Teamcenter for Piece-Part Manufacturing
Industry Challenges
Running a CNC Shop is hard. As a machine shop manager, you will need to decide:
- Where and how are our CAM files, post-processors and NC programs to be managed?
- Where and how should our machining tools and fixtures be managed?
- How will we ensure that the right NC programs are transferred to the CNC machines?
- How will we ensure that we deliver the right work instructions to the shop floor (drawings, 3D models, tool sheets, operation sheets, etc.)?
- How will our CAM models be linked to their CAD parent models? How can design changes be easily passed to manufacturing?
- How can we collect data from machines to identify downtime causes, support preventative maintenance and calculate Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)?
- How can we optimize production execution and support continuous process improvement?
Every shop is different, so the importance of each of these questions will vary on a case-by-case basis. To address these challenges and help answer these questions, Engineering has partnered with Siemens to provide unparalleled solutions for piece-part manufacturers.
Teamcenter Part Planner
Teamcenter Part Planner enables a single source for managing manufacturing data elements and allows you to define the manufacturing process plan. Part Planner can be leveraged to store, search and access product and process information in order to re-use, edit or review. Part Planner provides engineers the graphical tools and capabilities they need to arrange a sequence of operations into a manufacturing process plan:
- Compile time, cost and other attributes into a plan report
- Assign and associate standard resources, manufacturing specifications and plant information to each operational step
- Create and classify process, operation and plan templates for re-use
- Use 3D visualization to check operation setups
- Automatically integrate processes, such as CAM operations, into the manufacturing plan
- Work from one source of managed information to ensure that all team members use the same data
The Part Planner application also ensures that all the source data (CAM, fixtures, CMM, etc.) is managed in a single location and under revision control for easy access and retrieval:
- Assign, route and track progress on planning tasks, such as NC programming
- Work collaboratively by linking data created by others to the manufacturing process
- Review and comment on product, process and resource content
- Ensure that standard process and resource data is up-to-date
Manufacturing Resource Library (MRL)
Manufacturing Resource Library (MRL) allows you to centralize the plant’s machining tools and resources in one location, to be used during CAM programming and within manufacturing process planning. This allows for:
- Access to full classification database
- Access to extensive Tool Library content
- Import data from Tool Vendor Catalog
- Directly accessible from NX CAM
Shop Floor Connect (SFC) for Teamcenter
Shop Floor Connect is a scalable Direct Numerical Control (DNC) and Electronic Work Instructions (EWI) solution that enables you to synchronize manufacturing planning and shop floor resources with these features and capabilities. SFC drives a paperless production floor by enabling:
- User-friendly, web-based interface
- Teamcenter/CAM data management
- Easy access to current and released manufacturing data, including CNC programs, drawings, 3D models and other data stored in Teamcenter
- Upload new or edited data to Teamcenter under full access and revision control
- Transfer NC programs directly to and from CNC machines for part production execution
- Fewer production errors and lower product rejection rate
- Configurable options to support different customer business processes
CAM Data Management
Having a central repository of CAM data allows for full lifecycle control and the definition of piece-part manufacturing operations content, from prove-outs and prototypes to manufacturing revision changes of CAM engineering files that support shop floor execution. This includes:
- CAM project files
- Post-process data/G-code
- CAM work instructions
- Control of revisions and statuses
- Release and change management from engineering design
Shop Floor Integrate (SFI)
Shop Floor Integrate extends the capability of MRL by providing physical tooling management. SFI enables tooling personnel to effectively manage and build physical tool assemblies based on released virtual tooling from MRL. Tool managers can also execute tool balancing to ensure that they have the right tools to complete the job. Capabilities include:
- Provide digital tool assembly sheets to the tool room
- Manage physical location of tools and components
- Integration to pre-setters
- Manage tool pre-set data and transfer to NC machines
Opcenter Execution Discrete (SIMATIC IT UADM)
Siemens Opcenter Execution Discrete (formerly SIMATIC IT UADM) is a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) platform that was designed to fully support the piece-part production process. Opcenter Execution Discrete gives manufacturers better control and visibility on the shop floor by enabling:
- Integration to ERP and Maintenance, Repair & Operation (MRO) systems
- Order management and execution
- Electronic Work Instructions
- Shop Floor Connect integration
- Teamcenter Part Planner integration
- As-built tracking
- Non-conformance and defect management
DiVE FactoryTrend for MindSphere
Siemens MindSphere is the cloud-based operating system from Siemens that connects products, plants, systems and machines, enabling manufacturers to harness the wealth of data generated by the Internet of Things (IoT) with advanced analytics. Developed by Engineering Industries eXcellence, DiVE FactoryTrend our free, lightweight yet powerful application for Siemens MindSphere that enables real-time machine monitoring and intelligent data collection for accurate and reliable plant performance analytics. Part of the DiVE Suite for the smart collection and analyzation of plant data, DiVE FactoryTrend offers an easy-to-configure, user-friendly Formula Editor and a responsive interface for mobile applications. Customizable dashboards provide management and users with real-time data collection, as well as KPI and OEE visualization. The main features include:
- Real-time machine data collection
- User-friendly formula editor for definition of KPIs
- Definition of plant model, time model, reason tree, machine states, counters and context fields
- Real-time downtime monitoring for each plant model node
- Real-time KPI and OEE calculation
- Real-time visualization of relevant KPIs via customizable dashboards
- Application accessible anytime from any device (mobile, desktop, HMIs, smart devices)
Engineering-Siemens Synergy
Engineering Industries eXcellence is a long-standing partner and niche system integrator for Siemens. We have also achieved the Smart Expert Partner designation, which differentiates us as a Siemens Digital Industries and customer-validated industry expert, specifically in their digital manufacturing software. Our team can deliver the complete spectrum of integrated digital solutions for piece-part manufacturing excellence and optimization, starting from planning all the way through the execution stage of the production process. The potential for these solutions to be integrated, synchronized and utilized provides many benefits for our customers, such as:
- Centralized data management within Teamcenter
- CAM and engineering data delivered seamlessly and digitally to the shop floor
- Linked information, including latest data for parts, processes, resources and tools
- More efficient production rates and reduced rejection rates
- Intelligent, interconnected and paperless factory floor
