Manufacturing Data Collection (MDC) and Monitoring
CIMCO MDC-Max is the complete MDC solution that enables automatic collection of manufacturing data from machines and personnel in real-time. MDC-Max provides accurate data for identifying causes of production loss, potential areas of improvement and enables real-time monitoring of your shop floor for continuous improvement.
Generate reports and charts with automatic calculation of OEE, cycle time, idle time, setup time, downtime and more. MDC-Max features real-time machine monitoring with Live Screens and has a fully customizable Operator interface for entering downtime reasons directly at the machine.
MDC-Max can benefit the one man operation with a few machines and the corporate enterprise with multiple factories. The MDC-Max software is highly flexible and easily customized to fit your current and future data collection needs. Since MDC-Max is a networked solution that stores data on a central server you can monitor production from multiple locations and access the data from anywhere.
BENEFITS
Improved efficiency
Understand the performance of equipment and personnel with accurate real-time data collection. Identify causes of production loss and potential areas of improvement for better utilization of resources and data-driven process adjustments.
Real-time and historic reports
Eliminate guesswork. Understand the inner workings of your production with customized real-time and historic reports including machine downtime, OEE and other essential KPIs.
FEATURES
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Scalable architecture / multiple plant supportMDC-Max is a highly scalable solution that can benefit both small shops and corporate enterprises with thousands of machines in multiple remote facilities. System components include Server, PC client and Web Client which can run on a single PC or, for enterprise requirements, be distributed on multiple servers with an unlimited number of PCs and Web Clients connected. |
CIMCO MDC-Max ServerRobust and reliable server application which operates a fast SQL database (or Microsoft SQL). Does all the heavy lifting in the background such as processing incomming data, updating reports, communicating with external systems and distributing monitoring data to Dashboards, Live Screens, Operator Screens, etc. |
CIMCO MDC-Max PC ClientWindows-based client application that provides the main interface for configuring the MDC-Max system. The PC client is also used to display Timelines, Live Screens, Operator Screens and includes advanced reporting features. |
CIMCO MDC-Max Web Client (mobile client / mobile monitoring)Modern browser-based client that works on any (modern) mobile device such as a tablet, smartphone or smart TV. Enables remote access to Operator Screens, Dashboards, Live Screens and Shop Floor Screens. Data is updated in real-time without any browser-reloading and all clients can be updated from a central point. Supports both a bright and dark theme. |
CIMCO DNC-Max (port configuration)Machine port configuration and management is handled by our powerful DNC communications software CIMCO DNC-Max which also provides features such as advanced program transfers, Remote Request, dynamic feedrate and spindle speed adjustment, auto-receive, parameter offsets and much more. |
| AUTOMATIC / MANUAL DATA COLLECTION |
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| REAL-TIME MONITORING / DIGITAL SIGNAGE |
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| ANDON / NOTIFICATIONS |
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| DOWNTIME TRACKING / OPERATOR FEEDBACK |
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| REPORTING / KPI / OEE |
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| SECURITY / USER MANAGEMENT |
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| NETWORK SUPPORT / MACHINE CONNECTIONS |
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| INTEGRATION WITH EXTERNAL SYSTEMS / ERP / MES |
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WHY INVEST
CIMCO MDC-Max tracks reasons for machine down time
A large aerospace contractor was concerned that their production was not keeping up with demand and had made the decision to buy several additional machines. It was suggested that they check the runtime clocks on the machines for a week to see how much production time was being achieved. They were astonished to find that their machine utilization was below 50% but could not get an accurate picture of why this was happening.
CIMCO MDC-Max was installed to monitor the machines along with bar code readers for the operators to swipe downtime codes. MDC highlighted several problems in production, two of which were poor maintenance response and failure to replace tooling quickly enough to get the machine back in production.
Following the MDC-Max installation the customer implemented several measures including a priority system for maintenance and availability of new pre-set tools. They now achieve overall machine utilization of over 68% and meet their production targets which has increased profitability so they can now invest in a new plant.
Manufacturing problem found within 24 hours of installation
CIMCO MDC-Max was recently installed at a customer site that had tooling cost issues. The production director had only recently taken over the management of the shop floor and felt that the tooling costs were too high.
CIMCO MDC-Max was installed and collecting data before the night shift arrived. The next morning the production director checked the monitoring data collected from the machines and immediately had his answer. The night shift cycle times for 4 machines were 30% less than the cycle times during the day and the same machines were stopped for over an hour at the end of the shift. The operators had turned up the feed rates, but the increased feed rates resulted in poor tool tip life and increased tooling costs. The customer now has reduced tooling costs while still achieving the same production schedules and said that the system will pay for itself in a matter of months.
