Virtual Manufacturing Solutions to solve real Production Challenges How Digital Manufacturing Solutions become Enablers for Advanced Manufacturing Projects and future Production Environments

CENIT AG – The Company Behind FASTSUITE Edition 2

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CENIT AG

Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany

700+ employees

Independent company with global footprint

Financially and legally independent, and robust company

Strong and experienced team in software development

20+ years of software development for robotics and NC machining

Huge installed base in Automotive and Aerospace

Experts with comprehensive know-how on technology integration

– to define and provide efficient programming tools, based on standardized modules and components

– to enable process automation

– to support IT system integration

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Advanced Manufacturing A Paradigm Shift?

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Source: Technische Universität Darmstadt / RobIN 4.0

Same Headline, different Answers

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Existing solutions to define the potential requirements and challenges?

Solutions should be built to support/solve requirements and challenges!

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Industrie 4.0 / Smart Manufacturing

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Evolution of Digital Manufacturing Solutions

Non-integrated software tools

PLM-Solutions for core processes, specialized

solutions for niche technologies

FASTSUITE Edition 2, a standard software to

seamlessly fill the white spaces in digital

manufacturing

Base modules: process simulation, layout building, ressource building

OLP spot

welding

OLP roller

hemming

OLP laser

cutting … PLS

CAD data

fastener CAE/PLM systems

download

upload

Virtual commissioning

planning

3D viewing

Engineering

Process planning Digital Factory Solutions

to link between Engineering and Shopfloor

Shopfloor

End-to-End Support with only 1 Software: FASTSUITE Edition 2

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Project Planning Phase:

Reachability, feasibility studies

Layout optimization

tool selection, fixture optimization, …

Engineering Phase:

Offline-Programming & Virtual Teach-in

Robot Program Optimization

Production Phase:

Virtual Commissioning

Offline-Modification in parallel to production

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Layout Building

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3D layout definition by „drag&snap“ logic

Quick creation of first layout

Ressource adapters to build mechanical and electrical connection

Unified simulation platform for machines and robots

Immediate Layout Validation

Interaction with components for quick reachability check

High-quality 3D graphics

best-in-class rendering

Resource Definition

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Easy, quick and intuitive definition of ressources

logical structure for fixtures, tools, clamps, auxillary devices etc.

Easy integration of project-specific components into the simulation layout

All aspects of ressources are covered

Kinematics definition, parametric and/or 3D geometry based

Adapters, frames, sensors, …

Geometry dress-up

Parameter dashboard

Templates support

Simplified re-use of existing data

Virtual Commissioning

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Software or Hardware in the Loop

offline optimization and validation of entire mechatronical systems before SOP

FASTSUITE Usage at a German Automotive OEM

BiW applications - Pre-Series factory

Spot Welding

Bolt Welding

Impact Riveting (Rivtec)

Roller Hemming

Glueing

Riveting

Paint shop applications

HRK (cavity protection)

NAD (seam sealing)

SAM (acoustic panel spraying)

base coat and top coating (planned in 2016)

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FASTSUITE Usage at European Aerospace OEMs

Flexible and adaptive Airframe Assembly Applications

Aerospace fastener consumption from engineeting

Automatic layer drilling

Automatic program creation for machine- and robot-based riveting lines

Fully adaptive programming of corner fittings with batch-size 1

Non-destructive testing, ultrasonic scanning, …

… and many more

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Thank you very much!

CENIT AG Industriestraße 52-54 70565 Stuttgart www.cenit.com http://www.cenit.com/digitalfactory