Model-Aware® Alerts for MTConnect

Real-time notifications and shift summaries driven by MTConnect streams, designed for plants that need actionable operational signals without cloud dependencies.

Real-time notifications for idle machines and production interruptions.
Automatic shift summary reporting for operations teams.
Plugin architecture for custom MTConnect conditions and KPIs.

Machine Idle Notification plugin for MTConnect streams

Machine Idle Notification plugin configuration example

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Idle plugin Shift reporting plugin Temp/coolant plugin Custom plugin intake

How Alerts fits your MTConnect stack

Deploy Alerts after your MTConnect streams are stable. It subscribes to selected data items and executes plugin logic to trigger emails, summaries, and event notifications.

Model-Aware® technology uses patent-pending automation to generate MTConnect adapters directly from information models.

Machine Idle Notification Plugin

Detect idle machines by monitoring execution and process-state transitions and notify stakeholders when thresholds are exceeded.

Data Item	Purpose
PROCESS_STATE	Primary signal for machine running/idle interpretation.
EXECUTION	Fallback state signal when PROCESS_STATE is unavailable.
CONTROLLER_MODE	Context for setup/manual states to reduce false positives.

“Machine A has been idle for 15 minutes during Shift 2. Review setup, tooling, or queue status.”

Automatic Shift Reporting Plugin

Generate end-of-shift summaries for supervisors with counts, runtime windows, and exceptions.

Data Item	Purpose
PART_COUNT	Shift-level production and output tracking.
EXECUTION	Separates active production from waiting/stop states.
PATH_FEEDRATE	Optional context for production trend interpretation.

“Shift 1 summary: 128 parts completed, 86% run-state utilization, 3 extended idle windows.”

Temperature & Coolant Level Plugin

Warn operators and maintenance when machine conditions cross preventive thresholds.

Data Item	Purpose
TEMPERATURE	Monitor spindle/critical component thermal conditions.
FILL_LEVEL	Track coolant reserve status before low-level events.
PROGRAM	Optional context to identify active job during events.

“Machine B spindle temperature exceeded 80°C and coolant dropped below 20%. Trigger maintenance review.”

Model-Aware alerts dashboard and notification workflow

Custom plugin discovery

For custom plugins, we capture the use-case in MTConnect terms first (required data items, conditions, recipients, and business outcome), then scope implementation and validation.