Addons for SIEMENS 840D: MDC/DNC/SPC on a machine tool controller

You are wondering, why you have to buy expensive PCs or IPCs in order to fulfil data processing tasks on the shopfloor? You want your workers to access all necessary information directly at their workplace (= machine)? Decrease waste and unproductive times of “walking around”? With our modular add-ons you tackle these challenges.

Challenge
Modern production is unthinkable without state-of-the-art machine tool controllers like e.g. SIEMENS 840D. They are prime IPCs
with Microsoft or UNIX operating system, LCD/touchscreen, keyboard, Ethernet, USB or RS232 ports. Why not using these devices instead of buying expensive additional
PCs/IPCs for data collection or CAD/CAM-Viewer?. By using a controller for these jobs, you can reduce costs and “walking around”.

Solution
Complete your SIEMENS 840D machine controller with modular and easy-to-use add-ons for:
- Manual and machine data collection (MDC)
- Statistical quality process control (SPC)
- NC program adminstration and transfer (DNC)
Use the controller as PC and let your worker interact with the IT world around him straight at his workplace resp. his machine. All that without reducing the controllers main task performance.

Unique selling points
-Easy-to-use add-ons, which are especially designed for the demands of small-and-medium-sized firms.
- Off-the-shelf software framework which can be scaled, customized and adapted to customer’s needs.
- Implementation concepts for different use cases like e.g. medical engineering.
- Java technology ensures autonomy from operating systems and hardware.

Benfits
- Machine utilisation ↑
- Worker utilisation ↑
- Process control ↑
- Transparency ↑
- Sustainability ↑
- Productivity ↑
- Traceability ↑
- Flexibility ↑
- Quality ↑
- Walking-around ↓
- Production costs ↓
- Non-productive times ↓

Manual data collect
- Clock-in/Clock-out/Interruption time and attendance recordings
- Start/Interruption/Finish operation recordings
- Partial/Finish records
- Batch recordings
- Create, split or modify operations
- Multi-machines setup and multi-worker recordings on an op.
- Work queues
- ...

Machine data collection
- Real-time machine tool monitoring tracking of performance, produced quantities or machine states.
- Downtime discovery via automatic cycle time surveillance or direct input of breakdown signals or manually via keyboard, barcode RFID Scanner.
- Customer-specific reports, performance figures, dashboards or cockpits.
- ...

DNC program transfer
- Freeware FTP servers like FileZilla can be used.
- Copy single NC programs and parts in both directions.
- Every action will be documented in a central log file of the FTP server. This gurantees, universal traceability of all transaction regarding NC programs (e.g. loading and saving). Basis for meeting e.g. FDA requirmenents.
- User-defined right and limitations
- ...

SPC process control
- Worker quality self assessment in real-time
- Seamless collection of measuring data (e.g. via Profibus)
- Automated control chart guidance.
- Actual trend analyses
- Quality control and monitoring conforming to DIN/ISO standards
- ...

Exhibitor Data Sheet