, then remain at zero value during most of the tool useful life, and will end to be positive when approaching the knee of curve (a). Moreover, the sharpness of the third curve (c) is in the break-in and in the failure regions substantially increases, thus making detection more quickly responsive. This will be the case in particular upon the encounter of an internal flaw, of a crack developing in the tool or of a chip lost on a hard spot of the workpiece. The accelerated wear caused at such instant will immediately raise the characteristic of curve (c) prematurely as shown in dotted line, thereby causing a detection and the triggering of an alarm. To this effect, the practice will be to select a critical level CL suitable to preclude total failure, as shown in FIG. 1, beyond which all protective measures will be taken such as a shutdown and changing of the tool. Thus, protection is automatically assured at time tc if there is such a premature failure, or at time t'c if the tool lasts normally. The critical level CL will be adjustable so that users can design protection for the particular application at hand.
It appears that the second derivative approach overcomes many of the handicaps of the prior art approach to tool monitoring.
Rather than looking for the optimum tool life, the invention aims at anticipating tool failure and at instantaneously knowing the tool condition while it cuts. It is based on the realization that knowing how long a particular tool is expected to have its useful life does not account for every day's experience where a catastrophic failure might occur before the predicted termination of the useful life. Such a failure can result from many circumstances such as a hard inclusion in the metal being cut, an improper heat treatment of the workpiece, an inadequate stiffness of the part or of the fixtures holding the part, a tool anomaly like grinding heat checks, a faulty braze, an inhomogeneity in the tool material like a void or crack, the vibrations of the machine or the spindle. Even in the absence of such adverse factors, it is possible for certain materials to show, when machined by chip-making tools, non-predictable tool wear, e.g. unexpected losses of material removed per tool.
In the machine tool industry tool wear monitoring is most important. The invention, because it provides a constant indication for any tool in any kind of operation of its wear condition and alerts the operator of the unexpected approach into the critical zone, is applicable to any type of machine, electromechanical or not, to numerical control (NC) machines, to computerized numerical control (CNC) machines, or to digital numerical control (DNC) machines, as well as to transfer machines such as mainly used in the automotive and farm equipment manufacturing industry. For multiple tasks, involving such different processes as drilling, milling, turning, grinding, broaching, a random tool failure and un-planned tool changing are not desirable. In this regard, the present invention makes it possible to have remote and local "free-standing" black boxes. This represents a commercial advantage over larger scale computer investment. Such "free-standing" black boxes are applicable to any individual machine. Since a given box need only examine any spindle net power for about 1 second, as many as 60 spindles can be multiplexed to one black box that has read-out, remote the local, as well as spindle/machine remote control. Each such black box will locally respond to the net power consumed and automatically monitor the second derivative thereof. Such "free-standing" monitor will typically be a dedicated micro-computer. Since numerically controlled machines have already the necessary computing power, they will not need the "free-standing" monitor. In such case tool wear monitoring will be provided at minimum cost. Furthermore, these machines are equipped for variable depth-of-cut processes. It becomes possible, then, by proper programming to operate the tool wear monitoring feature on a periodical basis and to detect tool wear at regular intervals for specific depths of cut.
Referring to FIG. 3, a microprocessor controlled tool failure monitoring apparatus according to the invention is shown. The apparatus typically operates with net power information instantaneously derived from a combination of actual power consumed and the speed of the spindle carrying the fuel tool if it is a drilling tool, or of the workpiece if the tool is a cutting tool. The analog speed signal is derived on line 11 from a tachometer, while the indication of power on line 12 is derived from a transducer 2. As described in the aforementioned Maxey patent application, idle power is subtracted from the inputted power driving the spindle in order to obtain net power a practical expression of the force exerted by the tool against the workpiece. The speed and power signals are digitized by circuit 6 at the input of a microprocessor 30. The digital signal from circuit 6 are treated when required by the programmed input/output portion 7 of the microprocessor which determines the application of the interval software logic of the microprocessor to the particular tool or tooling under monitoring and provides tool wear status display in circuit 4 which goes by line 14 to the strip printer. The programmed input/output circuit 7 also receives on line 13 a code m characterizing digitally the nature and the number of the tool depending upon whether microprocessor 30 is monitoring the tools under the supervision of a numerical control machine (NC) or of a computerized controlled machine (CNC), the instructions and commands to/and from which are distributed, selected and identified at the interface by circuit 3. A sampling routine 9 is performed iteratively in response to the programmed I/O circuit 7 via by line 17. This routine causes circuit 10 to effect a first and a second derivation based on the net power derived from line 16 for the particular tool monitored as indicated by line 13. Such calculation may be recurrent, or caused to occur at specific sampling instants in accordance with the program of circuit 7. Whenever the second derivative comes to exceed a critical level, this event will be detected by the comparison routine of circuit 11. The display routine 22 will indicate whether the particular tool is operating in the safe zone, e.g. in its useful life, or whether it has entered the critical zone. There will be information fed back by line 22 to the programmed I/O circuit 7 in order to signal completion of the various routine and set routines. By line 8 tool wear status is displayed by circuit 4 and logged in the strip printer 5. The operation of the tool failure monitoring apparatus of FIG. 3 will now be described by reference to FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 which are flow charts of the logic steps controlled by the microcomputer.
