Providing the right people with the right data to improve the part manufacturing planning process

The Part Manufacturing Planner provides a managed environment with built-in applications for creating outline process plans, managing and associating tools, and creating flexible reports targeted at part manufacture. This application links the tasks of the manufacturing engineer, NC programmer, tool designer and tooling manager, while extending access to the shop floor. It features the ability to create operations in both a hierarchical structure and a process sequence using graphical editing and displays. The key to the Part Manufacturing Planner is that it provides controlled access to the right part manufacturing data, at the right time for the right people. E-factory

Part Manufacturing Planner's business value

The Part Manufacturing Planner is a key element of the E-factory Part Manufacturing solution. The complete solution includes the Resource Manager, NX for fixture design and NX CAM. This solution saves the manufacturing engineer, NC programmer and tooling professional time, reduces the costs of errors and improves quality throughout the entire manufacturing process

The Part Manufacturing Planner allows users access to process data for re-use, editing or review from a central source. With the faster access to the right data from a common information platform, users improve communication and reduce time and errors in the piece-part manufacturing planning process. With the integration of automated routines and quality checks embedded throughout the entire process definition, product quality also increases. The use of automated routines for reporting, change control, and workflow are also instrumental in supporting manufacturing engineers.

Features and benefits

• Saves time in the planning of piecepart manufacturing, reduces the costs of errors and improves quality
• Provides faster access to the right data in a common information platform
• Can be accessible from key manufacturing applications such as NX CAM
• Leverages 3D product data to support part manufacturing planning
• Enables re-use of tooling and fixtures
• Captures and classifies best practices for re-use in later jobs
• Provides the ability to embed quality checks throughout
• Enables the use of automated routines for reporting, change control, workflow
• Vaulting and management of all manufacturing related data, files and documentation
• Manages ptp, shop doc, clsf and template files through tight integration with NX CAM
• Integrates fully with Resource Manager for tooling, fixtures, machines, templates and standard operations