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ProHelp® EPM, Release 7.7
Now SHIPPING

LOVELAND, OHIO, March 30, 2009 - Mattec Corporation, the world's leading supplier of real-time production and process monitoring systems for selected industries, announced today that ProHelp® EPM, Release 7.7.0, is now shipping.

Existing customers who wish to upgrade to this release should contact the Mattec Customer Service Department for additional information.

Release 7.7.0 Features
March 30, 2009

  • Japanese Language Support - Release 7.7.0 is being shipped with support for English, Chinese, Czech, German, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, and Spanish-Mexican.
  • Idle Downtime - Idle downtime, time when a job is not running on a machine, is now automatically collected for all types of MIUs (and for manually-monitored machines). The user may optionally display this data on many reports, such as the Daily Production Report.
  • Manually-Monitored Machines - The system now fully supports manually-monitored machines, and can even automatically collect run time and downtime for these machines.
  • Preventive Maintenance - Numerous enhancements have been made to the Preventive Maintenance Option, including new fields in PM Codes, the ability to consume material when PM is performed, PM Maps, and PM for auxiliary machines.
  • Downtime Unknown - The existing "Downtime Unknown" feature has been modified so the user has a third choice. This new choice allows the system to forget the current downtime reason when the machine starts running but also allows the user to specify a downtime reason before the machine goes down. This new setting is selected in System Configuration.
  • Takt Time - Users can now specify a job's Takt Time (pace time) in the job descriptor. This is then highlighted on the Graphical Real-Time Display tab.
  • Real-Time Display - Color-coding threshholds can now be specified by the user in System Configuration.
  • Real-Time Display - A "Cavity Repair Calculator" has been added to the Real-Time Display. Simply double-click on the Active Cavities field to access this calculator.
  • Real-Time Display Writer - The Machine and Tool Odometer fields have been added to the Real-Time Display Writer.
  • Dashboard - Users can now easily configure the data that is displayed in the gauges on the Dashboard Real-Time Display.
  • Audit Trails - Employee IDs that are used by the Audit Trails feature have been expanded to 256 characters.
  • Material Tracking - The standard software now supports 100, not just 10, materials.
  • Diverting Cycles After Machine Downtime - The standard software now allows the user to specify in the Process Sheet the number of cycles to divert after a machine downtime event.
  • Operator Qualifications - Users may now specify that operators are qualified to perform different tasks, such as "Machine Operators" and "Machine Preventive Maintenance". Users can even create their own categories of qualification with a little help from the Mattec Customer Service Department.

Release 7.6.0 Features
April 2, 2008

  • Dashboard - A new Dashboard display is available in the Real-Time Display. This display contains a plant-wide or department-specific "message of the day".
  • Process Exception Chart - A Process Exception Chart has been added to ProStat®.
  • ProStat® Enhancements - The data selection interface in ProStat® has been simplified. Chart options, where appropriate, have been simplified and are shared across charts.
  • Material ID - The Material ID has been expanded to 25 characters to correspond with Solarsoft mVP.
  • Inactive Data - Handling for inactive Part IDs, Tool IDs, and Process Sheets has been improved.
  • PM History - When an existing Machine PM History or Tool PM History record is deleted, the "date last performed" will be reset if the record that is being deleted is the most recently-created record.
  • Notify Moller - The existing mechanism for updating the monitoring engine has been replaced with a more reliable mechanism.
  • Automatically Reclassify Unknown Downtime - When this feature is enabled, "Unknown" downtime for the shift will automatically be reclassified when a downtime reason is selected at the MIU.
  • Machine Icons - New machine icons have been added to the graphical Real-Time Display and the PCMIU, including a "Metal Stamping" icon, "Blown Film Icon", and "Blow Tower" icon.
  • Setup Sheets - Traditional (text-based) setup sheets have been modified to improve Cut & Paste operations. Web-based setup sheets aren't affected.
  • Turkish Language Support - Release 7.6.0.13 (and later) adds support for Turkish.
  • Foreign Language Support - A limited amount of support for Polish has been added. Release 7.6.0 is being shipped with support for English, Chinese, Czech, Spanish, Spanish-Mexican, German, Polish, Portuguese, and Portuguese (Brazil).

