We've been doing this long enough to know, now is the time. Now is the time for MicroCODE to bring out our own suite of Control.NET applications as a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) in the Error Proofing and Material Flow Control (MFC) space... Control.NET™ EPx.
Designed from the ground up with the idea that it will be placed in new unknown environments as a rule, not an exception. We expect to hear this a lot: "This can really integrate with all our Production Systems?" - Why yes it will, when you're in Control℠.
This application runs on palm-sized industrial edge devices. These are built by Advantech and are running a embedded version of Windows NT with the .NET Framework. There's no PLC required? Really? No proprietary hardware or HMI panels? Nope, not when you're in Control℠.
Built with the lastest EtherNet/IP and IO-Link hardware from Balluff and Belden/Hirschmann, this solution will scale, and is designed to last for a minimum of 10 years: Is it possible to say that given how quickly things are changing?, Why, yes... when you're in Control℠.
We know that the requirements at the customer site will change, and then change again. And then, require a connection to an unforeseen system, yesterday. So, EPx is designed from the ground up to be 'extensible', it can be extended into new Systems, to perform new work, without required an application re-design. Ever.
read moreA quick deployment starts with proven, canned functionality... that's built into EPx. You just install, configured thru the UI or a JSON file and run. Then the users can tell you if the 'extensible' part is required for their work, or the systems people for their data requiremnts. Common requests will migrate into standard functionality over time. If fact, changes can be made on-the-fly (with proper authorization) without the App ever stopping.
read moreLarge manufacturing facilities rarely have a single instance of a control or monitoring requirement, they have hundreds. This is where 'scalability' comes in. EPx was designed from the beginning with this idea in mind, that there will be hundreds of these Stations to deployment, update, and monitor. By designing for 'hundreds', well then 'scores', or 'a few' are the definition of simplicity.
read moreWe like to say:
"There is no perfect software,
so you must perfect the support process".
This software produces detailed activity logs that can be retreived remotely to diagnose problems... like all our apps. But EPx goes a step further and provides a connector to transmit this activity to any authorized listener in real-time.
