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Streamline Your Manufacturing with CIMCO MDM

April 4, 2025 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Are you tired of drowning in a sea of paper setup sheets, chasing down the latest NC program versions, or dealing with costly errors from unapproved files? CIMCO Manufacturing Data Management (MDM) is here to transform your production process. Designed for manufacturers who demand precision and efficiency, CIMCO MDM is a paperless data management system that centralizes, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO, Manufacturing, Security Tagged With: CAD/CAM files, CAM integrations, centralized document access, change tracking, CIMCO MDM, Data Backup, manufacturing automation, Manufacturing Data Management, manufacturing productivity, NC program management, paperless manufacturing, process improvement, production efficiency, remote request, shop floor control

Managed Solutions Guide to CIMCO MDM Integration with Active Directory

March 21, 2025 by Kevin Payne Leave a Comment

This tech tip is designed to provide some insight into how to integrate Active Directory with CIMCO Manufacturing Data Management (MDM). This will enable your IT department to directly manage group memberships, passwords, and add or remove users within the MDM user base. This saves them the time of learning a new tool while allowing them to work in the familiar tools they use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO, Quick Tip, Security Tagged With: Active Directory Integration, CIMCO Configuration, CIMCO MDM, CIMCO Software, IT Admin Tools, Managed Solutions, Manufacturing Data Management, MDM Setup Guide, User Management, Windows Authentication

Air-Gapping CIMCO Software: Your Shield Against Manufacturing Cyber Threats

March 7, 2025 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Before diving into this article, we highly recommend reviewing our guide, "CNC Machine Security: The Dangers and Management of USB Devices". The USB port on your CNC control remains a critical vulnerability—even in air-gapped environments. Cyber threats to manufacturing operations have grown increasingly sophisticated, with ransomware such as Black Basta posing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO, Security Tagged With: Air-gapping, Black Basta, CIMCO Software, CMMC 2.0 Compliance, CNC Machine Security, CNC vulnerabilities, Compliance solutions, Cyber threats, Cybersecurity in manufacturing, Data transfer risks, Encrypted shop floor, Industrial control systems, Manufacturing compliance, Network isolation, Offline licensing, OT-Max, Ransomware protection, Secure CNC connectivity, USB Device Management, USB security

CNC Machine Security: The Dangers and Management of USB Devices

February 6, 2025 by Joe Hackman 2 Comments

I introduced a new feature for this article, since it is quite a bit longer than our usual articles. The information covered here is very important, but maybe you don't have time to read it right now and you want some quick advice. If this is you: This article "almost wasn't". While working on the original, I had an idea. I wanted to explore whether OT-Max could directly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Security Tagged With: BadUSB, CMMC 2.0 Compliance, CNC Data Protection, CNC Machine Security, CNC Malware Protection, CNC Network Isolation, Industrial Cybersecurity, Legacy CNC Systems, Manufacturing Security Best Practices, USB Device Management, USB Threat Mitigation

CMMC 2.0 and the Encrypted Shop Floor: How OT-Max Helps You Meet Compliance

January 2, 2025 by Joe Hackman 1 Comment

In recent years, our experience bridging the gap between IT and OT has been called upon often. As time goes on, rules change, standards change, and we're all required to adapt. It's often not simple answers, there is a lot of interpretation about how to achieve some of the loftier requirements. One of them just got a heck of a lot easier, CMMC 2.0 and your shop floor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO, Edge Computing, Security Tagged With: CMMC2.0, Edge Computing, OT-Max

Introducing OT-Max: A Game-Changer for Secure CNC Machine Connectivity

December 12, 2024 by Joe Hackman 2 Comments

At Managed Solutions, we have always been passionate about helping manufacturers optimize their operations while keeping things secure and efficient. That’s why we are excited to introduce OT-Max, a powerful tool designed to bridge the gap between CNC machines and modern networks. Whether you are running legacy equipment or cutting-edge systems, OT-Max provides a secure, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO, Edge Computing, Hardware, Industry 4.0, Security Tagged With: Edge Computing, OT-Max, Security

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