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Ralf StetterA+B Solutions GmbH

Sebaldstr. 2373525 Schwaebisch Gmuend

Germanyinfo@aplusb-solutions.comwww.aplusb-solutions.com

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Company Profile

Based in Germany, Sebaldstr. 23, 73525 Schwaebisch Gmuend in the „Swabian Tuscany“ Homepage: www.aplusb-solutions.com E-Mail: info@aplusb-solutions.com More than 250 customers with over 270 installations More than 25 years of experience Since July 2006 VAR and system integrator of Siemens PLM for the Teamcenter Manufacturing product suite with main focus on the production solutions. Since April 2007 Foundation Partner for DNC integration. With our team of 12 employees we develop, project, customize, practice, install and support our software and hardware solutions Customization for special customer requirements

About A+B Solutions

Our Customers

Company Profile

Strategic Partnerships

Siemens PLM Software- Foundation Partner, Value Added Reseller and Integrator for

Teamcenter Manufacturing. Foundation Partner for Teamcenter DNC Integration

ADANOS- Competence Network for PLM

(A+B Solutions, BCT Technology, JANUS Engineering, Dr. Wallner Engineering, PBU)

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Business Challenges

Market Requirements

Cost Pressure Time to Market Flexibility Production Batch 1-n Complex Business Processes Warranty Product Liability Global Engineering Global Production

Actual Status

Different Data Islands Customized Software Interfaces Media Brakes Redundant Data Separation of Development and Production Complex Communication Structures Missing or Hesitant Information Flow Obligation to Perform Different Organizational Forms

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Production Challenges

Company Requirements

Costs Delivery Reliability Flexibility Production Batch 1-n Workflows Processes Traceability Global Production

Actual Status

Production not integrated within process chain Unsecured workflow and process flow Different databases with redundant data No transparency Use of actual data is not warranted Tons of papers No security of product features and delivery reliability Inflexible and slow information flow Rejection rate

Today's production data processes

Shopfloor

Production Data(single data source)- NC program- tooling sheet- tooling list

Product data

PDM/CADCAM

DNC(single data

source)

drafts

modelsNC programs

tooling sheets, etc.

optimizedproduction data

- workflows- release process- revision

Redundant data, media brakes, human workflows

Today's communication ways

productionmanager

mold and die

construction

toolingoutput

shopforeman

qualitycontrol

workerNC

programmer

workscheduler

toolingengineer

clampingengineer

Requirements to the human workflow

Won‘t they use the right revision? Are all needed and approved documents provided/in

process? What happens with altered NC programs? How will be changes from production archived/processed

(Drafts, NC data, etc.)? Documentation and data complete (product liability)? Are all relevant areas informed about changes who will

be eventually made at the NC machine? etc.

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The Solutions

ERP-SystemI-deas Solid Edge

CATIA Pro/E AutoCAD

SolidWorks

NX

Mentor (PCB)

MultiCADManufacturing Data

ResourcesDNC

NX CAM

The PLM Backbone Teamcenter from Siemens PLM

Production planning- uses

Teamcenter Manufacturing from Siemens PLM

Process – How?

Factory – Where?

Ressources – Whereby?

What shouldbemanufactured?

ADL

Lifecycle Data Architecture

Product data fromengineering

Tomorrows production processes

Production

optimizedproduction data

revisions

release process

workflow

engineering data

production data

production resources

production data production resources product datadraftssolidsquality documents……

PLM

Closed process chain

Tomorrows communication ways

…….. improvement by single database

worker

NCprogrammer

mold anddie

construction

toolingoutput

qualitycontrol

shopforeman

workscheduler

clampingengineer

productionmanager

toolingengineer

FIT4Teamcenter (Factory Integrating Tool) is the central communication tool in the production area

FIT4Teamcenter integrates direct, without any redundant data management, production with the

Product Lifecycle Management

The Production Solution

Shopfloor

FIT4Teamcenter DNC

NC programtool datatooling sheetShopDocdraftsolid (JT)….

optimized NC programtool datamarkups (JT)….photos

tool presetting

revisions

release process

workflow

The FIT4Teamcenter Tools

FIT4Teamcenter DNC Integrated Teamcenter server based application with services for machine and worker interface

connection. Configuration of connection, data down- and upload and viewing tools/possibilities. Data search routines for different TC item types (part item, MENC machining item, etc.)