Referring to FIG. 4 a flow chart indicates how a typical multicharacter keypad 100 is able to communicate with the microcomputer and transmit thereto all the parameter settings and satisfy display requirements. This is achieved under a conversational software program, usually supplied by the computer manufacturer. Keypad 100 operates under manual data in the form of the I/O strobe which starts a keypad monitor routine at 101. Thus, upon the occurrence of an interrupt from the keypad, the keypad monitor routine decides at 102 whether the request is for parameter setting along 103 of for output to a display along 104. In the first instance, by 103 the system goes to 105 where the current values are displayed and the parameter setting routine effectuates the change. If there is no parameter setting change required, the system by 104 goes to 106 where the question is whether to start the keypad monitor routine gain namely via 108, or to exit at 107.
If the system goes to exit, a "Run" mode is performed according to the software chart of FIG. 5. The interface interrupt at 110 is organized so as to respond either within a computerized numerical control (CNC) machine tool system or within a direct numerical control (DNC) machine tool system. The computer of the CNC, or of the DNC, reads the data blocks. Upon reading a data block as interrupt is generated which triggers at 111 the microcomputer to execute the ensuing software. Thus at 111 the microcomputer requests the current block number from the CNC and at 112 compares the block number with those which are under observation to conclude whether such block number is wanted, at 113, or not, at 116. If the block number correctly fits the block number under observation, then, by 113, at 114 the tool number is read from the CNC and is further verified, at 115 where it is asserted whether the tool number relates to the right tool. If it is YES, by 119 the system goes to 120 where the power monitor routine of FIG. 9 is called for. Otherwise, by 117 and 118 the program exits. Also, if at 112 the answer is NO to the question whether it is the right block number, by 116 and 118 the program will exit.
Referring to FIG. 6, the power transducer at 130 interrupts the microcomputer under the 60 Hz clock which is synchronized to the 60 Hz power line supplying the spindle motor drive. Then, at 131 the program obtains a sample of the spindle power and of the spindle speed. Thereafter, the microcomputer effectuates, at 132, the calculation of the net power by subtracting the idle power at the indicated speed from the total power derived from the transducer. Immediately two successive computations are made involving the first and the second derivative of net power.
The next step 133 consists in comparing the second derivative of net power to a preset cut-off level. if the second derivative remains below such preset cut-off level by 137 the power curves of FIG. 1 at 138 are updated. This being done, the system exits by 139. Should, however, at 133 the second derivative exceed the threshold defined by the cut-off level, by 134 the system goes to 135 which provides for outputting an alarm audible or visual. Also, at this moment the cutting time is updated. The curves of FIG. 1 at this stage, and as now recorded, have become history. The system at 135 establishes the tool life, either in terms of lapsed time or in terms of the number of pieces processed by the same tool. This tool life will serve in establishing statistical data for calculating the average tool life. For each tool, when the operator changes it, a new set of curves will be operated.
If the second derivative does not exceed the preset cut-off level at 133, following updating at 138, the microcomputer will accept another interrupt 1/60 second later. The loop will be run continuously until the CNC reads another block number at 111 according to the flow chart of FIG. 8. All the power curves shown in FIG. 1 will have a running average for the complete block of NC move.
