MPDV: Reduce setup times with DNC and setup data

DNC & Configuration Data with HYDRA DNC

Application & benefits
Reduce setup times by making NC/configuration setup data available automatically!
A high degree of automation in production is a crucial factor to stay competitive. Today, computer-aided production processes dominate modern production facilities. The administration of the numerous NC programs and configuration data records, as well as their transfer to different production machines and controls, are subject to high demands.
Your Benefits
Less effort when importing NC programs and configuration data
Reduced error rate due to automatic reselection of suitable NC programs and configuration data
Increased process reliability through detailed information for machine operators and controls engineers
Reduced setup times and higher productivity rates
Reduced paper usage due to electronic transmission and display of information
Managing NC and configuration data with HYDRA DNC
HYDRA DNC transfers data online via networks or data interfaces from and to the machines. This is how HYDRA DNC guarantees the processing programs and configuration data records are rapidly available - without manual intervention. If you log onto an order, HYDRA DNC automatically identifies the required data and transfers the data to the corresponding machine for approval. The organizational effort is reduced significantly and errors are avoided.
The integration into a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) makes HYDRA DNC a perfect extension to HYDRA applications for tool management, machine, and shop floor data collection.
Many business units across the enterprise can benefit from an MES system such as HYDRA. Our ROI Analyzer reveals the untapped potentials that are still hidden within your production processes and will show you how they can be assessed monetarily.
Highlights
Automation is critical to stay competitive
Product development and production move even closer. The more diverse a production process is, the more important are automated processes, e. g. during the transfer of data from one production line to another.
HYDRA DNC supports different system requirements for the central management of NC and configuration data.
Highlights of this solution are:
Import of NC programs from CAD/CAM or NC programming systems
Linking NC data with produced parts and production orders
Automatic provision of NC programs and configuration data for the machine during order entry
Validation and control through an integrated NC editor
Release and direct download to the machine
Upload of data records that have been changed during machine control
Management and version control of changed NC programs and configuration data
Export of NC programs back to CAD/CAM or NC programming systems
Additionally, HYDRA DNC can be tightly integrated with other HYDRA applications. Examples include:
Shop floor data collection
Machine data collection
Shop floor scheduling
Tool and resource management
As with all HYDRA applications, we offer targeted training courses in order to make the implementation of the system as efficient as possible. In the training courses you will learn how to conveniently integrate your requirements into the system.
Functions
Highly efficient handling of NC programs and configuration data
Product development and production are becoming more and more intertwined. With HYDRA DNC, you can establish a two-way communication of NC programs and configuration data, which reduces both handling efforts and unnecessary sources of error. To achieve this, HYDRA DNC offers suitable interfaces and also extensive management functions. Linking master data like article, machine or tool makes it easier for the operator or controls engineer to manage NC or configuration data. In addition, errors are avoided.
Interfaces to CAD/CAM
HYDRA DNC uses proven interfaces for communication with common CAD/CAM systems such as Unigraphics, Edgecam and many others.

Example functions
Transfer of NC data from CAD/CAM systems
Transfer of drawings and other information from the design and development departments (PLM systems)
Transfer of changed NC data and CAD/CAM systems
Management of NC programs and configuration data records
Since NC programs or configuration data records are classified as a resource for production, HYDRA DNC uses general resource management functions to control them.

Example functions
Prepare and maintain additional master data
Overview of all available NC/ configuration data programs including status
Linking several NC programs via piece lists
Versioning and integrated management of corresponding documents
Complete documentation of all collected data for NC programs (life cycle)
Functions for control engineers and operators
HYDRA DNC supports engineers and operators to keep setup times to a minimum. For this purpose, relevant information can be displayed.
Example functions
Automatically generated lists of suitable NC/configuration data records during order entry
Display of setup sheets and similar documents at the shop floor terminal
Display of NC programs and editor capabilities which includes the ability to compare functions
Download of approved NC programs or configuration data and direct transfer to the machine from the shop floor terminal
Upload of optimized data records to HYDRA DNC
Integration of specific requirements
Because every manufacturing company has unique requirements, HYDRA DNC offers customized configuration options, while still being able to take advantage of a standard software implementation.
Further details
HYDRA DNC can be configured via extensive master data and flexible settings without the need for custom programming which supports:
Configurable functions to control and release NC data at the shop floor terminal or on mobile devices
Machine connection with the HYDRA Shop Floor Connectivity Suite (SFCS) to all NC machines, injection molding machines, etc.
Modern development tools are available to the user to personalize customer-specific functions, evaluations and displays in HYDRA DNC.
DNC & Configuration Data in the environment of many other MES applications
Synergistic effects and benefits result from the use of HYDRA DNC in combination with other HYDRA applications, supporting the complete connectivity of all production processes.
Further details
Integration into shop floor and machine data collection
Automatic display of specific NC or configuration data and related information (e. g. setup sheet, drawing sketch) when logging on an operation
Use of existing machine connections for additional transfer of NC or configuration data
Standardized user dialogs for all MES applications at the shop floor terminal
Use of shared master data
Integration into shop floor scheduling
Taking into account availability of NC programs during the detailed planning phase of production orders
Integration into tool and resource management
Use of shared functions for general resource management
General process release approved by Quality Assurance

Application & benefits

Reduce setup times by making NC/configuration setup data available automatically!

