Manufacturing support device and manufacturing support system

Abstract

To provide a manufacturing assistance device and a manufacturing assistance system that are able to manage an accurate progress state.SOLUTION: A manufacturing assistance system includes: a manufacturing assistance device configured to be capable of managing manufacturing arrangement information regarding a product including one or a plurality of components and machining schedule information regarding data on a sheet in which the components are nested, in association with each other; production management unit; and a design assistance unit. The production management unit prepares manufacturing arrangement information, and the design assistance units nests the components and prepares the machining schedule information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a manufacturing support device and a manufacturing support system. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a sheet metal processing system has been known that includes a production management device that generates a processing schedule based on sheet processing data obtained by nesting according to production instructions and manages the processing schedule for each material sheet, and sheet metal processing equipment that is interconnected with the production management device via a communication network and executes the processing schedule received from the production management device (Patent Document 1, etc.).

[0003] In this sheet metal processing system, a production management device and sheet metal processing equipment are combined so that they can communicate with each other, and the sheet metal processing equipment executes a processing schedule based on production instructions (production arrangements) generated by the production management device. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Re-table No. 2005-047998 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, in order to create sheet data with a high yield, sheet data is often created by mixing products (parts) included in multiple production arrangements rather than for each product that has been arranged for production, and processing schedule information is then generated.In such cases, conventional sheet metal processing systems have the problem that they are unable to accurately manage progress because the production arrangement information and processing schedule are managed separately.

[0006] One aspect of the present invention is a manufacturing support device and a manufacturing support system that can accurately manage progress status. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] A manufacturing support device according to one aspect of the present invention is configured to be able to link and manage production arrangement information relating to a product including one or more parts with processing schedule information relating to sheet data in which the parts are nested.

[0008] A manufacturing support system according to one aspect of the present invention includes the above-described manufacturing support device, a production management unit, and a design support unit, wherein the production management unit creates production arrangement information for a product including one or more parts, and the design support unit nests the parts and creates processing schedule information for sheet data in which the parts are nested.

[0009] According to the manufacturing support device and manufacturing support system of one aspect of the present invention, the production arrangement information and the processing schedule information are linked and managed, so that the progress status can be managed accurately. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to a manufacturing support device and a manufacturing support system according to an aspect of the present invention, it is possible to accurately manage the progress status. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a manufacturing support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the manufacturing support device of this embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a production order in this embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a schedule instruction document according to this embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a program instruction according to this embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the association screen 122 of this embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a trend value calculation method according to this embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the first manufacturing support method of this embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the second manufacturing support method of this embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the third manufacturing support method of this embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the second automatic linking method according to the third manufacturing support method of this embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a third automatic linking method according to the third manufacturing support method of this embodiment. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the fourth manufacturing support method of this embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the following embodiments do not limit the inventions according to the claims, and not all of the combinations of features described in the embodiments are necessarily essential to the solution of the invention.

[0013] [Overall configuration of the manufacturing support system according to this embodiment] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a manufacturing support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, referring to FIG. 1, a manufacturing support system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be outlined. The manufacturing support system 1 according to this embodiment is a manufacturing support system that manages a blanking machine 70 that cuts out a single fixed-length metal plate (hereinafter referred to as a sheet in this embodiment) into any shape. As shown in FIG. 1, the manufacturing support system 1 generally comprises a production management device 10 that functions as a production management unit, a design support device 30 that functions as a design support unit, and a manufacturing support device 100. The manufacturing support system 1 also comprises a server 50 and a blanking machine 70. These devices are connected to each other so that they can communicate with each other.

[0014] The production management device 10 is an electronic computer such as a desktop personal computer, laptop computer, or tablet terminal. The production management device 10 manages order information, product information including one or more parts, manufacturing process information for products and parts, and progress information for each process, and also arranges for the production of products. When arranging for the production of a product, the production management device 10 also creates production arrangement information 142 related to that product. Furthermore, the production management device 10 is configured to be able to output a production arrangement document 16 for the created production arrangement information 142.

[0015] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a production order in this embodiment. The production arrangement information 142 includes information on business partners, products, and parts, and part processing programs. The product and part information includes, for example, product names, part names, production lead times for products and parts, planned product and part processing dates, product and part manufacturing process information, product and part quantities, and product and part serial numbers. The product process information indicates the processes required to complete a product, such as the bending process after blanking, secondary processes such as deburring, and assembly processes such as welding, screwing, and inspection. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3 , the production arrangement sheet 16 includes content 16a of the production arrangement information 142 and a barcode 16b. The user can check the production arrangement information 142 related to the production arrangement sheet 16 by, for example, scanning the barcode 16b using the manufacturing support device 100.

[0016] The design support device 30 is an electronic computer such as a desktop computer, laptop computer, or tablet terminal, and has CAD (computer-aided design) / CAM (computer-aided manufacturing) software. Based on the production arrangement information 142 output from the production management device 10, the design support device 30 selects parts with the same plate thickness included in the production arrangement information 142 and performs nesting to arrange the machining programs for those parts without any gaps.

[0017] In the following description of this embodiment, unless otherwise specified, nesting includes both nesting in which multiple types of parts are mixed and nested each time a new product is arranged, and sheet data is created, and fixed nesting (repeat sheet) in which nesting is performed for each product configuration or for one type of part, and when the same product or part is arranged for production again, sheet data created in the past is reused.

