How to Install & Use Data Transfer Systems from Mitutoyo?

As one can imagine, manually noting down data is an extremely redundant process, which leads to human errors, costing companies large sums of money. Apart from that, this type of data is unstructured and does not allow companies to perform analytics, and that is why companies are increasingly moving to IOT ready systems and racing towards industry 4.0.

How are companies racing towards industry 4.0?

One of the best ways is by digitally capturing data directly from measuring instruments. This brings with it the following advantages

1. Reduction in scope for human error

2. Real-time availability of data for analytics

3. Helps in effective utilization of assets and resources

4. Process of quality control becomes much faster thus time efficient

5. Data can be easily integrated with existing softwares such as ERP

6. Major savings for companies by reducing rate of rejections, ability to predict outcomes based on data available, and saving time.

Mitutoyo has made it extremely simple for companies to immediately move to digitalization of data acquired from their measuring instruments. There are two very effective data transfer systems available in Mitutoyo Digital Instruments: USB input tool direct and U-wave.

What is the USB Input Tool Direct?

The USB input tool direct is the most inexpensive and easy way to extract data from the instruments to the computers. There are 7 types of USB input cables available in Mitutoyo for various instruments. Some instruments have the data output button but for the ones that don’t, the cable will provide one for you.

The cables are simply plug-and-play, you connect one end of the cable to the instrument and the other end to any available USB port and open any application that accepts input from a keyboard like an MS Excel spreadsheet. Whenever the user is ready to capture the data, they can press the data button and the data will be transferred to the desired application. They can even open notepad and capture the data there.

What is the U-Wave?

The second method by which data can be transferred to a system directly is the wireless system from Mitutoyo known as the U-wave. The U-wave system consists of a receiver, a transmitter, and a connecting cable. This receiver can receive data from up to 100 transmitters which means one can connect 100 instruments to 1 receiver. The connecting cable connects the transmitter to the instrument.

The U-Wavepak software is supplied in a CD along with the receiver. However, if a computer does not have a CD drive in their system, the user can contact Bombay Tools Supplying Agency Pvt. Ltd., and they can provide them with the installation file.