Job Management

Job Or Cell Management
RMSMain

The core of automation is the job management software, in case of automation of several machines in one cell it is also called cell management. RMSMain is easy to operate and fast. Manual input is minimized as much as possible. Individual software modules may flexibly be combined with solutions of other suppliers via numerous inter­faces (umati, OPC UA, XML, TCP/IP). Only a small choice of the function­a­lities of the RMSMain is shown.

Jobmanagement
CAM-Import

By clever programmed Post Processors the jobs for machining the individual workpieces are automa­ti­cally prepared in the CAM-system. The jobs only have to be taken over in RMSMain. Manual input is avoided.


Chipidentifikation, Rüsten
Chipidentification / Set-up

The assignment of a pallet with a blank workpiece or a pre-machined workpiece to a machining job is accom­plished within seconds.


Interlinked machining processes

In cells with several machines it is possible to define a throughput for a workpiece with different machining opera­tions in different machines.


Rohlingsverwaltung
Administration of blank workpieces

In the production of electrodes but also in other appli­ca­tions standar­dized blank workpieces are often used. They have standar­dized sizes and corre­spond to defined blank workpiece types. With the chip-ID the blank workpiece type is identified during set-up. Then the blank workpiece may be put anywhere into the magazine. The automation recognizes the available blank workpiece type by reading the chip-ID on the pallet. The RMSMain automa­ti­cally requests the blank work-piece type programmed in the job and makes the automation load it into the machine. Optio­nally, before the machining of the workpiece starts a check by measuring the blank workpiece with the touch probe is possible. In case an operator has made a mistake with the identi­fi­cation of a blank workpiece type this will surely be detected. Alter­na­tively, an automatic measu­rement of the blank workpieces in the automation is feasible, for automatic recognition of the blank workpiece type and sorting out blank workpieces with wrong dimensions.


LED-Statusanzeige
LED Status Indicator

The shelves of the magazines may be equipped with LED’s for depicting the status of the workpieces:
not machined /
finished with good quality /
finished but not okay /
waiting for manual operation /
in process /
others

Similar status indica­tions with LED technology are also available for external cutting tools.


Bearbeitungsfortschritt
Calculation of the machining progress

In the Status Monitor as well as in the RMSMain the machining progress and the expected completion of the machining may be looked at for every machine at any time.


Monitor Prioritäten
Priorities

Jobs and their priorities just like blocking and freeing of jobs are defined with few mouse clicks only.


Zentrales Datenbanksystem
Central data base

All data is stored in one secured data base system only. Full data consis­tency prevents errors, which might result from outdated or copied data.


Nutzung Geometriedaten
Consistent geometry data

Zero point data or preset values for electrodes may be measured and used for subse­quent machining operations.


RMSMain for workshop planning

RMSMain can also be used for the planning of the work (priorities) in individual not automated machines.


Grafik PPS / ERP
Interfaces to PPS and ERP systems

The XML based interface can easily be used for any desired PPS or ERP system, amongst others Beosys, IKOffice, Hummingbird Systems or SAP.


Qualitätskontrolle
Quality control

Especially simple to use is the Röders specific takeover of measuring points into a job for quality control. Cumbersome programming is not necessary. A graphic 3D-PDF file is generated as measuring protocol of this “in-machine-verifi­cation”.


Intelligent reaction to malfunctions

In case of a malfunction in a machine the automation continues operating and serving still available machines in a cell and respecting the priorities.


SMS / E-Mail-Nachrichten
SMS/E‑mail

In case of malfunc­tions or errors an SMS or E‑mail is sent to defined receivers.


Energiemanagement
Energy management

RMSMain controls the machines for optimal energy saving. After completion of the last job for a machine the machine is turned off. If needed, a machine is turned on at a certain, programmed time for example one hour before the shift starts or when new jobs for a machine exist.


Etikettendruck Datamatrixcode
Printing of labels

In order to clearly mark a workpiece after it is taken off of the pallet with Chip-ID labels may be printed. Alter­na­tively a data matrix code may be engraved directly into the workpiece at the end of a machining operation. The data matrix code is generated automa­ti­cally from a text defined in the job. Labels may also be printed for marking tool holders, optio­nally also with data matrix code.