For shop owners
What MTConnect means in plain language—and what FEAI needs from your floor.
Learn MTConnect
MTConnect is how many CNC machines publish read-only status data on the shop network. FEAI Machine Monitor is monitoring software that reads that data—it does not create MTConnect by itself.
What you need for FEAI.
An accessible MTConnect Agent or compatible MTConnect endpoint on your shop network.
Some machines may need an adapter or machine-side configuration first.
Requirements vary by CNC/controller.
Start here
Agent vs adapter
Why people say "agent," what an adapter does, and what "endpoint" means.
Find your endpoint
How to identify IP, port, and path before you open FEAI.
How-to guides
- How to find, test, and fix an MTConnect connection — endpoints, browser tests, firewalls, wrong port, UNAVAILABLE data
- Connect a CNC Machine — step-by-step from endpoint to Add Machine
- What is an MTConnect Agent? — the agent and adapter, and where each runs
- Already have MTConnect? Connect FEAI
By machine brand
Deeper reading
- How MTConnect works
- What data does MTConnect provide?
- MTConnect vs FOCAS — why FEAI's path is MTConnect
- MTConnect machine monitoring
- All guides
Ready to try FEAI?
Monitor up to 2 machines free. No credit card. No trial. Requires an accessible MTConnect data source for live monitoring—or use Demo Shop offline while you confirm endpoints.
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