Release 7.5.0 Features
January 13, 2008

  • Simplified Chinese - ProHelp® EPM now contains a full translation in simplified Chinese, as well as improved translations for German and Spanish.
  • Pocket PCMIU - Mattec's Pocket PCMIU option is specifically designed to run on any Pocket PC that supports Microsoft's Terminal Services. It shares user licenses with Mattec's existing PCMIU option. It allows you to connect to the ProHelp® EPM server in real-time via any connection method that is supported by the device, including wirelessly. Authorized users can then enter scrap parts, select a downtime reason for the machine, call for help, change jobs, and more....
  • Intranet Access - You can now publish any Real-Time Display to your Intranet server via our Data Import/Export option. This feature allows you to view a custom (user created) Real-Time Display via any supported web browser, including Internet Explorer.
  • Enterprise Reporting - Authorized users can view specialized "Enterprise Reports" for other ProHelp® EPM systems, even if the systems are on different releases. This feature allows managers to view reports from multiple ProHelp® EPM systems from a single computer.

Release 7.1.1 Features
October 12, 2007

  • Multiple Monitoring Nodes - ProHelp® EPM now allows a single system to contain multiple "monitoring nodes". For MIUs that are wired into the system via RS-485, the server computer that they are wired into is called the monitoring node. Using multiple monitoring nodes can solve wiring-related logistical problems and can dramatically lessen the impact on your Local Area Network (LAN).
  • Parameter Recording - Enhancements have been made to the Parameter Recording chart in ProStat®.
  • Real-Time Display Writer - Several new fields have been added to the Real-Time Display Writer, including Theoretical Scrap (shift and job), Theoretical Percent Scrap (shift and job), Theoretical Missing (shift and job), Total Cases (shift and job), Packed Cases (shift and job), Good Cases (shift and job), Scrap Cases (shift and job), Material To Go, and indicators if comments exist in the Job Descriptor, Process Sheet, Part ID, Tool ID, or Machine.

Release 7.1.0 Features
June 28, 2007

  • Server Installation - The ProHelp® EPM server software can be installed on Microsoft Windows Server 2000 and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 in addition to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Customers are still encouraged to upgrade to Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2005, however this is not required.
  • CMS Integration - Mattec's sister company, CMS Software, is a leading provider of ERP software, manufacturing software, and supply chain management software solutions to manufacturers and distributors. Release 7.1.0 expands our already-tight integration with CMS to allow you to use CMS's "Event Based" interface on a machine-by-machine basis. This allows events in ProHelp® EPM, such as job changes or parts made, to be communicated in real-time to CMS.
  • Rate Systems - Supported MIUs can now monitor "cycles per hour", "cycles per minute", "meters per minute", and "feet per minute" in addition to cycle time ("seconds per cycle"). Users can create their own machine speed units to allow the system to monitor non-standard time or length units, such as "minutes per cycle".
  • Scrap Codes, Downtime Codes, and Help Call reasons have been expanded to 20 characters. These changes can be seen in supported areas, such as in the PCMIU.
  • The Help Map has been expanded to 20 reasons (including Cancel Help). This change can be seen in the Real-Time Display and at the PCMIU.
  • A Parameter Recording Chart and Report are now available in ProStat®.
  • Data Import
  • - A Material ID import and Material List (Part ID) import are now available in the Data Import/Export program.

  • Real-Time Display
  • - Several fields have been added to the Real-Time Display writer, including "Active Cavity Efficiency", "Shift Cavity Efficiency", and "Job Cavity Efficiency". The last Machine PM Code and the Last Tool PM Code that were performed can be added to the Real-Time Display. The next Machine PM code and the next Tool PM Code that are due can be added to the Real-Time Display.

  • Inactive Data - Part IDs, Tool IDs, and Process Sheets can now be marked as "inactive".
  • ProStat®
  • - A Shift History display is now available in ProStat®. This display will show you information about every shift where a job (or part or tool) was run. New fields are available on the Production display. The Scrap Pareto Chart, Downtime Pareto Chart, and Process Alarm display ("Engineering Data") can now be displayed for specific shifts of data in addition to displaying job data.

