A manufacturing handoff can contain the right-looking files and still carry missing revisions, conflicting units, incomplete material or tolerance notes, and unsupported assumptions. Those gaps create quote delays, rework, and expensive decisions downstream.
MAX-PRO portfolio
CNC manufacturing validation
DatumRelay
Preflight CNC release packages before preventable gaps become delays, rework, or scrap.
Best forManufacturing engineers, CNC programmers, quality teams, and release owners
Workflow stageCNC manufacturing validation
DeliversPackage-completeness result · Evidence-linked finding list
Current maturityLive
The job to be done
Why this product exists.
DatumRelay is designed to preflight supported manufacturing artifacts and their job context. It turns detected issues into traceable blockers or advisories and gives the release owner a clearer record for the final handoff decision.
How it works
One controlled path through the handoff.
- 01
Define the job
Record the process, material, stock, revision, machine context, and artifacts expected in the package.
- 02
Validate
Run the supported package checks and review blocking, warning, and informational findings.
- 03
Resolve and release
Correct the inputs, rerun the checks, and retain the validation report with the handoff.
Concrete example
What the workflow looks like in practice.
A shop receives a bracket STEP file, drawing, material and tolerance notes, and CNC job context. DatumRelay surfaces a missing or conflicting release item, ties it to the affected artifact, and keeps the issue visible until the package is corrected and reviewed by a qualified programmer.
Inputs and outputs
What goes in. What comes out.
Inputs and context
- Supported manufacturing files
- Drawing and revision information
- Material, tolerance, and process context
- Job and machine constraints supplied by the user
Resulting record
- Package-completeness result
- Evidence-linked finding list
- Severity and release status
- Affected-artifact references
- Validation and revision report
- Supplier handoff record
Where it fits
Distinct role. Clear handoff.
DatumRelay is an independent release gate focused on cross-file consistency and manufacturing context. Protoary prepares the design intent; DatumRelay challenges the resulting package before manufacturing.
Current boundaries
What this product is not.
These limits are part of the product decision. They are shown before the launch link so the current scope is clear.
- DatumRelay is not a CAD editor, CAM postprocessor, full G-code simulator, machine controller, or CMM inspection system.
- Results depend on the formats, rules, and job context supported by the current product.
- The validation record supports—but does not replace—the judgment of a qualified engineer, programmer, supplier, or quality team.
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