Sofcon Traning PVT LTD institute and company where Btech , Mtech, BSC and MSC students have became successful Automation Engineer in various field like PLC Training, PLC Scada Training, Embedded Training. Sofcon is not just a training provider, we are stand for help after job and Sofcon have placed 35000 thousand in automation industry. Sofcon Training Branches are available in all over Inida like Noida, Delhi, Lucknow, Gurgaon, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bhopal, Pune and Jaipur.
Friday, 7 October 2016
Practical training on PLC SCADA with complete course material
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Automation is a combination of technology that results in operations
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superior to manual operations. Automated machineries are widely used in almost
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Friday, 23 September 2016
2-3-4-6 Months Quality Summer/Winter Training opportunity with international standards
Winter
Training with Placement on Embedded System, Advanced Embedded System, C
Language, Industrial Automation, PLC, SCADA, VHDL, Verilog HDL, VLSI, IBAS,
MATLAB,.NET, J2EE, @SOFCON Noida, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Bhopal,
Ahmedabad, Baroda, Rajkot.
SOFCON, an
Indian Multinational, ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company is a renowned name among
Engineering Students, Working professionals and MCA/BCA professionals for
providing quality education in the forms of summer, Industrial & Winter
Training. SOFCON has formed a group of enthusiastic and well competent
professionals, having a unique training methodology which makes SOFCON Northern
India No-1 Training Company with a bright history of training more than 50,000
engineers and professionals.
Today almost
every Engineering & Professional graduate programs in India include
Industrial/Summer/Winter/Project Training as an important part of their
curriculum, with an objective to enhance the knowledge of the students on
different cutting edge technologies which has been important part of respective
industry but most of the students always run to obtain a merely certificate and
due to this there is serious lack of trained professionals with the desired
skill sets to take on the ever increasing demand of an industry.
In order to
eradicate this deficiency and creates skilled resources for the challenging
industry, SOFCON has designed a curriculum for Winter/Project/Industrial
training which incorporates a blending learning approach by integrating
classroom, hands on lab exercise and team projects to provides students both
the theoretical & practical training, needed to build strong technical
skills.
Eligibility
B.Tech./B.E./MCA/B.Sc.(IT)/Diploma or equivalent in any stream.
Training Location: Noida,
Delhi, Gurgaon, Lucknow, Allahabad, Jaipur, Bhopal, Mohali, Ahmedabad, Baroda
& Pune (Please refer to website www.sofcontraining.com for complete
details)
Course
Duration: 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 4 months & 6 months.
Date of
Starting: Different batches are starting in every 10 days gap from December to
April (Please refer to our website www.sofcontraining.com for complete details)
---Embedded
System
Advanced Embedded System
Industrial Automation [PLC, SCADA, Drives, HMI, Motion Control]
VLSI [VHDL, Verilog HDL]
IBAS [Industrial Building Automation System]
MATLAB
.NET
J2EE
Why SOFCON
• SOFCON is
a group of 3 company not only a training institute
• More than
18 years of Experience in Technology Training
• A
Competent group of 780 dedicated & highly skilled employees as well as
industrial experience with 200+ in house Trainers
• Bright
history of Training more than 50,000+ Students and Professional so far
• 12+
Training Locations across the globe with all required modern facilities
• Courses
mapped with Industry Requirement in order to ensure 100% placement for our
students
• 12,000+
Engineer Placed by SOFCON across Industry
• Strategic
tie-ups with Global Technology leaders in order ensure quality training for our
students, as well as placements
• On site
practical exposure
• Intensive
skill development.
Special
Features of Training:
•
Opportunity to participate in campus placement of top companies.
• A Discount
of Rs. 500/- for the students who will join two programs.
• Advance &
Updated Kits and Components provided to each students for practical purpose
• We have
using Development Board which is design by SOFCON Engineer
• We have
using our own SOFTWARE for training purpose
• Specially
designed Learning kit containing a book and a CD would be provided free of cost
to the students of all courses.
• SOFCON
student Membership of $20 is free of cost.