  • PM Setup Sheets
  • - Machine PM Codes and Tool PM Codes now have setup sheets.

  • PM Forecasting
  • - Machine PM and Tool PM can now be forecasted by calendar time, in addition to run time and machine cycles.

  • PM Real-Time Display
  • - The next Machine and Tool PM activities that are due can be added to the Real-Time Display. The last Machine and Tool PM activities that were performed can be added to the Real-Time Display.

  • PCMIU Web-Based Setup Sheets
  • - Web-based Setup Sheets in the PCMIU, when using the embedded browser, have been expanded to use more of the available display.

  • PCMIU 200 Scrap Reasons
  • - The PCMIU will always allow you to configure up to 200 scrap reasons for the machine, regardless of how many scrap reasons the underlying MIU hardware will support

  • PCMIU 20 Help Call Reasons
  • - The PCMIU will always allow you to configure up to 20 help call reasons (including Cancel Help), regardless of how many help call reasons the underlying MIU hardware will support.

  • PCMIU Languages - The PCMIU now has support for several languages.
  • Reports
  • - A new "Daily Production Report" for jobs is now available. A new data selection interface (MULTI_SHIFT) allows you to select data by machine, by part, or by tool and launch one of three different reports, depending on which interface is used. The existing "Daily Production Report" by machine/shift has been expanded to allow selection by machine, by part, or by tool. Users who write custom reports can now easily retrieve the name of the primary material (MATTECPrimaryMaterialCode) or of any non-primary (i.e., additive or auxiliary) material (MATTECMaterialCode) for a job.

Release 7.0.0 Features
December 22, 2006

  • CMS Integration - Mattec's sister company, CMS Software, is a leading provider of ERP software, manufacturing software, and supply chain management software solutions to manufacturers and distributors. Mattec's ProHelp® EPM software can now be tightly integrated with CMS's IBM-based (i5) and Microsoft-based (m5) ERP solutions.
  • Foreign Language Support - Release 7.0.0 is being shipped with support for English, Spanish, Spanish-Mexican, German, and Czech.
  • Automatic Barcode Printing Option - This optional feature allows barcode labels to be printed automatically at a TSMIU as parts are made. Unique serial numbers can be generated and stored with historical data, such as the Process Exception Log and the Parameter Recording Log.
  • On-Demand Barcode Printing Option - This optional feature allows the user to define a custom barcode label and associate an unlimited number of barcode label definitions in a Part ID. Labels may then be manually printed (printed “on-demand”) from the Document Control Center or the PCMIU/Cell Controller.
  • Kanban Scheduling Option - This optional feature allows users to eliminate the need to manually track Kanban cards by implementing Kanban-related fields in the Part ID and adding automatic job creation/scheduling.
  • Kanban Quick-Start Option - This optional feature allows users to manually create and start a Kanban job from a TSMIU.
  • ProStat® Enhancements - The ProStat® application has been completely rewritten to include a new, easier-to-use, and more powerful interface. SPC Cause reasons may be displayed on SPC/SQC charts. Runs (Shifts or Trends) are highlighted on the Real-Time Display. Users can edit Automatic SPC samples via Edit Facilities.
  • Copy Multiple Process Sheet - The "Copy Multiple" button in Edit Facilities allows you to copy an existing Process Sheet to multiple, related Process Sheets, such as all Process Sheets that have the same Part Number or the same Tool Number. You can copy subsets of data, such as data on the "General" tab, Specification and Control Limits, SPC Settings and Enables, and the standard setup sheet.
  • Gauge Tracking - This optional feature allows users to track gauges, verify that gauges are properly calibrated when used, and stores gauge information with Variable SQC samples.
  • Profile Graphs - This optional feature allows profile graphs to be viewed at the Real-Time Display. The user may overlay a (saved) standard profile graph for any signal and may chose to save the current profile graph as the standard.
  • Last 10,000 Chart - The Last 10,000 Chart on the Real-Time Display has been dramatically enhanced to allow the user to view all 32 monitored signals on a single chart or to view data on up to 4 charts, to allow the user to view a subset of data (such as for a specified time frame), and much more.
  • Down Log - The Down Log records every time that a machine goes down.
  • Parameter Recording - When enabled, this feature will record the MIU's monitored machine process parameters in the database for an indefinite period of time. This log is ideal for troubleshooting machine problems or analyzing machine capability.
  • Setup Cycles
  • - Setup Cycles, non-production cycles, and part qualification cycles are now stored with shift and job history and are displayed on the Real-Time Display.

