Predator 2023 News about software, hardware or services

2023 Predator News

Latest news, announcements and press releases

June 5th 2023 - Predator Touch HMI v12.0.23.38 is released

Predator Touch HMI v12.0.23.38 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

Adds Date Modified, Type and File Size to the touch screen File Open and File Save dialogs
Adds the option to sort filenames, date modified, type and size columns A-Z and Z-A
Improves the performance of the touch screen File Open and File Save dialogs
Fixes a bug with one button Predator Touch HMIs
Fixes a bug with empty folders within the touch screen File Open and File Save dialogs

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v12.0.23.38 of Predator Touch HMI from our web site at any time. Customers running v11 or older of Predator Touch HMI should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

June 2nd 2023 - Predator CNC Service v11.0.0.208 is released

Predator CNC Service v11.0.0.208 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

Adds support for encryption in the OPC UA protocol
Adds support for encryption in the Siemens OPC UA protocol
Adds HTML tag value output after reconnecting from loss of power or Ethernet connectivity
Adds JSON tag value output after reconnecting from loss of power or Ethernet connectivity
Adds Microsoft Access tag value output after reconnecting from loss of power or Ethernet connectivity
Adds Microsoft SQL Server tag value output after reconnecting from loss of power or Ethernet connectivity
Adds Modbus tag value output after reconnecting from loss of power or Ethernet connectivity
Adds OPC tag value output after reconnecting from loss of power or Ethernet connectivity
Adds OPC UA tag value output after reconnecting from loss of power or Ethernet connectivity
Adds Oracle tag value output after reconnecting from loss of power or Ethernet connectivity
Adds Predator MDC 3G tag value output after reconnecting from loss of power or Ethernet connectivity
Adds XML tag value output after reconnecting from loss of power or Ethernet connectivity

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.0.205 of Predator CNC Service from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator CNC Service should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

May 27th 2023 - Predator Touch HMI v12.0.23.34 is released

Predator Touch HMI v12.0.23.34 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

Adds configurable line width option to frames
Adds option for pulldown button dialogs to be a percentage of the main Touch HMI
Adds automatic repositioning of pulldown button dialogs to always be visible
Fixes a bug in build 31 where the pulldown dialog might get cutoff

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v12.0.23.34 of Predator Touch HMI from our web site at any time. Customers running v11 or older of Predator Touch HMI should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

May 22nd 2023 - Predator MDC v11 adds support for 70+ data recorders

Predator Software has expanded the list of compatible industrial data recorders or data loggers to 70+ models from 20+ vendors. This expands the range of factory equipment and/or provides a richer data set for existing equipment. Predator MDC supports multiple channels per data recorder up to the limit of the individual data recorder. Common applications include temperatures, pressures, power, vibration, etc. Comprehensive trend charting is available within Predator MDC with filtering by departments, locations, groups, machines, cost centers, work centers, machine types and shifts. Support for data recorders from ABB, Eurotherm, Honeywell, Siemens and many other makes and models are now documented. Customers with a mix of data recorders from different vendors can leverage the power of Predator MDC to collect, process and store all event details within a single Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle database.

Customers wishing to add machine monitoring or data collection via data recorders or data loggers can contact us at sales@predator-software.com for more information.

May 16th 2023 - Predator MDC v11.0.333 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.333 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

Adds a data validation check for each machine during Predator MDC Service startup
Adds an automatic data validation fix should a machine fail to process events during Predator MDC Service startup
Adds the number of records within a Delete Collected Data wizard prior to and during the process
Improves performance of the Predator MDC Service with Microsoft SQL Server to process 150,000 events per minute
Improves processing of custom commands within the Predator MDC Service
Improves support for more simultaneous users
Improves the New Events display of elapsed time when the local time is significantly different than the database server
Improves support for deleting large data sets within the Delete Collected Data wizard
Improves performance for the machine time and cost charts
Improves performance for the machine utilization pie chart in the upper right-hand corner
Improves backlog processing performance of the Predator MDC Service during startup
Includes PMDATA7.dll version 11.0.87
Fixes a bug with custom command end dates intermittently failing

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.333 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

May 8th 2023 - Predator CNC Service v11.0.0.205 is released

Predator CNC Service v11.0.0.205 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

