The essential controller features identified were:
- Flexibility - the ability to be used in a wide range of applications
- Ability to be operated by unskilled people
- High reliability
- High performance
- Open architecture
- PC compatibility
- Stepper and servo variants to keep future options open
- Large installed base
Ideal supplier characteristics included:
- US supplier
- Personnel with a good knowledge of engraving and of a wide range of other applications
- A proven track record
- The ability and willingness to develop custom features
The company located NEE Controls on the Internet then visited us to assess our products
and capabilities, and to discuss and define their requirements. An order was then placed for multiple
AMC E controllers and WinAMC.
The company also borrowed an AMC controller to perform tests. NEE developed the new features required then proving tests were carried
out at NEE controls, subsequently the first controller batch was shipped to the customer.
The main benefits identified by the company of using NEE's products and services are:
AMC's:
- Maximise machine productivity
- Are simple to set-up and operate
- Can be easily and quickly reconfigured to suit a huge range of applications, functionality can be changed in seconds, on site
- Are easily retrofit to and integrated with a wide machine range
- Are compatible with common engraving Software e.g. Engravelab
- Can be easily integrated with existing software, job programs are simple to generate
- Permit many manual operations to be automated e.g. chuck operation, machine positioning
- Can be used on 2D, 2½D and 3D machines
- Are robustly built for industrial applications and are very reliable
- Are simple to support and maintain
WinAMC PC based custom control panel software:
- Makes the widest range of machines simple to operate
- Enables custom operator interfaces to be rapidly produced, changes can be made in seconds, on site
- Supports Touch Screens, mouse and keyboard entry
The companies Ring engravers now:
- Operate more smoothly and quietly using the AMC's micro-stepping drives
- Increase overall ring engraving machine productivity by 40%
From NEE Controls the company receives
- Excellent support on products from competent engineers
- Requested firmware and software enhancements
- NEE's experience and knowledge of the engraving industry
The unsurpassed flexibility of AMC controllers and WinAMC means they can be used to automate a wide range of applications
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