  • Data Import/Export
  • - The "Schedule Export" feature in the Data Import/Export program has been enhanced to include the forecasted start and end dates for all jobs.

  • Data Import/Export
  • - The Data Import program is now up to 75 times faster than prior releases of software.

  • Automatic Scrap
  • - Users may now configure multiple downtime reasons as "Automatic Scrap" reasons.

  • Real-Time Display
  • - Several categories of data have been added to the Real-Time Display writer, including "Current Material Lots", "Next Job Primary Material", and "Next Job Material List". Several fields have been added to existing categories, including new fields in the "Shift Production" and "Job Production" categories.

  • Service Display
  • - Service-related information, similar to ProHelp® Millennium's "S_comm" program, has been added to the Real-Time Display Writer.

  • Data Fields
  • - Comment fields throughout the system have been expanded to 30 characters. The Job Number, Part Number, Tool Number and other fields have been expanded.

  • Machine Capacity Chart - The Job Schedule can now quickly show you the Scheduled Time, Available Time, and Non-Working Time for all machines in a report or chart.
  • System Reports - New reports have been added to System Reports, including a "Machine Downtime Report (Chart)", "Daily Downtime Report", "Daily Scrap Report", and a "Schedule Summary Report".
  • "Worst" Reports - The six existing "Worst Scrap" reports and "worst downtime" reports have all be modified to fix major bugs in these reports.
  • Client Installation - The client installation has been improved to make future upgrades easier and faster. Users are prompted to enter less data after running the installation program.

Release 6.4.0 Features
February 19, 2006

  • Windows Server 2003 - The ProHelp(R) EPM "monitoring engine" now runs on Windows Server 2003.
  • SQL Server 2005 - The ProHelp(R) EPM "monitoring engine" now uses SQL Server 2005 as a database engine.
  • Graphical Plant Floor Display (PFSD) - A graphical plant floor display (PFSD) is now integrated into the standard Real-Time Display. Users who wish to view data for the shopfloor may easily switch between the traditional Real-Time Display and the new Graphical Plant Floor Display. A Plant Floor Display Writer is included in System Configuration.
  • Multiple Real-Time Displays - Users may now launch multiple copies of the Real-Time Display at the same time.
  • Downtime Colors - Users may select "Use Downtime Colors for Machine Fields" to display machines that are down in colors that correspond to the downtime reason. This is similar to functionality that existed in Release 5.2 and applies to the Real-Time Display and the PFSD.
  • Enhanced Last 10,000 Chart - The "Last 10,000 Chart" on the Real-Time Display has been enhanced to include the original chart as well as an XBar/Range Chart ("Short Term SPC") and a grid display.
  • Downtime Charts - The Downtime Chart on the Real-Time Display has been enhanced to include a Downtime Pareto Chart and a Downtime Pie Chart. A Downtime Pareto Chart has also been added to the job descriptor in Edit Facilities.
  • Preventive Maintenance History - A "PM History" tab has been added to the Tool ID and Machine Configuration to show the history of preventive maintenance for tools and machines, respectively.
  • Installation Programs - The "Client" and "Server" installation programs have been improved dramatically. The Server installation program now runs 5 times faster than prior releases.
  • Material Weight Configuration - Users now have additional choices when configuring material weights for the material list in a Part ID.

