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	Gaining control over the “black art” of NC programming

Gaining control over the “black art” of NC programming

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Functional Applications - Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM)
Applicable Industries	Equipment & Machinery
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Factory Operations Visibility & Intelligence Manufacturing System Automation Predictive Maintenance
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Demag Delaval Industrial Turbomachinery’s Lincoln site faced a significant bottleneck in NC programming, which was a time-consuming process requiring highly trained engineers. This bottleneck was critical as it affected the delivery speed of their gas turbine engines. Management aimed to accelerate the NC programming process and reduce dependency on specialists to improve competitiveness and eliminate non-value-added processes. Read More
About Customer	Demag Delaval Industrial Turbomachinery Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens, is a full-service provider of power systems, equipment, and services. The company’s Lincoln site specializes in the production of industrial gas turbines. As a subsidiary of Siemens, Demag Delaval benefits from advanced technological support and resources, allowing it to focus on continuous improvement and cost reduction in its manufacturing processes. The company has a strong emphasis on leveraging technology to streamline operations and enhance productivity. Read More
Solution	The adoption of NX CAM software provided a solution to the NC programming bottleneck. NX CAM, with its built-in knowledge capture technology, allowed the company to incorporate its manufacturing know-how and industry best practices into the CAM system. This information was reused in the form of manufacturing templates and process assistants. Templates captured the specifics of machining processes, while process assistants automated NC programming further by guiding programmers through the steps involved in creating an NC program. This approach significantly reduced the learning curve for new NC programmers and standardized operations, making the process more efficient and less dependent on specialists. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Functional Applications - Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM)

Applicable Industries

Equipment & Machinery

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Factory Operations Visibility & Intelligence

Manufacturing System Automation

Predictive Maintenance

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Demag Delaval Industrial Turbomachinery’s Lincoln site faced a significant bottleneck in NC programming, which was a time-consuming process requiring highly trained engineers. This bottleneck was critical as it affected the delivery speed of their gas turbine engines. Management aimed to accelerate the NC programming process and reduce dependency on specialists to improve competitiveness and eliminate non-value-added processes.

About Customer

Demag Delaval Industrial Turbomachinery Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens, is a full-service provider of power systems, equipment, and services. The company’s Lincoln site specializes in the production of industrial gas turbines. As a subsidiary of Siemens, Demag Delaval benefits from advanced technological support and resources, allowing it to focus on continuous improvement and cost reduction in its manufacturing processes. The company has a strong emphasis on leveraging technology to streamline operations and enhance productivity.

Solution

The adoption of NX CAM software provided a solution to the NC programming bottleneck. NX CAM, with its built-in knowledge capture technology, allowed the company to incorporate its manufacturing know-how and industry best practices into the CAM system. This information was reused in the form of manufacturing templates and process assistants. Templates captured the specifics of machining processes, while process assistants automated NC programming further by guiding programmers through the steps involved in creating an NC program. This approach significantly reduced the learning curve for new NC programmers and standardized operations, making the process more efficient and less dependent on specialists.

Impact #1	The adoption of NX CAM has greatly simplified the job of NC programmers by standardizing operations and reducing the learning curve for new programmers.
Impact #2	The bottleneck in NC programming has been eliminated, leading to a dramatic increase in programmer productivity.
Impact #3	The number of CNC machine tools increased from 14 to 54, while the number of NC programmers remained the same.

Impact #1

The adoption of NX CAM has greatly simplified the job of NC programmers by standardizing operations and reducing the learning curve for new programmers.

Impact #2

The bottleneck in NC programming has been eliminated, leading to a dramatic increase in programmer productivity.

Impact #3

The number of CNC machine tools increased from 14 to 54, while the number of NC programmers remained the same.

Benefit #1	The number of CNC machine tools increased from 14 to 54.
Benefit #2	Previously, there could be a delay of up to three months between initial design and manufacturing of a part; now, toolpath program generation can be accomplished within a couple of hours.

Benefit #1

The number of CNC machine tools increased from 14 to 54.

Benefit #2

Previously, there could be a delay of up to three months between initial design and manufacturing of a part; now, toolpath program generation can be accomplished within a couple of hours.

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Gaining control over the “black art” of NC programming

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