For Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) CNCnetPDM enables you to monitor machine-, process- and quality-data in near real time and deliver it to your business information systems. It also allows to control connected devices directly from your applications. A single instance of CNCnetPDM can simultaneously communicate with PLCs from different vendors and output their data in comparable, standardized form.
In general CNCnetPDM can be used with any PLC or electronic device that is connected to your company network by Ethernet and supports Modbus TCP protocol in server mode.
BENEFITS
With CNCnetPDM you can
Add MTConnect, OPC UA and database support to existing PLC devices
Control PLCs from remote locations by using standardized commands
Acquire and output data from equipment from different vendors by a single solution
Retrofit legacy machines by adding inexpensive PLCs modules and output their data to Business Information Systems