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CNC or Computer Numerical
Control stands for machinery or machine tools that
utilize proprietary or PC-based controls that interpret
NC or numerical control programs to make parts. Examples
include CNC milling machines, CNC turning centers or
lathes, CNC punch presses, CNC wire EDMs, CNC ram EDMs,
etc. These machines or CNCs are programmed at the control
or offline using CAM software. The programs the machines
run are codes and values that tell the machines how to
move. Over the decades machines have developed to address
more complex manufacturing processes. Serial Servers
connect virtually CNCs that has a serial port to a LAN or
Intranet network, allowing you to monitor and program
from a remote office instead of out on the plant floor.
Communication can be further extended to the entire
Internet. By the use of Serial Servers to connect CNCs
there is no need to allocate separate
PCs
to each machine. Every machine can be monitored and
controlled
from a single centralized PC.
We have our Device Servers
deployed in Factory shop Floor connected to CNC Machines. The
CNC Machine data which includes the various operation
times, cycle time , efficiency of Operator etc are
assessed based on the Live data collected by the Central
Server from various CNC Machines located in shop floor. This
helps the supervisors and management to calculate the
effectiveness and efficiency. Since it Provides for
centralized programming individual CNC machine
programming can be avoided.
The above
illustration shows a CNC Machine connected to LAN using single port Ethernet
Adaptor. We can use 2 port Adaptors to connect two nearby
Machines to LAN. The server controls the operation of the
Machine according to the input from the Machine and the
controlling program.
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