Referring to FIG. 7, a net power tool characteristic is shown in dotted line extending over the useful life known from past experience with similar tools and under the same workpiece processing cycle. As earlier explained it is possible that one particular tool reaches the critical zone prematurely. It is also possible that tool failure occurs after a useful life longer than expected. The net power tool characteristic of FIG. 7 is a statistical representation of all the occurrences with many tools. The curve represents an accumulation of data following detection with the tool failure monitoring system of FIG. 3. Therefore, the critical level CT has been readied so many times at an instant such as tc, or t'c of FIG. 1.
Except for such accumulation of statistical data, the curve of FIG. 7 is the same as the curve of FIG. 1. The amount of net power initially is Ns as statistically determined. So is the amount of net power ND, reached when the level CT has been needed, also a statistical value. Also, TD -TO is the useful life of the tool determined by repeated cycles with different tools. Thus, each time the tool failure monitoring apparatus of FIG. 3 has been used to detect when the tool has become dull and there is a serious risk of failure. The statistical data are established, preferably, with the three sigma (32) method. According to the classical gaussian profile, most of the values of ND and TD will be centered in the middle of all of the other values. Reference values will be discarded. Thus, anomalous failures due to hard spots and broken chips will not be recorded for the purpose of updating the curve of FIG. 7. It is also chosen to count the updated time interval as hundred units of time, as shown on the lower abscissa axis of FIG. 7. Thus, if updating of previous data leads to a longer time interval, say of 120 units of time as shown on the upper abscissa axis, the net statistical value will be considered as 100 unit again.
FIG. 7 shows also a straight line joining the initial point at time TO on the curve to the final point at time TD on the curve. It appears that with a new tool, based on the statistical lines, at any instant, the units of time which have lapsed indicate a percentage of (ND -Ns), e.g. a percentage of wear.
FIG. 8 shows the tool wear rate monitoring feature incorporated in a tool failure monitoring apparatus like the one of FIG. 3.
Like in FIG. 3, net power as a function of power and speed is derived (at 31) and the first and second derivative are provided (at 32 and 33, respectively) by a microprocessor (50'). A comparator 34 responds to the second derivative on line 54 from 33 and to the reference level CT on line 49. When the threshold level CT is reached a relay 55 actuates by line 56 an alarm 36, by line 57 a light display unit 35 and by 58 a recorder 37. The first derivative is obtained during a sampling time Ti obtained from line 43. FIG. 8 also shows the hardware and processing unit for the pecentage wear tool monitoring feature of FIG. 7. In this regard, net power from 31 on line 27 is applied to a first gate 38 and a second gate 39. The first gate is triggered, when tool A is started, by line 48. At the same time the processor 50 is conditioned by lines 47 and 51 for the initial operative step. Gate #1 at this time passes the value NS derived from block 31. When relay 55 is actuated at time TD, by line 44, the second gate 39 is triggered to supply the value ND of net power to the processor. Accordingly, processor 50 will establish the statistical update of (TD -TO) and of (ND -NS), and the units of time, related to the clock signal of line 61, are adjusted to 100 for such updated time interval (TD -TO). Accordingly, when a new tool is being set into operation, the % of wear is automatically displayed by block 41 as explained in relation to FIG. 7. More generally, in a computerized numerical control machine, the computer will follow the processing cycle by digital treatment of incoming data blocks such as at 62 on FIG. 8, for the particular workpiece number, such as at 46, for the particular tool such as at 47, during sampling times ti such as at 42. Commands and status signals will be sent to the system by lines such as 60.
To summarize: The following procedure is applicable to constant depth-of-cut, constant feed rate situations, such as found in many metal removal processes. Furthermore, this procedure will be a periodic monitoring function, i.e., it is not necessary to provide full time monitoring. Typically, a one second data monitoring window will be sufficient to acquire meaningful data, so multiplexing a single monitor can handle some fifty spindles. In the case of variable stock conditions typically found with N/C contour machining, it will be necessary for the N/C program to specify a constant depth-of-cut, constant feed rate cut at the monitoring intervals.
At the start of the cut, (TO), extract NS from PT, and start a variable frequency clock running at an assumed frequency, (TX). Retain NS in memory.
As the cut proceeds, at each monitoring interval, I, NI is extracted and the first derivative and then the second derivative are processed, and the second derivative is compared with prior data points. The second derivative will be "flat" during the gradual wear period and evidence a sharp rise at the knee in the net power vs. time curve. This rise can be detected at selected "risk" levels as a percentage of the steady-state level of the second derivative value.
