Two CTMA projects, Smart Machines Pilot Project (SMPP) Phase II and OptiCAM, are near completion and will soon enter the Final Report creation stage.
Final reports should be available mid year 2008.
SMPP piloted the use of real time condition monitoring data gathering and analysis with online presentation of shop status information. An obvious precursor is the existence of a shop floor network capable of real time performance, a rarity in the defense depot environment which emerged as one of the key issues. The project approach was to deploy the Freedom eLog product from Cincinnati Machine that gathers data from control systems or from add-on sensors, processes raw data to extract information, and delivers results to users via web services. Freedom eLog was installed at eight pilot locations, with monitored equipment ranging from modern machine tools with sophisticated controls to heat treat systems using PLC controls to legacy equipment that lacked any sort of formal control system. The various pilots enabled recipients to monitor equipment utilization, identify problem equipment, and reduce time wasted by process inefficiencies. Progress toward implementation of CBM is planned for later phases.
The Freedom eLog contact is:
Jim Dallam
Cincinnati Machine
(859)534-4619
Jim.dallam@cinmach.com
OptiCAM piloted a complete reverse engineering process, including 3D part scan by Spatial Integrated Systems’ VZX scanner, creation of a surface model from scan data using Siemens’ Imageware, creation of a 3D solid model from the surface model using Siemens’ NX CAD, process workflow control and data management in Siemens Teamcenter PLM, engineering collaboration support using Siemens’ Teamcenter Community, and creation of manufacturing documentation in Siemens NX CAD/CAM. The prototype system has been demonstrated extensively to defense depots.
Project contacts are:
Dr. Ali Farsaie
Spatial Integrated Systems
(301) 610-7965
ali@sisinc.org
Matt Brennan
Siemens PLM
(610) 940-4820
Matt.brennan@siemens.com
