Version 12 Predator RCM History

March 31st 2025 - Predator RCM v12.0.5.6 is released

Predator RCM v12.0.5.6 has been released. This major release provides 100+ new features including all new oven management, sensor-based adaptive machining, improved robotic operation, new v12 licensing new database and Windows OS compatibility has been added. Refer to the following details:

• Adds support for version 12 Predator Licensing
• Adds optional annual subscription pricing
• Adds Windows 11 support
• Adds Windows 2022 Server support
• Adds Microsoft SQL Server 2022 support
• Adds Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Express support
• Adds sensor-based adaptive machining
• Adds machine feed hold and program stop based on sensor conditions
• Adds comprehensive sensor support with dedicated sensor panels
• Adds complete oven management and heat treat processing
• Adds multiple Honeywell oven controller support
• Adds oven history reporting and trending
• Adds oven recipe management
• Adds Zebra printer support for heat treat results
• Adds ERP and MES integration within FastTrack via vbscripting
• Adds look ahead processing and performance improvements for all robotic operations
• Adds customer logo option to main cell layout
• Adds Predator Tracker v12 integration for tool tending and tool life support
• Adds Predator PDM v12 integration for CNC program revision control
• Adds comprehensive simulation support for testing independent of customer implementations
• Adds manual mode operation for an automated cell
• Adds maintenance of items outside of a cell
• Adds encryption to passwords saved within .INI files
• Adds loading style options for first available or designated per unit
• Adds robot task to verify an item for pick, read and place
• Adds part transfer restrictions to all machines and magazines
• Adds pausing tasks that can't be processed allowing other tasks to be run
• Adds look-ahead to improve part transfer speed
• Adds job progress bar to machines
• Adds hiding light tower option to machines
• Adds overlapping job support commonly used with multi-tasking lathes with multiple heads
• Adds abort option for the current robot task
• Adds unload at end of batch option to machines
• Adds unit information table to improve robot capabilities
• Adds constant for current data path
• Adds option to size panel to fit image
• Adds searching for tools by tool ID
• Adds unlimited size lot sizes for manual cells
• Adds multiple attempts for writing tool information before failing
• Adds new menu Add to Unload within the Tooling menu
• Adds manual tool offset support when presetter is offline
• Adds track offsets to support negative track positions when a robot is on a rail
• Adds R12 through R16 register support in the Registers tab for Fanuc Robots
• Adds Production ID to Fanuc robot registers
• Adds configurable scrap part signal
• Adds Reset and Delete buttons to the cell wizard's layout tab
• Adds Job List Manager functions to Job queues
• Adds automatic opening to lot and group windows
• Adds display of file transfer list to the part information tab
• Adds Predator MDC settings to the cell setup wizard
• Adds support for up to 18 units within center track layout
• Adds password changing for the cell user
• Adds automatic queue to FastTrack within pallet style cells
• Adds CNC option within manual load style cells
• Adds product specific application name, folders, .INI file and registry entries
• Adds product specific images, configuration settings and logins
• Adds version 12 specific Microsoft SQL Server password
• Adds QueueView.exe to the install
• Adds Predator RCM Express specific splash screen
• Adds real-time clock to the status bar
• Adds database upgrade change file to help address upgrade issues
• Improves drawer design to restrict each drawer to a single batch/lot
• Improves drawers to always start with position one
• Improves robot gripper control
• Improves Fanuc robot operation
• Improves Tool tending operation
• Improves Pallet tending operation
• Improves CNC machine tending operation
• Improves CMM machine tending operation
• Improves shutdown operation
• Improves memory utilization
• Improves logging of events
• Improves the maximum number of tool life minutes
• Improves saving the main window location when a manual robot is implemented
• Improves module organization with discrete folders for robots, machines, controls and features
• Improves pallet groups to use part definitions
• Improves sequence of jobs created by FastTrack for additional flexibility
• Improves organization of common machine properties
• Improves FastTrack magazine to automatically remove existing jobs
• Improves part feeder infeed positions to be virtual
• Improves part queuing to automatically skip blocked drawer positions
• Improves applying a new status to automatically clearing row selections
• Improves lot information display to refresh automatically after a status change
• Improves display of scrollbars
• Improves exiting the application when there is a database connection issue
• Improves display of the tool tending menu in non-tool tending cells
• Improves performance of moving cells within a cell layout
• Improves log file headers
• Improves Presetter to reselect the part number after editing a part number
• Improves display of selected columns within Job Queues
• Improves logging of serial communications
• Improves logging of CNC program selection
• Improves trace logs when a job is rejected
• Improves automatically clear parts not linked to jobs when emptying a drawer
• Improves blocked positions being utilized within a drawer
• Improves multiple head support for lathes
• Improves installation with modern graphics
• Improves installation of C++ runtime libraries
• Improves licensing error messages
• Fixes a bug deleting an empty table
• Fixes a bug displaying the correct Robofil status after a user disconnects
• Removed Windows Vista & 2008 Server Support

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v12.0.5.6 of Predator RCM from our web site. Customers running v11 or older of Predator RCM should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

November 23rd 2024 - Predator RCM v12.0.4.23 BETA is released

Predator RCM v12.0.4.23 BETA has been released. This release addressed issues identified during internal beta testing efforts. Refer to the following improvements:

• Fixes a bug when closing the application after deleting a widget
• Fixes a bug in the robot module with tool checks when cell numbers are greater than 1

Customers participating in Predator Software's BETA program can download and install v12.0.4.23 of Predator RCM from our web site at any time. Beta test site customers should contact us at support@predator-software.eu for technical support.

