One way to help digitally transform manufacturing companies is to implement enhanced traceability. This can be useful to ensure that required tolerances and procedures have been followed, as well as provide additional data related to the manufacture of a given component or product. For example a company may need to provide documentation to show that a part was within all … [Read more...]
Advanced IoT Keurig Coffee Machine Data Collection
Prior to this year, it had been 6 years since Managed Solutions participated at the Westec show. While keeping up with the expanding needs of our customers, the task of preparing for Westec was growing in urgency. Two ideas were percolating here: to be more personal/welcoming and to feature something different. In order to capture our desired culture we settled on the "Westec … [Read more...]
Sacramento Area Manufacturers Mobilize to Ensure Bright Future
In June of last year we shared some examples of manufacturer led initiatives that are working to tackle the biggest challenges they face. The challenges are predominantly the skills gap and workforce development issues. Now it is 2019, and have an update for you. In an Email update from SVMI executive director Dean Peckham to supporters and manufacturers Dean laid out the … [Read more...]
CIMCO Tech Tip – Adding Percent handling to a Standard Serial Port
Today we will be looking at the procedure for adding the ability to handle “%” signs to a standard serial port. This will allow us to run programs that do not have percent signs on machines that require them at the beginning and end of programs without editing the program. Let’s say for instance that we have a machine down and need to run production on another machine. We don’t … [Read more...]
Paint your old Machines White
Have you ever driven by an old building with numerous broken windows? Broken window theory suggests if you do not repair a single broken pane that many others will end up with a similar fate. This psychology and it's impact on other things was indirectly touched on by Julien Verhille, an Operations/Lean Manufacturing manager in France in a recent LinkedIn post: Not everybody … [Read more...]
CIMCO MDM and Mastercam Integration Pt. 2
Dynamic Lists and Import Features. In part 1 of this series, we went over setting up the MDM configuration, copying the chooks over, and customizing the ribbon in Mastercam to add the CIMCO buttons to it. As promised in the first article we'll cover the setup of the dynamic tool list and the actual process of performing the exchange between MDM and Mastercam. Setting up … [Read more...]
CIMCO MDC Andon Solution
Have you thought about Implementing an Andon station on your shop floor? Do you have CIMCO MDC-Max running in your shop already? If you answered yes to either of these questions then it is easier to deploy than you think. What is Andon? Before we look at how, let's take a brief look at what Andon means in manufacturing. Wikipedia defines Andon as: A manufacturing term … [Read more...]
CIMCO MDM and Mastercam Integration Pt. 1
Setting Up the Interface between MDM and Mastercam One of the benefits of CIMCO Manufacturing Data Management (MDM) is that it provides numerous ways to save you time while adding and working with your data. One example is integration with popular CAM software packages. Today we'll be sharing how to go about setting up the MDM interface with Mastercam. This gives you … [Read more...]
Cafe CIMCO at Westec complete with IoT Keurig Machine
Even when you're representing a product with a stellar reputation like CIMCO, it can be tough to stand out at a trade show. We wanted to give our booth guests a little something extra at this year's Westec show. For starters we brought the first of its kind: an Internet of Things data collecting Keurig machine: We themed the booth "Cafe CIMCO" and guests and passers-by … [Read more...]
Running MDC-Max as a Stand Alone Service
This article describes the process for separating MDC-Max from the DNC-Max service. This can be useful for troubleshooting a problem in your configuration. It is also handy for getting an accurate measurement of resources required for each of the two components of the system. This is not a complicated task, but there are several steps that need to be done in order to minimize … [Read more...]