[0018] The design support device 30 also creates machining schedule information 32 related to the nested sheet data. Furthermore, the design support device 30 is configured to be able to output a schedule instruction 36 for the created machining schedule information 32. In this embodiment, the machining schedule information 32 may be a concept that includes both a compilation of machining schedule information related to a plurality of sheet data and machining schedule information related to a single sheet data, or may be either one of them.

[0019] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a schedule instruction document of this embodiment, and Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a program instruction document of this embodiment. The machining schedule information 32 includes the schedule creation date, schedule name, planned machining date, planned machining machine, sheet name, a list of parts included in the sheet, part information, etc. Furthermore, the schedule instruction 36 includes content 36a of the machining schedule information 32 and a barcode 36b, as shown in FIG. 4. The user can check the machining schedule information 32 related to the schedule instruction 36 by, for example, reading the barcode 36b with the manufacturing support device 100, etc. Furthermore, the schedule instruction 36 has a plurality of program instructions 38. As shown in FIG. 5, the program instruction 38 includes the schedule creation date, sheet name, sheet data, a list of parts included in the sheet, the quantity of parts, the planned machining date, etc.

[0020] In the case of fixed nesting, the design support device 30 selects past sheet data without nesting, creates new machining schedule information 32 related to that sheet data, and outputs a schedule instruction 36 for that machining schedule information 32. In addition, when a single sheet data is selected, only a program instruction 38 is output.

[0021] FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the manufacturing support device 100 of this embodiment. The manufacturing support device 100 is an electronic computer such as a desktop computer, laptop computer, or tablet terminal, and as shown in Fig. 2, includes an input unit 110, a display unit 120, a control unit 130, and a storage unit 140. The manufacturing support device 100 performs progress management and lead time display for each order, and manages the load of each processing step and each processing machine (e.g., blanking machine 70, etc.). The manufacturing support device 100 is also configured to be able to link and manage production arrangement information 142 and processing schedule information 32.

[0022] The input unit 110 is configured with input devices such as a keyboard, a mouse, a touchpad, a joystick, etc., and by operating the input unit 110, it is possible to perform operations such as selecting the production arrangement information 142 and processing schedule information 32 to be linked, in addition to the information input function normally required in the manufacturing support device 100. With such a configuration, the manufacturing support device 100 can manually link the production arrangement information 142 and the processing schedule information 32 via the input unit 110.

[0023] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the association screen 122 of this embodiment. The display unit 120 has a display as a display device, and in addition to the screen display functions normally required for the manufacturing support device 100, displays, for example, a linking screen 122 for selecting the production arrangement information 142 and processing schedule information 32 to be linked, as shown in FIG. 6 . The display unit 120 may also be configured as a touch screen having the functions of the input unit 110. When the display unit 120 is configured as a touch panel, the user can input various information, such as the selection of the production arrangement information 142 and processing schedule information 32 to be linked, to the manufacturing support device 100 by operating the display unit 120, for example.

[0024] The configurations of the input unit 110 and the display unit 120 are not limited to those described above, and any configuration having equivalent functions (for example, a display means or input means that can be used remotely) can be used in place of the input unit 110 and the display unit 120, and is not limited to this.

[0025] The control unit 130 is configured, for example, by an integrated arithmetic processing device having a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). As shown in Fig. 2, the control unit 130 includes a display control unit 132 that controls the display unit 120, an identification unit 134 that collates the production arrangement information 142 and the processing schedule information 32 to be linked, and a tendency value calculation unit 136.

[0026] The tendency value calculation unit 136 calculates a tendency value based on a linking master 148 (described later) stored in the storage unit 140. The tendency value is, for example, a value indicating a tendency of how many days in advance the processing schedule information 32 is created from the scheduled processing date in the production arrangement information 142, by analyzing a combination model 146 (described later) stored in the storage unit 140 based on the linking master 148. The tendency value calculation unit 136 calculates a difference value between the scheduled processing date of the blank process in the production arrangement information 142 and the schedule creation date in the processing schedule information 32 for each of the multiple combination models 146, and calculates an average value of the calculated difference values.

[0027] Since the scheduled processing date is not limited to a uniform schedule and may be a predetermined period, the tendency value calculation unit 136 may obtain the minimum and maximum values ​​of the difference between the scheduled processing date and the schedule creation date, and calculate the respective average values ​​to set as the tendency value. The combination model 146 used for the calculation is one in which the total number of uses of the processing schedule information 32 of the combination model 146 is one.

[0028] FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a tendency value calculation method. Here, we will explain the trend value calculation method used by the trend value calculation unit 136. For example, as shown in Fig. 7, when there are linkage information 1 to 5 for the combination model 146, the trend value calculation unit 136 determines that the average value of the minimum difference between the planned processing date and the schedule creation date is 3 days, and the average value of the maximum difference between the planned processing date and the schedule creation date is 4 days. Therefore, the trend value in this case is 3 to 4 days.

[0029] The storage unit 140 has a storage medium such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive), and stores various data in a readable and writable manner. As shown in FIG. 2, the storage unit 140 stores production arrangement information 142 acquired from the production management device 10, processing results 144 delivered from the blank processing machine 70, and a linking master 148. The storage unit 140 also stores a plurality of combination models 146 (linking information) of the production arrangement information 142 and processing schedule information 32. The storage unit 140 also stores programs required for controlling each part of the manufacturing support device 100.

[0030] The combination model 146 is a combination model of the production arrangement information 142 in the storage unit 140 and the processing schedule information 32 stored in the production engineering management database of the server 50, which will be described later, that is, linking information.

