Unlock production intelligence from your CNC machines, robots, PLCs and other equipment with Predator MDC, as part of the integrated Predator solution suite. Whether you’re driving lean initiatives, improving OEE or optimizing labor and throughput, Predator MDC delivers reliable, automated visibility across your entire shop floor.

This real-time machine data collection and manufacturing performance solution is supported by Shop Floor Automations (SFA), a leading Predator reseller for over 20 years. Leveraging in-house shop floor expertise, connectivity hardware and technical services, SFA serves as your manufacturing integration partner to improve shop floor performance with Predator MDC.

Production Metrics Should Be Automatic, Not Guesswork

Production Metrics Should Be Automatic, Not Guesswork

Manufacturing teams today often rely on siloed systems, manual data entry, spreadsheets or disconnected reporting, which leads to a lack of a single source of truth for production KPIs and delayed visibility into machine performance. This disjointed foundation produces inaccurate cycle times, downtime and setup data, as well as difficulties comparing performance across shifts or plants. Without performance metrics, there’s simply limited context for effective decision-making and continuous improvement

Predator MDC eliminates guesswork by continuously collecting automatic and manual data from your machines and consolidating it into real-time dashboards, charts, and reports to help you make decisions based on facts, not estimates.

The Manufacturing Integrator Advantage with Predator DNC

Predator MDC transforms raw machine activity into meaningful performance intelligence and, when paired with Shop Floor Automations’ implementation expertise, you gain:

Real-Time Machine Monitoring

Real-Time Machine Monitoring

To track machine status, cycle time, setup and teardown, idle time, unplanned downtime and production activity automatically as it happens. 

Actionable KPIs & Dashboards

Actionable KPIs & Dashboards

To help you visualize OEE, utilization, job progress, production counts, scrap events and more with intuitive dashboards and slideshows for digital signage or shop floor monitors.

Broad Data Collection Support

Broad Data Collection Support

To pull in events automatically via Ethernet, wireless, RS-232, parallel I/O, MTConnect, FANUC FOCAS, OPC, Haas, Okuma THINC, and other standards – or manually via sensors, barcodes, touchscreen PCs and operator interfaces. 

Scalable Across Plants & Equipment

Scalable Across Plants & Equipment

To monitor up to thousands of CNCs, robots, PLCs, ATE test stands and other shop floor assets from a single system with enterprise-wide reporting and comparison.

Integrations With ERP/MES & Shop Floor Tools

Integrations With ERP/MES & Shop Floor Tools

To bring your machine data into existing business systems and workflows without replacing them. Predator MDC works with your current infrastructure and feeds actionable context into core systems.

Your Systems Integrator for Predator MDC, Hardware & Support

Your Systems Integrator for Predator MDC, Hardware & Support

Handling shop floor assessments to software configuration, deployment and validation, data connectivity hardware, training and ongoing support – Shop Floor Automations is the trusted partner for thousands of manufacturers today.

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SFA as Your Trusted Predator MDC Integrator

SFA as Your Trusted Predator MDC Integrator

Shop Floor Automations, along with Predator MDC, helps manufacturers take on lean, operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives through:

  • Automated data capture to eliminate manual logging and errors
  • Consistent OEE insights to drive measurable improvement over time
  • Accurate production metrics, from cycle time to downtime with cause
  • Shop floor alignment to share visibility across operations, IT, engineering and leadership
  • Actionable dashboards for real-time insights for front-line decisions

Key Features of Predator MDC

Real-Time Machine Monitoring

Real-Time Machine Monitoring

Sense events from CNCs, robots, PLCs and other equipment the moment they occur.

Automatic & Manual Data Collection

Automatic & Manual Data Collection

Capture machine cycles, downtime, setup time, scrap events and good parts through both automated and operator-driven methods.

Advanced Dashboards & Reports

Advanced Dashboards & Reports

Displays for utilization, job status, production counts, trend charts and slideshows for digital signage.

Scalability & Plant Support

Scalability & Plant Support

Designed to scale from single job shops to multi-plant deployments with enterprise reporting.

Open Architecture & Integration

Open Architecture & Integration

Open API, SQL-based database support and native integration capabilities with ERP and MES systems.

Real-Time Machine Monitoring

Real-Time Machine Monitoring

Sense events from CNCs, robots, PLCs and other equipment the moment they occur.

Automatic & Manual Data Collection

Automatic & Manual Data Collection

Capture machine cycles, downtime, setup time, scrap events and good parts through both automated and operator-driven methods.

Advanced Dashboards & Reports

Advanced Dashboards & Reports

Displays for utilization, job status, production counts, trend charts and slideshows for digital signage.

Scalability & Plant Support

Scalability & Plant Support

Designed to scale from single job shops to multi-plant deployments with enterprise reporting.

Open Architecture & Integration

Open Architecture & Integration

Open API, SQL-based database support and native integration capabilities with ERP and MES systems.