•
Certification by SOFCON India Pvt. Ltd. (Subjected to at least 70% Attendance).
Training
Programs at your college campus: SOFCON can deliver a free of cost technical
seminar at your campus for training at your college campus. After the seminar,
if at least 40 students are interested to join the training, then same program
may be conducted at your campus. This training program may be conducted at any
time whole of the year at your campus. For the seminar or training at your
campus call us at +91-9910063164 or e-mail us at bhagwan@sofcontraining.com
Other SOFCON
Programs: 6 Months Projects based training for B.Tech./MCA Students. Regular
training programs whole of the year at all of our campuses as well as at the
college campuses. Summer training programs in the month of May, June, July
& August for 2/4/6 Weeks.
Training
Programs at your college campus: SOFCON can deliver a free of cost technical
seminar at your campus for training at your college campus. After the seminar,
if at least 40 students are interested to join the training, then same program
may be conducted at your campus. This training program may be conducted at any
time whole of the year at your campus. For the seminar or training at your
campus call us at +91-9910063164 or e-mail us at bhagwan@sofcontraining.com
Other SOFCON
Programs: 6 Months Projects based training for B.Tech./MCA Students. Regular
training programs whole of the year at all of our campuses as well as at the
college campuses. Summer training programs in the month of May, June, July
& August for 2/4/6 Weeks.
SOFCON Profile: Sofcon
Group has over 02 decades of rich experience in providing turnkey automation solutions
to applications like Cement Plants, Power Plants, Food Processing Plant,
Chemical Process Automation, Plastic, Pharma Machineries, Oil Refineries, Water
Treatment Plants, DG Automation, Energy Monitoring, Load Management, Material
Handling, Coal Plant, SCADA Systems, Aluminum, Picture Tube, Automobile, Ash
Handling etc.
Sofcon India
Pvt Ltd (ISO 9001-2008 & IAO-International Accreditation
Organization
Accredited)
We impart
hands-on training on Industrial Automation, Embedded Systems & Integrated Building
Automation System (IBAS) to II/III/Final/Passed Engineering Graduates/Diploma,
Working Professionals & Technicians. We have trained more than 30000
Engineers, Technicians and Working Professionals, we have 11 No fully equipped
training centers in India at Noida, Delhi, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Jaipur, Lucknow,
Bhopal, Ahmadabad, Baroda and Rajkot.
In-Campus Training at Colleges:
We have
conducted more than 250 in-campus college batches. A few colleges are BIET
Pilani, DAV Jalandhar, Gyan Ganga Jabalpur, BVMCTM Gwalior, HCST Mathura,
Subharti Meerut, RGEC Meerut, Arni University HP, SMEC Neemrana, GITS Udaipur,
NRI-IST Bhopal, SIET Allahabad, BSA Mathura, Ideal Ghaziabad, CIT Vodakara,
NIEC Delhi, LKCT Indore, EIT Faridabad, ITM Gwalior, PCTE Ludhiana, DCTM
Palwal, Sunrise Lucknow, RPS Balana, SIRT Bhopal, KNIT Sultanpur, MVN
University Palwal, GIET Gunupur, BIET Lucknow, HCST Mathura, Vidya College of
Engg Meerut, AITS Udaipur, RPS Balana Mohindergarh, Techno India NJR IET
Udaipur, CSIT Durg, SAM College Allahabad etc. (A few testimonials attached).
-Plant/Corporate
Training:
We customize
the training needs of various corporate in India and abroad as per
plant/facility requirements. We have successfully conducted more than 150
customized training programs. A few names include Indraprastha Gas,
GlaxosmithKline, KS oils, Ultratech Cement, Bajaj Auto, Schenk Rotek, McCain
Foods, Moser Baer, JCT Electronics, CCIL, JP Group, IDMC Ltd., Parle Biscuits
Ltd, IRPPL, Tudor India Ltd., Shree Cements Ltd, Emersion Ltd., Case
Construction Ltd, Sergi India, Ecocat Pvt Ltd, Pepsico, JHOC Yemen, Qatar
Petroleum, NHPC, Ingersoll Rand, Pepsico Kolkata, Samsung India Electronics
etc. (A few testimonials enclosed).
