Making Chips / Making Money
Conventional wisdom in metalworking says that you are making money only when you
are making chips. Asset Monitor (AM) gives you detailed real-time and historical
knowledge of what is happening on the shop floor. That knowledge – when you are
making chips, when you are not and why – gives you the ability to optimize your
processes so that you can make more chips and more money.
Software as a Service (Cloud Computing)
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high performance, high availability applications over the internet. It eliminates
the IT burden customer have when purchasing traditional "in-house"
solutions. SaaS has a very low monthly fee with NO upfront costs or
commitments.
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Accurate Data, The Foundation For Success
Charts, graphs and summary reports are, of course, an important part of Asset
Monitor, but if the data behind these presentations is inaccurate or unreliable
then even the most sophisticated presentations are of little value. The accuracy
and reliability of data gathered from machine tools varies widely, depending on
the equipment and methods of collection used.
LCC’s deep expertise in CNC communications and ability to integrate physical
and logical data access methods assures that the data obtained from your machine
tools is accurate and meaningful.
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System Features And Functions
Asset Monitor offers Real-Time monitoring, providing production statistics,
mobile phone texting, and email notifications on key machine signals and events.
The system also archives the production data so that you can historically view
shop floor performance over a year, month, week, day, or shift period. The
system is web based, so that any PC with a web browser and user permission can
access the system and its data.
Configuration tools allow users to setup how
they want production data presented to them. Assign specific machines to an
Asset Group to get statistics on a machine cells and/or departments. Assign
Asset Groups to shop personal (like Supervisors) who are responsible for
specific
cells or departments. With these configurations, users can quickly asses
performance and identify bottlenecks and problems across the entire shop.
Derived Signals
Asset Monitor allows users to combine machines signals to create a higher level
derived signal. For example, the derived signals “Cutting Part” can be created
to represent the following…
Power On + Cycle On + Spindle On + Feed Hold Off + Axis Motion + % Feed
Override >= 80%
When the above is true, the derived signal “Cutting” is considered to be on.
Charts And Reports To Fit Your Needss
Once you have configured the system to monitor the machine signals that are
important to your operations, Asset Monitor provides an easy to use, intuitive
web based utilization and performance viewer.
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Supported CNC Controls And Signals
Asset Monitor is a flexible system providing Ethernet connectivity to ALL
equipment. A direct Ethernet connection can be made to CNC Controls
supporting the following interfaces.
- MTConnect (Mazak, Fanuc, Haas, Okuma, and more...)
- Fanuc FOCAS (Most i-series Controls)
For all other Control types, Asset Monitor supports a
NON-Proprietary Ethernet I/O Module which
allows use to tie discrete machine signals to the I/O Module.
Any 24VDC or 120VAC CNC Control signal, lamp, switches, relay, etc can be wired to
the module for monitoring by the system. For MTConnect and Fanuc FOCAS
interface types, below is listed some of the signalsthat can be monitored..
- Control Power On/Off
- Spindle On/Off, Actual Spindle Speed
- Program Cycle On/Off, Running Program #
- Feed Hold On/Off
- % Feed Override
- % Spindle Override
- Axis In Motion, Actual Feed Rate
- E-Stop
- CNC Alarm with message
- Coolant On/Off
- And Much More...
For Fanuc FOcAS, PMC bit or binary data can also be monitored. The system allows users
to configure what PMC address and bit(s) to monitor, and what the signal
represents.
Text Message And E-Mail Notifications
Configure your system to send Text Messages and/or E-Mail Notifications when a
specific Machine Event occurs (ie: alarmed or out of cycle for a period of
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