When the dull tool detector "alarms," it can be used to turn off the machine, thus preventing catastrophic failure. It also has a part to play in the tool wear monitor part of the system.
At the point of dull tool detection, two activities take place, manually or automatically. The value of ND is displayed and recorded either by dial manipulation or by data processing techniques. The variable frequency time axis is adjusted to readout 100% for the dull tool occurrence point. This can be accomplished manually or by data processing techniques. When manual techniques are employed, the operator can arrive at mental running averages. When data processing techniques, are employed, 3Σ limits can be derived and used.
Referring to FIG. 7, one can see by example that the first approximation (TK) used by the operator resulted in 120% of dull tool time. When the variable frequency clock is adjusted to 100% at ND, and when the value of NS is subtracted from ND, a right triangle with an angle θ is established. Given this proportional relationship, tool wear monitoring can be displayed by a readout of the frequency between 0 and 100 units.
Referring to FIG. 9 the net power characteristic of FIG. 1 or 7 is shown to illustrate the operation of the apparatus of FIG. 3 or 8, where the same tool is utilized for repeated identical and completed working operations over a large number of identical workpieces. FIG. 10, typically shows one of such workpieces WK as the tool is being rotated in front of the workpiece. For each pass of the tool, due to the different radial dimensions of the workpiece, the tool is encountering a different working zone at the surface of the workpiece, and the zones are separated by voids. In accordance with the present invention, net power is derived by the monitoring system while the tool is cutting material, while a centralized computer determines for each successive cutting depth the metal cutting process profile as a function of time.
In order to carry out the monitoring method based on the net power vs. time characteristic of the tool of FIG. 1 a measurement is made at chosen sampling times ti which correspond to the same stage of the processing cycle and the value of (PT -PI) is recorded as a point on the characteristic curve of FIG. 9. Thus, with each additional piece net power is increasing according to the wear rate indicated by the slope of the curve. For each sampling time ti net powered is derived within the same data block read by the computer. FIG. 10 shows data blocks A through E related to selected zones encountered by the tool on the workpiece successively on each pass. The computer identifies these data blocks and records the net power consumed at the sampling instant in each block. FIG. 9 typically shows the increase of the net power along the working process from one data block to the next. The value Wi at instant ti determines the point Mi on the characteristic.
It is understood that, while the invention has been described in the context of a cutting tool, the term cutting should be interpreted more generally as the operation of a machine tool including: grinding, extruding, drawing, broaching, turning, as well as milling or boring.
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Line S3 is a S-Bahn in the Rhein-Ruhr network. It runs from Oberhausen over Essen to Hattingen Mitte. It is operated at 20 minute intervals, using class 422 four-car electrical multiple units.[1]
Line S 3 mainly runs over three lines built or acquired by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company:
- from Oberhausen Hauptbahnhof to Essen-Steele Ost over the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg railway, opened in 1862,
- from Essen-Steele Ost to Bochum-Dahlhausen over the Essen-Überruhr–Bochum-Langendreer railway, which was a former coal railway that was converted to standard gauge in 1865 and taken over by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway in 1870,
- from Bochum-Dahlhausen to Hattingen over the Ruhr Valley Railway, opened in 1869.
Its last 1.2 km to Hattingen Mitte runs over the Wuppertal-Wichlinghausen–Hattingen railway opened by the Prussian state railways in 1884 and a short section of line opened by Deutsche Bundesbahn in 1987, including a 100 metre long tunnel.
S-Bahn services commenced between Oberhausen and Hattingen on 26 May 1974. Services were extended from Hattingen to Hattingen Mitte on 3 July 1987.[1]
- ^ a b "S3: Oberhausen - Essen - Hattingen". NRW rail archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2007/2008 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2007. ISBN 978-3-89494-136-9.
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Battle of the Artists was held at the Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council on Friday evening at Brand's Marina
Brendan Robinson who portrays Lucas Gottesman of "Pretty Little Liars" was at Sandusky Mall for a Celebrity Tour on Saturday afternoon.
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The North Medford Club is a proud member of the Mill Cities Alliance. The 2015 Mill Cities Relay is in the planning stages for December 6th. If you are interested in being on a team- contact Jeff Gould
It seems as though Mother Nature and Old Man Winter have had a blind date and given us a nightmare.
