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Lean and Efficient Flexible Manufacturing Systems

We provide software and training for successfully implementing an automated flexible manufacturing system. Our software and consulting help you design a new FMS, improve OEE in an existing FMS, integrate ERP and automation, and iteratively improve manufacturing production.

Scribe Barcodes and Track Material

Automatically scribe a barcode on each part during machining or print a label at the load station. Customize the barcode to contain a unique serial, the part name, the pallet, the machine number, and other relevant data. Use barcode scanners at various stations such as the inspection station to view the specific piece of material's history.

Scribe Barcodes and Track Material

Plan for Future Demand

Forecast machine quantities, estimate required labor, compare manual and automation system cost, decide on required flexibility, and predict a cost-per-piece. Create a comprehensive project justification based on a realistic implementation plan. All from a single tool.

Plan for Future Demand

Securely Broadcast Information Throughout the Factory

Securely connect the cell to your factory network, providing targeted data displays for operators, supervisors, and engineers. Use barcodes, material tracking, and in-process queues to track material as it flows through multiple manual and automated cells, enters and leaves automation, and travels throughout the factory.

Securely Broadcast Information Throughout the Factory

Reduce Cost/Piece

Analyze data from production to find flexibility problems and bottlenecks. Forecast the impact of potential part-pallet-machine combination changes on machine OEE. Identify problematic programs via statistics on cycle times and inspection results.

Reduce Cost/Piece

Predict Tool Usage and Replacements

Collect tool usage amounts for each program by monitoring machine execution. Calculate future expected tool usage for the scheduled parts and estimate which tools will soon need to be replaced. See trends in tool usage changes over time.

Predict Tool Usage and Replacements

Use AI for Lean and Efficient Scheduling

Import orders and due dates from your ERP and optimize the orders for daily operation. Use AI to ensure enough flexibility to keep the machines busy but keep the system lean to prevent traffic jams, all without manual data entry. Automatically copy the resulting daily schedule into the cell controller, saving operator time managing data.

Use AI for Lean and Efficient Scheduling

Path-Aware Inspections

Use material tracking to ensure each part-pallet-machine combination is periodically inspected. Signal inspections by serial and provide robust information at the inspection stand.

Path-Aware Inspections

Robotic Loading/Unloading Integration

Provide the control and data for an automatic load/unload robot. Integrate the cell controller with the robot PLC, telling the load/unload robot what to load, what to unload, and what to reclamp based on the calculated schedule. We are also researching the use of the latest in neural networks, deep learning, and artificial intelligence to optimize a robotically loaded flexible manufacturing system.

Robotic Loading/Unloading Integration

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Who is Using This?

This project is used by all these companies

Applied EngineeringBlackhawk EngineeringCaterpillarDitch WitchGeater Machining & ManufacturingHoerbigerJohn DeereParker HannifinPioneer Products

Get Started Today

Contact our integration experts at CMS Research to obtain a free customized quote, see live demos, arrange a visit to one of our customers, obtain expert advice, receive training, and more. CMS Research has decades of experience managing a flexible manufacturing system all the way from initial design to optimized production.

Email cms@cmsres.com or call 1-920-235-3356.