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Advanced IoT Keurig Coffee Machine Data Collection

December 5, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: CIMCO MDC, IIoT, Industry4.0, IoT, Keurig, Moxa, Westec

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 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

Five Methods to Measure Your Hidden Factory

April 28, 2019 by Joe Hackman 1 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

Getting Started With CIMCO MDC-Max Shop Floor Screens

May 15, 2018 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

It's official, CIMCO A/S has released Shop Floor Screens for CIMCO MDC-Max. This useful feature will allow you to visualize your environment and view real time status of your machines. Make sure you have active maintenance before upgrading to version 8.03.00 or newer to enable this feature. This is a video tutorial on how to get started, but before we get to that here are some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: CIMCO MDC, How To, IIoT, MDC Dashboards, MDC-Max, OEE, Shop Floor Screens

10 Ways to Eliminate Waste in Advanced Manufacturing using CIMCO Software

January 24, 2018 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

What is the ultimate result of improving efficiency in advanced manufacturing? The products coming out the door are of expected quality, in needed quantities, produced when needed, and margins are improved. Customers, stake holders, share holders and employees are all benefactors. This boils down to a competitive edge, a business that will survive through good and bad times, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Operations, Lean, Manufacturing Tagged With: CIMCO DNC, CIMCO MDC, CIMCO MDM, CIMCO Software, Lean, Waste Reduction


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