We are postponing this Sundays Donnellys Tavern 5 Mile Race until February 22nd at 1 PM. This being done for two reasons- the first being the snow we are scheduled to get this weekend, and second- and more important- the high snowbanks and the narrow roads coupled with the fact that both cars and runners are competing for the same space!
PLEASE pass the word to your fellow runner!
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North Medford Club is pleased to work with On The Rocks Sports Bar to present the 3rd Annual Shamrocks on the Rock 5K.
Wear your favorite GREEN and come on down for some fun. $15 gets you a 5K race, a custom designed headband and a great post race atmosphere. We will be making a donation to the Leominster High School Track Fund. Active.com Registration link here:
http://www.active.com/lunenburg-ma/running/distance-running-races/shamro... until 3/7- price is $20 after.
The 2015 Winter Race Series has been finalized and posted. As normal- 2015 racing will begin in Fitchburg Jan 4th. The Bob Hersey Memorial will begin at 1PM from the Knights of Columbus on Electric Ave in Fitchburg.
This will be a Pot Luck buffet affair, and the Annual Meeting will be held immediately following the race.
Our Christmas time fun informal get together is being put together!
As we've done the last couple of years- we'll take over On The Rocks Pub at 96 Lakefront St in Lunenburg(on the beautiful Lake Whalom waterfront), for a Fun Run and get together immediately following.
There will be no timing and no clock-
We will have Food and maybe a few surprises-
Wear your Christmas BEST- you never know how many Santa's, Elves, and Angels we'll have!!!
Run begins at 1PM- and the fun lasts until???
There will be a $5 charge for everyone- running or not. This will be to help defray costs of Food for the afternoon.
Please NOTE- this is open to all Friends, Alumni, and Members of North Medford Club. This is also open to the public in general, and other Running Clubs and fitness Groups.
Come have fun and enjoy an afternoon on Lake Whalom-
Pay at the door-
Sunday December 21st(YES- the day after the Christmas Party!)
A Christmas Party BEFORE Christmas!!!
Come one and all- Saturday evening December 20. Party will be at Knights of Columbus Fitchburg from 6PM to 10PM.
DJ- Dinner- Raffles- Fellow Runners-
Please see attached flyer for contact and ticket information!
All that is new in the world of North Medford Club can be read here!
So it was a cold windy day today. As long as you were in the woods on the trails- no wind!!!
Pictures posted below, and results will follow soon.
Race Results posted for 4C's Race in Shirley from Oct 18th
10/18/14 - Four C's 5.7 Mile Race, Shirley, Ma
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2014 Four C's Race
We have completed planning for the 2nd Annual Rock the Gazbar 5K- in conjunction with The GAZBAR On1045 Central St in Leominster. Walk and Run will be held on October 12th(Sunday) Walk is at 11:15 and Run is at 12PM. Admission is only $15 for everyone(including Club Members) until October 5th- then price rises to $20. There are no shirts, but all get a custom designed Pint Glass. We are working on prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place Male and Female Runners. After the Race- you can stay and watch the Patriots- who have a 1PM Game that day. Light food will be served.
Update- there will be some additional raffles and prizes- must be present to win. There WILL BE a DONATION MADE to the Leominster High School NEW Track Facility Fund!!!
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Two Monrovia High School soccer players will continue their playing careers next season.
Valerie Ochoa, a four-year defensive starter, will play at NAIA Division II Kansas Weslyan. She was a captain for three years, a scholar-athlete and All-CIF. She was the Rio Hondo League defensive player of the year.
Ariana Robles, also a four-year member of the varsity team, will play at NCAA Division III La Verne. She was also a captain and scholar-thlete. She was Rio Hondo League's co-goalkeeper of the year.


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Surgery Soon After Heart Attack May Be Best
Sept. 17, 2004 -- A long wait may not be needed after a heart attack before heading to the operating room to repair the damage, according to a new European study.
Spanish researchers found aggressively treating heart attack victims with a combination of clot-busting drugs to clear clogged arteries and heart surgery to restore blood flow to damaged heart tissue within 24 hours after their attack was safe and more effective than the more conservative approach currently recommended.
Patients who received the aggressive approach were 66% less likely to suffer a repeat heart attack, require more heart surgery, or die within a year after their heart attack than those who were not immediately treated with surgery.
Researchers say the current recommendations that call for a period of "watchful waiting" to reduce the risk of bleeding problems after the use of clot-busting drugs were based on studies that didn't include modern anticlotting drugs or surgical methods involving angioplasty and stents.