November 19th 2024 - Predator RCM v12.0.4.22 BETA is released

Predator RCM v12.0.4.22 BETA has been released. This release addressed issues identified during internal beta testing efforts. Refer to the following improvements:

• Adds product specific application name, folders, .INI file and registry entries
• Adds product specific images, configuration settings and logins
• Adds version 12 specific Microsoft SQL Server password

Customers participating in Predator Software's BETA program can download and install v12.0.4.22 of Predator RCM from our web site at any time. Beta test site customers should contact us at support@predator-software.eu for technical support.

October 22nd 2024 - Predator RCM v12.0.4.21 BETA is released

Predator RCM v12.0.4.21 BETA has been released. This release addressed issues identified during internal beta testing efforts. Refer to the following improvements:

• Improves installation of C++ runtime libraries
• Fixes a bug with Zebra label printing in the oven module

Customers participating in Predator Software's BETA program can download and install v12.0.4.21 of Predator RCM from our web site at any time. Beta test site customers should contact us at support@predator-software.eu for technical support.

October 13th 2024 - Predator RCM v12.0.4.20 BETA is released

Predator RCM v12.0.4.20 BETA has been released. This major release provides 80+ new features including all new oven management, sensor-based adaptive machining, improved robotic operation, new v12 licensing new database and Windows OS compatibility has been added. Refer to the following details:

• Adds support for version 12 Predator Licensing
• Adds optional annual subscription pricing
• Adds Windows 11 support
• Adds Windows 2022 Server support
• Adds Microsoft SQL Server 2022 support
• Adds Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Express support
• Adds sensor-based adaptive machining
• Adds machine feed hold and program stop based on sensor conditions
• Adds comprehensive sensor support with dedicated sensor panels
• Adds complete oven management and heat treat processing
• Adds multiple Honeywell oven controller support
• Adds oven history reporting and trending
• Adds oven recipe management
• Adds Zebra printer support for heat treat results
• Adds ERP and MES integration within FastTrack via vbscripting
• Adds look ahead processing and performance improvements for all robotic operations
• Adds customer logo option to main cell layout
• Adds Predator Tracker v12 integration for tool tending and tool life support
• Adds Predator PDM v12 integration for CNC program revision control
• Adds comprehensive simulation support for testing independent of customer implementations
• Adds manual mode operation for an automated cell
• Adds maintenance of items outside of a cell
• Adds encryption to passwords saved within .INI files
• Adds loading style options for first available or designated per unit
• Adds robot task to verify an item for pick, read and place
• Adds part transfer restrictions to all machines and magazines
• Adds pausing tasks that can't be processed allowing other tasks to be run
• Adds look-ahead to improve part transfer speed
• Adds job progress bar to machines
• Adds hiding light tower option to machines
• Adds overlapping job support commonly used with multi-tasking lathes with multiple heads
• Adds abort option for the current robot task
• Adds unload at end of batch option to machines
• Adds unit information table to improve robot capabilities
• Adds constant for current data path
• Adds option to size panel to fit image
• Adds searching for tools by tool ID
• Adds unlimited size lot sizes for manual cells
• Adds multiple attempts for writing tool information before failing
• Adds new menu Add to Unload within the Tooling menu
• Adds manual tool offset support when presetter is offline
• Adds track offsets to support negative track positions when a robot is on a rail
• Adds R12 through R16 register support in the Registers tab for Fanuc Robots
• Adds Production ID to Fanuc robot registers
• Adds configurable scrap part signal
• Adds Job List Manager functions to Job queues
• Adds automatic opening to lot and group windows
• Adds display of file transfer list to the part information tab
• Adds Predator MDC settings to the cell setup wizard
• Adds support for up to 18 units within center track layout
• Adds password changing for the cell user
• Adds automatic queue to FastTrack within pallet style cells
• Adds CNC option within manual load style cells
• Improves drawer design to restrict each drawer to a single batch/lot
• Improves drawers to always start with position one
• Improves robot gripper control
• Improves Fanuc robot operation
• Improves Tool tending operation
• Improves Pallet tending operation
• Improves CNC machine tending operation
• Improves CMM machine tending operation
• Improves shutdown operation
• Improves memory utilization
• Improves logging of events
• Improves module organization with discrete folders for robots, machines, controls and features
• Improves pallet groups to use part definitions
• Improves sequence of jobs created by FastTrack for additional flexibility
• Improves organization of common machine properties
• Improves FastTrack magazine to automatically remove existing jobs
• Improves part feeder infeed positions to be virtual
• Improves part queuing to automatically skip blocked drawer positions
• Improves applying a new status to automatically clearing row selections
• Improves lot information display to refresh automatically after a status change
• Improves display of scrollbars
• Improves exiting the application when there is a database connection issue
• Improves display of the tool tending menu in non-tool tending cells
• Improves performance of moving cells within a cell layout
• Improves log file headers
• Improves display of selected columns within Job Queues
• Improves logging of serial communications
• Improves logging of CNC program selection
• Improves trace logs when a job is rejected
• Improves automatically clear parts not linked to jobs when emptying a drawer
• Improves blocked positions being utilized within a drawer
• Improves multiple head support for lathes
• Improves installation with modern graphics
• Removed Windows Vista & 2008 Server Support

Customers participating in Predator Software's BETA program can download and install v12.0.4.20 of Predator RCM from our web site at any time. Beta test site customers should contact us at support@predator-software.eu for technical support.