In this case story we will look at a complete MDC and DNC solution installed recently at one of our customers. This case is a great example of how MDC is used to help optimize production processes and how DNC enables data communication on the shop floor. Our customer's manufacturing facility hosts four Hessapp machines and five Okuma machines setup to work as production … [Read more...]
Using an Android Tablet with CIMCO MDC-Max
Update 9/2013 This approach has been made obsolete by the CIMCO MDC Web Client. If you want to have an Android specific application, please read on, however the web MDC client is extremely functional and this is no longer a necessary application. Original Article Tablet devices have become a much more viable alternative for many roles handled traditionally by touch screen … [Read more...]
Edit or DNC Max – Which do I need?
Both CIMCO Edit and CIMCO DNC Max allow you to communicate with machines but there are significant differences. A common use of CIMCO Edit would be on a laptop that is kept around as a backup in the event of a network or hardware failure, but this is not always the case. We have a number of customers who have a computer at each CNC and use CIMCO Editor to make quick edits, add … [Read more...]
CIMCO DNC-Max API and Remote Control Application
You may already know that CIMCO DNC-Max provides end-to-end functionality designed to make every aspect of CNC communications more reliable and efficient. What you may not know is that to meet the demands in the marketplace for an open and scalable solution CIMCO also offers a Application Programming Interface (API) and remote control application to give users the ability to … [Read more...]
Backplotting a Solid Model from Mastercam X6 in CIMCO Edit 6.1
Some users find it useful to show the toolpath over the finished part in the backplot window on CIMCO Edit 6.1. To do this with Edit 6.1 you can manually load an STL file into the backplot window however you cannot use the STL as stock for the solid verification in CIMCO. In Mastercam X6 there are 32 bit and 64 bit versions. The C hook has not yet been installed for the 64-bit … [Read more...]
CIMCO DNC Max and CNC Edit Recommended Serial Hardware
Here is the official list of hardware recommended by CIMCO for serial communications via DNC Max and CIMCO Edit: CIMCO DNC-Max and CIMCO Edit (communications) work with all industry standard serial communication hardware devices including but not limited to multi-port serial adapters (PCI) and single/multi-port Ethernet (wired and wireless) serial device servers (converters) … [Read more...]