Machine visibility
What questions should we ask a machine-monitoring provider?
Updated
MDC-MaxDNC-MaxMDM
Direct answer
Ask how the system connects modern and legacy equipment, reduces operator entry, integrates with DNC and program management, exposes an API, handles manual machines, and exchanges job context with ERP or MES. A dashboard-only product can become a technology island if it cannot participate in the wider production workflow.
Practical checkpoint
Give every provider the same difficult machine, the same required event, and the same integration use case—not only the easy Ethernet controls.