Live
Projects: The participants who are interested to work on live projects can work
on the specialized live projects. These live projects will be offered by SOFCON
India Pvt. Ltd. and participants have to complete these projects in given time
frame. This time frame may be 6 months or one year. Incentives may also be
given to the candidates, depending upon their performance while handling the
live projects. The groups for working on live projects will be decided by
students.
Testimonials:
We had
conducted Campus Recruitment Preparation Program with SOFCON at our campus.
From the initial contacts to the conclusion of the course, we have found SOFCON
to be very professional and helpful in all aspects. We look forward to conduct
other training programs in coming years."
Mr. Amandeep
Singh -Head Continuing Education Department IIT-Delhi
"The
Training provided by SOFCON is of a very high caliber. The staffs are highly
skilled and flexible, making training a worth. We will continue to take SOFCON
Services in the future and would have no hesitation in recommending them to
other Institutions."
Mr.Prateek
Mishra-Honda Car Ltd. – Greater Noida
"In
SOFCON I learnt the magic of Coding .The constant and personal interaction with
the trainer is the best part of SOFCON. I thank SOFCON for making my most
cherished dream come true."
Mr. Piyush
Sharma- SAMSUNG India Ltd.
Sunday, 20 December 2015
Cutting Time from R&D to Manufacturing
Life science tech transfer and validation gain efficiency as companies
employ a modular S88 approach, cutting development costs and speeding
time to market.
By Keren Sookne
, Contributing Writer
In the changing life science industry, a company’s success hinges on its ability to introduce new products safely and quickly, connecting R&D to bulk production and piecing data together in a meaningful way. Historically, the approach to bringing a product to market has been fragmented—steps like R&D, clinical batch production and bulk production have been treated as individual operations, each involving single-purpose systems and a reliance on tribal knowledge.
The traditional manufacturing execution system (MES) has been designed for one product and one process, with the goal of maximizing yield at the lowest cost. But the next-generation facility must be able to rapidly respond to product (and process) changes, in part because the facility may accommodate multiple products. Across the industry, companies are looking for ways to systematize tech transfer to introduce new products and make process changes in a cost-effective and agile way.
Fragmentation to integration
To create innovative systems, companies have spent considerable time examining the drawbacks of the current processes. The islands of automation—and resulting islands of data—that evolved from single-purpose solutions have led to overall systems that lack efficient connectivity, with many handoffs between levels of the manufacturing hierarchy. Each island is, understandably, concentrated on producing the life science product and documentation to meet its own specific requirements, without consideration of the full product lifecycle.
Companies often lack the flexibility to introduce recipe changes or new products in a cost-effective manner. “It’s very cumbersome to take [the master control] recipe and roll that out across the plants in a seamless way,” says Douglas Gray, director of standards, analytics and visualization at Johnson & Johnson.
But many life science companies, including Amgen and Johnson & Johnson, have been adopting a product lifecycle framework that promotes partnership between supply chain, production, maintenance, quality and distribution. Beginning with the end user in mind, the approach is driven by product flow from R&D to patient use.
“Ultimately, we believe in making sure we’ve got a system and process from R&D that will drive the recipe all the way down into facilities,” Gray says. “Across the globe, we’ll have one general recipe, multiple site recipes, and then those will be automatically executed in various control systems in a consistent manner.”
The end-to-end strategy is helping companies meet customer needs by reducing the time to fulfill technical, regulatory and business requirements. Gray explains a three-part content-execution-visualization (CEV) framework, beginning with the right content being input, followed by consistent execution (similar production across the globe with real-time data tracking in ready-to-use contexts). The framework concludes with the visualization of data that allow for process and product analysis that support faster and better-informed decisions.
