CNC Data Unleashes Shop Management System
Machine monitoring evolves from a progress-tracking tool to a foundational element of quoting, scheduling and process planning.

Excellerant Connects Machine Tools Across Brand and Protocol for Shopfloor Monitoring
Excellerant, a division of Macdac Engineering, is the name of a system designed to simplify data-driven manufacturing at the shopfloor level, connecting CNCs across brands to send data to MES and ERP systems.

No Wires, No Worries
A wireless network can operate safely and effectively in a hostile shop floor environment, as the experience of this welding and machining company shows. Interference from other sources of radio waves can be avoided by installing suitable data access point hardware. Data security can be established with encryption and other techniques.