Making It Easy for Shop Owners and Plant Managers

I sent this out today to MTConnect members and it is extremely important for MTConnect in 2012.

I have a very important request for every MTCTAG member that has a product and/or service that is MTConnect enabled.

Far and away, the number one email/phone call we receive at the MTConnect Institute goes like this:

"I checked out MTConnect at your website and it looks like exactly the type of of open protocol that will give my company the plug-n-play on the factory floor that will allow us to easily get information off the factory floor.  I see your member listing, but when I go out to the companies listed, I can only find information on one or two companies.   Why are machine tool companies listed on MTConnect.org, but when I go to their websites, I don't see ANYTHING about MTConnect?  I also see the shop floor monitoring listed and other hw and software solutions listed as well, but when I but when I go to their websites, I don't see ANYTHING about MTConnect either?  Help!"  

This is where we need YOUR HELP.   If you are a machine tool builder, please update the following on your website:

 

•  Put the MTConnect logo on your front home page.
•  Put a link on that MTConnect logo to a location at your website.
•  Please list the following type of information on your website:
•  CNC Model 
•  CNC OS 
•  CNC s/w Version 
•  Release date 
•  Adapter Version 
•  Machine Model
•  What revision of MTConnect standard that is supported
•  Phone number and email contact for MTConnect questions

If you are not a machine tool builder, but providing a hardware solution that is MTConnect enabled, please update the following on your website:

 

•  Put the MTConnect logo on your front home page.
•  Put a link on that MTConnect logo to a location at your website.
•  List what hardware you have and what revision of MTConnect that you support.
•  Phone number and email contact for MTConnect questions

If you are a software solution that is MTConnect enabled, please update the following on your website:

 

•  Put the MTConnect logo on your front home page.
•  Put a link on that MTConnect logo to a location at your website.
•  List what software that you have that is MTConnect enabled and what revision of MTConnect that you support.
•  Phone number and email contact for MTConnect questions

If you are a services company that has MTConnect services, please update the following on your website:

 

•  Put the MTConnect logo on your front home page.
•  Put a link on that MTConnect logo to a location at your website.
•  List what services that you have for MTConnect.
•  Phone number and email contact for MTConnect questions

This is HUGELY important to the success of MTConnect in 2012 and you will be hearing from me often on this topic until we have addressed this for all companies.   We CAN NOT BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT YOUR HELP.  Please help the shop owners and plant managers by simply putting up the information on MTConnect that I requested.  

Paul, Sheila and I will be working hard this year to make sure ALL of our MTConnect members who have products and/or services provide the minimal information needed for success.

I included an MTConnect logo for you all to use on your websites.

Let's make it easy for people to find out what is supported with MTConnect.

Thanks! 

--Dave

Dave Edstrom

President and Chairman - MTConnect Institute 

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