Release 6.3.0 Features
November 24, 2005

  • Material Tracking - The standard ProHelp(R) EPM software allows a list of 10 materials to be configured in a Part ID. The system will accurately track material usage and will accurately forecast estimated material needs. Users can enter an unlimited number of material lot changes for traceability.
  • Material Manager - The Material Manager is a new, optional feature that expands ProHelp(R) EPM's Material Tracking functionality to include the following:
    • The material list for a part can include 100 materials.
    • The system will track estimated material inventory for all materials.
    • The system will automatically remove material from inventory as it is consumed.
    • The system will automatically suggest material purchase orders that should be issued based on material inventory and the job schedule.
    • Users may manually issue material purchase orders.
    • The system will keep track of material suppliers, including a current purchase price for each material/supplier.
    • The system can suggest purchase orders be issued to particular suppliers based on lowest cost, fastest delivery, highest quality, etc.

  • Job History - Users can easily view all past Job History for a Process Sheet, Part ID, or Tool ID.
  • Job Descriptor - A Job Descriptor viewer now exists in Edit Facilities. This tool makes it easy to locate a great deal of information for any job.
  • Expanded Field Sizes - The number of system-wide scrap reasons, downtime reasons, help call reasons, machine preventive maintenance reasons, tool preventive maintenance reasons, and process parameters have been expanded to 10,000 each.
  • Expanded Configuration - The number of Part IDs, Tool IDs, and Sample Sheets have been expanded to unlimited.
  • Job Schedule Enhancements - A number of enhancements have been made to the Job Scheduler, including:
    • When you click a job, all "related" jobs (such as those jobs making the same part) will be highlighted.
    • The job bar can optionally display the primary material name and the "color rating" for all materials.
    • If you attempt to drag a job to a machine that does not have a Process Sheet, the schedule can optionally prompt you if you'd like to create the Process Sheet.
    • If you attempt to drag a suspended job to a different machine, the schedule can optionally prompt you if you'd like to create a duplicate job (with a modified lot size) and end the original job.
    • You may reschedule jobs (move jobs up or down) from within the "Scheduled Jobs" list.
    • The "Scheduled Jobs" list displays more information and remembers the user settings from the last time it was displayed.
    • You may launch Edit Facilities by right-clicking on a job in the Job Schedule.

  • Labor Tracking - Users may configure direct and indirect labor requirements in the Process Sheet. A new Labor Forecast Report and Chart are available in the Job Schedule.
  • Miscellaneous Enhancements
    • "Active Cavities" are now stored in a Job Descriptor instead of the Tool ID. This allows you to run the same Tool ID in multiple jobs at the same time.

    • The Shift Repeat factor has been increased from 8 weeks to 52 weeks.

    • Individual SPC Enables and Part Qualification Enables have been added to a Process Sheet.

    • Automatic SPC is enabled/disabled in a Process Sheet.

    • Edit Facilities may be launched from the Real-Time Display by right-clicking on a running job.

    • The data selection interface for Edit Facilities has been modified.

    • Authorized users may initiate a Manual SPC Sample for supported MIU types from the Real-Time Display

    • Shift Names ("tags") have been expanded from 1 character to 2 characters.

    • The ProStat® Sample Data Edit program has an easier-to-use interface.

    • The Machine Configuration program has been simplified.

  • PCMIU / Cell Controller - The PCMIU / Cell Controller is an optional, software only program that provides a user interface for the machine operator. The interface is virtually identical to the TSMIU interface.
  • Foreign Language Support - All computer applications now provide support for multiple foreign languages, such as English, Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), and German.
  • System Reports - The System Reports program has been upgraded to use Crystal Reports XI. Automatic reports are now executed using command-line arguments. All data selection interfaces have been modified to make them easier to use. Internal support utilities, such as CRUFL_MATTEC.DLL, have been expanded and made more powerful than previous versions.
  • New Reports - Many new reports are now available, including:
    • Auxiliary Downtime Report

    • Daily Scrap Report

    • Daily Downtime Report

    • Job Change Report

    • Material Used Report

    • Part IDs Report

    • Period Auxiliary Downtime Report

    • Period Material Used Report

    • Process Sheet Report

    • Purchase Order History Report (optional)

    • Purchase Order Report (optional)

    • Tool IDs Report

  • Groups - Users may now easily configure "groups" for different areas, such as Part ID groups, Tool ID groups, etc.
  • Schedule Export - A new Job Schedule Export is available in the Data Import/Export program. A similar export is available via the "Schedule Summary Report (Export Format)" in the Job Schedule.
  • Preventive Maintenance - Due dates for preventive maintenance reports (machine and tool) have been made more accurate. Preventive maintenance history is now easier to view/modify.
  • Web Reports - The Web Reporting program has been temporarily disabled. This functionality is expected to be upgraded in a future release.