Adds support for Program Name and Program Number within Okuma 21, Okuma 15 and Okuma 9 protocols
Adds support for ignoring Program Names within Okuma 21, Okuma 15 and Okuma 9 protocols
Adds support for ignoring Program Numbers within Okuma 21, Okuma 15 and Okuma 9 protocols
Adds support for ignoring a series of Okuma program names or program numbers seperated by commas or semicolons
Adds support for ignoring a range of Okuma program names or program numbers using a dash, for example O9000-O9499
Fixes a bug with Modbus after recovering from a reconnect
Fixes a bug with version 11.0.0.201 which introduced duplicate events within the logs when running as a Windows service

April 28th 2023 - Predator Touch HMI v12.0.23.31 is released

Predator Touch HMI v12 has been officially released. Major improvements have been made to the user interface and an all-new interactive properties editor is now included. Overall, 30+ major new features have been added to improve the creation and day to day productivity of manufacturing personnel. Refer to the following:

Adds Windows 2022 Server support
Adds Windows 11 support
Adds Windows 11 IoT Enterprise support
Adds an interactive property editor to Predator Touch HMI
Adds shop floor touch friendly file open, save and folder selection dialogs
Adds theme support, for example light vs. dark mode
Adds option to reload different .INI files on demand
Adds circular buttons
Adds gradient button display option
Adds button frames with option for nested frames
Adds background color configuration for HMI and frame(s)
Adds font size adjustments per button
Adds 10 button text location positions
Adds status icons to buttons
Adds outline color to buttons
Adds outline color thickness to buttons
Adds configurable alternate button state and display
Adds configurable depressed button state and display
Adds pulldown style buttons which can eliminate the need for secondary HMIs
Adds background .bmp image display
Adds copy file command support to buttons
Adds delete file command support to buttons
Adds rename file command support to buttons
Adds splash screen for property editor
Adds all new reference manual documentation
Adds new example .INI files
Improves existing example .INI files
Improves existing rectangular button UI
Improves default button text position
Improves copyright display
Removes support for Windows Vista and older OSes. When older OS support is required use version 11

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v12.0.23.31 of Predator Touch HMI from our web site at any time. Customers running v11 or older of Predator Touch HMI should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

April 27th 2023 - Predator License Utility v12.0.23.7 is released

Predator License Utility v12.0.23.7 has been released. Refer to the following details:

Improved the Copy License button's clipboard contents
Improved the Copy All Licenses button's clipboard contents

This is a free utility and customers can download v12.0.23.7 of the Predator License Utility from our website at any time.

April 25th 2023 - Predator Tracker v11.0.97 is released

Predator Tracker v11.0.97 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

Improves the New and Edit Cutter Number wizards when using drill and spot drill shapes
Fixes a bug with the New and Edit Cutter Number wizards when using the Reamer shape
Fixes a bug with a number of permission groupings within the Assign Permissions wizard

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.97 of Predator Tracker from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator Tracker should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

April 24th 2023 - Predator Travelers v11.0.37 is released

Predator Travelers v11.0.37 has been released. This release makes the following improvement:

Improves the New and Edit Cutter Number wizards when using drill and spot drill shapes
Fixes a bug with the New and Edit Cutter Number wizards when using the Reamer shape
Fixes a bug with a number of permission groupings within the Assign Permissions wizard
Fixes a bug with toggling the background image

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.37 of Predator Travelers from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator Travelers should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

April 22nd 2023 - Earth Day 2023

As of Earth Day 2023, over 80% of Predator employees and contractors work from home.

A series of environmental best practices are maintained at Predator Software including the following:

All electricity at Predator Software is sourced from renewable power
All packing peanuts, inflatable air bars and other "in box" packing materials are recycled and reused from other shipments
A download only option eliminates packaging and shipping costs for customers while reducing environmental impact
Multiple Predator remote service options eliminate travel expenses for customers while reducing environmental impact
Paper based and recycled content is prioritized when designing packaging and shipping materials
RoHS and RoHS 2 compliance for all Predator Hardware - Learn More
Multiple reduce, reuse and recycling programs and initiatives - Learn More
WEEE compliance for all Predator Hardware - Learn More
Carpooling is encouraged

March 29th 2023 - Predator Virtual CNC v11.0.1.1426 is released

Predator Virtual CNC v11.0.1.1426 has been released. Refer to the following details:

Improves the Upgrade Dialog with better error messages
Improves International resources
Fixes a bug with USB style licensing
Fixes a bug with Virtual CNC Express temporary licensing

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.1.1426 of Predator Virtual CNC from our web site. Customers running v10 or older of Predator Virtual CNC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

March 24th 2023 - Predator License Utility v12.0.23.6 is released

Predator License Utility v12.0.23.6 has been released. Refer to the following details:

Improved copying and pasting licenses within the New and Edit License dialogs
Fixed a bug with right mouse menu display within the New and Edit License dialogs

This is a free utility and customers can download v12.0.23.6 of the Predator License Utility from our website at any time.

