Who needs SMC
Your CNC programs capture decades of feeds, speeds, toolpaths, and shop-floor know-how. Right now, most shops have no idea where those programs are or who has access to them.
Who this is for
General manufacturers who may not have a specific compliance mandate but recognize that their G-code programs represent hard-won competitive advantage. These shops need to protect their intellectual property from theft, loss, and unauthorized copying.
The challenge
G-code programs represent hard-won competitive advantage — and they live on open network shares, USB drives, or the machines themselves
When a programmer leaves, they can take every program with them
No record of what programs are on which machine or who put them there
Legacy DNC software manages files but does not encrypt them, control access, or log transfers
"Our best programmer left and started a competing shop — with all our programs."
"We don't know what programs are on which machines right now."
"USB drives float around the shop and nobody tracks them."
"I found our programs on a former employee's personal laptop."
How SMC helps
Every G-code file is encrypted from the programmer's workstation to the CNC machine. Files are decrypted only in RAM at the machine — they cannot be copied from the controller.
Who sent what to which machine, when, and from where. Complete visibility across every machine in your shop — from a browser, in real time.
Programs flow from the programmer directly to the machine through an encrypted pipeline. No USB drives, no open folders, no mystery about what's where.
Everything your current DNC system does — file management, RS-232 transfer, program organization — plus encryption, access control, and audit trail. 12 controller families supported. One day to install.
A departing employee cannot copy what they cannot access. Programs are encrypted at rest and accessible only through authenticated, logged transfers.
See how SMC keeps your G-code encrypted, tracked, and under your control.