Data-Driven Manufacturing
MTConnect in the Market
The decision to adopt MTConnect is entirely dependent on perceived market-driven demand.
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Mazak Makes Good Use of MTConnect
The Mazak Energy Dashboard allows users to monitor machine tool energy usage and take steps to realize energy savings.
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A Free MTConnect App for Your iPhone
“Free”—as in “download at no charge.” Joel Neidig, a systems engineer at ITAMCO has developed an application (“app”) so that he and his coworkers can take advantage of MTConnect as a communications protocol that enables their iPhones to monitor machine tools at their plant in Plymouth, Indiana.
Read MoreThe Power is in the Apps
“Growing demand for MTConnect-enabled apps will clinch lasting acceptance of the standard.”
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MTConnect–Think of it as Social Networking for Machine Tools
At IMTS, attendees will be connecting with emerging technology such as MTConnect. (Photo courtesy of AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology.) We know how teenagers can use Facebook to keep track of who's got the biggest party planned for the weekend.
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MTConnect Is For Real
Introduced at IMTS 2008, this communications protocol for CNC machines and other manufacturing equipment is already helping shops and plants implement effective machine monitoring systems. Although these "early adopters" are motivated by the long-term promise of enterprise-wide efficiency gains, their experience with pilot projects shows that benefits derived in the short term are substantial and worthwhile.
Read MoreSuppliers Speak Up About MTConnect
Growing support for MTConnect among suppliers is a strong indication that this communications standard is taking hold.
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MTConnect At A Crossing
Demonstrations at IMTS proved that the concept works. Now it’s time to take the next steps.
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Sharing The Big Picture
The theme of visibility in manufacturing finds expression in numerous ways at this shop. One of the most conspicuous is the use of plasma displays in strategic areas to summarize the company’s performance as reported by its shop control/data-collection system.
Read MoreMTConnect Moves Ahead
MTConnect is a machine tool communication standard being developed by AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology ( www.amtonline.org ). It’s reaching a critical point in its progress. It will soon need some “early adopters” who will embrace the concept, apply it to their products, champion the cause to other
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