We get many calls to our office asking questions about CNC floppy emulator hardware. While we invite you to contact us for more detailed information, we want to answer the most asked question: Does your Floppy Connect hardware add memory to my machine? The answer is no, but don’t let this deter you! The benefit […]
Last week, the long-awaited official trailer for documentary Masters of Resonance premiered. The film follows the path of how a quality drum set is made – from the raw material being sourced, to the concept of the product, to the making of it, to where it actually goes. We first spoke to Jeremy Bout, Founder of Edge […]
Here is more archived SFA press coverage. Controlling CNC programming with DNC software is part of the focus. MFG News published a piece from us that lists 4 reasons medical manufacturers can benefit from machine monitoring software. Moldmaking Technology also published a piece touching on how DNC software is crucial to moldmakers. MFG Talk Radio published […]
The following is an archived copy of our March 2018 Shop Floor Automations newsletter. We celebrated 20 years contributing to USA manufacturing via our solutions. 20 years is a long time. Granted, there are companies in the manufacturing industry who have been around much longer, but for us, we just want to humbly say “thank you.” […]
“America is the land of the second chance – when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.” Rise Up Industries takes this President George W. Bush quote to heart. The SoCal machine shop provides a re-entry program for ex-gang members. Courses on machining, as well as life […]
Document control. Gcode editing. OEE calculation. Documentation of any variety is important to us at Shop Floor Automations, and not just for our customers. We welcome you back to our Legacy Blog series, where we archive past press coverage. We appeared in the October 2017 issue of MFG News, with a piece reviewing the top […]
The following is an archived copy of the Shop Floor Automations newsletter from February 2018. Aerospace manufacturing plays a big role here. If you manufacture aerospace parts, there are two questions you need to ask yourself: Is your revision control as solid and secure as it should be? Do you know your utilization percentages? Knowing […]
This archived copy of the January/February 2018 issue of the SFA newsletter focuses on machine monitoring data. Estimated OEE vs Real OEE A good number of our customers were able to contribute to the phenomenal growth in the manufacturing industry last year because of OEE information gathered by machine monitoring software. Often the first overlooked […]
Machine condition monitoring is becoming a huge need on the shop floor. But don’t just take our word for it! Machine monitoring is expected to expand to a $3.4 Billion industry by 2022. The United States is the largest market for it. This stunning estimate is from a December 2017 Study on the Global Machine […]
In the January issue of Modern Machine Shop, Josh Davids of DataXchange discusses the difference between two different, popular protocols. MTConnect and OPC UA are compared. “Although OPC UA and MTConnect are both http-based protocols (which makes them usable on internet-enabled networks), the question why MTConnect exists often arises since OPC UA has been around […]