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Sheet Metal | AiPS Surface Treatment Scheduling

For powder coating, painting, plating and anodizing, combines color, racks, batches, line/tank capacity, curing time and routing cadence to optimize batch grouping and color/line changes.

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

Why the current approach does not scale

Powder coating, painting, plating and anodizing are constrained by color, racks, batches, lines/tanks, curing time and process/environmental requirements. Frequent color changes and small batches consume capacity.

02
SOLUTION LOGIC

How GT solves it

Model color/process families, racks, line/tank capacity, batch limits and curing time in AiPS. Group similar orders where due dates allow, reducing changeovers while balancing bottleneck lines.

03
CORE CAPABILITIES

Turn business constraints into system capabilities

01Color/process-family grouping rules
02Finite line/tank/curing capacity
03Rack, batch and pretreatment constraints
04Color/chemical change minimization
05Multi-objective due date, batch and load optimization
04GT PRODUCT FIT

Composable capabilities, not an isolated application

AiPS schedules finishing; DataEx Hub connects upstream machining, MES, QMS and equipment data; PLM + ERP Lite supplies finishing specifications.

05
BUSINESS VALUE

Outcomes should be measurable by the business

01

Fewer color/line changes and small-batch losses

02

Higher effective finishing-line capacity

03

Less waiting between upstream/downstream operations

04

Control due dates and process efficiency together

DEMO

Compare due-date-first vs minimum-color-change finishing plans

Load jobs with different colors and finishing processes, enable line/rack/batch constraints, and compare multiple strategies.

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