Part Planning and Validation Define and execute optimized part manufacturing process plans Benefits • Shorten the process planning cycle • Access the latest and most accurate information from a central location • Efficiently manage NC data • Transfer plan data directly to shop floor systems • Establish and maintain regulatory compliance • Maximize the re-use of standard manufacturing processes and resources • Reduce errors and delays on the shop floor • Maximize the value of high cost production equipment Summary Tecnomatix® software’s Part Planning and Validation applications enable part manufacturing companies to accurately and efficiently define the manufacturing process plan and directly connect it to production systems. Once plans are completed, integrated production applications are available to transfer the plan data directly to the CNC machine for execution. Adopting a single source of data enables fast, easy access to the correct information and supports effective communication of the manufacturing plan to production. Business value In most activities, successful execution is the result of good planning. Similarly, the value of effective part manufacturing planning is realized downstream in efficient transfer to and production on the shop floor. During part manufacturing planning, manufacturers define a production process that covers both the methods and resources required to make a component. Any errors made during the planning phase are typically compounded in the execution of that manufacturing plan. It can be thousands of times more costly to correct mistakes discovered on the shop or factory floor than to make adjustments and revisions during pre-production planning. The accuracy of the plan, the speed of the planning process and the ability to efficiently transfer plan data to production systems are major contributing factors in achieving product delivery targets. Accurately define the part manufacturing plan Digital manufacturing technologies provide the key enablers to support accurate, timely definition and validation of the part manufacturing plan. Managing the data used and created by key process and resource definition applications, such as NC programming or tool design, is a key element of a tecnomatix www.siemens.com/tecnomatix TECNOMATIX Part Planning and Validation manufacturing instructions at the machine tool, providing the next level of confidence that the plan is successfully delivered. Maximize productivity Part Planner is provided as a key application within a generalized part manufacturing solution that resides in a PLM environment driven by Teamcenter® software. This PLM environment provides complimentary applications including CAM data management and reporting solutions. part manufacturing planning solution. For each manufactured part, the volume of data involved across the definition of the manufacturing plan for that part can be many times greater than the data created during the part design phase. Product data and process management capabilities provide data security and change control throughout the planning activity. Depending on the complexity of the manufacturing process, the definition of the manufacturing plan can require operation sequencing, an element of the task sometimes referred to as process planning. Ideally, manufacturing companies define the process plan in the same environment they use to manage their manufacturing data, thereby ensuring a single source of information and eliminating problems caused by data duplication. Likewise, it is important to access and use the correct planning data on the shop floor. By connecting the shop floor direct numerical control (DNC) system to the manufacturing planning data management environment, machine operators and shop floor managers have direct and secure access to NC files and work instructions. On the shop floor, the DNC system enables personnel to view, compare, and execute Contact Siemens Industry Software Americas +1 800 498 5351 Europe +44 (0) 1276 702000 Asia-Pacific +852 2230 3333 www.siemens.com/tecnomatix Key capabilities Part Planner is provided as a key application within a generalized part manufacturing solution that resides in a PLM environment driven by Teamcenter® software. This PLM environment provides complimentary applications including CAM data management and reporting solutions. Resource Manager, also delivered in a Teamcenter environment, provides an extensible library structure for managing all types of resources from cutting tools, fixtures, and gauges to machine tools, robots, welding guns, and process templates. Resources are shared by the planning department and used to generate NX™ CAM machining data, produce tool setup sheets, and automate creation of work instructions. provides shop floor managers and machine tool operators with capabilities to easily organize, manage, and transfer the correct NC programs. Tool lists from the manufacturing plan can be read by TDI to ensure proper tool life and availability so that plans are properly executed in production. Shop Floor Connect is a web-based addon application for Teamcenter that completes the chain for a seamless production process in part manufacturing. More than just a traditional DNC system, the connection to the centralized Teamcenter database avoids data duplication and manages revisions to make sure the correct manufacturing data is used on the shop floor. It also enables your production staff to access current and released CNC programs, drawings, 3D models and other sources through a web-based user interface that runs on any browser-enabled device or controller. If edits to NC programs are allowed to be made at the machine tool, these edits can even be managed in Teamcenter and communicated back to the NC programmer. Siemens’ Motion Control Information Systems (MCIS), Direct Numerical Control (DNC) and Tool Data Information (TDI) applications provide CNC information control and execution confidence to the shop floor. By directly linking the target CNC machines to NX CAM output, DNC © 2011 Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved. Siemens and the Siemens logo are registered trademarks of Siemens AG. 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