• Real-time Scoreboard

• Multiple Plants

• Monitor 1 to 256 Machines per PC

• Software and Hardware based data collection

• Unlimited # of Events

• 80+ Reports & Graphs

• No New Cabling Required - Wireless Option

• Includes EMS DNC.

• Automatic Monitoring

• Manual Monitoring

• Open API

• Open Database Architecture

• MDC Service

Real-time Scoreboard
Want to keep score of your shop floor productivity? EMS MDC. (Manufacturing Data Collection) keeps track of every second for every machine.  A real-time scoreboard displays current machine, part, job, operation and personnel status.  Multiple engineers, supervisors and managers can view the scoreboard form any networked PC. Leverage the power of the Internet and VPN from anywhere in the world to see the status of your shop floor.

Multiple Plants
Have multiple plants or buildings? EMS MDC supports an unlimited number of plants or buildings right out of the box.  Multiple plants can share a single database for enterprise wide reports and charts or each plant can have a separate database. Track machines, personnel, parts, and processes in real-time. Organize your machines by grouping them per building or cell. Connect your PC's and create an entire real-time shop floor machine monitoring and data collection network.

Monitor up to 256 Machines or Work Centers per PC
Have an entire shop floor of CNC machines? EMS Manufacturing Data Collection. (MDC) supports up to 256 machines per PC for simultaneous cycle time, setup time, teardown time, downtimes with reasons, good parts, scrap parts with reasons and an unlimited number of user defined events.

Software and Hardware based Data Collection
Frustrated with software only or hardware only based MDC? EMS MDC. supports both types so the right approach can be taken with every machine and work center.  The EMS MDC adapter supports multiple digital inputs and outputs and is compatible with any shop floor machine or device.

Monitor an Unlimited # of Events
Need to monitor more than 4 or 8 events per machine? Since EMS MDC is software-based, an unlimited number of machine events can be monitored. An unlimited number of user-defined events can be added to any machine or just selected machines. Time, operator, or process/program studies can be made by customizing the events that are monitored on each machine.

Reports & Graphs
Need to generate summary reports and graphs? EMS MDC includes over 80 standard reports. Custom reports can be created with numerous third party applications, such as Crystal Reports.

No New Cabling Required - Wireless Option
Tired of running dedicated wiring from machine to machine just for monitoring purposes? EMS MDC eliminates dedicated wiring and leverages your existing EMS DNC. and network wiring. Fully supports EMS DNC, Flex, Flex/2, Flex/3, Flex/N Bundles, and Grizzly Cables..  In addition, wireless MDC is also supported with our Xpress/W and Flex/W wireless adapters.

Includes EMS DNC
Need to DNC and MDC? EMS MDC includes EMS DNC to handle all of your CNC networking requirements with one system.

Already have EMS DNC.? Upgrade to EMS MDC by expanding your existing EMS DNC system including all existing hubs, cables and BTRs.

Automatic Monitoring of Manufacturing Data
Frustrated with data collection errors? EMS 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 Custom Macro B or similar protocols without requiring operator training or input.

Manual Monitoring of Manufacturing Data
Want to record information directly from operators in real-time? EMS MDC also supports manual monitoring of events that are initiated by machine operators such as machine logon/offs, downtimes, and scrap reasons.  EMS MDC can be used to manually collect data using several methods including Remote Request., swiping bar codes, touch screen PCs or standard PCs.

Open EMS MDC API
Require integration with your ERP and MES system? EMS MDC includes a comprehensive API (application programming interface) with 300+ methods all fully documented.  Develop ERP and shop floor validation, flow part and job numbers from ERP directly into EMS and numerous other automation projects can be completed within C++, VB, VB script, Delphi and other compatible programming languages.

Open Database Architecture
Have a corporate database standard or requirement? EMS MDC is based on an open architecture client/server database standard. Select from Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, or Oracle.

EMS MDC Service
Want 24x7x365 reliability? EMS MDC Service runs in the background and continuously "crunches" the data gathered from the shop floor while updating the database server as necessary.