MÜCAD is the central pattern creation and programming software platform for the Jakob Müller Group's range of electronically controlled narrow-fabric and label weaving machines. It spans the full spectrum of warp and weft patterning — from simple shaft/heald programming for dobby looms through to photorealistic Jacquard label design with up to 12,800 individually addressable hooks — and consolidates all pattern data, machine parameters, and production documentation in a central SQL database accessible over the network. The 64-bit architecture handles large Jacquard pattern files that would exhaust the memory address space of a 32-bit application, and the OPC/UA interface connects the programming workstation directly to Müller's mymuenet IoT platform for real-time production monitoring, pattern transfer to the machine, and central article management across multiple weaving lines.

How does the modular edition structure scale across weaving technologies?

MÜCAD is organised into editions that map to specific weaving technologies and pattern complexity levels, avoiding the cost and interface complexity of a one-size-fits-all license. At the entry level, MÜCAD NANO addresses dobby machines with shaft/heald programming up to 200 control channels. MÜCAD MICRO extends this to 896 channels for more complex warp patterning. MÜCAD MINI handles Jacquard warp patterning up to 6,400 hooks. MÜCAD BASIC is the full-capability Jacquard edition — weft and warp patterning for machines up to 12,800 hooks. Above this, specialised modules add capability for specific label types: DIGICOLOR enables photorealistic woven label design using 5–7 weft colours, MÜCAD MDW programs the Multi Directional Weaving function for effect-thread feeders, MÜCAD VELVEDGE targets velvet-edge labels, MÜCAD CODE handles individual serial numbering and name tapes, and MÜCAD RFID integrates RFID tag programming into the weaving pattern. Add-on applications — MÜNUMBER-MASTER for forgery-proof sequential numbering, MÜBARCODE for visible QR and barcode labels, MÜNAME-MASTER for personalised small series — extend the platform into brand-protection and customisation markets.

How does the central database change production workflow?

Before centralised pattern management, a weaving mill's pattern library lived on individual programming工作站 — pattern version control meant knowing which folder on which PC held the approved file. MÜCAD's central SQL database stores every pattern, its revision history, and its associated machine parameters in a single network-accessible location with automatic backup. When a pattern is modified, the update propagates to all connected machines via the mymuenet platform; there is no risk of a production shift running yesterday's pattern version because the overnight revision was saved to a local drive. For multi-site operations, the database is accessible over the internet, so a pattern developed at the design centre in Switzerland can be deployed to a production facility in Turkey without emailing files or managing USB drives. The database also stores documentation — material specifications, quality-control parameters, customer approvals — linked to each pattern, creating a single source of truth for audit and traceability purposes.