March 22nd 2023 - Predator Tracker v11.0.96 is released

Predator Tracker v11.0.96 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

Improves FLM style licensing to eliminate rapid license checkins and checkouts
Fixes a bug with installation of Predator Tracker APIs

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.96 of Predator Tracker from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator Tracker should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

March 21st 2023 - Predator Travelers v11.0.36 is released

Predator Travelers v11.0.36 has been released. This release makes the following improvement:

Improves FLM style licensing to eliminate rapid license checkins and checkouts
Fixes a bug with installation of Predator Travelers APIs

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.36 of Predator Travelers from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator Travelers should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

March 20th 2023 - Predator MDC v11.0.332 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.332 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

Improves FLM style licensing to eliminate rapid license checkins and checkouts
Improves licensing when running slide shows
Improves Predator MDC API design to eliminate a couple of PMDATA7.dll dependencies
Fixes a bug with the Predator MDC APIs in CJobObj
Fixes a bug with installation of Predator MDC APIs

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.332 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

March 17th 2023 - Predator PDM v11.0.281 is released

Predator PDM v11.0.281 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

Improves FLM style licensing to eliminate rapid license checkins and checkouts
Improves licensing within View Vault
Fixes a bug with Get and Save As setting the read only attribute when the vault item is not checked out
Fixes a bug with installation of Predator PDM APIs

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.281 of Predator PDM from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator PDM should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

March 13th 2023 - Predator CNC Service v11.0.0.194 is reestablished

Predator CNC Service v11.0.0.201 has been recalled due to some customers experiencing duplicate events within the logs. Predator Software is actively working on solving this issue. Until then v11.0.194 has been reestablished as the current release version of the Predator CNC Service.

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.0.194 of Predator CNC Service from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator CNC Service should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

February 23rd 2023 - Predator Software Inc. is closed due to a Winter Storm

Predator Software closed on February 23rd 2023 due to winter storm

Last night the Portland Metro got 10.8 inches of snow. Today it will not have a high temperature over freezing. So the Predator Software office will be closed for the day. Most of us work remotely and so we are available for technical support and customer service. Best effort will be made but some delays may occur especially with shipping and receiving.

February 17th 2023 - Predator License Utility v12.0.23.5 is released

Predator License Utility v12.0.23.5 has been released. Refer to the following details:

Improved Predator License Utility v12 - Reference Manual.pdf
Fixed a bug with displaying the Server Name within the Edit License dialog

This is a free utility and customers can download v12.0.23.5 of the Predator License Utility from our website at any time.

February 16th 2023 - Predator CNC Editor v11.0.61 is released

Predator CNC Editor v11.0.61 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

Adds secure browser integration to launch Predator CNC Editor via a HTML tag
Adds secure browser integration customization via Predator CNC Editor standard command line arguments
Adds new language resources
Improves existing international language resources
Improves installation to support secure browser integration
Includes Predator Virtual CNC v11.0.1.1389 for 26 backplotting improvements - Learn more

Customers can download v11.0.61 of Predator CNC Editor from our web site at any time. Customers needing more functionality should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

February 15th 2023 - Predator CNC Editor Light v11.0.61 is released

Predator CNC Editor Light v11.0.61 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

Adds secure browser integration to launch Predator CNC Editor Light via a HTML tag
Adds secure browser integration customization via Predator CNC Editor Light standard command line arguments
Adds new language resources
Improves existing international language resources
Improves installation to support secure browser integration

Customers can download v11.0.61 of Predator CNC Editor Light from our web site at any time. Customers needing more functionality should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

February 14th 2023 - Predator MDC v11.0.331 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.331 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

Adds secure browser integration to launch Predator MDC via a HTML tag
Adds secure browser integration customization via Predator MDC standard command line arguments
Adds new language resources
Improves existing international language resources
Improves installation to support secure browser integration

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.331 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

