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CIMCO DNC-Max Role as Industry 4.0 Middleware

October 22, 2020 by Joe Hackman 1 Comment

Last week, I introduced CIMCO Software as Industry 4.0 Middleware. You may want to read it first before reading this article. DNC-Max bridges the past, present, and future for Industry 4.0 In this article, I will demonstrate the role CIMCO DNC-Max plays in your Industry 4.0 endeavors. DNC-Max is uniquely positioned to bridge the gap to the past, and I'll dive into some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: CIMCO, Communications, DNC Max, I4, IIoT, Industry4.0, IoT, M2M, Middleware

CIMCO Software as Industry 4.0 Middleware

October 13, 2020 by Joe Hackman 4 Comments

As you might have guessed, there is no magic box for Industry 4.0. It is and will be a concept like True North in the Toyota Production System - a journey, not a destination. Along the way, we'll understand that connecting various systems is hard work, and many unique challenges will be faced. We have legacy platforms, duplicate/conflicting standards, niche vendors, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: CIMCO, I4, IIoT, Industry4.0, IoT, M2M, Middleware

Traceability Using CIMCO Software

December 10, 2019 by Joe Hackman 1 Comment

One way to help digitally transform manufacturing companies is to implement enhanced traceability. This can be useful to ensure that required tolerances and procedures have been followed, as well as provide additional data related to the manufacture of a given component or product. For example a company may need to provide documentation to show that a part was within all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Operations, CIMCO, Lean, Manufacturing Tagged With: CIMCO, Digital Transformation, Hidden Factory, IIoT, Industry 4.0, Lean Manufacturing, MDC, MDM

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

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

New CIMCO MDC Web Client Now Available

March 31, 2017 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Full MDC Web Client with Scaled up Monitors

As a part of a significant update, version 8.01 of CIMCO Software, the CIMCO MDC-Web client shared recently here is now available to customers with valid maintenance. Not being predictable the developers had a few more tricks up their sleeve and this final version has some excellent added features including the ability to remove the overview bar scale from and to scale the size … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: Advanced Manufacturing, CIMCO, CIMCO V8.01, Data Collection, IIoT, MDC, MDC-Max, OEE, Precision Manufacturing

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