[0031] The linking master 148 is formed, for example, based on the combination models 146 accumulated by repeatedly performing linking and blanking, and the actual man-hours described below of the processing results 144. The linking master 148 includes, for example, information on the multiple combination models 146, the total number of uses and the latest processing date of the processing schedule information 32 for each combination model 146, and information on the blanking machine 70.

[0032] The manufacturing support device 100 having the above configuration is configured to identify a similar combination model 146′ that includes similar production arrangement information 142′ that is similar to the production arrangement information 142 from among a plurality of combination models 146 stored in the memory unit 140, and is also configured to be able to link the production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146′.

[0033] In addition, the manufacturing support device 100 is configured to identify production arrangement information 142 that matches the information and quantity of parts included in the processing schedule information 32, and is configured to be able to link the processing schedule information 32 with the identified production arrangement information 142.

[0034] The server 50 has a storage medium such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid state drive (SSD), and stores a production engineering management database (not shown). The server 50 can have various known configurations, so detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted. The production engineering management database includes machining schedule information 32 created by the design support device 30.

[0035] The blanking machine 70 is a device that processes sheets by NC control, such as a laser processing machine, a turret punch press, a plasma processing machine, a water jet processing machine, etc. The blanking machine 70 is configured to be able to communicate with the server 50 and the manufacturing support device 100.

[0036] The blanking machine 70 performs blanking by reading sheet data of the processing schedule information 32 from the production engineering management database stored in the server 50. The blanking machine 70 also transmits processing results 144 to the manufacturing support device 100 when blanking starts, when blanking is interrupted, and when blanking is completed. The processing results 144 include information such as the times corresponding to the start, interruption, and completion of processing for each sheet.

[0037] [Manufacturing support method according to this embodiment] Next, a description will be given of a manufacturing support method by the manufacturing support system 1 according to this embodiment. In summary, the manufacturing support method according to this embodiment manages by linking production arrangement information 142 relating to a product including one or more parts with processing schedule information 32 relating to sheet data in which the parts are nested.

[0038] The manufacturing support method according to this embodiment will be described in detail. Note that the manufacturing support system 1 according to this embodiment can also support manufacturing using methods other than the first to fourth manufacturing support methods described below.

[0039] First, the first and second manufacturing support methods will be described. In the first and second manufacturing support methods, the production arrangement information 142 and the processing schedule information 32 are manually linked and managed.

[0040] [First manufacturing support method] FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the first manufacturing support method of this embodiment. In the first manufacturing support method, generally, production arrangement information 142 and processing schedule information 32 are linked by manual operation after nesting. First, the production management device 10 outputs the production arrangement information 142 and the production arrangement document 16 (S1 in FIG. 8). Next, the manufacturing support device 100 imports the production arrangement information 142 output by the production management device 10 (S20 in FIG. 8). Simultaneously with this, or thereafter, the production management device 10 transfers the production arrangement document 16 to the design support device 30 (S2 in FIG. 8).

[0041] The design support device 30 performs nesting based on the production arrangement 16 (S10 in FIG. 8), and creates processing schedule information 32 for the nested sheets (S11 in FIG. 8). The design support device 30 also outputs a schedule instruction 36 for the created processing schedule information 32 (S12 in FIG. 8). The processing schedule information 32 created by the design support device 30 is stored in the production engineering management database of the server 50. Furthermore, the design support device 30 passes the production arrangement 16 and the schedule instruction 36 to the manufacturing support device 100 (S13 in FIG. 8).

[0042] As shown in Fig. 6, the user links the production arrangement information 142 and the processing schedule information 32 using the linking screen 122 displayed on the display unit 120 of the manufacturing support device 100. Specifically, first, the user inputs the serial number of the production arrangement sheet 16 in the serial number input section 122a of the linking screen 122 (S40 in Fig. 8). If the user wishes to link multiple production arrangement sheets 16, the user inputs the serial numbers of all of the production arrangement sheets 16 to be linked in the serial number input section 122a. After the serial numbers are input, the production arrangement information 142 with the entered serial numbers is displayed in the arrangement information list 122b of the linking screen 122 (S21 in Fig. 8).

[0043] Next, the user inputs the schedule name of the schedule instruction form 36 into the schedule name input section 122c of the linking screen 122 (S41 in FIG. 8). If linking is desired on a sheet-by-sheet basis, the sheet name of the schedule instruction form 36 is input into the schedule name input section 122c. If linking multiple sheets is desired, the sheet names of all sheets to be linked are input into the schedule name input section 122c. Thereafter, the user inputs the name of the blank processing machine 70 that will perform processing into the processing machine name input section 122d of the linking screen 122 (S42 in FIG. 8).

[0044] After entering the processing machine name, the processing schedule information 32 with the schedule name entered is displayed in the processing schedule information list 122e on the associating screen 122 (S22 in FIG. 8). If the processing date needs to be changed, the processing date can be changed by pressing the change processing date button 122f on the associating screen 122. After entering the production arrangement information 142 and processing schedule information 32 to be associated, pressing the register button 122g on the associating screen 122 (S43 in FIG. 8) completes the association (S23 in FIG. 8). If the sheet name is entered in S41 in FIG. 8, the manufacturing support device 100 generates a new schedule name and registers the information in the production engineering management database.