February 13th 2023 - Predator Tracker v11.0.95 is released

Predator Tracker v11.0.95 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

Adds secure browser integration to launch Predator Tracker via a HTML tag
Adds secure browser integration customization via Predator Tracker standard command line arguments
Adds new language resources
Improves existing international language resources
Improves installation to support secure browser integration

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.95 of Predator Tracker from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator Tracker should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

February 10th 2023 - Predator Travelers v11.0.35 is released

Predator Travelers v11.0.35 has been released. This release makes the following improvement:

Adds secure browser integration to launch Predator Travelers via a HTML tag
Adds secure browser integration customization via Predator Travelers standard command line arguments
Adds new language resources
Improves existing international language resources
Improves installation to support secure browser integration

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.35 of Predator Travelers from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator Travelers should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

February 9th 2023 - Predator PDM v11.0.279 is released

Predator PDM v11.0.279 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

Adds secure browser integration to launch Predator PDM via a HTML tag
Adds secure browser integration customization via Predator PDM standard command line arguments
Adds { } support to deliminate PDM paths within the HTML tag for secure browser integration
Adds checkbox option for Require File to custom commands to support folder or non-file driven actions
Adds Administrator wizard to Release All Vault Items with filters to support subsets of vault items
Adds Administrator wizard to Export Vault Items with filters to support subsets of vault items in a .CSV file format
Adds Administrator wizard to Delete Component Attachments
Adds Administrator wizard to Convert Component Reference Attachments to Release Vault Item Shortcuts
Adds new language resources
Improves existing international language resources
Improves the New Vault and Edit Vault wizards for custom command options
Improves installation to support secure browser integration

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.279 of Predator PDM from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator PDM should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

February 5th 2023 - Predator MDC Export Service v11.0.0.53 is released

Predator MDC Export Service v11.0.0.53 has been released. This update makes the following improvements:

Adds Connection and Elements tabs to MTConnect, OPC UA, JSON and XML protocols
Adds source_time element to JSON and XML protocols
Adds API key option to JSON and XML protocols to define and use a secure key
Improves the maximum number of OPC UA connections from 100 to unlimited
Improves the maximum number of OPC UA notifications from 1000 to unlimited
Improves the maximum number of OPC UA messages in the queue from 10 to unlimited
Improves PDF documentation

Customers can contact Predator Software at sales@predator-software.com for details and pricing.

February 4th 2023 - Predator Virtual CNC v11.0.1.1389 is released

Predator Virtual CNC v11.0.1.1389 has been released. Refer to the following details:

Adds a new Dwell_Units option for centiseconds
Improves lathe roughing cycles
Improves support for Fagor G68 lathe roughing
Fixes a bug with Fagor G88 pocket cycle support to calculate the correct depth
Fixes a bug with the reverse post parameter Use_Default_Tool
Fixes a bug with Tool Colors

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.1.1389 of Predator Virtual CNC from our web site. Customers running v10 or older of Predator Virtual CNC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

January 29th 2023 - Predator CNC Service v11.0.0.201 is released

Predator CNC Service v11.0.0.201 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

Adds Heidenhain RPC protocol for newer Heidenhain CNCs
Adds Heidenhain TNC7 support
Adds Heidenhain TNC 620 support
Adds Heidenhain TNC 320 support
Adds Heidenhain TNC 128 support
Adds Heidenhain CNC Pilot 640 support
Adds Heidenhain MANUALplus 620 support
Improves multi-threaded design of Ethernet errors with Predator DNC/x or Predator MDC/x

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.0.201 of Predator CNC Service from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator CNC Service should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

January 17th 2023 - Predator License Utility v12.0.23.4 is released

Predator License Utility v12.0.23.4 has been officially released. Major improvements have been made to improve Predator licensing. Refer to the following details:

Official v12 Release -
Added Windows 11 support
Added Windows Server 2022 support
Added Windows Server 2019 support
Added v12 style user interface
Added 4k screen resolution support
Added version number display to titlebar
Added button and dialog for Add License
Added button and dialog for Edit License
Added button for Refresh Info within the Products tab
Added display of installed Windows user within the Products tab
Added Sentinel tab for USB SIM validation and device driver display
Added Predator License Utility v12 - Reference Manual.pdf
Improved the display of the operating system name

This is a free utility and customers can download v12.0.23.4 of the Predator License Utility from our website at any time.