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Planning Your Machine Data Collection Install

October 25, 2013 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

The modern manufacturer seeks ways to improve all aspects of production. Many have turned to Machine Data Collection (MDC) to provide deeper insights into what is occurring on the shop floor. Implementing MDC can be challenging, however, considering the age, make and type of CNC machines utilized. This guide will help you plan ahead for an MDC installation and start to consider … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: Computer Integrated Manufacturing, DNC, DNC Max, FOCAS, Heidenhein LSV2, Hidden Factory, M-Net, MDC, MDC-Max, MT-Connect, OEE

CIMCO DNC and MDC Clients go Mobile

October 9, 2013 by Joe Hackman 1 Comment

CIMCO DNC Max Web Client - Windows

Manufacturing has become a very distributed global enterprise, many of the worlds top producers have facilities all around the globe. This creates unique problems for these complex supply chains. Representing a software company with a very large global presence, we understand this dilemma all too well. To respond to the rapidly changing marketplace, CIMCO has integrated some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: Android, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, DNC, DNC Max, iPad, iPhone, MDC, Mobile, Web Browser, Web Server

Case Study: CIMCO MDC and DNC Solution

August 6, 2012 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Diagram of the CIMCO MDC solution.

In this case story we will look at a complete MDC and DNC solution installed recently at one of our customers. This case is a great example of how MDC is used to help optimize production processes and how DNC enables data communication on the shop floor. Our customer's manufacturing facility hosts four Hessapp machines and five Okuma machines setup to work as production … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: Case Study, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, DNC, MDC, Moxa

Edit or DNC Max – Which do I need?

June 13, 2012 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

PDM Network Example

Both CIMCO Edit and CIMCO DNC Max allow you to communicate with machines but there are significant differences. A common use of CIMCO Edit would be on a laptop that is kept around as  a backup in the event of a network or hardware failure, but this is not always the case. We have a number of customers who have a computer at each CNC and use CIMCO Editor to make quick edits, add … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: DNC, DNC Max, Edit Pro

CIMCO DNC-Max API and Remote Control Application

June 5, 2012 by Joe Hackman 2 Comments

DNC-MAX API Parameters

You may already know that CIMCO DNC-Max provides end-to-end functionality designed to make every aspect of CNC communications more reliable and efficient. What you may not know is that to meet the demands in the marketplace for an open and scalable solution CIMCO also offers a Application Programming Interface (API) and remote control application to give users the ability to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: API, Arduino, DNC, DNC Max, IIoT, Innovation, Maker, MDC-Max, Python

CIMCO DNC Max and CNC Edit Recommended Serial Hardware

June 9, 2010 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Here is the official list of hardware recommended by CIMCO for serial communications via DNC Max and CIMCO Edit: CIMCO DNC-Max and CIMCO Edit (communications) work with all industry standard serial communication hardware devices including but not limited to multi-port serial adapters (PCI) and single/multi-port Ethernet (wired and wireless) serial device servers (converters) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: CIMCO Edit, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, DNC, DNC Max, RS232, Serial

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