[0045] The blanking machine 70 retrieves the linked processing schedule information 32 from the production engineering management database of the server 50 and performs blanking (S30 in FIG. 8). In addition, the blanking machine 70 passes the processing results 144 to the manufacturing support device 100 when blanking starts, when blanking is interrupted, and when blanking is completed (S31 in FIG. 8).

[0046] The manufacturing support device 100 analyzes the processing record 144 passed from the blank processing machine 70 based on the linking information (S24 in FIG. 8), and passes the production record for each production arrangement information 142 to the production management device 10 (S25 in FIG. 8). The production record includes information such as the time of work start, work interruption, and work completion, as well as the actual man-hours. Through the above steps, the first manufacturing support method by the manufacturing support system 1 according to this embodiment is executed.

[0047] [Second manufacturing support method] In the second manufacturing support method, generally, production arrangement information 142, which has been manually grouped before nesting, is automatically linked to machining schedule information 32 after nesting. In the second manufacturing support method, the manufacturing support device 100 is configured to be able to group multiple pieces of production arrangement information 142 and to output nesting instructions for each group. The manufacturing support device 100 is also configured to be able to link each piece of production arrangement information 142 included in a group with machining schedule information 32 related to sheet data in which parts in the group are nested.

[0048] FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the second manufacturing support method of this embodiment. First, the production management device 10 outputs production arrangement information 142 and a production arrangement document 16 (S101 in FIG. 9). Next, the manufacturing support device 100 imports the production arrangement information 142 output by the production management device 10 (S120 in FIG. 9). After that, the user selects the production arrangement information 142 to be nested from the production arrangement information 142 imported into the manufacturing support device 100, and performs grouping (S140 in FIG. 9).

[0049] The manufacturing support device 100 issues a nesting instruction to the design support device 30 for each group of the grouped production arrangement information 142 (S122ba in FIG. 9). The design support device 30 performs nesting for each group in accordance with the nesting instruction sent from the manufacturing support device 100 (S110 in FIG. 9), and creates processing schedule information 32 for the nested sheets (S111 in FIG. 9). The processing schedule information 32 created by the design support device 30 is stored in the production engineering management database of the server 50.

[0050] The design support device 30 also transfers the nesting results to the manufacturing support device 100 (S112 in FIG. 9). The nesting results include a schedule name, a sheet name, and production arrangement information 142. The manufacturing support device 100 associates the production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 based on the nesting results and registers them (S122b in FIG. 9).

[0051] The blanking machine 70 retrieves the processing schedule information 32 created by the design support device 30 from the production engineering management database of the server 50 and performs blanking (S130 in FIG. 9). In addition, the blanking machine 70 passes the processing results 144 to the manufacturing support device 100 when blanking starts, when blanking is interrupted, and when blanking is completed (S131 in FIG. 9).

[0052] The manufacturing support device 100 analyzes the processing results 144 passed from the blank processing machine 70 based on the nesting results (S123 in FIG. 9), and passes the production results for each production arrangement information 142 to the production management device 10 (S124 in FIG. 9). The production results include information such as the times when work started, work was interrupted, and work was completed, as well as the actual man-hours. The second manufacturing support method by the manufacturing support system 1 according to this embodiment is executed through the above steps.

[0053] Next, the third and fourth manufacturing support methods will be described. The third and fourth manufacturing support methods automatically link and manage the production arrangement information 142 and the processing schedule information 32. Note that, in the third and fourth manufacturing support methods, it is preferable that a plurality of combination models 146 and processing records 144 are accumulated in the manufacturing support device 100 by the first or second manufacturing support method, but this is not limiting. For example, the combination models 146 and processing records 144 may be prepared by a method such as importing the combination models 146 and processing records 144 accumulated in another manufacturing support device 100.

[0054] [Third manufacturing support method] In general, the third manufacturing support method automatically links the production arrangement information 142 and the processing schedule information 32 in fixed nesting based on the linking master 148. In the third manufacturing support method, the manufacturing support device 100 is configured to be able to link the production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 of a similar combination model 146' when the total quantity of parts in one or more pieces of production arrangement information 142 is equal to or less than the quantity of parts in similar production arrangement information 142'.

[0055] FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the third manufacturing support method of this embodiment. First, the production management device 10 outputs the production arrangement information 142 and the production arrangement document 16 (S201 in FIG. 10). Next, the manufacturing support device 100 imports the production arrangement information 142 output by the production management device 10 (S220 in FIG. 10).

[0056] Thereafter, the manufacturing support device 100 compares the imported production arrangement information 142 with the linking master 148 in the memory unit 140 (S221 in FIG. 10), and identifies a similar combination model 146′ that includes similar production arrangement information 142′ that is similar to the production arrangement information 142 from among the multiple combination models 146 stored in the memory unit 140.

[0057] Specifically, the manufacturing support device 100 checks whether a similar combination model 146' exists in the linking master 148 based on the product name, part name, process, and quantity included in the production arrangement information 142. At this time, it is also possible to take into consideration user settings, such as grouping the production arrangement information 142 to be checked by production delivery date order or order number.

[0058] If a similar combination model 146' can be identified (YES in S222 of FIG. 10), the manufacturing support device 100 adopts the processing schedule information 32 included in the similar combination model 146', links it to the production arrangement information 142 imported as new processing schedule information 32, and registers the linking information as a new combination model 146 (S223 of FIG. 10).

[0059] Thereafter, the manufacturing support device 100 stores the linked new processing schedule information 32 in the production engineering management database of the server 50. The new processing schedule information 32 is obtained by updating the schedule name, scheduled processing date, and scheduled processing machine included in the processing schedule information 32 of the adopted similar combination model 146'. Note that the scheduled processing date may take into consideration a user setting, such as 10 days before the production due date in the production arrangement information 142.

