SIEMENS has released an interface which tightly links the Teamcenter software with Siemens’ Motion Control Information System.
According to Siemens, by linking Siemens PLM Software’s Teamcenter with Siemens Motion Control Systems’ MCIS, digital planning data will be accurately and efficiently delivered to the point of manufacturing.
Siemens says the interface is a collaboration between the PLM and Motion Control divisions, and is part of a vision to unify the global manufacturing industry’s product and production lifecycles.
An effective connection between manufacturing engineering and shop floor production can help avoid common errors that lead to production delays, excessive scrap and redundant resources.
If data is inaccurately transferred from one system to another or if the data is sent to the wrong location, it can have a significant impact on schedules, costs and product quality.
This can be especially crucial in environments that produce many different products with small production runs and flexible machine tool assignments, or where modifications to the part design and its related machining program are common.
Siemens claims its linking interface connects Teamcenter with the Direct Numerical Control (DNC) and Tool Data Information (TDI) MCIS components. Companies can now deliver manufacturing data, such as NC part programs, from a central information management and planning environment to the proper physical manufacturing location on the shop floor.