OT -- Predator communication software to MAZAK

Lydia:

Does your Mazak have a serial (RS-232) or Ethernet connection? I'm guessing
serial because you're asking about Predator, but you might check with your
vendor just in case. We have a Mazak Variaxis with a pallet cell system
that runs Windows XP (Dell PC inside the cabinet). Our programmer just
maps a drive to it, and copies the programs down directly.

That said, we have used Predator in the past here, and it works great for
serial communications. It can do remote request where the operator can call
up a program from the machine control (assuming the filename is known), or
regular client/server mode where a shop floor pc runs the client and the
operator drags a program onto an icon representing his machine to send the
program down. Predator should work well with your Mazak machine and
MasterCam (the output from your CAM software should just be a text file with
the machine control commands, so it should make no difference which CAM
software you use.)

Feel free to contact me on or off-list if you have any questions.

Pete Wutzke <prw@...>
IT Manager
Giddens Industries


> Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 13:58:03 -0800
> From: Lydia Coffman <lcoffman@...>
>Subject: OT -- Predator communication software to MAZAK
>
>Hello:
>
>Friday afternoon (or Monday AM) question: Anyone have any experience with
>software to communicate from say, MasterCam to Mazak machines? We are
>getting a preview of the Predator software, but I wondered if anyone had
>other faves or comments about the Predator software.
>
>E-mail off-list if you don't think it appropriate to continue here.
>
>Thanks a lot,
>
>Lydia Coffman
>lcoffman@...
>661-294-0084
>
Hello:

Friday afternoon (or Monday AM) question: Anyone have any experience with
software to communicate from say, MasterCam to Mazak machines? We are
getting a preview of the Predator software, but I wondered if anyone had
other faves or comments about the Predator software.

E-mail off-list if you don't think it appropriate to continue here.

Thanks a lot,

Lydia Coffman
lcoffman@...
661-294-0084