The S88 approach in tech transfer
One of the keys to success in product lifecycle management is the S88 framework used to standardize automation. The ANSI/ISA-88 (S88) is a standard for batch control that provides a structured way to segment operations. S88 separates recipes from equipment control, which allows changes to be made to either the control software or the recipe without affecting the other. This means that software can be designed based on the capabilities of the equipment, unlimited by a specific product recipe. Another main feature of S88 is modular design: recipes and blocks of information that can be copied or reassembled, which can save time during maintenance or implementation of new projects.
“S88 is about taking all the activities we perform, breaking them down into reusable blocks of information, then selfishly (and diligently) reusing them wherever we can,” says Marc Hooybergs, senior director of global execution systems at Johnson & Johnson.
Though S88 is a useful tool for the development of control software, it also provides value as a philosophy: The segmented approach can be used to reduce time and cut costs in the rollout of master recipes from corporate headquarters to manufacturing sites that may have different equipment, raw materials, packaging, etc. Additionally, the platform provides common terminology to help keep vendors and manufacturers on the same page.
Reducing development time
The approach can lead to reduced NPI cycle time by simplifying regulatory filing and development through the use of reusable blocks of code, Hooybergs explains. With a general recipe built in the R&D stage (containing regulatory submission information), unique manufacturing sites can transform and auto-generate their DeltaV master recipes. Tech transfers can be 40 percent faster, and require 50 percent less effort to validate.
The data model provides stakeholders with real-time visibility into manufacturing to make better decisions as the process is happening rather than after the fact, while full electronic batch release helps to expedite product shipment. Scientists can also benefit from better understanding as the focus shifts from obtaining the right documentation to obtaining useful data for process knowledge.
Presented at this year’s Emerson Global Users Exchange in Denver, recent DeltaV standardization efforts by Janssen (part of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development) have shown major gains, with five sites deploying standard DeltaV site infrastructure in parallel. One site reported saving 2,500 hours, while another saved $100,000 per skid. One consumer plant in India had a 90 percent reduction in recipe generation.
Looking to the future, Amgen’s Greg Bischoff emphasizes the need for streamlining automation and data transfer as the industry shifts its focus to patient-based value. Of particular importance is the need for continued innovation in single-use instrumentation (flow, pressure, dissolved oxygen sensors, etc.) as automation becomes more sophisticated. To promote the delivery of the right drugs to the right patients at the right time, systems must be in place to integrate patient data all the way through manufacturing and the supply chain, and to produce the drugs in a safe and agile manner.
The need for additional alignment
Though the S88 approach is helping to standardize life science automation and tech transfer strategy, it is not a silver bullet. “Many disciplines, tools and techniques must be aligned to a vision of standardization for true change to take place within an organization,” says Jeff Hackney, manager of North American life sciences business development at Emerson Process Management. “Process design, automation design, recipe design, business processes, SOPs, QA, QC and more must be considered holistically to achieve the goals being set forth in the industry.”
Any changes in the production of life science products must be accompanied with appropriate SOPs, data management, sample tracking and analytic technologies to ensure patient safety. Experts are exploring the possibilities of standardizing in other areas. Examples include the incorporation of more versatile manufacturing components to reduce inventory demands and increase flexibility, or the creation of a single bioreactor standard for a predefined equipment list so that facilities can conform SOPs to their equipment, design by omission rather than addition.
Will building a new facility ever be as easy as assembling modular blocks like children’s toys? No. There will always be a need to customize and reconfigure recipes and control logic. But the S88 tech transfer platform is already helping companies by significantly reducing development time and cutting costs, speeding time to market and allowing capital to be allocated to other advancements in science and automation.
The traditional manufacturing execution system (MES) has been designed for one product and one process, with the goal of maximizing yield at the lowest cost. But the next-generation facility must be able to rapidly respond to product (and process) changes, in part because the facility may accommodate multiple products. Across the industry, companies are looking for ways to systematize tech transfer to introduce new products and make process changes in a cost-effective and agile way.
