The goal of CNC Machine Monitoring is to provide the right CNC information, to the right people, at the right time. With information, a manager, maintenance supervisor or operator can make better decisions and react faster to every day events.
Faster reaction means less downtime and higher productivity.
Greco Systems has been developing and selling NC connectivity hardware and software for over 20 years and have connected to virtually every CNC in existence. Two types of monitoring are possible. The first type of monitoring involves software only. Many CNCs are capable of outputting simple information regarding their status using Macros such as DNC 2. Information is automatically collected at the CNC and Machine Tool, is time stamped and sent to a server where it is saved in a SQL database.