Data Acquisition with IMM machines

[CoppertoneMan]

We are in process of a project involving our injection molding machines and connecting to a data acquisition system. We are finding it is really difficult to communicate with the injection molding machines of different kinds and put into a centralized system. All the manufacturers want us to use their proprietary software package for communication needs. Does anyone out there have experience communication with injection molding machines and what type of data acquisition system or software do you use?

Thanks!

[brentb]

MATTEC is great

KOM, Brent

[CoppertoneMan]

MATTEC is great

KOM, Brent

Was MATTEC able to communicate with the presses without issue? What press manufcaturers do you communicate with?

[brentb]

Yes, all kinds.

Have a friend with Engel presses, and automation, and Engel Data Acquisition. It is easier with one press brand, but any "modern" press can be communicated with.

KOM

brent

[CoppertoneMan]

We have Toshibas and Cinncinatti-Milacron presses about 10 years old that we are having difficulties "communicating" with.

Those two companies prefer we use their software rather than communicate with their machines. What is the method you use to communicate with these presses?

[brentb]

http://www.mattecsupport.com/about/index.htm

[Josue]

We have the I cube from sumitomo, we link to nissei, it works but doesnt get all the information as we want,, now the magnament want to sw to matteck, however the initial invest its around 150K,,,,

I remeber the Suhas words,, matteck its like have a airplane to travel from A point to B point,, you will arrive faster,and otther benefits,,,, but you need a good pilot:

suhas

[Airwinghma]

Greetings;

I've used a few process monitoring systems while working in the medical injection world, EPOS was great until Mattec bought them, Mattec was not a good system. One of our facilities had a tech the calibrated each MIU/Machine everyday, and Mattec was NO help. We went to Shotscope and found it superior in every way. As a monitoring system it was great, had to install some diodes on some of the inputs on our electric presses due to interference, but had no other issue. The MIU was a large display that you could bring up PDF's on to view, like machine prints, hyd/elect, nice feature.

The monitoring systems "steal" signals from the machines, whereas the OEM systems utilize the software, if you have many different machine types the Shotscope/Mattc systems are better.

Scott