This Tech Tip explains how to test your CIMCO DNC-Max Auto Receive trigger before it costs you a transfer. The most common Auto Receive failure is a trigger mismatch. DNC-Max is listening, the machine sends the program name, and nothing happens because the trigger format does not match what the control actually transmitted. By the time someone figures out why the transfer … [Read more...]
Tech Tip: How to Restrict File Access in CIMCO DNC-Max
This Tech Tip explains how to restrict file access in CIMCO DNC-Max by configuring it so that when a user clicks the send button, they can only browse and select files from that machine's designated base directory. This is useful in preventing operators from navigating the server's file system freely when sending programs to a machine. It keeps the right programs going to … [Read more...]
CIMCO Tech Tip: Create a Workflow to Lock Old Revision Levels in MDM
This article explains how to create a workflow to lock the old revision level and all sub-levels when a new revision level is added. The content below is only for those administrators of CIMCO MDM who have working knowledge and a good understanding of the implications of these changes. (NOTE: This article does not cover the status configuration, look here to learn about … [Read more...]
CIMCO Tech Tip – Connecting Excel to the CIMCO Database using ODBC
CIMCO Manufacturing Data Management does a great job of storing and controlling all of your manufacturing data. CIMCO Machine Data Collection does a great job tracking all of your machine metrics. They both also include a complete report system that can be customized and accessed via their respective clients. As is often the case, sometimes you may want to include some of this … [Read more...]
CIMCO Tech Tip – Adding Percent handling to a Standard Serial Port
Today we will be looking at the procedure for adding the ability to handle “%” signs to a standard serial port. This will allow us to run programs that do not have percent signs on machines that require them at the beginning and end of programs without editing the program. Let’s say for instance that we have a machine down and need to run production on another machine. We don’t … [Read more...]
CIMCO MDM and Mastercam Integration Pt. 2
Dynamic Lists and Import Features. In part 1 of this series, we went over setting up the MDM configuration, copying the chooks over, and customizing the ribbon in Mastercam to add the CIMCO buttons to it. As promised in the first article, we'll cover the setup of the dynamic tool list and the actual process of performing the exchange between MDM and Mastercam. Setting up … [Read more...]