Fragmentation to integration
To create innovative systems, companies have spent considerable time examining the drawbacks of the current processes. The islands of automation—and resulting islands of data—that evolved from single-purpose solutions have led to overall systems that lack efficient connectivity, with many handoffs between levels of the manufacturing hierarchy. Each island is, understandably, concentrated on producing the life science product and documentation to meet its own specific requirements, without consideration of the full product lifecycle.
Companies often lack the flexibility to introduce recipe changes or new products in a cost-effective manner. “It’s very cumbersome to take [the master control] recipe and roll that out across the plants in a seamless way,” says Douglas Gray, director of standards, analytics and visualization at Johnson & Johnson.
But many life science companies, including Amgen and Johnson & Johnson, have been adopting a product lifecycle framework that promotes partnership between supply chain, production, maintenance, quality and distribution. Beginning with the end user in mind, the approach is driven by product flow from R&D to patient use.
“Ultimately, we believe in making sure we’ve got a system and process from R&D that will drive the recipe all the way down into facilities,” Gray says. “Across the globe, we’ll have one general recipe, multiple site recipes, and then those will be automatically executed in various control systems in a consistent manner.”
The end-to-end strategy is helping companies meet customer needs by reducing the time to fulfill technical, regulatory and business requirements. Gray explains a three-part content-execution-visualization (CEV) framework, beginning with the right content being input, followed by consistent execution (similar production across the globe with real-time data tracking in ready-to-use contexts). The framework concludes with the visualization of data that allow for process and product analysis that support faster and better-informed decisions.
The S88 approach in tech transfer
One of the keys to success in product lifecycle management is the S88 framework used to standardize automation. The ANSI/ISA-88 (S88) is a standard for batch control that provides a structured way to segment operations. S88 separates recipes from equipment control, which allows changes to be made to either the control software or the recipe without affecting the other. This means that software can be designed based on the capabilities of the equipment, unlimited by a specific product recipe. Another main feature of S88 is modular design: recipes and blocks of information that can be copied or reassembled, which can save time during maintenance or implementation of new projects.
“S88 is about taking all the activities we perform, breaking them down into reusable blocks of information, then selfishly (and diligently) reusing them wherever we can,” says Marc Hooybergs, senior director of global execution systems at Johnson & Johnson.
Though S88 is a useful tool for the development of control software, it also provides value as a philosophy: The segmented approach can be used to reduce time and cut costs in the rollout of master recipes from corporate headquarters to manufacturing sites that may have different equipment, raw materials, packaging, etc. Additionally, the platform provides common terminology to help keep vendors and manufacturers on the same page.
Reducing development time
The approach can lead to reduced NPI cycle time by simplifying regulatory filing and development through the use of reusable blocks of code, Hooybergs explains. With a general recipe built in the R&D stage (containing regulatory submission information), unique manufacturing sites can transform and auto-generate their DeltaV master recipes. Tech transfers can be 40 percent faster, and require 50 percent less effort to validate.
The data model provides stakeholders with real-time visibility into manufacturing to make better decisions as the process is happening rather than after the fact, while full electronic batch release helps to expedite product shipment. Scientists can also benefit from better understanding as the focus shifts from obtaining the right documentation to obtaining useful data for process knowledge.
Presented at this year’s Emerson Global Users Exchange in Denver, recent DeltaV standardization efforts by Janssen (part of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development) have shown major gains, with five sites deploying standard DeltaV site infrastructure in parallel. One site reported saving 2,500 hours, while another saved $100,000 per skid. One consumer plant in India had a 90 percent reduction in recipe generation.
Looking to the future, Amgen’s Greg Bischoff emphasizes the need for streamlining automation and data transfer as the industry shifts its focus to patient-based value. Of particular importance is the need for continued innovation in single-use instrumentation (flow, pressure, dissolved oxygen sensors, etc.) as automation becomes more sophisticated. To promote the delivery of the right drugs to the right patients at the right time, systems must be in place to integrate patient data all the way through manufacturing and the supply chain, and to produce the drugs in a safe and agile manner.
