ShopDNC: A Shop Floor DNC Management System

ShopFloorManager's Suite of Applications Addressing the needs of Businesses

ShopDNCTM User Login Security

• Create any number of Users with unique User Name
• Create User Passwords
• Create any number User Groups with unique User Group Name
• Assign each User Group to any number of 130 System Rights
• Create User Group Logout Idle Timeouts
• Security: SystemSecurity: (html)

ShopDNCTM Basics

• Create & Manage any number of Roles using Users & User Groups
• Administrators
• Operators
• Supervisors
• Engineers
• More...
• Communicate with all of your Shop Floor Machine Tools ShopDNC: (html)
• Organize and Manage all of your DNC Files
• Archive, Restore & Purge all of your DNC Files. ISOFileArchiver: (html)
• Archive, Restore & Purge all of your DNC File Histories. ISOHistoryArchiver: (html)
• Organize and Manage all of your Machine Tools
• Configure and Manage all of your Distributed CNC Communication's Clients
• Group Machine Tools, Users, DNC Files & Optional Packets Logically
• Use Optional Sign-Off and Approval for all of your DNC Files. ISOApproval: (html)
• Use ShopReports: (html) for complete DNC Up & Download Reports(Options available)
• Use ShopReportsTM for Complete Configuration Reports(Options available)
• Use ShopCharts: (html) for Real-Time DNC Charting of Up & Downloads(Options available)
• Use VirtualFileCabinets: (html) to Manage DNC Files, Optional: Packets, Projects, etc.
• Optionally use ShopPacs: (html) for Securely creating Operations & Travelers
• Optionally integrate ShopDocs: (html) for a Complete Manufacturing DNC System
• Optionally use ShopMonitor: (html) for Event Capture & DNC
• Optionally use ShopMDI: (html) for Manually Data Inputting & Reporting of Events
• Use ShopVirtualization: (html) for Visualizing & Managing World Wide
• Optionally connect to External Applications. ThirdPartyTools: (html)

Universal Protocol Generator

• Generate virtually any UNC FTP RS232 CNC Protocol.
• Support virtually any request(Download, Upload, Email, etc.) From the Machine Tool.
• Support any UNC CNC Ethernet Controller.
• Support any FTP Ethernet Controller.
• Select From Many Binary Protocols such as Mazatrol.

CNCFileRequesterTM

• Allows Personal to Request their Files right from Their Machine Tools
• Generates the complete CNC Remote Request Set
• Intercepts Requests from the CNC Machine Tools
• Replies to the CNC Remote Requests from the CNC Machine Tool
• Records CNC Remote Request Results

CNCHelpFilesTM

• Create "Generic Help Topics" without limits for use by any and all CNC machine tools.
• Create "Default Help Topic" for a specific machine tool
• Create "Specific Help Topics" for a specific machine tools

Note: These Help Files CNCHelpFiles: (html) are stored in ShopFloorManagerTM and can be accessed directly from any CNC by issuing simple CNC Remote Request Commands using ShopFloorManager'sTM CNCFileRequester: (html) Feature.

ShopReportsTM

• DNC File History All Files
• DNC File Download History by File, Time & Machine
• DNC File Download History by File, Machine & Time
• DNC File Download History by Machine, Date & File
• DNC File Upload History by File, Time & Machine
• DNC File Upload History by File, Machine & Time
• DNC File Upload History by Machine, Date & File
• More...

ShopEMailTM

• CNC Operators can Email right from their CNC(Off Shift Emergencies)
• Operators can Email their Production Updates
• Operators can Email their Personnel Updates
• Operators can Email DNC Files, Documents, Packets, etc.
• Email ShopEMail: (html) DNC Files to Users
• Email DNC Files to Distribution Groups

VirtualFileCabinetsTM

• Create a Controllable Hierarchy using "Virtual File Cabinets"
• Create as many Secure "Virtual File Cabinets" as needed
• Create as many Secure: "Draws", "Folders" & "Sub-Folders" as your needs require
• Drag & Drop in your Files, Documents & Packets(CNC Travelers) into "Virtual File Cabinets"
• Automatically Import your Files, Documents & Packets(CNC Travelers) into "Virtual File Cabinets"
• Click on any DNC File, Optional Document or Packet(CNC Travelers) in a "Virtual File Cabinet" for an Instant View(s)

ShopViruatlizationTM

• Load ShopDNCTM on a Few Servers Deploy to Many Clients.
• Access ShopDNCTM Securely Internet Wide
• Reduce Cost of Ownership since ShopDNCTM is CitrixTM Compliant
• Access ShopDNCTM using PCs, Smart Phones, Blackberries, etc.

ShopManagerErrorLogTM

• Capture & Record ShopFloorManager Software Errors/Bugs
• Capture & Record Many System Hardware Errors
• Capture & Record Many Network Problems
• Capture & Record Many The What, Where and When

Note: ShopManagerErrorLogTM Knows the What, Where & When it Happened and Intercepts, Records and Notifies you of all Errors.

Unique File Names

• DNC Files names are Unique with Unique IDs(Key Fields)
• DNC File Renaming creates a Reference Back to Original File Name
• DNC File Copying creates another unique ID with Reference Back to Original ID
• Supports multiple DNC File Versions using new ID Referenced Back to Original ID
• When deleting "DNC Files" the ID associated with it is never used again
• ShopFloorManager's unique File Naming allows Generation of Full Birth to Death Reports.

Note: "DNC File Names" of DNC Files, Optional Documents & Packets must be unique within their category. Whenever a new DNC File, Optional Document or Packet is Created, Copied or Imported a Unique Name Check is performed and duplicates are not allowed.

ISOFileArchiverTM

• Automatic Archiving of deleted DNC Files(Separate Database)
• Search Engine for Finding CNC Files & Manufacturing Documents
• File Viewing Capability
• Recover Function
• Permanent Purge Feature

Note: When the life cycle of your CNC Files and Optional Documents is at an end you can delete them from ShopFloorManager: (html) main database without concern as the are automatically Archived in the Archived secondary Database.

ISOHistoryArchiverTM

• Archiving, Restoring & Purging of N/C History Files before "Date"
• Archiving, Restoring & Purging of Optional Document History Files before "Date"
• Archiving, Restoring & Purging of Optional Packet History Files before "Date"

Note: ISOHistoryArchiverTM allows you to select Machine Event History, DNC File History, Optional Document History or Packet History and set the date before which all the History Data will be Archived.