Mazak machine monitoring in Scout MES works via MTConnect: Scout receives the data stream from the Mazak CNC or laser over your factory LAN. This applies to machines with 640 (NEXUS, M, T, PRO), MATRIX, MATRIX2, SMART and Smooth controls – both Mazak CNC machines and lasers. The MTConnect option must be installed on the machine.
What data Scout reads from Mazak machines
- status
- mode
- program
- feed rate
- feed override
- alarms
Scout reads this data if the machine’s MTConnect agent publishes it.
Other data (e.g. part count, spindle data, tool or variables) is determined during deployment.
Requirements: The MTConnect option must be installed on the machine. The machine’s MTConnect agent must publish the data.
How the connection works
Scout reads the data over your factory LAN, directly from the control, with no electrical modifications. The machine does not need internet access: SCT (Scout Configuration Tool) runs as Windows services on a computer in your network and sends the data to the Scout server over HTTPS, so you do not need to open any inbound ports. We install and configure SCT remotely. You prepare a Windows computer in the LAN and send us the list of machines (control type and IP address). Scout only reads data. It does not control machine motion.
Frequently asked questions
640 (NEXUS, M, T, PRO), MATRIX, MATRIX2, SMART and Smooth, on both Mazak CNC machines and lasers.
Yes. The MTConnect option must be installed on the machine.
Status, mode, program, feed rate, feed override and alarms, if the machine publishes them via MTConnect. Other data is determined during deployment.
We do, remotely. You prepare a Windows computer in your LAN and send us the list of machines; we install and configure SCT and connect the machines. To add a machine later, you write to us and we change the configuration remotely.
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Not sure which data Scout can read from your Mazak machines? Talk to our expert during a free consultation.