Release 6.2.0 Features
September 10, 2004

  • Voice Alarm Option - Mattec first introduced a Voice Board option for ProHelp® more than 10 years ago. That system required a Prose 4000 board and converted typed text into speech. Today's Voice Board option for ProHelp® EPM uses sound files that can be recorded by the customer. It can be combined with the Email Alarm option to create a very efficient system for alerting users to alarm conditions throughout the plant.
  • Email Alarm Option - The email alarm option sends email alerts when an operator calls for help, when a machine is down, and/or when a machine is out-of-specification. Email alerts escalate to different users as problems continue.
  • Foreign Language Support - Most computer applications have been enhanced to provide support for multiple foreign languages. Languages currently supported include English, Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), and German.
  • Parts Qualification Enhancments - The Parts Qualification feature has been enhanced to allow the user to control whether parts are qualified based on specification limits, control limits, or both and to allow parts that are out-of-spec to be automatically scrapped.
  • New Reports - Several new reports have been added to the system, including the "Machine Efficiency Report", the "Part Efficiency Report", and the "Tool Efficiency Report".
  • Automatic Data Import/Export - The optional Data Import/Export program has been enhanced to allow it to be run from the command-line. This makes it very simple to have the program run automatically, without any user interaction.

Release 6.1.0 Features
May 19, 2004

  • Server Software - The ProHelp® EPM host software runs on Microsoft Windows 2000 and utilizes Microsoft SQL Server 2000 to provide real-time data access.
  • Web Reporting Option - The Web Reporting Option for ProHelp® EPM allows all system reports to be run through a supported web browser. This feature has been upgraded to run on Windows 2000 and Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.0.
  • Cavity Pressure Transfer Improvements - A new version of TSMIU that improves on Mattec's industry-leading Cavity Pressure Transfer Option is available with this release of software. These improvements allow you to monitor much larger numbers and allow you to easily limit the monitored cavity pressure by permitting a starting digital contact and an ending digital contact.
  • MIU Security Option - The MIU Security Option adds Operator ID / Password functionality to all TSMIU functions. This prevents unauthorized users from accessing functions at the MIU.
  • Audit Trails - The Audit Trails Option exists to facilitate FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance for customers. This feature will automatically track changes to supported areas of the system and will provide a date/time stamp of each change and the name of the person who is responsible for making the change.
  • Test Cases - Mattec now offers Test Cases to customers to facilitate software validation that is required to achieve FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance. Customers will then use the Test Cases as part of their validation of the ProHelp® EPM software. Currently, more than 700 Test Cases are available as part of this optional feature.
  • ProStat® SPC/SQC - ProStat® is Mattec's real-time statistical process control software. It is fully-integrated in ProHelp® EPM and provides a wide range of SPC and SQC functionality. ProStat® has been enhanced dramatically to increase functionality and ease-of-use.
  • Real-Time Display Enhancements - The Real-Time Display has been enhanced to allow authorized users to easily enter scrap parts and packed parts, to acknowledge (cancel) calls for help, change the number of active cavities for a tool, and to remotely select downtime reasons for the MIU. The Last 500 Chart has been improved to provide better data analysis for monitored process parameters.
  • Document Control Center - The Document Control Center allows users to easily view web-based setup sheets for running jobs, scheduled jobs, or all jobs. Setup Sheets can be associated with a Process Sheet, Part ID, Tool ID, Sample Sheet, and more. Web-based Setup Sheets is an optional feature that allows you to easily manage setup documentation in the ProHelp® EPM system.
  • Sample Sheets - Sample Sheets have been enhanced to allow the user to view/modify control limits for Variable SQC characteristics.
  • Sample Data Edit - The ProStat® Sample Data Edit program has been enhanced to allow the user to view/modify Manual SPC samples that were collected automatically (when initiated by the user) by the MIU.
  • Downtime Edit and Reclassification - Authorized users may reclassify downtime that has been collected by the MIU from one downtime reason to another. You may even directly modify the amount of downtime that has been collected.
  • Shift History Edit - Authorized users may directly modify shift and job production history records, including the total time, machine cycles, and parts made for a job.