[0060] The blanking machine 70 retrieves the new processing schedule information 32 stored by the manufacturing support device 100 from the production engineering management database of the server 50 and performs blanking (S230 in FIG. 10). In addition, the blanking machine 70 passes the processing results 144 to the manufacturing support device 100 when blanking starts, when blanking is interrupted, and when blanking is completed (S231 in FIG. 10).

[0061] The manufacturing support device 100 analyzes the processing results 144 sent from the blank processing machine 70 based on the combination model 146 (S224 in FIG. 10), and sends the production results for each production arrangement information 142 to the production management device 10 (S225 in FIG. 10). The production results include information such as the times when work started, work was interrupted, and work was completed, as well as the actual man-hours.

[0062] If the similar combination model 146′ cannot be identified (NO in S222 of FIG. 10), the manufacturing support device 100 displays that fact on the display unit 120 (S226 of FIG. 10). Through the above steps, the third manufacturing support method by the manufacturing support system 1 according to this embodiment is executed.

[0063] Here, the automatic linking method in the third manufacturing support method will be described in detail. Note that the third manufacturing support method according to this embodiment can also link the production arrangement information 142 and the processing schedule information 32 using methods other than the first to third automatic linking methods described below.

[0064] [First automatic linking method] The first automatic linking method is a method of linking in fixed nesting, taking into consideration the information and quantity of parts. In the first automatic linking method, the manufacturing support device 100 is configured to be able to link the production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146' when the quantity of parts in the production arrangement information 142 matches the quantity of parts in the similar production arrangement information 142'.

[0065] When the quantity of the imported production arrangement information 142 is the same as the quantity of the production arrangement information 142 (similar production arrangement information 142′) related to the same product as the combination model 146, the manufacturing support device 100 identifies the combination model 146 as a similar combination model 146′. The manufacturing support device 100 adopts the processing schedule information 32 of the identified similar combination model 146′ and links it to the imported production arrangement information 142.

[0066] [Second automatic linking method] The second automatic linking method is a method of linking divided and arranged products in fixed nesting, taking into consideration the information and quantities of parts. In the second automatic linking method, the manufacturing support device 100 is configured to be able to link the multiple production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146' when the total quantity of parts in the multiple production arrangement information 142 matches the quantity of parts in the similar production arrangement information 142'.

[0067] When there are multiple pieces of imported production arrangement information 142 related to the same product, and the total quantity included in the multiple pieces of production arrangement information 142 is the same as the quantity included in the production arrangement information 142 related to the same product of the combination model 146 (similar production arrangement information 142′), the manufacturing support device 100 identifies the combination model 146 as a similar combination model 146′. The manufacturing support device 100 adopts the processing schedule information 32 of the identified similar combination model 146′ and links it to the multiple pieces of imported production arrangement information 142.

[0068] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the second automatic linking method according to the third manufacturing support method of this embodiment. 11, assume that in the combination model 146, production arrangement information A with a quantity of 20 is linked to processing schedule information A. Production arrangement information B and production arrangement information C are production arrangement information 142 related to the same product as production arrangement information A. The quantities of production arrangement information B and production arrangement information C are each 10, which together total the same quantity as production arrangement information A. Therefore, the manufacturing support device 100 adopts processing schedule information A and links it to production arrangement information B and production arrangement information C.

[0069] [Third automatic linking method] The third automatic linking method is a method for linking in fixed nesting even when the quantity included in the production arrangement information 142 is less than the quantity included in the production arrangement information 142 of the combination model 146. In the third automatic linking method, the manufacturing support device 100 is configured to be able to link the production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146' when the quantity of parts in the production arrangement information 142 is less than the quantity of parts in the similar production arrangement information 142'.

[0070] If the quantity of the imported production arrangement information 142 is smaller than the quantity of the production arrangement information 142 (similar production arrangement information 142') related to the same product as the combination model 146, the manufacturing support device 100 identifies the combination model 146 as a similar combination model 146' if the quantity is within a predetermined range, for example, (quantity of similar production arrangement information 142') - 2 ≦ (quantity of imported production arrangement information 142) ≦ (quantity of similar production arrangement information 142'). The manufacturing support device 100 adopts the processing schedule information 32 of the identified similar combination model 146' and links it to the imported production arrangement information 142.

[0071] The predetermined range is not limited to the above example, and various arbitrary ranges can be set.

[0072] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a third automatic linking method according to the third manufacturing support method of this embodiment. For example, as shown in FIG. 12 , in the combination model 146, production arrangement information X with a quantity of 20 is linked to processing schedule information X. Production arrangement information Y and production arrangement information Z are production arrangement information 142 related to the same product as production arrangement information X. The quantity in production arrangement information Y is 18, which is less than the quantity in production arrangement information X, but is within a predetermined range, so the manufacturing support device 100 adopts processing schedule information X and links it to production arrangement information Y. On the other hand, the quantity in production arrangement information Z is 15, which is less than the quantity in production arrangement information X and is outside the predetermined range, so the manufacturing support device 100 does not adopt processing schedule information X.

