Functional Enhancements

User Interface

  • User interface redesigned in line with Microsoft Office 2016 style
  • New icons introduced to match new interface style
  • Optimized structuring of the ribbon menu for quick access to features

cost models

Cost Model - Injection Molding

  • Calculation of cycle times using component and material parameters
  • Determination of possible cavities/process output

Cost Model - Die Casting

  • Calculation of cycle times using component and material parameters
  • Determination of possible cavities/process output
  • Differentiation between hot and cold chamber processes

Cost model for printed circuit board assembly (PCBA)

  • Calculation of throughput times for PCBA
  • Ability to take double-sided PCBA into account
  • Differentiation between C&P and P&P assembly technologies

Cost Model - Chipping

  • Flexible and clear calculation logic for determining cycle times
  • Ability to take secondary processing times into account
  • High level of detail thanks to ability to create single work steps
  • Supports virtually all common manufacturing processes for rotating (e.g. drilling, turning, milling) and non-rotating (e.g. reaming, shaping, planing) machining

Master Data

New classification structure for manufacturing processes for machines

  • Machine types were removed from the list of manufacturing processes, i.e. machine type and manufacturing process are now separate properties for a machine
  • Manufacturing processes oriented towards DIN 8580, making navigation across machines clear and self-explanatory
  • Machines can be assigned multiple manufacturing processes, making it even easier to find them in the search feature

Introduction of machine types

  • Machine types combine machines with the same technology
  • Machine types deliver the relevant technical performance parameters for the technology, whereby the performance parameters per machine can be distinctly pronounced
  • Technical performance parameters are used in cost models
  • Machine types can be used as search parameters in the search for machines

Material

  • Structure for plastics expanded
  • Structure expanded to include electronic components

Machine

  • Assignment of multiple manufacturing processes
  • Assignment of a machine type to describe the technology so that the machine with additional performance parameters can be described in line with the technology and cost models can use this information

Calculation

  • Shares of fixed and variable maintenance costs on purchase value of the machine can be overwritten in the calculation
  • The standard view scheme in the structure view shows expanded cost information for manufacturing
  • Multi-selection - Versioning

Calculation export

The results of a search by version and target cost calculation can be exported to Excel at the touch of a button and can be imported as a purchased part into the master data via the Excel master data import in V6.x/8.x CM