System and method for monitoring tooling activities

A system for displaying processed data from molds of an owner in presses of a molder, the system comprising:

• a plurality of monitors controlled by the owner, each of the plurality of monitors configured to mount to a corresponding mold, the each of the plurality of monitors including a processor and an internal memory connected to the processor, wherein the each of the plurality of monitors records data from the corresponding mold and the processor converts the data from input data to output data comprising at least one of operating information of the mold, maintenance information of the mold, performance of the mold, and/or activity of the mold;
• the each of the plurality of monitors comprising a transmitter, wherein the transmitter communicates the output data via a wireless transmission by the transmitter;
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• a base station in combination with the plurality of monitors, wherein the transmitter of the each of the plurality of monitors communicates the output data via a wireless transmission to the base station, and the base station communicates over a network to a data processor remotely located with respect to the base station and the plurality of monitors, wherein the owner has access to the output data via the data processor;
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• a graphical user interface comprising at least a portion of the output data, wherein the data processor analyzes the output data and manipulates the output data into displayed data within the graphical user interface accessible by the owner via the network;
• wherein the displayed data includes a representation of cycle times over a given time period.

A system for displaying processed data from molds of an owner in presses of molders, the system comprising:

• a first plurality of monitors controlled by the owner and located in a first facility of a first molder;
• a second plurality of monitors controlled by the owner and located in a second facility of a second molder at a different location from the first facility;
• each monitor of the first and second plurality of monitors configured to mount to a corresponding mold, the each monitor including a transmitter, a processor and an internal memory connected to the processor, wherein the each monitor records data from the corresponding mold and the processor converts the data from input data to output data comprising at least one of operating information of the corresponding mold, maintenance information of the corresponding mold, performance of the corresponding mold, and/or activity of the corresponding mold, wherein the transmitter communicates the output data via a wireless transmission by the transmitter;
• a server location remote from the first facility and the second facility;
• a first base station at the first facility and in combination with the first plurality of monitors, wherein the transmitter of each of the first plurality of monitors communicates the output data via a wireless transmission to the first base station, and the first base station communicates over a network to a data processor at the server location;
• a second base station at the second facility and in combination with the second plurality of monitors, wherein the transmitter of each of the second plurality of monitors communicates the output data via a wireless transmission to the second base station, and the second base station communicates over the network to the data processor at the server location;
• a graphical user interface accessible to the owner via the data processor, the graphical user interface comprising at least a portion of the output data as displayed data.