by A + B Solutions

and LC Consulting Services

How to Integrate Production
in to
EAMCENTER
by
LC Consulting Services
8 Denison Parkway East
Corning, NY 14830
(607) 936-8271
contactus@lccsny.com
www.lccsny.com


LCCS & A+B Solutions Profiles
Business & Production Challenges
The Solution
Benefits
Agenda
Demonstration
Support
Company Profiles
A+B Solutions
Based in Germany, Sebaldstr. 23,
73525 Schwaebisch Gmuend
info@aplusb-solutions.com
www.aplusb-solutions.com
More than 25 years of experience
Over 250 customers with 270
installations
12 dedicated employees for
installation, customization, and
project support
Reseller, Foundation Partner and
System integrator of Siemens PLM
software since 2006
LC Consulting Services
8 Denison Parkway East
Corning, NY 14830
(607) 936-8271
contactus@lccsny.com
www.lccsny.com
Over 30 year of experience in
engineering design, computer
programming, and
manufacturing consulting.
6 dedicated employees
supporting your internal
engineering requirements
FIT4TC DNC software
implementation & Training

FIT Customers in Germany
Security
Revision
Control &
Traceability
Business and
Production
Challenges
Global
Production
Costs
Process &
Scheduling
Engineering
Flexibility
Production
Different Databases with Redundant Data
Media Brakes between Development & Production
Production not integrated within process chain
Unsecured process and workflows
4
3
2
1
Actual Business and
Production Data Conditions
No transparency and tons of paperwork
Use of actual data is not warranted
Different Organizational Forms
6
5
7
Today's Production Data Processes
Shop Floor
Production Data
(single data source)
- CNC program
- Setup sheet
- Tooling list
Product Data
PDM/
CAD
CAM
DNC
System
drawings
models
Optimized
production data
- workflows
- release process
- revision
Redundant data, media brakes, human workflows
Today's Communication Flow
Production
Manager
Tooling
Engineer
CNC
Operator
Quality
Control
Tooling
Output
CNC
Programmer
Mold & Die
Construction
Fixture
Designer
Work
Scheduler
Shop
Supervisor
Human workflow concerns
Will they use the correct revision?
Are all needed & approved documents
provided in the process?
What happens with altered CNC
programs?
How will changes from production be
processed and archived?
Do we have documentation and
complete data for product liability?
The Solution
ERP-System
I-deas
Solid Edge
CATIA
Pro/E
AutoCAD
SolidWorks
NX
Mentor (PCB)
Multi-CAD
Manufacturing Data
Resources
DNC
NX CAM
The Solution lies with TEAMCENTER
from SIEMENS PLM & FIT4TC from
A+B Solutions
Tomorrows production
processes with closed
process
chain
Production
Optimized
production data
Revision control
Release process
Workflow
Engineering data
Production data
Production resources
Production data
Production resources
Product data
Drawings
Solids
Quality documents
PLM
Tomorrows Communication Ways
.. Single source database
Production
Manager
Work
Scheduler
Shop
Supervisor
Tooling
Engineer
CNC
Programmer
Mold & Die
Construction
CNC
Operator
Quality
Control
Tooling
Output
Fixture
Designer

Factory Integrating Tool is the central
communication tool in the production area
FIT4TEAMCENTER integrates directly, without
any redundant data management with the
production Product Lifecycle Management
software
The Production Solution
is FIT4TEAMCENTER

Production Floor
FIT4Teamcenter DNC
NC program
Setup & Tooling Data
ShopDoc
Drawings
Solid (JT).
Optimized
CNC program
Tool data
Markups
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 CNC part data interface for automatic import of legacy data (CNC
programs, tooling sheets, etc.) into Teamcenter
CAM Integrator to integrate CAM systems in Teamcenter over CNC part data
interface
Integration of different comparison programs for CNC 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 CNC data and viewing of additional
CNC part information's like drawings, JTs, tooling sheets, ShopDocs, CNC
programs, tool data, etc.

FIT4Teamcenter MI (Machine Interface)
Connection interface to CNC control with parameters and special function for
different protocols for serial, Ethernet or direct connect. Supports all
manufacturers CNC controls and protocols
Supported and Released
Teamcenter Versions
Teamcenter V2005 SR1

Teamcenter V2007 Eng

Teamcenter V2007 Unified

Teamcenter 8

Teamcenter Express up from Version 2.2

Infrastructure
Assembly external
process
CNC
machines
Fiber, Copper and wireless
ERP CAM CAD
LAN (Ethernet)
WLAN
Tool presetting
COM Server
LAN >> V24
connect
IPC
Serial
Windows/Linux


Support of all CNC Controls with serial or
Ethernet interfaces

Teamcenter Server CNC Control
Via standard LAN for machines with Ethernet
interface
WuT Com-Server (LAN/serial connector) for
machines with serial interface





Machine Connection
Integration
The Production Benefits
Integration of production into processes
Secured processes
One single data pool
No redundancy of data
Electronic workflows
Secured usage of actual and approved revisions
Locked resources/revisions cant be accessed
Transparent processes to production area
Closed process chain
Higher quality, productivity and delivery reliability

Business Benefits
Consistent Data Systems
Central Data Management
Reduction of Interfaces
Actual Data
Reduction of Cycle Time
Automation
Communication Channels
Parallel Processes
Creation of Flexible Business Processes
Integrated Business Processes in One System
Installation server software from LCCS
onsite or remote via appshare

Installation hardware (COM Server) from
LCCS and customer training

Support/Hotline from 7 am until 5 pm
Over phone
VPN
Appshare
Support and Services
Machine Interface
XML / 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
RDBMS
Database
SQL
TeamCenter Services/API
C++, ITK, Java
TeamCenter Web Service (A+B)
TC Web Service
XML / SOAP
(Tool AXIS Java)
TeamCenter Base Services
TC HTTP Server
Apache/Tomcat
Java Servlets
Human Interface
Java
HTML/XML
FIT4TC MI
(Machine
Interface)
FIT4TC HI (Human Interface)
Corba
FIT4Teamcenter Architecture


FIT4TEAMCENTER
Demonstration