Production Workstation - Details

Name

Give your workstation a name; for example, Drill or Saw.

Description

This is a free text field. Use it to provide a little more information about the workstation.

Routing Enabled

When you select this check box, the Generate Contract Work Order Wizard includes this workstation when it is trying to establish the most efficient route through the workshop for the material during production.

Facility

Select a facility from the drop-down list.

Item Location

Select the location of the workstation from the drop-down list. These locations are defined on the Locations form.

Workshop Area

Use this field to be more specific about the location of the workstation. Select an area from the drop-down list, or click the Ellipsis button to create new areas.

Combine Consecutive Processes

The physical machine that is represented by this workstation record may be able to perform more than one task, for example, cutting and drilling.

The Combine Consecutive Processes check box can be used when a machine can perform more than one task, such as cutting and drilling, in this scenario when you move the material through Production, the material will be moved to the next process after the process this Workstation can perform.

Sort

Use this field to specify the order in which the workstations are selected by the Generate Contract Work Order Wizard.

CAM details

Output Path

If this workstation record represents a CNC machine, you can specify the folder that is used to send STRUMIS-stored or STRUMIS-generated CNC files to the machine.

See About NC files.

The output path can contain runtime variables, which are denoted by % symbols; for example, you might define the output folder as:

C:\output path\%Contract%\%Phase%-%Lot%\

At runtime (meaning, when a part in Production Control is selected and CAM data is sent to the Workstation) the following parts of the path definition are replaced:

§               %Contract% is replaced with the name of the contract

§               %Phase% is replaced with the name of the phase

§               %Lot% is replaced with the name of the lot

This means that the actual output path will be, for example C:\output path\C-00001\1-1\.

See Runtime variables below for more information.

Post Processor

Post processors are used to extract operational instructions from a CAM file and save them into machine specific files. The file is not generated until the option to Send CAM  Data to Workstation is selected in Production Control.

See Post processors below for a list of the available options.

Parameter File

If the post processor requires a parameter (.par) file, specify it here. Click the Ellipsis button to browse for the file. If you have a standard STRUMIS installation, the post processor files are located in the following folder:

C:\Program Files\AceCad Software Ltd\StruM.I.S evolution\Post Processors\par

Stamp Text

Specify the actual text that will be sent to the CNC machine and hard stamped onto the material. You can use standard text and runtime variables, or a combination of both.

Standard text

You can use any standard text or symbols, however this will depend on the available characters you have at the machine to physically provide the stamp.

Runtime variables

The available runtime variables; these are displayed as tool tips when you hover over the Stamp Text field. For example, you might define the following stamp text:

%Contract%-%Phase%-%Lot%-%Mark Item%

At runtime, the following parts of the definition are replaced:

§               %Contract% is replaced with the name of the contract

§               %Phase% is replaced with the name of the phase

§               %Lot% is replaced with the name of the lot

§               %Mark Item%  is replaced with the name of the mark item

The actual stamp will be, for example, C0001-Phase1-Lot2-PLT4.

See Runtime variables below for more information.

Apply Stamp Location

Stamp X Location

Stamp Y Location

Select this check box to specify the position of the stamp text. Use the x and y co-ordinates.

No checks are made to ensure that the x and y locations are within the dimensions of the bar.

Standard Hourly Rate

Specify the cost per hour to run the machine. This value is used to generate costs and employee time sheets.

Overtime Hourly Rate

Specify an overtime rate.

Default Report

Specify a default report. It is recommended that the nature of this report relates to the workstation process.

Default Printer

Specify where the report is printed, for example, the printer closest to the machine. Default printers can be changed at anytime whilst using the system.

BMDRILL

Interface to C.E.S.'s BEAMDRILL

CAANGLE

Control Automation Angle

CABEAM

Control Automation Beam

CAMDXF

Converts CAM files to DXF for profiling software

CAPLATE

Control Automation Plate

DSTV

DSTV Standard

DSTV+

DSTV Standard with nesting extensions

Farm Design

Farm Design Software Format

FDBV4

Peddimat CNC control software

FENICE

Fenice CNC control software

FENICE_V2

Fenice CNC control software with macro extensions

FENICE+

Fenice CNC control software with nesting extensions

FENICE+_V2

Fenice CNC control software with nesting and macro extensions

IDSTV+

Raptor IDSTV+ Format

ISOPUNCH

ISO standard plate punching function

PEDDIANG

Peddinghaus Angle Master Crop & Punch

PEDDIANGLE

Peddinghaus Angle Post Processor

PEDDIANGLE+

Peddinghaus Angle Post Processor with nesting extensions

PEDDIBEAM

Peddinghaus Beam Post Processor

PEDDIBEAM+

Peddinghaus Beam Post Processor with nesting extensions

PEDDIFDB

Peddinghaus Plate Burning & Drilling

PEDDIFPB

Peddinghaus Flat Punch & Burn

PEDDIPLATE

Peddinghaus Plate Post Processor

PEDDITDK

Peddimat 2000 TDK Saw and Drill

PEDDIV4

Peddimat 2000 V4 TDK Saw and Drill

StruCAD V11 CAM

StruCAD V11 CAM

StruCAD V12 CAM

StruCAD V12 CAM

StruM.I.S DSTV

STRUMIS DSTV

StruM.I.S DSTV XML

STRUMIS  DSTV XML

StruM.I.S DSTV+

STRUMIS DSTV with nesting extensions

TDK1000W

Peddinghaus TDK 1000-3 (USA)

%Project%

The word project will be replaced with the project name that the material is on.

%Contract%

The word contract will be replaced with the contract name that the material is on.

%Phase%

The word phase will be replaced with the phase name that the material is on.

%Lot%

The word lot will be replaced with the lot name that the material is on.

%Drawing%

The word drawing will be replaced with the drawing name that the material is on.

%Mark%

The word mark will be replaced with the mark name that the material is on.

%Mark Item%

The word mark item will be replaced with the mark item name.

%ProductionWorkOrderContract%

ProductionWorkOrderContract is the actual barcode for the mark item and the word will be replaced with the barcode.