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Predator DNC
Network your CNCs, Robots & PLCs
What is Predator DNC?
Predator DNC is software designed to network all of your CNCs,
robots and PLC based machines. Predator DNC manages your CNC
programs, offsets and parameters. It supports a wide range of CNC
communications for dripfeeding, downloading, and uploading via
parallel, RS-232, RS-422 Ethernet and wireless Ethernet.
Choose from three editions
- Predator DNC Express
- Predator DNC
- Predator DNC Enterprise
Why use Predator DNC?
- 1 Network for all your CNC machines, robots and PLCs
- DNC Send, Receive and Dripfeed
- Supports Wireless, Ethernet, RS-232 and Parallel I/O
- Improve CNC program revision control
- Eliminate walking back and forth works from your CNC
- Use your existing ERP and MES bar coded paperwork
- Upgrade to Predator MDC and PDM
DNC up to 4096 CNCs per PC
Predator DNC supports up to 4096 CNC machines per PC for
simultaneous dripfeeding, downloading, and uploading. Organize your
CNC's by grouping them per building or cell. Network your Predator
PC's to support an unlimited number of CNCs.
NOTE: Multiple CNCs per PC requires compatible hardware such as
Predator Express, Flex, Flex/2, Flex/N or Flex/W series.
Improve Your Shop Floor Workflow
Stop using switch boxes, diskettes, paper tape, laptops, or some
proprietary hardware contraption to communicate with your CNCs.
Predator DNC provides a true network solution insuring the latest
CNC programs are pulled from your file server and when when changes
or revisions occur the edits are stored back on your file server.
The entire process will become more reliable and everyone will
become more productive.
DNC Explorer™
Predator DNC keeps things simple with it's Microsoft Office® and
Windows® Explorer compatible user interface. DNC Explorer includes
standard features for drag and drop, shortcut menus, cut, copy
& paste, object based menus, toolbars, tool tips, and online
help. But it doesn't stop there, the entire interface allows you to
completely customize exactly how you want users to interface with
the software, how the CNC's are physically configured, and much
more...
Remote Request™
Eliminate walking back and forth between your CNC and your PC
with Remote Request. Remote Request allows the operators on the
shop floor to dripfeed, download and upload CNC programs directly
from their CNC controls. Predator DNC supports a number of remote
features including Remote Autoname™ for simplified uploading of NC
code remotely from the floor, Remote Messaging for visibility back
to the DNC server PC when errors occur, and an unlimited number of
Remote Commands per CNC.
Predator DNC Connect™
Leverage existing shop floor PCs or Windows based CNCs with
Predator DNC Connect to initiate downloading and uploading. Its big
button interface is easy to use and supports touch screen
PCs.
NOTE: Predator DNC Connect is licensed per site not per PC and
it does not include the Predator CNC Editor.
100% Network Compatible
Predator DNC works as a gateway between your CNC's and your
Windows, Linux, Solaris, Mac, VMS or Unix network server. Predator
DNC extends the networking flexibility of Windows® to your CNCs,
PLCs and robots. Support for wired and wireless Ethernet, hidden
network shares, folder shortcuts and active directory are
included.
Server Safe™
Predator DNC includes a Server Safe™ option for error free DNC
transfers even if the network server should crash or fail during
DNC communications. This is one of many reliability features that
have been engineered into Predator DNC.
DNC in the Background
Stuck with an old DNC system that won't multi-task? Predator DNC
can support up to 4096 CNC, PLCs and robots simultaneously.
Background operation even includes an option for running Predator
DNC as a Windows Service. Predator DNC's multi-threaded design
leverages dual core and quad core CPUs to balance the number of
CNCs, PLCs and robots.
DNC Objects™ - Industry Leading Flexiblility
Over 100 DNC Objects are included with Predator DNC. These can
be combined to automate a number of shop floor processes. Options
include email, printing, VB scripts or tracking in Microsoft Excel,
Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle. Often Predator
DNC Objects are used to support CNC communication protocols for
Bostomatic, Bridgeport Easylink, Fanuc Protocol A/Expand A, Fagor,
Heidenhain, Kermit, Okuma B, Mazatrol, Xmodem and many
others.
Includes the Predator CNC Editor™
Every Predator DNC license includes a Predator CNC Editor
license for intelligent CNC editing, side-by-side file compare and
3D animation and backplotting.
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