Shop Floor Automations keeps you connected to your shop so you can keep your shop connected to the world

With our Advanced Solution you will find the answers to your manufacturing and machine shop processes that are not answered by Manufacturing Execution Systems and ERP/MRP Systems. We can help collect valuable data from the shop floor directly from your equipment to allow you to measure analyze and improve your bottom-line. While our solutions do integrate with many business system, our approach is to start with a system to allow your company recognize areas that can be improved and become an industry leader.

Advanced Data Collection

Predator MDC Software™

    - Machine Monitoring and Data Collection from any size company!

• Monitor 1 to 4000 CNC Machines
• 1300+ Reports and Charts
• Automatic and manual data collection
• Real-time machine, job and part dashboards
• Multiple plant support

Predator MDC is real-time software that automatically collects, reports, charts and processes real-time shop floor manufacturing data including cycle time, idle time, setup time, teardown time, machine downtime and more. Predator MDC improves manufacturing by supplying accurate shop floor productivity metrics to improve operations and to make better decisions.

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 software, hardware, custom macros and other methods without requiring operator training or input.

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.

Predator DNC Software™

    - Flexible & Powerful, to meet your needs

• Push from a PC or Remotely pull files to all of your CNCs, at the same time
• Reliable RS232 communications via Wireless and Wired connections
• Supports all major CNC protocols including Mazatrol, OkumaB & more
• Professional install and done to your shop needs
• The best DNC software value on the market today
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Predator CNC Editor Software™

    - Flexible & Powerful, to meet your needs

• Predator CNC Editor
• Communicate with up to 32 CNCs
• Includes Drip Feed, with mid program restart support
• Reliable RS232 communications via Wireless and Wired connections
• Unlimited File Size
• File Compare
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Hardware Solutions

    - MDC Adapters, Serial Ports and, Cables

• MDC Adapter Connect
• Analog Input/ Analog Output
• Expandable I/O
• Built-in Communications

• Wired Connect
• Leverages existing corporate Ethernet backbone
• Run Cat5/6 Cabling to each serial port
• Every RS-232 port is surge suppressed
• Shorter Serial Runs
• Multiple Serial port hubs
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• Wireless Connect
• Uses a standard IP Address / Communication Port
• Basic Model with 128 bit Encryption, Plus Model with WPA Support
• Every RS-232 port is surge suppressed
• No long cable runs
• Shorter Serial Runs
• Multiple Serial port hubs
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• Shop Floor RS232 Serial Cable
• Specifically Designed for Harsh Manufacturing Environments
• Low Capacitance
• Supports cable runs up to 300 feet with no data lost
• 3 Levels of Shielding
• 8 Conductors in the RS232 Serial Cable
• 5-Year Warranty Against Defects
• List of Supported Controls
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