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Advanced topics in OpenCIM

1. CIM: The need and the solution.2. Architecture overview.3. How Open is OpenCIM.4. Optimization and performance analys

es.5. AGV in Open CIM.6. Remote Operation

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Definition: The total integration of Computer Aided Design, Manufacturing and other business operations.

CIM In Industry In the educational world, CIM is used for:

Train and give perspective for industrial world. Demonstrate and give hands-on experience with

Complex, Interdisciplinary and Hierarchical systems. Provide solid environment for projects.

Cim in the industry and education

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Architecture overview Data flow. Simulation modes. Machine queues.

Robot Device Driver

CNC Machine

DD

Conveyer DD

Quality Control

DD

CIM Manager Gantt Chart

Data Base Utilities

Real Time applications

Device Drivers

DBData Base

Robot DD

CNC Machine

DD

Graphic Display

QC DD

AGV DD

More DDMore

DDsAGV DD

Internet ERP

Systems

Other OpenCIM Systems

Cim SetupMachine Definition

Part definition

Order Entry MRPOther

utilities Report

generator

Workstations

OperateData entry

Monitor

Devices

Graphic Display

Diagram:

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Real-time communication: Commands and status reports.

Communication design goals: Define effective language. Focus on “what to do” not “how to do”.Implementation: TCP/IP messages.

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Simulation

Simulation is essential in both industry and in education. Benefits of simulation include:

In Industry: Improve productivity. Test what if scenarios.

In Education: Explain scope of problem by demonstrations of

different CIM cells. Improve lab usability. Advanced research.

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Simulation in OpenCIM

OpenCIM includes three different types of simulations:

Full Simulation. Device drivers simulation. Mixed mode simulation.

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OpenCIM is Open

Open systems: Mechanical, Electronics and Software.

Support for 3rd party machines, robots, parts delivery or QA systems.

Support for integrating user code in the open CIM system:

Add new Device drivers. Replacing parts of the manager: Optimization

Integrating 3rd party, or users program, with OpenCIM- (Oracle ERP )

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Oracle ERP & OpenCIM Integration

The Oracle ERP-OpenCIM interface combines Oracle’s E-Business Suite, a complete set of business applications, with OpenCIM

For OpenCIM users: Expand the ERP capabilities. For Oracle users: See the effect of ERP in a real

manufacturing environment.bridge the gap between the manager’s desktop and the

manufacturing shopfloor. It includes: Oracle e-Business Suite. A sample set of fictitious companies. A demo application for a specific OpenCIM factory.

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Oracle ERP & OpenCIM Integration continued

The Oracle ERP-OpenCIM Interface integrate of the two systems in the following manner:

OpenCIM: sends factory layout and machines definitions to Oracle.

Oracle: maintains customer, supplier, storage and BOM data; executes MRP; sends manufacturing order to OpenCIM.

OpenCIM: receives manufacturing order from Oracle and executes it through the CIM Manager (on-line or in simulation mode).

OpenCIM: sends status reports to Oracle. Oracle: receives status reports; updates storage

data; outputs various reports.

Oracle ERP – OpenCIM Diagram

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Optimization & Performance Analyses Optimization solves the complex issue of balancing

time, cost and quality. Optimization is controlled by:

Hardware setup Part definition Order entry Scheduling, dispatching and machine queue

Run time Optimization and Performance analysis. Implementing new optimization algorithms in user

code, and use them with the Optimization and Performance analysis tools

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Machine Queue Optimization

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Performance Analysis

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AGV in Open CIM

AGV in a station

AGV to another CIM system or external storage.

AGV replacing the conveyer in OpenCIM

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Remote Operation in Open CIM

Remote monitoring: On line 3D Graphic display. On line tabular reports.

Remote data entry. Order entry. Part definition

Remote Operation.