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Apparatus and method for managing and distributing design and manufacturing information throughout a sheet metal production facility
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Inventors: Sakai, Satoshi;
Assignee: Amadasoft America, Inc. (La Mirada, CA)
Primary Examiner: Grant; William
Assistant Examiner: Calcano; Ivan
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Greenblum & Bernstein P.L.C.
An apparatus and method is provided for managing and distributing design and manufacturing information throughout a factory in order to facilitate the production of components, such as bent sheet metal components. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, the management and distribution of critical design and manufacturing information is achieved by storing and distributing the design and manufacturing information associated with each job. By replacing the traditional paper job set-up or work sheet with, for example, an electronically stored job sheet that can be accessed instantaneously from any location in the factory, the present invention improves the overall efficiency of the factory. In addition, through the various aspects and features of the invention, the organization and accessibility of part information and stored expert knowledge is improved. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION In view of the foregoing, the present invention, through one or more of its various aspects, embodiments and/or specific features or sub-components thereof, is provided to bring about one or more objects and advantages, such as those specifically noted below.
A general object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for managing and distributing design and manufacturing information throughout a factory in order to facilitate the production of components, such as bent sheet metal components.
A further object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method that prevents the loss or destruction of critical job information, and that enhances the efficiency and organization of stored expert knowledge at, for example, a progressive sheet metal production facility.
Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus and method for logically storing both the design and manufacturing information for each customer's order, so that it may be easily accessed and retrieved from any area in the factory.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for managing and distributing design and manufacturing information, wherein the job data is stored at a central database or file server in a logical fashion so that it may be easily searched and retrieved from any location throughout the factory.
The job data may provide not only the design and manufacturing information associated with the job, but also the actual bend code for executing the required bending operations.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for searching previous job information, including design and manufacturing information, based on various search criteria.
The search criteria may include, for example, the basic features and attributes of the sheet metal component to be manufactured, so that previous job information relating to an identical or similar part can be utilized to reduce the overall manufacturing time of future jobs
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