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Predator Desktop™ allows you to initiate DNC transfers,
view secure web documents, launch 3rd party applications,
manage CNC code, collect data for your MRPII/CAPP/ERP solution,
monitor machine activity, queue work for resources, and more...
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DNC up to 256 CNC's with Predator Desktop™ |
| Have an entire shop floor of CNC machines? Predator Desktop™
supports up to 256 CNC machines per PC for simultaneous send, receive,
and DNC file transfers. Organize your CNC's by grouping them per building or cell.
Connect your PC’s and create an entire shop floor network. |
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Remote Request™ |
| Remote Request™ allows the operators on the shop floor
to send, receive and DNC CNC programs directly from their CNC
controls. This is where any similarity between Predator Desktop™
and other DNC packages stops and the Power of Predator begins.
Predator's Remote Request™ supports Remote Autoname™ for simplified
uploading of NC code remotely from the floor, Remote Feedback™ for
visibility back to the DNC server PC when errors occur, and an unlimited
number of possible Remote Commands for each and every CNC you create in the
Desktop Explorer™ interface. Best of all, this power is included at no extra charge.
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Desktop Explorer™ |
| Predator Desktop™ keeps things simple with it’s Microsoft Office® and Windows® Explorer
compatible user interface. Desktop Explorer™ is the Universal Shop Floor Interface with
Microsoft Internet Explorer seamlessly integrated! Secure browsing is a reality now. Desktop Explorer™
includes standard features features for drag and drop, shortcut menus, cut, copy & paste, object based menus,
toolbars, tool tips, and online help. And like DNC Explorer™, the entire interface allows you to completely
customize exactly how you want users to interface with the software, how the CNC's are physically configured,
and much more...
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Integrated Document Viewing |
| Predator Desktop™ comes with support for viewing Microsoft Word™, Excel™,
Powerpoint™, PDF, RTF, DXF, DWG, TIF, JPEG, GIF, and other popular file formats.
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100% Network Compatible |
| Predator Desktop™ with Remote Request works as a DNC
gateway between your CNC's and your Novell, Windows NT, Unix,
VMS or Lantastic network server. Like any other Windows® compatible
application, if Windows can see the data, Predator can see the data.
Please contact our sales department via email if you have more specific
questions regarding network compatibility.
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Data Collection |
| Predator Desktop™ is capable of collecting data in a totally
new way, the way you want. You can set up exactly what you want to
collect based on an unlimited number of events initiated by operators or
Predator itself. Examples include start and stop events, part quantities,
job status, cycle times, and more. Best yet, you can store this information in
MS Access, MS Excel, MS SQL Server*, or ORACLE*.
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Internet/Intranet Email |
| Predator Desktop™ includes the most powerful email
capabilities that work directly with your existing
MS Exchange™ or other POP3 email infrastructure.
Unlike other "custom built" email utilities, Predator Desktop™ allows
you all the benefits of your current email system without limitations.
With this option users and operators can email key personnel vital company
information automatically or manually with Remote Request™.
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Drag and Drop DNC™ - Another Predator First! |
| Predator Desktop™ makes it even easier with enhanced
drag and drop operation. Add a new CNC from the CNC library with one
Drag and Drop. Send or DNC single or multiple CNC programs with one
Drag and Drop. Import thousands of CNC programs with one Drag and Drop.
Re-organize CNC programs with one Drag and drop operation. Exactly like you
would expect from any Windows® application.
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Desktop Plug-ins™ - The most powerful DNC innovation to date! |
| How about productivity features such as email, printing, or data logging.
Predator Desktop™ is based on our very own DNC Object Architecture; features,
functionality, and communication protocols for Bridgeport Easylink,
Fanuc Protocol A/Expand A, Kermit, Okuma B, Mazatrol, Xmodem and many others.
Check out more detailed listing of DNC Objects™ available from Predator Software.
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Predator File Manager™ |
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Predator Desktop™ includes a configurable file manager with complete drag and
drop support. Organize your jobs by customer, job or CNC. The file manager uses
shortcuts or aliases to manage your CNC programs independent of your PC or
network file structure.
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DNC in the Background |
| Send, receive and DNC to any RS-232 or RS-422 compatible CNC machine.
Because Predator Desktop™ has always been a native 32-bit Windows® application,
both multi-threaded and multi-tasking, you can run multiple applications on a single
PC for maximum return on investment (ROI).
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Server Safe™ DNC |
| Predator Desktop™ includes Server Safe™ DNC
configurable for error free DNC transfers even if the
network server should crash or fail during DNC communications.
This is just one of the powerful features Predator was first to
release to the industry. Like the saying goes, your system is only
as strong as the weakest link.
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Custom Protocol Builder - Unique to Predator DNC |
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Predator Desktop™ includes a configurable DNC
protocol builder to completely customize sending and
receiving CNC programs, fixture offsets, and tooling offsets
to your CNC. Configure over 100 different parameters and
options for every open architecture DNC protocol.
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