b'If youre outside of your business network, you can still pullout your phone and check whats happening on your machines.Pty Ltd., Redax allows users to view,for plug-and-play connectivity to aversion of Redax, which was strictly analyze, manage and generate re- shops network. software.ports on production and mainte- Hale said some machine shopsSmall and medium-size shops nance data from all machines at ahad a hard time installing the firsttypically dont have in-house IT or shop. (Anca Inc. is in Wixom, Mich-igan.) Data is accessible anytime, even when machines are shut down, using any web browser on a desk-top computer, mobile phone or tab-let, as well as a monitor on a shop floor. Shop personnel also can re-ceive email or text message notifi- Decrease your machining time.cations when machines are down so immediate action can be taken. using endmills with integrated coolingOn a screen, Redax users see at a glance how all their grindingcool millingmachines are operating. Displayed data includes machine availability, uptime and time spent in setup. Redax also collects information thatEASY MILLING IN lets users calculate overall equip-menteffectiveness,acommon Stainless steels, Titaniummeasurement of how well a manu-Superalloys, CrCo-Alloysfacturing operation is performingMAXIMUM PERFORMANCEcompared with its full potential.By showing which machines at a Decreased machining timeshop are most productive, Redax Increased tool life makes it possible for shops to iden-Process reliabilitytify their best operators.Then they can get those opera-Diameters from .012 tors to train the others so they can Integrated coolant ductshave best practices on their whole site, said Global Marketing Man-ager Lucas Hale of Anca.Redax comes in on-site and cloud versions. The on-premises package consists of an Intel minicomputer with a Redax 2.0 server pre-installed about the author William Leventon is a contributing writer for CTE.Mikron Corp. MonroeContact him at06468 Monroe, CT609-926-6447mmo@mikron.comor wleventon@ www.mikrontool.comgmail.com.ctemag.com/cteguide.com57MachineControl.indd 57 7/17/20 3:02 PM'