Automated planning and manufacturing systems
First Claim
1. A system for part ordering, design, and manufacturing, the system comprising;
- a manufacturer computer system, the manufacturer computer system comprising a parametric design mechanism to specify geometrics of the part with parameters, an intelligent geometry portion to determine machining cycles to manufacture the part, a 3D solid modeling function, and one or more simulation components;
part-related databases and order processing components;
an order processing template to facilitate sales and order processing, tool planning, computer aided (CA) parametric modeling, computer simulation, and generation of a factory machine program, the order processing template comprising financial and manufacturing engineering planning fields and technical fields; and
an order template interface (i) to provide, for a given ordered part, from the order processing template, CA-specific information to the manufacturer computer system before the manufacturer computer system performs any CA parametric modeling on the part, and (ii) to provide, for the given ordered part, from the order processing template, ERP-specific information to an ERP system before the ERP system performs any scheduling of machines and resources, material reservation, or RFQ calculations.
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Abstract
A system is provided for part ordering, design, and manufacturing. A manufacturer computer system is provided which comprises a parametric design mechanism to specify geometries of the part with parameters, an intelligent geometry portion, a 3D solid modeling function, and one or more simulation components. The intelligent geometry portion determines machining cycles to manufacture the part. Part-related databases are provided, and order processing components are provided. Such part-related databases and order processing components may form part of one or both of an ERP and PLM computer system. An order processing template is provided to facilitate sales and order processing, tool planning, CA parametric modeling, computer simulation, and the generation of a factory machine program. The order processing template comprises financial and manufacturing engineering planning fields and technical fields. An order template interface, or a set of order template interfaces, is provided. This interface or set of interfaces provides, for a given ordered part, from the order template, CA-specific information to the manufacturer computer system before the manufacturer computer system performs any CAD modeling or CAE calculation of the part. The interface or set of interfaces further provides, for the given ordered part, from the order template, ERP-specific information to the ERP system before the ERP system performs any scheduling of machines and resources, material reservation, or RFQ calculations.
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1. A system for part ordering, design, and manufacturing, the system comprising;
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a manufacturer computer system, the manufacturer computer system comprising a parametric design mechanism to specify geometrics of the part with parameters, an intelligent geometry portion to determine machining cycles to manufacture the part, a 3D solid modeling function, and one or more simulation components;
part-related databases and order processing components;
an order processing template to facilitate sales and order processing, tool planning, computer aided (CA) parametric modeling, computer simulation, and generation of a factory machine program, the order processing template comprising financial and manufacturing engineering planning fields and technical fields; and
an order template interface (i) to provide, for a given ordered part, from the order processing template, CA-specific information to the manufacturer computer system before the manufacturer computer system performs any CA parametric modeling on the part, and (ii) to provide, for the given ordered part, from the order processing template, ERP-specific information to an ERP system before the ERP system performs any scheduling of machines and resources, material reservation, or RFQ calculations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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