FANUC MT-LINKi and FANUC MT-LINKi Integration Server are fully scalable, out-of-the-box machine tool monitoring solutions that can monitor and manage data from one to one thousand machines. Operational and production data is monitored and collected using a PC and an Ethernet connection. A variety of data points are automatically collected, including alarm history, macro variables & signal history, servo/spindle motor currents & temperatures, battery & fan status, feed rate overrides, and more.

MT-LINKi can connect to FANUC CNCs as well as robots and other devices like PLCs via an OPC UA server protocol. Some legacy FANUC CNCs can also be connected using an Ethernet converter. MT-LINKi can monitor an entire factory and the data can be viewed using web browsers or a tablet device. Since MT-LINKi can monitor various sensors connected to machine tools, it is a simple way to bring a facility into the IIoT universe.

The MT-LINKi software connects the equipment, collects the data, monitors machine performance and communicates the data to an upper host system. With the MT-LINKi Integration Server, data from multiple sites/locations can be consolidated for enterprise-wide data collection solutions.

MT-LINKi deploys MongoDB for Data Base management. MongoDB (from humongous) is a free and open-source cross-platform document-oriented database program. Classified as a NoSQL database program, MongoDB uses JSON-like documents with schemas. MongoDB can be communicated to an upper host system or custom web screens created using free, open source software.