FIT4Teamcenter Service Tools Configurable NC part data interface for automatic import of legacy data (NC programs, tooling

sheets, etc.) into Teamcenter CAMIntegrator to integrate CAM systems in Teamcenter over NC part data interface Integration of different comparison programs for NC data into Teamcenter Portal

FIT4Teamcenter HI (Human Interface) Browser based easy to use worker interface for direct information access to Teamcenter, down-

and upload of released NC data and viewing of additional NC and part information's like drawings, JT’s, tooling sheets, ShopDocs, NC programs, tool data, etc.

FIT4Teamcenter MI (Machine Interface) Connection interface to NC control with parameters and special function for different protocols

for serial, Ethernet or direct connect. Supports all gängigen types of NC controls and protocols

Supported and Released Teamcenter Versions

Teamcenter V9 up from Version 9.1.2

Teamcenter V2005 SR1

Teamcenter V2007 Eng

Teamcenter V2007 Unified

Teamcenter Express up from Version 2.2

Infrastructure

Assemblyexternal process NC machines

Glass/Cupper/Radio

ERP CAMCAD

LAN (Ethernet)/WLAN

Tool presetting

COM ServerLAN >> V24 connect

IPCIPC serialserial

Windows/Linux

Machine Connection

Support of all NC Controls with serial or Ethernet interface

Teamcenter Server NC Control

- Via standard LAN for machines with Ethernet interface

- WuT Com-Server (LAN/serial connector) for machines with serial interface

Machine Integration

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References

Our FIT4Teamcenter Customers

References

Berthold Hermle AG (Mill Center Machines) NX CAD, NX CAM, TCE, TCM, FIT4TC Integration of 12 mill centers and tool presetting

“We have decided for FIT4TC because it fits perfect in our system landscape. The integration is key for a shorter project cycle time, higher process security and decrease of reject rate.”Mr. Schwoerer, Division Manager Production

Oskar Frech GmbH + Co. KG (Die Casting Machines) NX CAD, NX CAM, TCE, TCM, FIT4TC and TMES Integration of 14 milling, drilling and turning machines and 2 tool presetting

“The usage of the integrated solution FIT4TC reduces our cycle time, process based reject rate down to 0%, gives us a direct feedback from production and thereby a higher quality, productivity and delivery reliability.”Dr. Norbert Erhard, Technical Managing Director

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The Benefits

The Production Benefits

Integration of production into processes Secured processes One single data pool No redundancy of data Electronical workflow Secured usage of actual and approved revisions Locked resources/revisions can’t be used Transparent processes till production area Closed process chain Thereby higher quality, productivity and delivery reliability

Business Benefits

Consistent Data Systems Central Data Management Reduction of Interfaces Actual Data Reduction of Cycle Time Automation Debt to be Collected versus Obligation to Perform Communication Channels Parallel Processes Creation of Flexible Business Processe

…Integrated Business Processes in One System

Maschinen InterfaceXML / SOAP

HTTP Web Server

- Own Portal based on Java- Function calls to Teamcenter with a subset of all

Teamcenter Portal possibilities- Search routines for referenced item revision information

Files RDBMSDatabase

SQL

TeamCenter Services/APIC++, ITK, Java

TeamCenter Web Service (A+B)TC Web Service

XML / SOAP(Tool AXIS Java)

TeamCenter Base Services

TC HTTP ServerApache/TomcatJava Servlets

Human InterfaceJava

HTML/XML

FIT4TC MI(MachineInterface)

FIT4TC HI (Human Interface)

Corba

FIT4Teamcenter Architecture