Fanuc Focas 2 | EASY · 2025 |

Old Elias stood at the edge of the shop floor, his hands tucked into the grease-stained pockets of his apron. For forty years, he had "listened" to the machines. He knew the vibration of a dull end mill and the subtle whine of a spindle motor nearing its end. But the floor was changing. Beside his veteran lathes sat a row of sleek, white FANUC 31i-B

"The difference is night and day," says David Chen, a Senior Automation Engineer specializing in smart factories. "With FOCAS, we aren't guessing if the machine is in cycle. We can query the exact modal state, the current feed rate, and the tool in use directly from the PLC. We get the truth of the machine status, not an approximation."

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Old Elias stood at the edge of the shop floor, his hands tucked into the grease-stained pockets of his apron. For forty years, he had "listened" to the machines. He knew the vibration of a dull end mill and the subtle whine of a spindle motor nearing its end. But the floor was changing. Beside his veteran lathes sat a row of sleek, white FANUC 31i-B

"The difference is night and day," says David Chen, a Senior Automation Engineer specializing in smart factories. "With FOCAS, we aren't guessing if the machine is in cycle. We can query the exact modal state, the current feed rate, and the tool in use directly from the PLC. We get the truth of the machine status, not an approximation."

: Upload, download, delete, or activate NC programs.