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SECTION 1 MacMan
SECTION 1 MacMan
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The MacMan has been developed by focusing on the following problems among a variety of prob-
lems to be solved:
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What should we do to improve operation efficiency of the machine tools and other production
equipment?
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What should we do to shorten lead time to output products?
Higher operation efficiency and shorter lead time are both the key themes to be achieved to suc-
cessfully shift the production style to small lot production with a large number of workpiece kinds
and then to variable lot size production.
The MacMan will provide you the information necessary for finding solutions to these themes.
1.
MacMan Provides the Live Productions Status Informa-
tion
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If you want to run the production equipment more efficiently, the first step you must take is to "find"
the actual operating efficiency. Here, the term "find" does not mean "seeing", but it includes the pro-
cessing to "digitize" the information. Similarly, to shorten the lead time, you must "find" the status
how the production progresses. To "find" the actual status is the first step to improvements.
The MacMan collects and outputs the continuously changing actual status of production.
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It outputs the actual status to the NC screen. Improvements at the production field by an opera-
tor is possible by viewing the actual status.
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It outputs the actual status to the MS-DOS format floppy disk. Production field management by
using a personal computer is possible.
(1) Machining Report
Job progress status is displayed for each of the selected main programs.
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