CNCnetPDM helps with enforcement of measures to increase transparency, efficiency and productivity of the shop floor by delivering economically and technically relevant information of machinery in a standardized, comparable form to enterprise information systems. This includes:
- Machine-states, part counts, work-orders, quality and process data.
In the background this data is automatically transmitted to IT systems and allows analyses of
- Run-time, effective production time, setup-, idle- and downtime of the machines per time period or work order.
- Produced quantity, cycle time and various process parameters like spindle-speed. Information about tool usage can be collected and analyzed as well.
- CNCnetPDM also delivers, almost in real time, an overview of the actual state of all connected devices.
In addition to the determination of the effective costs of work-orders or a parts CNCnetPDM also collects all necessary data to identify cost drivers like excessive tool wear or unscheduled downtimes.
By using CNCnetPDM IT Professionals are able to deliver the solution desired by their customer without the need to occupy themself with machine controllers or development of interfaces to multiple machine-manufacturer specific solutions.
- CNCnetPDM delivers the data needed for an IT solution in a homogenous form independent from the connected type of machine, IT Professionals can fully focus on their core competencies.
- Due to the facts that CNCnetPDM itself is no MES or ERP program, operates in the background and only bridges the gap between shop floor production resources and an IT solution it doesn’t compete with the vendors product.
- CNCnetPDM delivers its data to a clearly defined interface.
If needed inventcom can carry out all tasks, from connecting the machinery to delivering all data to a defined interface for specific projects.
BENEFITS FOR MACHINE- & CONTROLLER MANUFACTURERS
With CNCnetPDM the end user is able to connect the equipment delivered by a machine vendor to his existing MES, ERP or IT solution without the need to add additional hardware or pull cables through the machine.
- The programming of the machine's controller doesn’t have to be modified
- CNCnetPDM doesn’t access internal components of a machine such as the PLC with non-certified third party software drivers, the product remains unmodified as delivered to and accepted by the customer.
- Hence, discussions about maintenance and warranty can be avoided in advance.
With CNCnetPDM machine manufacturers and vendors can offer seamless integration of their device with existing MES, ERP or IT solutions and deliver significant added value.
SPECIFICATIONS
CNCnetPDM
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General
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Type of program
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Foreground program or background service
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Number of machines
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54 per program or service instance,
multiple instances can be installed on one PC
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Polling interval
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Adjustable in seconds (typ. 30 – 60 sec.)
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Extras
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Attachable graphical interface (GUI)
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Data Acquisition
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Machine States
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Run
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Machine is up and produces parts
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Idle
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Machine is not in use and is available
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Idle reason
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Adjustable, only acquired when machine is in idle mode e.g. no work-order, no operator
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Down
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Machine is not in use and is not available (machining interrupted)
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Reason for down state
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Adjustable, only acquired when machine is down e.g. Setup, Faulted
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Off
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Machine is switched off
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Part Counters
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Cycles executed
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Cumulative (Sum of all cycles executed) or
Incremental (Sum of cycles executed since last polling)
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Number of Good-,
Scrap- or
Rework Pieces
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Optional, if detectable by the machine
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Work-Order Data
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Work-Order
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Number of the actual work order
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Operation
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Number of actual work order operation
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Part
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Part number
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Quality- & Process-Data
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Actual
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Value at the time of polling
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Minimum - Maximum - Average
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Minimal-, maximal- or average value since last polling
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System Requirements
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Server
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Operating system
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All Microsoft Windows Operating Systems from XP (>= SP2) to Server 2016 (32 and 64 Bit) |
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Required memory
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Min. 50 MB RAM per CNCnetPDM server-instance
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Databases
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Oracle 11g - 12c
MS SQL Server 2008 - 2016
MySQL MariaDB (Ver. >= 5.5)
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Machine
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Controller
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PLC, PC or CNC Controller
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Communication-Interface
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Any interface accessible by an external IT device e.g.: Bluetooth, USB, Serial Interface, Ethernet or manufacturer specific network- or bus-systems
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