Industries That Benefit from Predator MDC

Aerospace/Defense
INDUSTRIES

Aerospace/Defense

  • Monitor complex machining centers with precision
  • Improve capacity planning and schedule adherence
  • Support compliance and traceability goals
  • Identify bottlenecks and process delays across complex workflows
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Aerospace/Defense
Energy
INDUSTRIES

Energy

  • Drive enterprise production KPIs from machine data
  • Enable better planning of preventive maintenance and scheduling to reduce unplanned downtime on high-value assets.
Energy
Energy
Medical
INDUSTRIES

Medical

  • Consistent tracking of part counts and quality events
  • Build real-time insights for lean and Six Sigma initiatives
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Medical
Heavy Equipment
INDUSTRIES

Heavy Equipment

  • Bring visibility to legacy machines and modern controllers alike
  • Optimize setup and teardown processes and improve throughput without guesswork
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Heavy Equipment
Oil & Gas
INDUSTRIES

Oil & Gas

  • Drive enterprise production KPIs from machine data
  • Enable better planning of preventive maintenance and scheduling to reduce unplanned downtime on high-value assets.
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Oil & Gas
Transportation
INDUSTRIES

Transportation

  • Compare performance across shifts, lines and plants
  • Surface bottlenecks with instant production visibility
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Transportation

Industries That Benefit from Predator MDC

  • Monitor complex machining centers with precision
  • Improve capacity planning and schedule adherence
  • Support compliance and traceability goals
  • Identify bottlenecks and process delays across complex workflows

Learn More

  • Drive enterprise production KPIs from machine data
  • Enable better planning of preventive maintenance and scheduling to reduce unplanned downtime on high-value assets.

Energy

  • Consistent tracking of part counts and quality events
  • Build real-time insights for lean and Six Sigma initiatives

Learn More

  • Bring visibility to legacy machines and modern controllers alike
  • Optimize setup and teardown processes and improve throughput without guesswork

Learn More

  • Drive enterprise production KPIs from machine data
  • Enable better planning of preventive maintenance and scheduling to reduce unplanned downtime on high-value assets.

Learn More

  • Compare performance across shifts, lines and plants
  • Surface bottlenecks with instant production visibility

Learn More
Machine Data Collection Security and Compliance

Machine Data Collection Security and Compliance

Work with Shop Floor Automations to ensure your Predator MDC implementation meets your IT and security requirements, based on:

  • Centralized data collection infrastructure
  • Secure connectors and authentication options
  • Integration with corporate databases and systems
  • Enterprise-grade dashboards accessible via controlled access

SFA Methodology

Predator MDC Implementation with Shop Floor Automations

1.

Operational Assessment & Goals

A comprehensive review of your shop floor, existing equipment brands and age, connectivity requirements, data goals, and current systems is conducted by an SFA technician to define the implementation strategy.

2.

Predator MDC Configuration

Data collection methods, integrations, dashboards and reporting are tailored to your environment, roles and regulatory needs.

3.

Connectivity & Hardware Integration

Data capture hardware and networking options – from wireless to direct I/O – are deployed based on machine capabilities and IT/corporate standards.

4.

Training & Change Enablement

Operators, managers/supervisors and leaders are equipped with the tools and skills to act on real-time insights.

5.

Ongoing Support & Optimization

Work with the U.S.-based support of SFA for periodic reviews to ensure your Predator MDC system continues to deliver value over time.

1.

Operational Assessment & Goals

A comprehensive review of your shop floor, existing equipment brands and age, connectivity requirements, data goals, and current systems is conducted by an SFA technician to define the implementation strategy.

2.

Predator MDC Configuration

Data collection methods, integrations, dashboards and reporting are tailored to your environment, roles and regulatory needs.

3.

Connectivity & Hardware Integration

Data capture hardware and networking options – from wireless to direct I/O – are deployed based on machine capabilities and IT/corporate standards.

4.

Training & Change Enablement

Operators, managers/supervisors and leaders are equipped with the tools and skills to act on real-time insights.

5.

Ongoing Support & Optimization

Work with the U.S.-based support of SFA for periodic reviews to ensure your Predator MDC system continues to deliver value over time.

Get a Snapshot of Data Collection on Your Floor

Gain the visibility every team needs to improve uptime, output and costs  – without the manual entry or data inaccuracies. Set up your demo to begin making confident, data-driven decisions today.

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What our customers say

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We added the USB ports to our somewhat seasoned machines. The installation went smooth, as it’s a simple and straightforward process. The actual product itself is user friendly and works great. I highly recommend it. I was hesitant at first because I tried in the past to use other brand’s aftermarket ports - with NO success. They were complicated and ended up not being used at all. These from SFA are awesome!
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Awesome Company! When I called, they helped me pick the right device based on my machine. They know their stuff! Their support team walked me through the install and set-up process, and helped me troubleshoot through everything. I had fought my machine for 2 weeks trying to get it to connect to my computer. I had a program running in less than 24 hours after receiving my device. I would highly recomend!!
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