Getting Started

Learning the basics

• Navigation
• Operator Training Manual Part 1 - Utilization
• Add Part Reject Reasons
• Real-time Machine Utilization Dashboards & Utilization Reporting
• Adding a new Machine to MachineMetrics
• Setting Up Notifications

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General

FAQ

• ★ Historical Performance Dashboard
• Bookmarking Reports
• Part Corrections
• Reorder Workcenters
• What is OOE and TEEP?
• What is Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)?

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Software Usage

Settings

• Benchmarking Reports
• Setup Stages
• Adding Warmup Programs to a Workcenter
• Operator Insight
• Workcenter Groups

Automation

• ★ Anomaly Detection
• Adding Warmup/Ignored Programs
• Creating Downtime Monitors
• Automatically Reject Parts

Jobs

• Advanced Job Search Syntax

Operator Views

• ★ Splitting Downtime from the Operator View
• Rejecting Parts
• Job Dispatch
• Categorizing Downtime
• Workcenter View
• Current Shift Dashboard

Reports

• ★ Exporting Raw Machine Data
• Editing a Job Run
• Printing Reports
• Rejected Parts Pareto and Downtime Pareto
• Machine Timeline View
• Machine Diagnostics

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Configuration

Software

• ★ Importing and Updating Job Information
• Adding Machines for Integrators and Customers
• Setting up the Automated Job Importer Windows Service
• MTConnect Service Restart / Start
• Downtime Category Behavior
• Creating/Archiving Downtime Categories

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Hardware

• ★ Gateway Status Indicator
• Preferred IT Network Architecture
• Gateway Connectivity and Recovery
• Recommended Hardware Shopping List
• Enabling Auto Power On for the MachineMetrics Gateway
• MachineMetrics Gateway Requirements

Tablets & TVs

• ★ How Do I Automatically Rotate Dashboard Screens?
• KB-Remote & Knox Tablet Update
• Tablet Troubleshooting - How to refresh tablets in workcenter view
• Tablet Troubleshooting - Exiting MachineMetrics workcenter view
• Setting Up a Chrome OS Device in Kiosk Mode
• Tablet Troubleshooting - How do I Restart my Device if it is Not Responding?

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Machine Integration

Okuma

• Using common variables to count parts on Okuma MTConnect machines

MAZAK

• Troubleshooting MTConnect on Mazak Machines
• Mazak Part Count Macro

HAAS

• HAAS serial data collection

OPC

• What is OPC?

MTConnect

• Where can I learn more about MTConnect?
• I'm already gathering data using other standards. Can I use MTConnect applications with it?
• What if my machine is not capable of producing MTConnect data?
• How do I find out if my machine is producing MTConnect data?
• How is MTConnect Made?
• Why should I use MTConnect?

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Citizen-Cincom

• How to enable part count in single mode on Citizen M700 series controls
• Configure Mitsubishi M7/700 Citizen for communication
• Citizen-Cincom A32 with M7 control integration
• Citizen-Cincom L20 and M32 with M7 control integration

Fanuc

• FANUC FOCAS part count M code parameter settings
• Incrementing the Part Counter on a Matsuura
• What is FANUC FOCAS?
• Detect if a machine has Fanuc Focas 2
• How to turn on Fanuc FOCAS