Mazak 315 alarm: Axis overload

The axle demands excessive load or encounters mechanical resistance. It is an alarm from the Servo / ejes area, and in the catalog it is listed as “Axis overload”. On the machine you notice it like this: Alarm when moving axis, Can show up at low feed or near a particular area.

On the shop floor it almost always comes from one of these causes: Hard guide/spindle, Insufficient lubrication, Crash or chips, Faulty servo/drive. Rule out the most likely one on your machine first, before touching parameters or swapping anything.

Reset after releasing axis and confirming absence of lock. Resetting without fixing the cause first only hides the problem: Mazak 315 trips again and, in the meantime, you keep working with the machine in bad shape.

With the machine stopped and in a safe state, start with these checks: Identify axis and position, Check lubrication and obstacles, Try a slow move only if it is safe. That alone will tell you whether it is the program or whether you need to raise a maintenance job.

With Mazak 315 active, avoid this: Do not keep forcing the axis, Do not increase limits or parameters to produce. Skipping any of these points is what turns a minor stop into an expensive breakdown.

If it returns after cleaning/lubricating, or there is noise or stiffness. If you are not sure how far it goes, stop the machine and report it: a repeat alarm always works out cheaper than a crash.

It is critical: there is a real risk of damage to the machine, the tool or a person. Leave the machine stopped, do not keep resetting it to see if it goes away, and call maintenance before producing again. Confirm exact code in Mazak/Mazatrol manual.