[0073] [Fourth manufacturing support method] In summary, the fourth manufacturing support method automatically links production arrangement information 142 and processing schedule information 32 in on-demand nesting using a trend value derived based on a linking master 148. In the fourth manufacturing support method, the manufacturing support device 100 is configured to calculate a difference between the planned processing date and the schedule creation date for each of a plurality of combination models 146, and identify production arrangement information 142 based on the trend of the calculated difference value. Specifically, the manufacturing support device 100 is configured to narrow down and identify production arrangement information 142 whose difference value from the processing schedule information 32 is within a predetermined range, i.e., within the range of the trend value.

[0074] FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the fourth manufacturing support method of this embodiment. First, the production management device 10 outputs the production arrangement information 142 and the production arrangement document 16 (S301 in FIG. 13). Next, the manufacturing support device 100 imports the production arrangement information 142 output by the production management device 10 (S320 in FIG. 13). Simultaneously with this, or thereafter, the production management device 10 delivers the production arrangement document 16 to the design support device 30 (S302 in FIG. 13).

[0075] The design support device 30 performs nesting based on the production arrangement 16 (S310 in FIG. 13), and creates processing schedule information 32 for the nested sheets (S311 in FIG. 13). The processing schedule information 32 created by the design support device 30 is stored in the production engineering management database of the server 50. Next, the manufacturing support device 100 refers to the processing schedule information 32 stored in the production engineering management database, analyzes the processing schedule information 32 for which the schedule was created today, and identifies the information and quantities of parts included in the processing schedule information 32 (S321 in FIG. 13).

[0076] Thereafter, the manufacturing support device 100 acquires the trend value from the linking master 148 in the storage unit 140, and narrows down the imported production arrangement information 142 based on the trend value (S322 in FIG. 13). Then, the manufacturing support device 100 compares the narrowed down production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 (S323 in FIG. 13). If the manufacturing support device 100 can identify production arrangement information 142 that matches the information and quantity of parts included in the processing schedule information 32 (YES in S324 in FIG. 13), the manufacturing support device 100 links the production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32, and registers the linking information as a new combination model 146 (S325 in FIG. 13).

[0077] The blanking machine 70 retrieves the processing schedule information 32 stored by the design support device 30 from the production engineering management database of the server 50 and performs blanking (S330 in FIG. 13). In addition, the blanking machine 70 passes the processing results 144 to the manufacturing support device 100 when blanking starts, when blanking is interrupted, and when blanking is completed (S331 in FIG. 13).

[0078] The manufacturing support device 100 analyzes the processing results 144 sent from the blank processing machine 70 based on the combination model 146 (S326 in FIG. 13), and sends the production results for each production arrangement information 142 to the production management device 10 (S327 in the figure). The production results include information such as the times when work started, work was interrupted, and work was completed, as well as the actual man-hours.

[0079] If production arrangement information 142 that matches the processing schedule information 32 cannot be identified (NO in S324 of FIG. 13), the manufacturing support device 100 displays that fact on the display unit 120 (S328 of FIG. 13). Through the above steps, the fourth manufacturing support method by the manufacturing support system 1 according to this embodiment is executed.

[0080] [Advantages of the manufacturing support device and manufacturing support system according to this embodiment] As described above, the manufacturing support device 100 according to this embodiment is configured to be able to link and manage production arrangement information 142 relating to a product that includes one or more parts with processing schedule information 32 relating to sheet data in which the parts are nested.

[0081] The manufacturing support device 100 according to this embodiment has such a configuration, and therefore has the advantage of being able to accurately manage the progress status because it links and manages the production arrangement information 142 and the processing schedule information 32. In addition, it is no longer necessary for the user to manually input progress information each time, and the time spent on progress management work can be reduced.

[0082] Furthermore, the manufacturing support device 100 according to this embodiment includes an input unit 110, and is configured so that the production arrangement information 142 and the processing schedule information 32 can be linked manually via the input unit 110. This configuration has the advantage that it is possible to link the production arrangement information 142 and the processing schedule information 32, which cannot be linked automatically.

[0083] Furthermore, the manufacturing support device 100 according to this embodiment is configured to be able to group a plurality of pieces of production arrangement information 142 and to output nesting instructions for each group. This configuration has the advantage of clarifying the correspondence between the production arrangement information 142 including a certain part and the processing schedule information 32 related to the sheet data in which that part is nested, making linking easier.

[0084] Furthermore, the manufacturing support device 100 according to this embodiment is configured to be able to link each piece of production arrangement information 142 included in a group with the processing schedule information 32 relating to the sheet data in which the parts in the group are nested. This configuration has the advantage of being able to automatically link each piece of production arrangement information 142 included in a group with the processing schedule information 32 corresponding to that production arrangement information 142.

[0085] The manufacturing support device 100 according to this embodiment also includes a storage unit 140, which stores a plurality of combination models 146 of production arrangement information 142 and processing schedule information 32, and is configured to identify a similar combination model 146′ including similar production arrangement information 142′ similar to the production arrangement information 142 from the plurality of combination models 146 stored in the storage unit 140, and is also configured to be able to link the production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146′. This configuration has the advantage of being able to automatically link the production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 in fixed nesting.

[0086] Furthermore, in the manufacturing support device 100 according to this embodiment, the production arrangement information 142 includes the quantity of parts, and is configured to be able to link the production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146' when the total quantity of parts in one or more pieces of production arrangement information 142 is equal to or less than the quantity of parts in the similar production arrangement information 142'. This configuration has the advantage of being able to automatically link two or more pieces of production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32.

