USB External Port is suited for harsh environments.
Press Release Summary:
Able to work with PC-based controls, Industrial External USB Port Model M168 lets user readily load, store, print, move, and/or back-up data from CNC or Industrial PC to solve task at hand. It comes with spring-loaded industrial PVC cover, USB type A connector, 6 ft cable to PC, mounting screws, and gasket. Unit supports USB devices such as memory sticks, floppy drives, hard drives, CD drives, and printers.
Original Press Release:
MACHINEMATE, Inc. Announces New Robust USB External Port for PC Based Controls in Harsh Enviroments
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 31 March 05 - MACHINEMATE, Inc., Fond du Lac, WI.
MACHINEMATE's new Industrial External USB Port Model M168 expands the use of readily available low cost USB devices in Industrial environments. The $75.00 list price includes a spring loaded Industrial PVC cover, USB Type A connector, 6 foot cable to PC, mounting screws and gasket. An External USB port on a CNC or Industrial PC allows the user to plug in standard low cost USB devices. Some of the USB devices available today are Memory Sticks, Floppy Drives, Hard Drives, CD Drives, and Printers. By being able to plug in various USB devices without opening any cabinets the user can readily load, store, print, move, and/or back-up data from the CNC or Industrial PC to quickly solve the task at hand. Quantity discounts are available.
MACHINEMATE, Inc. supplies a family of premier PC-Based CNC products. The use of Windows or Linux, a standard PC motherboard, standard PC Components, an IEC-1131-3 conformant integrated soft PLC, ethernet and fieldbus capability, and support for analog and/or SERCOS drives give this CNC the utmost flexibility and openness available today.
Additional MACHINEMATE CNC accessories include Operator Interface Panels, servo motors, drives amplifiers, rotary and linear feedback devices, and hand held pendants.
