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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

How to Enable Debug Logging in CIMCO MDM

May 19, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Some times a need arises to find out more about what is happening or not happening in your CIMCO Manufacturing Data Management Installation. The first step is to watch the messages in the MDM server setup real time, but what if you need more information? To make debugging issues our customers might encounter CIMCO enabled a debug log feature in 9.00.13. This feature allows a … [Read more...]

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

CIMCO Tech Tip – How to Configure MDC to Auto-update clients

May 16, 2019 by Kevin Payne 2 Comments

Did you know that you can upload the latest version of CIMCO MDC-Max to your database from a client and have all other clients automatically update when they log on? It’s a simple process to set up and the automatic update is actually significantly faster than doing it manually. Not to mention the fact that the machines only have to have access to the MDC server, not the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: Automation, CIMCO MDC, How To, Tech Tips

Save time with CIMCO Editor Macros Part 2 – NC File Standardization

May 10, 2019 by Kevin Payne Leave a Comment

In part one of this series, we looked at how to use CIMCO Editor macros to prompt us for the program information to add to our NC-Base database. If you missed part one, you can find it here. Today we'll look at how we can use the same approach to update the NC file header automatically from information in the database. Let’s say for example that you have a lot of legacy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: CIMCO Editor, CIMCO NC-Base, Macros

Using the Port Debug Log in CIMCO DNC Max

May 1, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

If you've owned or worked with any CNC equipment, you know that issues come up from time to time. Sometimes these issues affect your Machine Data Collection or your program sending and/or receiving. CIMCO provides a very useful debug feature for these very cases. This quick tip shows you how to use debug to see what is happening with one of your machine ports to maybe get some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: Debug, DNC, DNC Communications, DNC Max

Five Methods to Measure Your Hidden Factory

April 28, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Recently we shared some inspiration provided by some up and coming engineers we've had the opportunity to work with. Part of this inspiration was their ability to think bigger, be more creative and make incremental improvements to a project providing much better results for their employers dollars invested. This big picture thinking drew out some thoughts about the process a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Operations, Lean, Manufacturing Tagged With: CIMCO MDC, ERP, MES, Metrics, MRP, OEE, TEEP, Toyota Production System

Thinking Big and Planning Small

April 14, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

As many baby boomers retire from manufacturing jobs, it is inevitable that younger people must come in and fill the ranks. At a recent event by SME and SVMI, Chico State Alumni and current SME Sac Valley Treasurer Ryan Greenehagen was sharing his goal of building a bridge between the Chico State Manufacturing Engineering program and employers in the Sacramento area. As he put … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Operations, Lean, Manufacturing Tagged With: Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Project Management

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