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Machine Tool Working Group

The Machine Tool Working Group is charged with maximizing the business value of discrete part machinery by providing automation guidelines, developing best practices, and assisting in international standards development.

Our primary objective is to create an environment that maximizes the machine automation choices of end-users and OEMs, and increases their flexibility through greater openness and interoperability. To ensure that this goal becomes a “win-win” situation, we work with CNC controller vendors, CAD/CAM suppliers, and CNC OEMs to encourage their support of OMAC-endorsed open-architecture specifications and other best practices through their products and practices.

There are two sub-groups under this working group:

• STEP-NC – working to understand and assess ISO 10303 in the context of OMAC
• HMI-API - defining a common HMI API for all CNC devices

Workgroup Status Report Presentations - ISA EXPO 2005

• Early AP-238 Implementation at Boeing - David Odendahl & Sid Venkatesh

• Case Study in the Challenges of Integrating CNC Production and Enterprise Systems - John Michaloski

Taking the Next STEP in CNC Pogramming