TAMS · Serialized production record
TAMS Promotional Magnet
Serial TAMS26-0047
Manufactured for IMTS 2026
The QR code on this physical item resolves to its serialized production record. MTConnect data is associated with the manufacturing operation for this item.
From physical item to production record
Production record for the IMTS 2026 promotional magnet production run.
- Production batch
- IMTS26-0003
- Material
- Red Oak
- Manufacturing date
- Production equipment
- Glowforge Pro
- Design revision
- A
Associated MTConnect production data
A batch-level MTConnect capture associated with the Glowforge sheet operation. Multiple serialized magnets produced during this operation reference the same production record. This does not establish individually isolated observations for each magnet.
This record links the item to its batch manufacturing operation. A shared capture can cover several physical items; it does not establish separate machine observations for each individual magnet or part.
Explore this production capture — IMTS26-0003
View the approved batch analysis without a form. Request the raw .mep package using the contact form.
Production-data package available
What is an MTConnect Exchange Package?
An MTConnect Exchange Package (.mep) is a proposed, experimental container format for packaging MTConnect information. It has been proposed to the MTConnect Institute in connection with the Capabilities Working Group. It is not an approved MTConnect Standard or approved Institute specification.
The aim is to keep manufacturing information discoverable from a physical product. The serial identifies the item; the associated package contains archived manufacturing evidence.
Inside the IMTS 2026 magnet demonstration
From machine connection to verified replay
Made on a Glowforge. Connected through Edge-Connect.
The Glowforge Pro that manufactured the magnet blanks was connected through an Edge-Connect MTConnect Adapter. Revolution's data collector collected the machine data from that Adapter. The Glowforge was the sole source of the manufacturing data in these packages.
In Revolution's NC Program Map, TAMS manually reviewed the captured operation and carefully selected non-sensitive data related to each batch for export as a .mep file.
Each magnet has its own permanent identity. Multiple blanks from the same operation share the associated batch production evidence.
Exported from Revolution. Replayed in Edge-Connect.
For the first batch, IMTS26-0001, TAMS imported the Revolution-exported package into Program Replay in the Edge-Connect web application running on the OnLogic computer monitoring the Glowforge.
The package did not include an Edge-Connect dashboard configuration. Using Map to Current Dashboard, TAMS mapped the imported observations to the existing Glowforge dashboard by DataItemId and successfully replayed the captured manufacturing activity.
Verified for the first batch in the existing Glowforge configuration. This demonstrates that selected evidence remained usable after export and import between TAMS applications. Other packages and receiving configurations require their own compatibility checks.
After your download
How to view this file
Replay the capture, inspect the files inside, or explore an online analysis. Choose the method that fits your workflow.
Replay with Edge-Connect
The first IMTS 2026 batch was successfully replayed in the Edge-Connect web application using the workflow below. These steps describe that verified configuration; they do not establish compatibility for every batch or installation.
- Download the .mep package and keep it with this item's serial number.
- In a compatible Edge-Connect web application, open Program Replay and use Choose File under Import Replay Package to select the .mep file.
- Review the imported package summary and any reported validation issues.
- If prompted, use Map to Current Dashboard. In the verified demonstration, the existing Glowforge dashboard supplied compatible DataItemId bindings; another installation may require dashboard configuration or mapping.
- Use the playback controls to review the captured machine activity over the exported interval.
Shop-Connect Program Replay supports importing compatible .mep packages to revisit captured manufacturing data. The demonstrated import and playback described here took place in Edge-Connect.
Extract and inspect the files
The five IMTS 2026 production packages are ZIP archives with a .mep extension. You can inspect their contents with ordinary archive and text tools.
- Download the package using the contact form and keep the original
.mepfile for replay or upload. - Make a copy and change its extension from
.mepto.zip, for examplecapture.mep→capture.zip. Show file name extensions in File Explorer if they are hidden; replace the extension rather than adding.zipto a hidden name. - Right-click the ZIP copy in Windows and choose Extract All, then choose a destination folder. Alternatively, open the original
.mepfrom within an archive tool such as WinRAR and extract its contents without renaming it. - Open
manifest.jsonfor package metadata andintegrity.jsonfor recorded hashes. Inspect the MTConnect device model and observations underpayload/mtconnect/, and normalized observation records undernormalized/, using a text editor or your own analysis tools.
Renaming the copy does not convert its contents. Extraction exposes the files; it does not replay the capture or verify its integrity hashes.
Analyze with MEP Explorer
See capture coverage, reported activity, production counters, and the evidence behind them in your browser. These are summaries of observed data, not OEE or a conformance assessment.
Explore this production capture — IMTS26-0003
The approved batch summary opens automatically. No download or contact form is needed to view it.
- To analyze a downloaded file, open MEP Explorer and choose your original
.mepfile when uploads are enabled. No extraction is needed. - Select Analyze file, then review the results and their coverage warnings.
Uploaded packages are sent to the analysis service. Raw uploads are deleted after processing; private results expire after 15 minutes or when you leave the page. Only upload data you are authorized to share.
The raw .mep download remains available through this record's contact form when the package is available.
Put manufacturing data to work
Edge-Connect and Revolution powered the magnet demonstration. Explore the tools behind the captured evidence, replay manufacturing activity, or try exporting and exploring your own experimental .mep packages.
Shop-Connect
The Shop-Connect web application supports .mep export and import through Program Replay, allowing you to revisit captured manufacturing data.
This functionality is also available on Edge-Connect, where TAMS verified import and replay of the first magnet batch's Revolution-exported package.
Revolution
The Revolution monitoring platform supports exporting .mep files from NC Program Map, making captured manufacturing information portable.
For the magnet demonstration, Revolution collected the Glowforge data, and TAMS used NC Program Map to manually review and select the batch evidence for export.
Experimental MEP Export Extension
Generate a portable .mep capture using the MTConnect Reference Agent with the free TAMS style extension. Archive or share manufacturing data for later investigation and analysis.
The extension is provided by TAMS. The .mep format is proposed and experimental, not an approved MTConnect specification, and this package is not an official Reference Agent feature.
MEP Explorer
Explore what a captured manufacturing operation can tell you about execution activity, process preparation, production counts, and the evidence behind the data.
Start with a Made production example, or analyze a supported .mep file when uploads are enabled. These summaries describe observed states; they do not establish OEE or standards conformance.
What if your next component arrived with its manufacturing context?
A component can reach its customer while useful production context remains scattered across its supplier's machines and software. This demonstration connects a physical item to selected evidence from its manufacturing operation.
Our Integration Journey: Connect, Validate, Monitor, Analyze, Improve provides a foundation for making machine data useful. Extending that usefulness across organizational boundaries also requires agreed evidence requirements, preserved production context, and appropriate access arrangements.
TAMS is seeking partners to demonstrate that next step: one supplier, one receiving organization, one manufacturing operation, and one question the receiving team needs the evidence to answer. Together, we can define the handoff and measurable acceptance criteria.
Discuss a supply-chain demonstration