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Sacramento Area Manufacturers Mobilize to Ensure Bright Future

December 3, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Beyond the Shop Floor Tagged With: Apprenticeships, CTE, Skills Gap, SME, SVMI, Workforce Development

CIMCO Tech Tip – Adding Percent handling to a Standard Serial Port

November 26, 2019 by Kevin Payne 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: DNC Max, RS232, Tech Tips

Paint your old Machines White

November 21, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Lean Tagged With: 5S, Lean, Lean Manufacturing, TPM

CIMCO MDM and Mastercam Integration Pt. 2

November 19, 2019 by Kevin Payne 2 Comments

CIMCO MDM to Mastercam Integration

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...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: CIMCO MDM, Industry4.0, Manufacturing Data Management, Mastercam, Tech Tips

CIMCO MDC Andon Solution

November 14, 2019 by Kevin Payne Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: CIMCO, Lean, Manufacturing Tagged With: Andon, CIMCO MDC, Industry4.0

CIMCO MDM and Mastercam Integration Pt. 1

November 11, 2019 by Kevin Payne Leave a Comment

CIMCO MDM to Mastercam Integration

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...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: CIMCO MDM, Industry4.0, Manufacturing Data Management, Mastercam, Tech Tips

Cafe CIMCO at Westec complete with IoT Keurig Machine

November 6, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: CIMCO, IoT Keurig, Machine Data Collection, Managed Solutions, Manufacturing Data Management, Shopware, Westec

Running MDC-Max as a Stand Alone Service

August 27, 2019 by Kevin Payne 3 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: CIMCO, CIMCO Software Version 8, DNC Max, MDC-Max

Managed Solutions at Westec 2019

August 20, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Managed Solutions and CIMCO will be exhibiting at Westec booth 1360 from September 24-26. Stop by to see the latest capabilities of the CIMCO software products and integration options from Managed Solutions. If you'd like to discuss a specific need in your organization with us, we'll have numerous resources including developers on hand. Schedule an appointment and come … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO, Events Tagged With: CIMCO, Westec

Adding Setup Pictures to MDM with a phone or tablet

May 30, 2019 by Kevin Payne Leave a Comment

One of the great things about CIMCO Manufacturing Data Management (MDM) is its ability to organize and present data to the users that need it. Sometimes, the users that need that data are in the best position to capture it. A perfect example of this is setup pictures. An operator can look up their part in MDM and see pictures for the job they are setting up. These can include … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: CIMCO MDM, Manufacturing Data Management, MDMWebPhone

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