[0087] Furthermore, the manufacturing support device 100 according to this embodiment is configured to be able to link the multiple pieces of production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146′ when the total quantity of parts in the multiple pieces of production arrangement information 142 matches the quantity of parts in the similar production arrangement information 142′. This configuration has the advantage that, even when a product or part similar to a product or part included in the production arrangement information 142 of the combination model 146 is arranged in two or more parts, the similar production arrangement information 142′ can be identified and linked to the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146′.

[0088] Furthermore, the manufacturing support device 100 according to this embodiment is configured to be able to link the production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146' when the quantity of parts in the production arrangement information 142 is less than the quantity of parts in the similar production arrangement information 142'. This configuration has the advantage of being able to reduce costs by adopting the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146' without newly nesting, even when the quantities are not the same as those in the similar production arrangement information 142'.

[0089] Furthermore, in the manufacturing support device 100 according to this embodiment, the processing schedule information 32 includes information and quantities of parts, and is configured to identify production arrangement information 142 that matches the information and quantities of parts included in the processing schedule information 32, and is configured to be able to link the processing schedule information 32 with the identified production arrangement information 142. This configuration has the advantage that the production arrangement information 142 and the processing schedule information 32 can be automatically linked in each nesting.

[0090] Furthermore, the manufacturing support device 100 according to this embodiment includes a storage unit 140, which stores a plurality of combination models 146 of production arrangement information 142 and processing schedule information 32, the production arrangement information 142 including a planned processing date for a part, the processing schedule information 32 including a schedule creation date for the processing schedule information 32, and is configured to calculate a difference between the planned processing date and the schedule creation date for each of the plurality of combination models 146 and identify the production arrangement information 142 from the trend of the calculated difference values. This configuration has the advantage that even if there is a plurality of pieces of production arrangement information 142 that match the information and quantity of parts included in the processing schedule information 32, it is possible to identify appropriate production arrangement information 142 from the trend of the combination model 146.

[0091] Furthermore, the manufacturing support device 100 according to this embodiment is configured to narrow down and identify production arrangement information 142 whose difference value from the processing schedule information 32 is within a predetermined range. This configuration has the advantage of being able to narrow down and identify production arrangement information 142 that is within the range of the trend value.

[0092] [Variations] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above-described embodiments. Various modifications and improvements can be made to the above-described embodiments.

[0093] For example, in the above-described embodiment, the manufacturing support device 100 is described as including the input unit 110 and configured to allow the production arrangement information 142 and the processing schedule information 32 to be manually linked via the input unit 110, but this is not limiting. The manufacturing support device 100 does not have to include the input unit 110. Furthermore, the manufacturing support device 100 does not have to be able to manually link the production arrangement information 142 and the processing schedule information 32.

[0094] In the above-described embodiment, the manufacturing support device 100 is described as being configured to be able to group multiple pieces of production arrangement information 142 and to be able to output nesting instructions for each group, but this is not limiting. The manufacturing support device 100 does not necessarily have to be able to group multiple pieces of production arrangement information 142.

[0095] In the above-described embodiment, the manufacturing support device 100 has been described as being configured to be able to link each piece of production arrangement information 142 included in a group with the processing schedule information 32 related to the sheet data in which the parts in the group are nested, but this is not limiting. The manufacturing support device 100 does not necessarily have to be able to link each piece of production arrangement information 142 included in a group with the processing schedule information 32 related to the sheet data in which the parts in the group are nested.

[0096] In the above-described embodiment, the manufacturing support device 100 is described as including a memory unit 140, which stores multiple combination models 146 of production arrangement information 142 and processing schedule information 32, and is configured to identify a similar combination model 146′ including similar production arrangement information 142′ similar to the production arrangement information 142 from the multiple combination models 146 stored in the memory unit 140, and to link the production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146′. However, this is not limited to this. The manufacturing support device 100 may not include the memory unit 140. Furthermore, the memory unit 140 may not store multiple combination models 146 of the production arrangement information 142 and the processing schedule information 32. Furthermore, the manufacturing support device 100 may not identify a similar combination model 146′ including similar production arrangement information 142′ similar to the production arrangement information 142 from the multiple combination models 146.

[0097] In the above-described embodiment, the production arrangement information 142 includes the quantity of parts, and the manufacturing support device 100 is configured to be able to link the production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146′ when the total quantity of parts in one or more pieces of production arrangement information 142 is equal to or less than the quantity of parts in the similar production arrangement information 142′. However, this is not limiting. The manufacturing support device 100 does not necessarily have to be able to link the production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146′ when the total quantity of parts in one or more pieces of production arrangement information 142 is equal to or less than the quantity of parts in the similar production arrangement information 142′.

[0098] In the above-described embodiment, the manufacturing support device 100 has been described as being configured to be able to link multiple pieces of production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146′ when the total quantity of parts in the multiple pieces of production arrangement information 142 matches the quantity of parts in the similar production arrangement information 142′, but this is not limiting. The manufacturing support device 100 does not necessarily have to be able to link multiple pieces of production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146′ when the total quantity of parts in the multiple pieces of production arrangement information 142 matches the quantity of parts in the similar production arrangement information 142′.

[0099] In the above-described embodiment, the manufacturing support device 100 has been described as being configured to be able to link the production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146' when the quantity of parts in the production arrangement information 142 is smaller than the quantity of parts in the similar production arrangement information 142', but this is not limiting. The manufacturing support device 100 does not have to be able to link the production arrangement information 142 with the processing schedule information 32 of the similar combination model 146' when the quantity of parts in the production arrangement information 142 is smaller than the quantity of parts in the similar production arrangement information 142'.