A high degree of automation in production is a crucial factor to stay competitive. Today, computer-aided production processes dominate modern production facilities. The administration of the numerous NC programs and configuration data records, as well as their transfer to different production machines and controls, are subject to high demands.

Your Benefits

Less effort when importing NC programs and configuration data
Reduced error rate due to automatic reselection of suitable NC programs and configuration data
Increased process reliability through detailed information for machine operators and controls engineers
Reduced setup times and higher productivity rates
Reduced paper usage due to electronic transmission and display of information

Managing NC and configuration data with HYDRA DNC

HYDRA DNC transfers data online via networks or data interfaces from and to the machines. This is how HYDRA DNC guarantees the processing programs and configuration data records are rapidly available - without manual intervention. If you log onto an order, HYDRA DNC automatically identifies the required data and transfers the data to the corresponding machine for approval. The organizational effort is reduced significantly and errors are avoided.

The integration into a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) makes HYDRA DNC a perfect extension to HYDRA applications for tool management, machine, and shop floor data collection.

Many business units across the enterprise can benefit from an MES system such as HYDRA. Our ROI Analyzer reveals the untapped potentials that are still hidden within your production processes and will show you how they can be assessed monetarily.

Highlights

Automation is critical to stay competitive

Product development and production move even closer. The more diverse a production process is, the more important are automated processes, e. g. during the transfer of data from one production line to another.
HYDRA DNC supports different system requirements for the central management of NC and configuration data.

Highlights of this solution are:

Import of NC programs from CAD/CAM or NC programming systems
Linking NC data with produced parts and production orders
Automatic provision of NC programs and configuration data for the machine during order entry
Validation and control through an integrated NC editor
Release and direct download to the machine
Upload of data records that have been changed during machine control
Management and version control of changed NC programs and configuration data
Export of NC programs back to CAD/CAM or NC programming systems

Additionally, HYDRA DNC can be tightly integrated with other HYDRA applications. Examples include:

As with all HYDRA applications, we offer targeted training courses in order to make the implementation of the system as efficient as possible. In the training courses you will learn how to conveniently integrate your requirements into the system.

Functions

Highly efficient handling of NC programs and configuration data

Product development and production are becoming more and more intertwined. With HYDRA DNC, you can establish a two-way communication of NC programs and configuration data, which reduces both handling efforts and unnecessary sources of error. To achieve this, HYDRA DNC offers suitable interfaces and also extensive management functions. Linking master data like article, machine or tool makes it easier for the operator or controls engineer to manage NC or configuration data. In addition, errors are avoided.

Interfaces to CAD/CAM

HYDRA DNC uses proven interfaces for communication with common CAD/CAM systems such as Unigraphics, Edgecam and many others.

Example functions
Transfer of NC data from CAD/CAM systems
Transfer of drawings and other information from the design and development departments (PLM systems)
Transfer of changed NC data and CAD/CAM systems

Management of NC programs and configuration data records

Since NC programs or configuration data records are classified as a resource for production, HYDRA DNC uses general resource management functions to control them.

Example functions
Prepare and maintain additional master data
Overview of all available NC/ configuration data programs including status
Linking several NC programs via piece lists
Versioning and integrated management of corresponding documents
Complete documentation of all collected data for NC programs (life cycle)

Functions for control engineers and operators

HYDRA DNC supports engineers and operators to keep setup times to a minimum. For this purpose, relevant information can be displayed.

Example functions
Automatically generated lists of suitable NC/configuration data records during order entry
Display of setup sheets and similar documents at the shop floor terminal
Display of NC programs and editor capabilities which includes the ability to compare functions
Download of approved NC programs or configuration data and direct transfer to the machine from the shop floor terminal
Upload of optimized data records to HYDRA DNC

Integration of specific requirements

Because every manufacturing company has unique requirements, HYDRA DNC offers customized configuration options, while still being able to take advantage of a standard software implementation.

Further details
HYDRA DNC can be configured via extensive master data and flexible settings without the need for custom programming which supports:
Configurable functions to control and release NC data at the shop floor terminal or on mobile devices
Machine connection with the HYDRA Shop Floor Connectivity Suite (SFCS) to all NC machines, injection molding machines, etc.
Modern development tools are available to the user to personalize customer-specific functions, evaluations and displays in HYDRA DNC.

DNC & Configuration Data in the environment of many other MES applications

Synergistic effects and benefits result from the use of HYDRA DNC in combination with other HYDRA applications, supporting the complete connectivity of all production processes.

Further details
Integration into shop floor and machine data collection
Automatic display of specific NC or configuration data and related information (e. g. setup sheet, drawing sketch) when logging on an operation
Use of existing machine connections for additional transfer of NC or configuration data
Standardized user dialogs for all MES applications at the shop floor terminal
Use of shared master data
Integration into shop floor scheduling
Taking into account availability of NC programs during the detailed planning phase of production orders
Integration into tool and resource management
Use of shared functions for general resource management
General process release approved by Quality Assurance