The need for additional alignment
Though the S88 approach is helping to standardize life science automation and tech transfer strategy, it is not a silver bullet. “Many disciplines, tools and techniques must be aligned to a vision of standardization for true change to take place within an organization,” says Jeff Hackney, manager of North American life sciences business development at Emerson Process Management. “Process design, automation design, recipe design, business processes, SOPs, QA, QC and more must be considered holistically to achieve the goals being set forth in the industry.”
Any changes in the production of life science products must be accompanied with appropriate SOPs, data management, sample tracking and analytic technologies to ensure patient safety. Experts are exploring the possibilities of standardizing in other areas. Examples include the incorporation of more versatile manufacturing components to reduce inventory demands and increase flexibility, or the creation of a single bioreactor standard for a predefined equipment list so that facilities can conform SOPs to their equipment, design by omission rather than addition.
Will building a new facility ever be as easy as assembling modular blocks like children’s toys? No. There will always be a need to customize and reconfigure recipes and control logic. But the S88 tech transfer platform is already helping companies by significantly reducing development time and cutting costs, speeding time to market and allowing capital to be allocated to other advancements in science and automation.
Source by : -http://www.automationworld.com/process-control-software/cutting-time-rd-manufacturing
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Molex: Heavy Duty Connectors for Industrial Automation
GWconnect Heavy Duty Connectors provide exceptional mechanical strength
and vibration resistance in power, control and signal circuits.
The UL/CSA-approved connectors are rated to IP66, IP67 or IP69K (EN
60529) for applications exposed to harsh substances or requiring
frequent washdown. Applications may include control panels, robotics,
industrial automation, food and beverage, in addition to railway,
commercial vehicle and renewable energy equipment. Constructed of
die-cast aluminum alloy with a polyester powder coating, connectors are
available with a range of enclosure materials and options. Inserts
constructed of self-extinguishing UL 94V-0 thermoplastic material are
available with screw terminals, screw terminals with terminal block,
spring terminals, crimp terminals and push-in terminals. Special sealing
gaskets protect the inserts against dust, water and chemical agents.
Turned contacts are made of hard silver or gold coated copper alloy,
ensuring high reliability and performance. A complete range of stamped
crimp contacts, supplied on reel, is also available for automated
crimping. The connectors also feature a lever locking system to resist
impact and prevent accidental unmating.
Source from:- http://www.automationworld.com/cables-wiring-amp-connectors/molex-heavy-duty-connectors-industrial-automation
Monday, 13 July 2015
What does CAD/CAM and job shop management software integration mean?
So much of metal fabricating activity today is focused on the
elimination of waste, and one of the bigger steps a company can take is
integrating its CAD/CAM software with its job shop management software.
It
wasn’t too long ago that the shop floor drove the metal fabricating company.
Workers started a job when it made sense to them—unless otherwise instructed—and
the completed job shipped, sometimes unknown to the front office. The shop also
followed a schedule that made sense from only its perspective, which typically
resulted in large amounts of work-in-process sitting around and excess material
being ordered for products being fabricated but not yet ordered.
Even
in the shops with the best communication between management and production,
waste was seemingly inevitable. That is no longer the case today.
Shop
management systems allow for strict materials resource planning, inventory
control, job costing, quoting, and scheduling. CAD/CAM and nesting software
systems deliver detailed information on production requirements for a job and
simulations to prove them out, resulting in more accurate job quotes, better
material utilization, and more precise inventory counting.
True
automation of information flow between the front office and the shop floor is
still elusive. The problem is that these modern software tools often are not
integrated. Information from a shop management system is not automatically
generating nests and schedules without some sort of manual intervention, and
the shop floor production results don’t necessarily flow back to the
enterprise-level software used to run the company. A chasm exists between the
two software systems.
More
metal fabricators are seeing the light, however, of what can be accomplished
when the shop management software is more closely integrated with CAD/CAM
packages. The results speak for themselves.
1. A more precise quote is delivered.
A
winning job quote can become a losing one if a shop is not making money on the
job. Luckily, fully integrated software tools can help deliver a good outcome.