[0100] In the above-described embodiment, the processing schedule information 32 includes information and quantities of parts, and the manufacturing support device 100 is configured to identify production arrangement information 142 that matches the information and quantities of parts included in the processing schedule information 32, and is configured to be able to link the processing schedule information 32 with the identified production arrangement information 142, but this is not limited to this.

[0101] In the above-described embodiment, the manufacturing support device 100 is described as including a storage unit 140, which stores a plurality of combination models 146 of production arrangement information 142 and processing schedule information 32, the production arrangement information 142 including the planned processing date of a part, the processing schedule information 32 including the schedule creation date of the processing schedule information 32, and is configured to calculate a difference between the planned processing date and the schedule creation date for each of the plurality of combination models 146 and identify the production arrangement information 142 from the trend of the calculated difference values, but this is not limiting. The manufacturing support device 100 does not have to calculate a difference between the planned processing date and the schedule creation date for each of the plurality of combination models 146 and identify the production arrangement information 142 from the trend of the calculated difference values.

[0102] In the above-described embodiment, the manufacturing support device 100 has been described as being configured to narrow down and identify production arrangement information 142 whose difference value from the processing schedule information 32 is within a predetermined range, but this is not limited to this, and the manufacturing support device 100 does not have to narrow down and identify production arrangement information 142 whose difference value is within a predetermined range.

[0103] In the above-described embodiment, the manufacturing support system 1 is described as having a server 50 and a production technology management database stored in the server 50, but this is not limited to this, and the manufacturing support system 1 may not have a server 50, and the production technology management database may be stored in the memory unit 140 of the manufacturing support device 100.

[0104] In the above-described embodiment, the manufacturing support system 1 has been described as including the production management device 10, the design support device 30, the manufacturing support device 100, the server 50, and the blank processing machine 70 as individual devices, but is not limited to this, and some or all of the above-mentioned devices may be configured as an integrated unit. [Explanation of symbols]

[0105] 1. Manufacturing support system 10 Production control device 16 Production Order 16a Contents of production arrangement information 16b barcode 30 Design support equipment 32 Processing schedule information 36 Schedule Instructions 38 Program Instructions 50 servers 70 Blanking machine 100 Manufacturing support equipment 110 Input section 120 Display section 122 Linking screen 122a Serial number input section 122b Arrangements Information List 122c Schedule name input section 122d Machine name input section 122e Processing schedule information list 122f Processing date change button 122g Registration button 130 Control Unit 132 Display control unit 134 Specific part 136 Trend value calculation unit 140 Storage section 142 Production arrangement information 142' Similar production arrangement information 144 Processing results 146 Combination Model 146' Similar combination model 148 Linking Master

Claims

1. a storage unit that stores a plurality of combination models of production arrangement information relating to a product including one or more parts and processing schedule information relating to sheet data in which the parts are nested; the production arrangement information includes the quantity of the parts; The storage unit is configured to identify a similar combination model including similar production arrangement information similar to the production arrangement information from among the plurality of combination models stored in the storage unit, and to be able to link and manage the production arrangement information and the processing schedule information of the similar combination model, When the total quantity of the parts in one or more pieces of the production arrangement information is equal to or less than the quantity of the parts in the similar production arrangement information, the production arrangement information and the processing schedule information of the similar combination model can be linked. Manufacturing support equipment.

2. When the total quantity of the parts in the plurality of pieces of production arrangement information matches the quantity of the parts in the similar production arrangement information, the plurality of pieces of production arrangement information and the processing schedule information of the similar combination model can be linked. The manufacturing support device according to claim 1 .

3. When the quantity of the parts in the production arrangement information is less than the quantity of the parts in the similar production arrangement information, the production arrangement information and the processing schedule information of the similar combination model can be linked. The manufacturing support device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. Production arrangement information regarding a product including one or more parts; Processing schedule information regarding sheet data in which the parts are nested; It is structured so that it can be linked and managed, The processing schedule information includes information and quantities of the parts, The system is configured to identify the production arrangement information that matches the information and quantity of the parts included in the processing schedule information, and is configured to be able to link the processing schedule information with the identified production arrangement information. Manufacturing support equipment.

5. A storage unit is provided, the storage unit stores a plurality of combination models of the production arrangement information and the processing schedule information, The production arrangement information includes a planned processing date for the part, The processing schedule information includes a schedule creation date of the processing schedule information, calculating a difference between the planned processing date and the schedule creation date for each of the plurality of combination models; The production arrangement information is identified based on the tendency of the difference value thus determined. The manufacturing support device according to claim 4.

6. The manufacturing arrangement information is narrowed down to and specified by a difference value between the manufacturing schedule information and the manufacturing arrangement information within a predetermined range. The manufacturing support device according to claim 5 .

7. Equipped with an input unit, The manufacturing arrangement information and the processing schedule information can be linked manually via the input unit. The manufacturing support device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. The plurality of pieces of production arrangement information can be grouped, and nesting instructions can be output for each group. The manufacturing support device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. Each of the production arrangement information included in the group; and the machining schedule information relating to the sheet data in which the parts in the group are nested; It is configured to be able to link The manufacturing support device according to claim 8.

10. A manufacturing support device according to any one of claims 1 to 9; Production Management Department and Design Support Department and Equipped with The production management department creates production arrangement information regarding a product including one or more parts, The design support unit nests the parts and creates processing schedule information related to sheet data in which the parts are nested. Manufacturing support system.

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