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Sheet Metal | AiPS Fabrication Scheduling

Schedules laser, punching, bending and welding resources with sheet material, tooling, routings and setup time for multi-order sheet-metal production under finite capacity.

Sheet Metal | AiPS Fabrication Scheduling
01 Business Challenge02 Solution Logic03 Core Capabilities04 GT Product Fit05 Value06 Demo
01
BUSINESS CHALLENGE

Why the current approach does not scale

Laser, punching, bending and welding resources have different capabilities, while sheet material, tools/dies, routing dependencies and setups interact. Mixed-order scheduling often creates local bottlenecks.

02
SOLUTION LOGIC

How GT solves it

Model fabrication resources, capability, shifts, tools/dies, material and operation sequence in AiPS. Generate finite-capacity operation schedules and optimize due dates, load and setup.

03
CORE CAPABILITIES

Turn business constraints into system capabilities

01Laser/punch/bend/weld resource model
02Tool/die and sheet-material constraints
03Routing dependencies and WIP continuity
04Setup and process-family grouping
05Multi-objective bottleneck load and due-date optimization
04GT PRODUCT FIT

Composable capabilities, not an isolated application

AiPS performs operation scheduling; PLM + ERP Lite supplies routing and tooling resources; DataEx Hub can connect machines, MES and shop-floor reporting.

05
BUSINESS VALUE

Outcomes should be measurable by the business

01

Less waiting and local WIP buildup between operations

02

Higher utilization of critical resources

03

Lower manual planning and setup loss

04

More predictable order delivery

DEMO

Schedule laser–bend–weld operations together

Load sheet-metal orders/routings and create a finite-capacity plan under machine, tool and shift constraints, then inspect bottlenecks.

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