Once
a job, such as a laser cutting operation, has been successfully completed, the
information from the fabricating activity can be fed back into the job tracking
and costing modules of the shop management software. An estimator processing a
repeat of that same job or something similar can find out real process times
instead of relying on averages that likely haven’t been updated in several
months.
This
is especially helpful in more intricate jobs, such as a laser-cut disk with
plenty of grooves. It’s difficult for even experienced estimators to deliver an
accurate job quote just with a guesstimate. The estimator has to take into
account piercing and speed adjustments as the laser cutting head moves around
the many curves. An archived reference would help to deliver a sound quote
while speeding up the quoting process.
Automated
information flow to formulate quotes also helps to process additional quotes.
In today’s marketplace where quotes sometimes are awarded on a
“first-in-to-win” basis, timely responses to request for quotes can be very
important.
2. Production jobs are organized more easily.
Plenty
of shops have a work flow that calls for a programmer to create nests manually
in the front office or that involves shop floor workers creating the nests at the
machine. This gives the shop ultimate control of the nest, but loses out on the
time efficiencies associated with automated nesting.
With
integration of nesting and shop management software, a programmer no longer
gets a folder with 50 different jobs on it and instructions to nest them and
get them out the door as quickly as possible. Instead, the shop management
software pushes jobs to the nesting software, and those nests are created
automatically according to a project due date. Realistically, a shop that
previously required a full day to nest parts for several hundred orders now can
accomplish the same task in less than an hour.
The
integration allows for more flexibility as well. For example, if a shop is
organized according to manufacturing cells or value streams in which only
certain types of products are fabricated, the shop management software can
organize nests according to material type. Now the front office can schedule
nests for a certain group of machines, rather than just schedule them according
to delivery date.
3. Inventory is tracked more accurately.
Inventory
is a tricky aspect of shop operations. A business doesn’t want too much raw
material inventory because it doesn’t want to pay for something that isn’t
going to be used right away and is just going to take up floor space. That cash
can be applied to something more productive. However, the same business doesn’t
want to be short of inventory that may be needed to cover a rush job.
Anyone
involved in manual inventory counts knows the inaccuracies that can occur and
the time needed to pull that together. Even getting a machine operator to log
inventory information, such as what material was used and if any remnant was
left, into the shop management software is rife with potential errors simply
because it’s a manual task.
With
integration, once a cutting job is done, the material information is fed back
automatically to the front office. Management knows exactly what material is
available and what has been used. It makes ordering more precise and keeps cash
from being tied up in excess inventory that may otherwise simply languish in a
rack for an extended period of time.
4. Real-time visibility into operations is achieved.
Perhaps
the greatest benefit for having CAD/CAM and shop management software more
closely aligned is the access to real-time production information. Management
simply can call up a report or add a key performance metric to a dashboard to
find out the status of any job in the shop, the performance of a certain
machine tool, or any other item of interest. The front office isn’t dependent
on getting that information directly from shop floor personnel or relying on
those same individuals to input information into the system.
Visibility
can be expanded depending on the relationship between CAD/CAM and shop
management software packages. For instance, if the shop management system is
allowed deep access to the cutting and nesting engine, anyone with a license to
the enterprise software can gain greater access to shop floor activities. That
license holder can see what a part looks like, where it resides on a nest,
where it is in the production schedule, and how long it took or will take to
process. This is all information that at one time was accessible only to the
machine tool operator or possibly the part programmer.
Imagine
a daily production meeting that now includes reports that not only show job
status updates and shipping details for the day, but also pictures attached to
the individual job orders listed on the report. This gives management a visual
clue to the work going on in the shop, and it’s a complete picture, both
literally and figuratively.
The
automation of information flow between the shop floor and the front office is
the next great step in eliminating waste and improving decision-making in metal
fabrication operations. The only way that this can occur, however, is with
efficient software integration. Without it, metal fabricators are not making
the most of their engineering and production capabilities.
Source:-http://www.thefabricator.com/article/cadcamsoftware/what-does-cad-cam-and-job-shop-management-software-integration-mean-
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