Perspective on anything read on cnccookbook.com Keep in mind that site exists to promote his software and his articles are written by someone who does not have long term (if any) experience with "Big Iron" in an industrial business environment.
His opinions are biased towards the hobby/semi-pro market as that is the best he knows. Some info offers keen insights, while others are plain wrong. His software can be helpful if you are willing to make a windows PC with internet connection available to employees on the floor. ( Network connection is required so software can phone home to validate your subscription license.) Personally I use the other (competitor) option which has a Buy once cry once license option and is cross platform so it will run on my Android phone as well as PC. I know there are a very large group who loves the HAAS control, I however, after having to try and keep 8 lathes and 3 mills running and knew my Haas repair crew better than any other vendor, so I'm definitely not one of those fan boys. I like toggle switches and rotary knobs I can see status from 10m or yrds away. Plus tapping a membrane key to increment up or down a feed rate or spindle speed seems just wrong on a full sized machine. (Desktop mini router - I can see running just a kyb and E-Stop.) Not sure if Mesa's SSerial card for pendants could do that. There is definitely money to be made if some enterprising person or company were to make a plug in adapter harness for Haas and FADAL control consoles. Greg Bentzinger out yonder in Colorado ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
