MTConnect Forming Working Group on Best Practices

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The MTConnect Institute named Memex Automation Inc. to lead the working group it has established to formulate “best practices” and provide overall guidance for the physical connectivity standards of the network it is implementing to unify machine tools in shops worldwide. Burlington, Ont. based Memex is a unit of Astrix Networks Inc. that “leverages” the R&D of Memex Electronics, a supplier of component hardware, memory upgrades, and  shop-floor communication technology to the manufacturing sector.

As published on the site American Machinist, copy of article MTConnect Forming Working Group on Best Practices.

Tim Smith Joins Memex Automation As Dealer Channel Manager

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Original article posted in SBW!RE. Link to original article here.

Tim Smith will serve the following Team Function with Memex Automation: Dealer Channel Manager, Project Management, Resource Allocation, Site Survey Analyst, and Project Acquisition.

Smith comes to the Memex Automation team with extraordinary experience. Smith is a technology professional with over two decades of front line, integration and consulting experience in multiple IT related industries. Smith provides a focus on details and processes on which Memex Automation solutions are successfully implemented. Among his many talents are; project management, channel sales management, integration execution, client consulting, and research and development management; to successfully conceive and deploy complex enterprise level industrial connectivity projects. Trained and product certified by notable technology partners such as Motorola, Multitech, AVAYA, Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, HP, Wavetrend, among a few, gives Smith a unique skill-set to bring together technologies for successful solutions.

David McPhail, President and CEO Memex Automation Inc., stated, “Tim Smith participated in the initial development of the mainstay products over the years and brings a wealth of technical and industry knowledge to the team.”

Clarification about Tom Gaasenbeek and Memex Automation

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Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Tom Gaasenbeek resigned from Memex Automation and its parent company Astrix Networks Inc. effective October 20, 2009.

In early 2010, Astrix Networks Inc. acquired all the outstanding shares that Tom Gaasenbeek had in Astrix Networks Inc.  Tom Gaasenbeek has no ownership interests in Memex Automation.  Tom Gaasenbeek has no direct involvement with Memex Automation or its parent company Astrix Networks Inc.  The team at Memex wish him well in his future endeavors.

About Memex Automation

Memex Automation, a division of Astrix Networks Inc. has a history going back to 1992 with the objective of providing productivity improvement solutions to the discrete manufacturing sector. The company’s focus is on hardware electronic components such as manufacturing connectivity solutions, Ethernet to Serial bridges, advanced memory upgrades for CNC’s, BTR’s, handheld devices, and OEE + DNC software. The domain expertise along with the visionary shop floor communication technology helps customers to Automate the Automation so as to increase productivity and decrease cost. Memex delivers shop floor to top floor connectivity automating the process of communicating information between business systems and the machines on the shop floor. More information can be found at www.memex.ca.

MTConnect® Institute Announces Legacy Machine Tool Connectivity Working Group

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Chicago, Il. – Today at the International Manufacturing Technology Show the MTConnect® Institute proposed the establishment of the Legacy Machine Tool Connectivity Working Group (WG). This group will be essential in addressing the very important issue of providing best practices and overall guidance for the physical connectivity of the thousands of legacy machine tools in manufacturing shops around the globe.  The group will be lead by David McPhail, President & CEO Memex Automation Inc., and John Turner, Director of Technology for FA Consulting and Technology, as the co-chairs and consist of manufacturing equipment providers, ISVs, consultants, and users.

Dave Edstrom, President and Chairman of the Board for the MTConnect Institute stated, “This proposed working group is critical for enabling MTConnect on the countless number of manufacturing’s legacy machine tools and I fully expect our MTConnect Technical Advisory Group to approve this new working group. We want to see an array of hardware options to enable MTConnect for both small and large installations.” David McPhail, President & CEO Memex Automation Inc., stated, “I am excited to participate in an industry leading group dedicated to empowering productivity improvement on the shop floor for all machines.”

John Turner, Director of Technology for FA Consulting & Technology stated, “Bringing the capabilities of MTConnect to existing machine tools will allow manufacturers to increase productivity of their existing assets, driving down costs and increasing plant output. I am excited to co-chair the MTConnect Legacy Machine Tool Working Group to help bring the benefits of MTConnect to the existing installed base of machine tools.” The Institute encourages all members of the Technical Advisory Group to join in on making success of this important Group.

MTConnect® Institute

MTConnect Institute is an organization that develops and provides open standards intended to foster greater interoperability between manufacturing controls, devices and software applications by publishing data over networks using the Internet Protocol (IP). The standards offer a solution to the exchange of data from shop floor devices to higher level systems. For membership information visit www.MTConnect.org.

Memex Automation

Memex Automation Inc. brings 18 years of experience in manufacturing connectivity solutions. Memex delivers shop floor to top floor connectivity, automating the process of communicating information between business systems and the machines on the shop floor to increase productivity and decrease costs. More information can be found at www.memex.ca or by email to sales@memex.ca

FA Consulting and Technology (FAC&T)

FA Consulting & Technology (FAC&T), located in Charlottesville, Virginia, provides an array of control system and process automation solutions for the manufacturing industry. Their mission is to maximize the productivity from existing manufacturing assets through the integration of existing and emerging technologies to reduce errors, improve maintenance practices, and increase the overall productivity of manufacturing processes.