Benchmate Hyperlink Module Product Feature Sheet
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Emergency Repair
A technician is called to a machine that is malfunctioning and quickly determines that he needs the electrical schematic to troubleshoot. He can either walk across the plant to retrieve it OR, using a convenient work station, he can locate the equipment on a plant diagram, click to open the Benchmate Equipment screen, switch to the DOCUMENTS window and open the schematic. Result – reduced down time.
Maintenance Request
A production manager want maintenance to check out a machine. Not knowing the equipment ID or exact description, he opens a plant layout drawing, clicks to display a list of equipment in his area, clicks again to display the desired equipment. He then ‘right-clicks’ to display the popup menu, selects “Write Trouble Call” and jumps to a Benchmate Trouble Call screen with the equipment and requestor information filled in. After describing the needed service, he saves the request. Result – eliminates ‘telephone tag’.
Machine Upgrade
An engineer is modifying an NC machine and needs more detailed information about the drive motor. Using a plant diagram, he locates the equipment and clicks to bring up the Benchmate Equipment screen. Then he opens the SPARES window and double clicks the desired part to display the spare parts screen from which he can open the part documentation that he needs. Result – reduced design time.
Benchmate Hyperlink Module -
Real-time access to plant and equipment data with a
simple click of the mouse.
The Benchmate CMMS Hyperlink Module provides instant access to your Benchmate data from plant drawings, documents, photos, etc. Starting with an AutoCAD plant diagram for example, drill down to locate an equipment and click to instantly display its Benchmate Equipment screen. At the Equipment screen, you can view the maintenance history, parts list, jobs and open any documents you have linked to Benchmate.
The hyperlink is a link from a visual presentation of your plant or facility to equipment maintenance data and history in Benchmate and to other equipment documentation linked to Benchmate. The visual presentation and link opens the Benchmate database to all levels of your organization. There is no need to use equipment IDs or enter names in a database search.
Benchmate Hyperlink
A hyperlink (link) is simply a way to 'jump' from a reference point to related data – often in another document. Links are typically indicated by special fonts, color, underline, etc. Hyperlinks can be created in many common documents such as: AutoCAD, Adobe PDF, MS Word, Excel, Google Maps & Earth.
Once a link is clicked, the associated command is sent to the Windows Registry where it is routed to the Benchmate Link module (BmateLnk). BmateLnk responds by passing the command to Benchmate CMMS to open the screen associated with the command.
Link commands can direct Benchmate CMMS to display:
- Equipment Screen,
- Spare Parts Screen,
- List of Equipment belonging to a Building or
- List of Equipment belonging to a Cost Center.
An Equipment Screen can serve as a 'gateway' to Benchmate.
A single click shows the:
- Equipment maintenance history,
- List of documents linked to equipment or,
- Menu to create a maintenance request, record unplanned maintenance activity or close a job.
