Debut of MTConnect State-of-the-Art Website

The new, state-of-the art MTConnect website, from MTConnect Institute, features a complete redesign and includes news and information about MTConnect , a list of Institute members, a special section for developers, and more.

The new website is the result of six months of intense work and collaboration. The website designers, MacKintok Information Architects and Designers are unique in that they are MTConnect members and also have a broad array of capabilities, including website design. MTConnect also annnounce that MacKintok Information Architects and Designers is an MTConnect Institute Partner for their creation of the MTConnect website.Dave Edstrom, president and chairman of the Board for the MTConnect Institute says, "The new MTConnect website will allow us to do things that we could never do before to promote MTConnect and collaborate with our members. We could not be more pleased with our relationship with MacKintok, as well as the quality of the new MTConnect website."The new MTConnect website was designed to go live in conjunction with the [MC]² MTConnect: Connecting Manufacturing Conference. In addition to the overall upgrades in usability and navigation, the new website will support the many hours of video content that will be generated at [MC]².Ken Tock and Gary Bronson, principals of MacKintok were the lead architects in creating the new MTConnect website and will work jointly with the MTConnect Institute for updates. The new MTConnect website is based on Umbraco, which is an open-source content management system and is used to run more than 110,000 websites, including Wired, Fox, and Microsoft, to name just a few.Some improved features of the new MTConnect website include:

• Directory of MTConnect members, including their services, experience, products and contact information
• User-friendly navigation
• Robust site-wide XML-based search function
• Improved video player interface
• Future upgrades to the website will include social media and news feeds, an MTConnect case studies section, and a raining and learning center.

The new website also includes historical information about MTConnect, as well as a list of MTConnect'sbusiness and technical benefits. Edstom continued, “The entire manufacturing community can benefit from this groundbreaking, open and royalty-free communications standard called MTConnect.  Shop owners, plant managers, manufacturing equipment manufacturers, software developers and anyone who wants to learn more about this open standard absolutely must visit the new MTConnect website to see everything it has to offer.”