In an angioplasty, surgeons insert a long, slender tube called a catheter through an incision in the groin and guide it into the heart to widen narrowed arteries. A balloon at the tip of the catheter is inflated to open clogged arteries. Stents are mesh-like structures that are inserted during angioplasty to help keep the blood vessel open and improve blood flow.
Because of limited access for angioplasty, transportation to a center, which performs the procedure, can result in delays in the surgical treatment. Clot-busting medications offer immediate treatment for people who have heart attacks and are more widely available.
Experts say that although the combined approach within 24 hours appears effective in the short term, more study is needed on the long-term risks and benefits before changing the current recommendations.
Aggressive Treatment vs. Watchful Waiting
In the study, published in the Sept. 18 issue of The Lancet, researchers compared the safety and effectiveness of the two approaches in 500 people from Spain and Portugal who had a heart attack in 2000 and 2001.
The patients were assigned to receive either aggressive treatment with anticlotting drugs followed by heart surgery within 24 after the start of the drug therapy, or the conservative approach. The conservative approach involved using anticlotting drugs and subsequent heart surgery only if dictated by the patient's symptoms, such as additional chest pain.


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I wonder what the reaction would be if a man did an interview where he talked about hitting his wife when he found out that she had had an affair. I wonder if it would be as much of a non-issue as it is when a woman casually mentions that she hit her husband after finding out about his affair. Is it only assault or domestic violence when it's man on woman but not when it's woman on man. Is it OK for a woman to physically assault a man as long as she has a good reason or is any reason at all acceptable? Is there ANY instance where it is acceptable for a man to assault a woman? I don't believe so, but I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the double standard, especially in a society that prides itself on its supposed gender equality. Frankly, I think physical assault against men should be considered as unacceptable as a physical assault women.
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Isn't male prostitution legal in the UK? I don't see what the problem is. I guess he should have let his wife know, and hopefully he practiced safe sex — if he didn't that would be a big deal. But otherwise, what's the big deal?
He might as well resign. Look what a help he's been to the Tories in Winchester (Thanks for that, by the way). Hardly a rimming, er, ringing endorsement of the FibDumbs, is it?
Mark Oaten is still living in denial of his actions. The sign of a mature person is one who takes full responsibility without blame on anyone. I counted three sources of blame. The final one relating to his position in the LibDem cabinet takes the buscuit. If life was such a hell for him, why didn't he resign and do something else with his life? Instead, he allowed his name to go forward for the leadership contest. Cake and eat come swiftly to mind. No one kept him there except his need for power and status. I wonder what he would have thought of his wife, if she had done what he did? And how much forgiveness he would have had for her from his lofty seat of power?
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Very cool, as always! Hey we have a Rust Monster and a Roper inside!
A super set as always! I like, in particular, the minotaur! Thanks David!
Okum is pulling out minis at an incredible speed! This set is very good, as the others before. I am particularly impressed by the details he always manage to include in every figure. Savage tales of survival popped out in my mind simply looking at them! Also the ruins are very handy for impromptu kitchen-table fights. In addition, remember that all the earnings from this set will be given to help Jim Ward (one of the "fathers" of D&D) to pay medical expenses.
Great minis as always plus tons of additional stuff!
Very nice set, as always! I can devise a single-player scenario with these minis alone: Black Unicorn versus Thugs!
Small set, but very good bargain for the price. You can print lots of them to do panicked crowds :).
Very nice addition to the Hero Kids line! The system works well even in a space opera setting. Hope to see soon some expansion/rule for the advancement of the characters, then this small jewel will be perfect!
If I could give 6 stars of 5 to this set, I'll give it! The Tree Folk are HUGE and impressive. You can have them in various themes: winter, autumn and so on. You find 4 very large minis, a dozen of so of "saplings" and several bushes, which I find very useful.
Second set released by David in this day, great quality as the previous ones!
Great setting by David as always! I love the minis and the drawing style. Excellent variety of characters too (fighters, mages, archers, weird guys). Special note: the gryphon riders!
Very good product. Minis are clear and really polished. Hope to see other sets soon, maybe more thematic (i.e. a set of warriors, one of mages and so on).
Customary great set from David Okum. Good art, smart use of layers and useful creatures. PS David, I want a jelly cube, sooner or later!
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Two sets in two days and another blast from Okum!
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