Release 6.0.0 Features
August 11, 2003

  • Family Molding Option - This optional feature improves on the Family Molding feature that has been present in ProHelp® Millennium and earlier ProHelp® systems since the 1980s, and it works with all MIUs ever developed by Mattec Corporation.
  • Cavity Pressure Transfer Option - Mattec first introduced its Cavity Pressure Transfer option in 1998. We've been quietly gaining market share ever since. Today, Mattec has more MIUs installed that are capable of performing cavity pressure transfer than competitors who focus solely on cavity pressure monitoring!
  • Real-Time Display - A new style of Real-Time Display is available with this release. Users can easily create their own displays using the Real-Time Display Writer.
  • Job Scheduler - Mattec's most advanced Job Scheduler ever is available with this release. Tool Conflicts are automatically highlighted and resolved interactively from within the Job Schedule. Mattec's unique Gantt-In-Gantt Job Schedule allows you to double-click on the family job to see a Gantt chart for the individual son jobs in that family job. You can then drag and drop the individual son jobs in order to schedule them in a manner that will allow each son job to finish on-time.
  • System Reports - Every report in the system has been modified to closely resemble many of the reports in ProHelp® Millennium. Users can now easily create their own reports (or modify existing reports) and integrate them into the system. Reports can easily be emailed to other users or exported for use in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word.
  • Operator Efficiency and Operator Tracking - An unlimited number of users may log in to each machine for Operator Efficiency or Operator Tracking. Performance information for Operator Efficiency users who are currently logged in may be seen in real-time on the Real-Time Display.
  • Cost Manager - The Cost Manager option allows managers to view scrap and downtime costs for all jobs from the Real-Time Display.
  • Cycle Time Predictor Limit and Scrap Predictor Limit - These limits are configurable by the user and minimize the effects of extreme cycle times and scrap rates, respectively, on predicted job end dates.
  • Help Call Log - The Help Call Log will record an event when the machine operator calls for help from the MIU and this information is available in the Help Log Report.
  • Setup Sheets - Existing setup sheets that are available in the Process Sheet, SQC Sample Sheet, Machine Configuration, and elsewhere have been expanded to 80 characters wide by 99 pages long. These setup sheets can be viewed for the currently-running job and the next scheduled job(s) at the TSMIU.
  • Job Suspend - This feature allows you to temporarily stop running the current job in order to run a "hot" job. The job that was suspended may then be restarted later.
  • End-Of-Job Warning and Alert - The time for the end-of-job warning and alert are user-configurable. These alert the user (e.g., Tool change personnel) to jobs that will end "soon". One value causes the "Hours To Go" field on the Real-Time Display to turn yellow (warning), the other causes the field to turn red (alert).
  • For example, you can configure the system to turn the "Hours To Go" field YELLOW when the job is 60 minutes from being finished and to turn the "Hours To Go" field RED when the job is 30 minutes from being finished. This alerts Tool Change personnel and Material Setup personnel to future job changes and can dramatically reduce machine downtime.

  • Attribute SQC Entry at the MIU - Quality Control personnel may now enter Attribute SQC samples from all MIUs that support this feature.
  • Non-Production Limit - The non-production limit is now stored in the Process Sheet and is user-configurable.
  • Random SPC Sampling - The time between Automatic SPC samples is now random. Over extended periods of time, the average time between samples will be approximately equal to the sample time that is configured by the user.
  • Field Lengths - The Machine Name and Part Number fields have been increased to correspond with the field lengths in ProHelp® Millennium.

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