ShopMDI: A "Manual Data Input" Application

Using ShopMDI for "Manual Data Input" & Real-Time Monitoring

Fully Integrated with ShopMonitor!

ShopMDI can use Monitoring Programs created with ShopMonitor: (html) which allows ShopFloorManager Users to Create Real-Time "Monitoring Programs" that can capture, store, provide real-time production visuals & generate detailed reports based on Manufacturing Shop Floor "Events" generated by Lists of "Events" created within ShopFloorManager by its Users. For Details see the "Create A Monitoring Program" Menu!

Guess what?

In the process of creating this a "Monitoring Program" with ShopMonitor you have also Automatically Created a Manual Data Input Program allowing you to enter Maintenance, Probe & Production Data Manually for any type of Work Center!

You want more?

The Production Information Collected & Analyzed by ShopFloorManager can also be Displayed in Real-Time Interactive Charts (ShopCharts: (html)), viewed in Real-Time Machine Event Status and you can also run Reports(ShopReports: (html)) that provide complete details on Machine Tool Utilizations!

Not enough?

You can also use ShopReports to generate Reports for specific Shifts, Users, Machine Tools, DNC File, etc. Believe it or Not you have created all this from your Simple Monitoring Program. With just a little more effort you can create Programs that collect Probe Dimensions, Tool Changes, Maintenance Information, Send Emails, etc.

Using ShopMDI for Production Monitoring

ShopFloorManager Runtime: Configure Save Machine Events

Note: Now that we have created the Monitoring Program for collecting Cycle Start, Cycle End & Probe Measurement Events how is it deployed?. First we need to select the Work Center Resources, Machine Tools, for which ShopFloorManager should collect Events. Second we will need to Select the Work Centers for which we want to view these Events in Real-Time. Click on the Configure Save Machine Events as shown above and the following Window will be displayed.

Configure Save Machine Events

Note: This Form allows you to select the Machine Tools for which you want ShopFloorManager to collect Events. Select the Machine Tools of interest. The Machine Tools not selected will not collect Events! Click the OK button to Save Configuration and the ShopFloorManager Runtime will be displayed.

ShopFloorManager Runtime: Configure Display Machine Events

Note: To enhance the benefits of ShopMDI we will also Select a few Work Centers for Real-Time Viewing of Events as we Enter Data into ShopMDI. Click on the Configure Display Machine Events and the following Window will be displayed.

Configure Display Machine Events

Note: This Form allows you to select the Machine Tools for which you want ShopFloorManager to Display Machine Event Status Real-Time. Select the Machine Tools of interest. The Machine Tools not selected will not have their Machine Events Status Displayed! Click the OK button to Save Configuration and ShopFloorManager Runtime will be displayed.

ShopFloorManager Runtime - Show Machine Event Status

Note: To display the Real-Time Machine Event Status click on the Show Machine Event Status and ShopFloorManager Runtime will expand to display the Machine Status Events of all the Work Centers, Machine Tools, that have been activated.

ShopFloorManager Runtime Expanded View: Showing Machine Event Status

Note: From the Drop Down List select the Monitoring Program for which you want ShopFloorManager to Display the Real-Time Machine Status Events. If a particular Work Center, Machine Tool, is not "Running" the selected Monitoring Program the Machine Status Events will not be updated.

Take a close look at the Labels/Fields/Data that are collected/displayed/stored in the Machine Event Status Window as these were created by you to meet the requirements of your company not to our preconceived notions! You won't find that in our competitors.

The data collected by ShopMDI could also be done automatically if your controllers supported DPRNTs and you had installed a Probe to collect Measurements. We will use ShopMDI to simulate what would happen if the Events were generated by the "Monitoring Program" and were inserted into a DNC File!

ShopFloorManager Runtime - Manual Data Input

Note: Click on the Manual Data Input Icon and the following Window is displayed!

ShopFloorManagerMDI - Select Machine

Note: At this stage the MDI program needs to be configured to use the Data Item "Monitoring Program" we created. Click on the Select Machine Tool button and the following Window will be displayed.

ShopFloorManagerMDI - Machine Selected

Note: Select the Machine Tool you want to Monitor and click the OK botton and the following updated MDI program will be displayed.

ShopFloorManagerMDI - Select Data Item

Note: At this stage you need to select the Data Item we want to monitor. Click on the Select Data Item button and the following Window will be displayed.

ShopFloorManagerMDI - Data Item Selected

Note: Select the Data Item "Monitoring Program" click on the OK button and the following Window will be displayed.

ShopFloorManagerMDI - Select DNC File

Note: At this stage you need to select the DNC File which is associated with the "Monitoring Program". Click on the Select DNC File button and the following Window will be displayed.

ShopFloorManagerMDI - DNC File Selected

Note: Choose the File that you want to associate with the "Monitoring Program" and click on the Select button and the following updated MDI Window will be displayed.

ShopFloorManagerMDI - Start Monitoring Program

Note: Select the Start Monitoring Item after entering the information for "Person Entering Data" & "Development or Production?" Fields. Click on the Submit button and the "Data to Submit" Window will be displayed. Click the OK button and the following updated MDI Window will be displayed.

ShopFloorManagerMDI - Probe Value #1

Note: Select the Probe Value #1 Item and Enter the Probe #1 Measurement Filed Data and click on the Submit button and the "Data to Submit" Window will be displayed. Click the OK button and the following updated MDI Window will be displayed.

ShopFloorManagerMDI - End Monitoring Program

Note: Select the End Monitoring Item & Enter Comments then click on the Submit button. Now that a complete cycle has transpired let's take a look at how this information is displayed in ShopCharts.

ShopFloorManagerMDI - ShopCharts

Note: You can find how to Select the Chart displayed above in another section of this website. As you can see above the complete Cycle is the blue highlighted section(this is one complete set of Events: Start; Probe Measurement; End) on this Real-Time Chart. You can click on any of these Events and get the full details in the Right Hand Window of the Event you have selected!