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Smarter Shop Floor with Cloud-Based Monitoring
With their 5-axis CNC machines already running 24 hours a day up to 7 days a week, Tech
Manufacturing, looked towards smarter operation and real-time performance data to increase the
productivity and useful life of their existing machines.
“We needed a better understanding of how our machines were actually performing for us in
real-time. Live and historical machine performance data would also help us identify technical or
process issues that were detrimental to productivity,” said Jerry Halley, Chief Engineer of Tech
Manufacturing.
Summary
Challenges
- Live dashboard with alerts based on historical and target performance metrics
- Easy to use with existing CNC machines that may not have a built-in Ethernet interface
- Does not require investment or expertise in specialized IT infrastructure, servers, or software
- Knowledgeable and experienced integration and vendor support team
Solutions
- Data collection from CNC machines, PLCs, or manual machines
- Collect from Ethernet or RS-232-based devices
- Track multiple types of cycle time
- Real-time equipment dashboard with automatic updating
- Designed and built to evolve, integrate, and grow
Results
- Setup completed in less than a day
- No additional IT infrastructure or maintenance effort
- Visual dashboard with rich performance data on each cell and machine
- Significantly improved productivity