MCIS Direct Numerical Control for NX CAM Connect NX CAM output directly to CNC machines Benefits Summary • Reduce NC data NX™ CAM software uses direct numerical control (DNC) connections from management costs for the Siemens’ Motion Control Information System (MCIS) to provide CNC file shop floor control to the shop floor. By directly linking CNC machines to NX CAM files, • Leverage user-friendly DNC enables NC programmers, shop floor managers, and machine tool interface to manage NC operators to easily organize, manage and transfer the correct NC programs to programs specified machines. • Reduce setup times • Automate NC program transfer to the machine tool • Keep NC data safe and backed up • Use Siemens’ SINUMERIK controllers without any additional hardware • Scalable to production requirements Connecting NX CAM data to the shop floor DNC system for transfer to CNC machines. NX machining and manufacturing solutions combine to ensure that parts are manufactured on-time and to specification by helping planning and production departments to work together more efficiently with the right data. The MCIS-DNC system can be configured to automatically transfer NC program files posted directly from NX CAM to the proper machine tools on the network. This gaurantees that the right NC program is always loaded on the right machine. Automatically route NX CAM data to the shop floor Using MCIS-DNC Explorer to manage You can generate enhanced NC programs from NX CAM that include special NC programs and related files on the instructions the DNC system can use to automatically route programs to shop floor. specified machines and operators on the shop floor. NC files can include NX www.siemens.com/nx NX MCIS Direct Numerical Control for NX CAM Functionality instruc tional information such as machine Keeping data safe • Centralized NC program name, program name, data type, version DNC enables you to keep shop floor data management for the shop number, release number and user name. safe, backed up and properly controlled. floor Lost and mismanaged NC data can cause • NC program transfer to the DNC for the NC programmer expensive consequences. DNC provides machine tool via Siemens’ NC programmers can use the DNC system automatic data backup capabilities to keep SINUMERIK HMI or DNC to see which programs are loaded on the NC programs, subprograms and user cycles computer machines (for machines equipped with the archived on a scheduled basis. • Ability to verify and compare Sinumerik 840D controller). To keep NC program incomplete programs from releasing to Configuring user profiles • Automatic NC data backup production, NC programmers can place a You can configure DNC user profiles and • Configurable user profiles “hold” on programs that are undergoing the application interface to support and functions edits. NC programmers can see how often specialized processes with functions to • Ability to connect to specific programs are used and which display, verify, compare, edit, print, copy, Siemens’ SINUMERIK and programs have been changed on the shop paste, delete and execute files. non-Siemens’ CNC controllers floor, as well as the specific edits. You can use DNC to prevent unplanned Managing NC data on the shop floor modification and release of NC programs. You can centralize control of manufac- You can configure user profiles to allow turing plan information on the shop floor full or restricted access to information to reduce NC data management and tool and functions. setup costs. The DNC application provides a simple shop floor oriented file structure Scalable solution to organize, view and execute all types of You can start with a cost-effective DNC production related files. solution for a single SINUMERIK controlled machine, add a small group of machine Connecting data to CNC machines tools, or extend the manufacturing You can install DNC at a SINUMERIK infrastructure to the entire production controller human machine interface (HMI) facility. or at a dedicated DNC computer to view NC programs, assign versions and release DNC is a Windows-based client-server status to files, and transfer NC programs to system that works with both Siemens’ and controllers. non-Siemens’ controllers. DNC with non- Comparing NC programs at the machine tool or at Siemens’ controllers is able to: the DNC computer. Always using the correct data • Distribute data to/from the controller You can use the DNC to compare similar • Compare NC programs on the DNC NC programs and display number of computer differences and color code differences. You • Back up data on the DNC computer can compare released programs loaded on the SINUMERIK controller to those in the DNC archive. © 2011 Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Contact Inc. All rights reserved. Siemens and the Siemens logo are registered trademarks of Siemens AG. D-Cubed, Femap, Siemens Industry Software Geolus, GO PLM, I-deas, Insight, JT, NX, Parasolid, Solid Americas +1 800 498 5351 Edge, Teamcenter, Tecnomatix and Velocity Series are Europe +44 (0) 1276 702000 trademarks or registered trademarks of Siemens Product Asia-Pacific +852 2230 3333 Lifecycle Management Software Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. 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