OS integrates machine tool into corporate network
To bring all kinds of useful information right to a machine and facilitate a company's implementation of Industry 4.0 processing tools, INDEX Corp. has begun supplying its machine tools with a new operating system. Called Xpanel, the OS integrates a machine into a corporate network, allowing machine operators to receive information from other parts of an enterprise.
To bring all kinds of useful information right to a machine and facilitate a company’s implementation of Industry 4.0 processing tools, INDEX Corp. has begun supplying its machine tools with a new operating system.
Called Xpanel, the OS integrates a machine into a corporate network, allowing machine operators to receive information from other parts of an enterprise. Operators can access drawings, setup sheets, user manuals, quality requirements, and circuit and hydraulic diagrams on a machine’s control panel.
The Industry 4.0-ready Xpanel control from INDEX allows machine
operators to access information related to production, setup,
programming, maintenance and diagnostics. Image courtesy INDEX.
Xpanel incorporates an 18.5″-wide touch screen monitor. On the right side of the screen is a vertical control strip that includes a keyboard, number pad, cursor keys and a button that activates the Xpanel’s Industry 4.0 mode. This button changes the control screen into a display that lets users access information related to areas such as production, setup, programming, maintenance and diagnostics. Users can toggle between the normal control view and this display, which the company calls a “second page.”
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