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NEW!
Predator MDC v7
What is Predator MDC?
Predator MDC is
real-time software that collects, reports, charts and processes shop
floor manufacturing data. MDC improves manufacturing by supplying
accurate shop floor productivity metrics to improve operations and to
make better decisions.
Includes Support For:
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Real-time Scoreboard
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Multiple Plants
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Monitor 1 to 256 Machines per PC
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Software and Hardware based data collection
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Unlimited # of Events
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80+ Reports & Graphs
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No New Cabling Required - Wireless Option
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Includes Predator DNC™
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Automatic Monitoring
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Manual Monitoring
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Open API
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Open Database Architecture
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MDC Service
Real-time Scoreboard
Want to keep score of your shop floor
productivity?
Predator MDC™ (Manufacturing Data
Collection) keeps track of every second for every machine. A
real-time scoreboard displays current machine, part, job, operation and
personnel status. Multiple engineers, supervisors and managers can
view the scoreboard form any networked PC. Leverage the power of the
Internet and VPN from anywhere in the world to see the status of your
shop floor.
Multiple Plants
Have multiple plants or buildings?
Predator MDC supports an unlimited number
of plants or buildings right out of the box. Multiple plants can
share a single database for enterprise wide reports and charts or each
plant can have a separate database. Track machines, personnel, parts,
and processes in real-time. Organize your machines by grouping them per
building or cell. Connect your PC's and create an entire real-time shop
floor machine monitoring and data collection network.
Monitor up to 256 Machines or Work
Centers per PC
Have an entire shop floor of CNC
machines?
Predator Manufacturing Data Collection™
(MDC) supports up to 256 machines per PC for simultaneous cycle time,
setup time, teardown time, downtimes with reasons, good parts, scrap
parts with reasons and an unlimited number of user defined events.
Software and Hardware based Data
Collection
Frustrated with software only or
hardware only based MDC?
Predator MDC™ supports both types so the
right approach can be taken with every machine and work center.
The Predator MDC adapter supports multiple digital inputs and outputs
and is compatible with any shop floor machine or device.
Monitor an Unlimited # of Events
Need to monitor more than 4 or 8 events
per machine?
Since Predator MDC™ is software-based, an
unlimited number of machine events can be monitored. An unlimited number
of user-defined events can be added to any machine or just selected
machines. Time, operator, or process/program studies can be made by
customizing the events that are monitored on each machine.
Reports & Graphs
Need to generate summary reports and
graphs?
Predator MDC™ includes over 80 standard
reports. Custom reports can be created with numerous third party
applications, such as Crystal Reports.
Examples of a few Reports and Graphs:
Shift Summary Report gives detailed shift information regarding
good parts, scraped parts, scheduled and unscheduled downtimes, and
much more...
Production Detail Report lists by resource (in this case by
department), good parts, scrap parts, quality percentage, scheduled
parts per hour, production parts per hour, and production percentage
achieved for the time period selected.
Production Detail by Part Report similar to the Production Detail
Report listed above, this report groups the data by part numbers.
Production Detail by User Report similar to the Production Detail
Report listed above, this report groups the data by person.
Machine Time Report lists totals by resource (in this case by
department) for logon time, cycle time, setup time, down time, and
idle time for the time period you select.
Machine Time by User Report similar to the Machine Time Report
listed above, this report groups the data by user.
Productivity Summary Graph is viewed by the resource selected and
compares production time, planned downtime, unplanned downtime, and
setup time as an overall percentage for the resource and time period
selected.
Good vs. Scrap Summary Graph is viewed by resource (in this case
by department), compares the good parts run by each shift for the
the time period you select.
Good Parts Summary Graph is viewed by resource (in this case by
department), compares the good parts run by each shift for the the
time period you select.
Hours Summary Graph for a department, compares the total scheduled
shift hours, actual production hours, and actual cycle hours,
against the total number of shift hours available.
Downtime Summary Graph for a department, details all scheduled and
non-scheduled downtimes as a percentage of the overall downtime for
any time period you select.
No New Cabling Required - Wireless
Option
Tired of running dedicated wiring from
machine to machine just for monitoring purposes?
Predator MDC™ eliminates dedicated wiring
and leverages your existing Predator DNC™ and network wiring. Fully
supports Predator DNC™, Flex, Flex/2, Flex/3, Flex/N Bundles, and
Grizzly Cables™. In addition, wireless MDC is also supported with
our Flex/W wireless adapters.
Includes Predator DNC™
Need to DNC and MDC?
Predator MDC™ includes Predator DNC to
handle all of your CNC networking requirements with one system.
Already have Predator DNC™? Upgrade to Predator MDC™ by
expanding your existing Predator DNC system including all existing hubs,
cables and BTRs.
Automatic Monitoring of
Manufacturing Data
Frustrated with data collection errors?
Predator MDC™ supports automatic,
error-free, and unattended machine monitoring for events such as job
start and end, setup start and end, cycle start and end, to name a few
of the events that can be monitored. This type of data is collected
automatically using Custom Macro B or similar protocols without
requiring operator training or input.
Manual Monitoring of Manufacturing
Data
Want to record information directly from
operators in real-time?
Predator MDC™ also supports manual
monitoring of events that are initiated by machine operators such as
machine logon/offs, downtimes, and scrap reasons. Predator MDC™
can be used to manually collect data using several methods including
Remote Request™, swiping bar codes, touch screen PCs or standard PCs.
Open Predator MDC API
Require integration with your ERP and
MES system?
Predator MDC includes a comprehensive API
(application programming interface) with 300+ methods all fully
documented. Develop ERP and shop floor validation, flow part and
job numbers from ERP directly into Predator and numerous other
automation projects can be completed within C++, VB, VB script, Delphi
and other compatible programming languages.
Open Database Architecture
Have a corporate database standard or
requirement?
Predator MDC™ is based on an open
architecture client/server database standard. Select from Microsoft
Access, Microsoft SQL Server, or Oracle.
Predator MDC Service
Want 24x7x365 reliability?
Predator MDC™ Service runs in the
background and continuously "crunches" the data gathered from the shop
floor while updating the database server as necessary.
NOTE:
Predator MDC, Predator DNC,
Remote Request, and Database Objects are trademarks of Predator Software
Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their
respective holders.
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