(Makino: Tokyo) -- Makino has released MPmax, a real-time machine process-monitoring and data-management software solution. By connecting multiple machines on a single network to a centralized computer, MPmax enables manufacturers to retrieve, store, and analyze high volumes of machine data in real time.

“With MPmax, manufacturers have all the tools necessary to detect and react to bottlenecks on the fly,” says Jim Brown, Makino’s control software development manager. “Its remote monitoring capabilities allow manufacturers to always stay up to date with machining processes, even while they’re away from the shop floor. This ability to better understand and more closely observe machine performance offers unlimited opportunities for manufacturers to optimize the efficiency of their shop floor and get the most from their machining investments.”

MPmax offers data management capabilities for a variety of key machine performance features, including multiple machine status monitoring, machine utilization, alarms, probe data analysis, spindle and axis movement, and tool-management work scheduling.

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