For enterprises facing fierce competition, it is very important to equip CNC machine tools with bidirectional and high-speed networking communication functions to ensure smooth information flow between various departments in the workshop. It can achieve network resource sharing, remote monitoring, control, training, teaching, and management of CNC machine tools, as well as digital services for CNC equipment (remote diagnosis and maintenance of CNC machine tool faults, etc.).
For example, Mazak Corporation in Japan has launched a new generation of machining centers equipped with an external device called an e-Tower, including computers, mobile phones, external and internal cameras, which can achieve communication fault alarm display of voice, graphics, video, and text, online help to troubleshoot, and other functions. It is an independent and self managed manufacturing unit.