TDMshopcontrol –
increasing productivity by continous tool use
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TDMshopcontrol is a software module that supervises
the circulation of all tools on the shop floor and
integrates the following: 1) planning of required
tools, 2) assembly of required tools, 3) presetting,
4) tool use at the machine, and 5) disassembly of
tools in the tool room.
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Features of TDMshopcontrol
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Creation and management of production orders.
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Creating of balance sheets for tool needs in relation to
orders, machines and tool inventories.
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Generation of
work orders for the tool preparation room
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Net availability check against actual inventory (requires
the TDM
Crib Module)
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Standard Interfaces to presetting systems
(current values
are re-transferred to the database)
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Calculation of tool needs: Shopcontrol calculates overall tool requirements for every production order based on batch sizes, tool lifetimes, and machining times. |
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Organized tool loading and unloading: Shopcontrol schedules machine loading and unloading sequences according to the importance and/or succession of production operations. |
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Comparative tool assembly results:
Shopcontrol V4 can compare the results of different tool
assembly procedures. This reduces setup times and
optimizes machine utilization.
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Benefits: |
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Minimization of tool movements by automatic
creation of
difference lists, load lists and unload lists
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Intefaces with presetting systems and machines
for optimized data transfer
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Increasing profitability of tools resulting from:
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Reliable tool requirements planning
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Optimized tool use and
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Continous monitoring of tool use
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