Global Edge Engineering Assistant
Introducing the Next Big Productivity Advancement in Engineering ...
- Global Edge Engineering Assistant provides the next big engineering productivity advancement that can be accomplished with four practical steps that include:
- Automated CAD Part / Model Analysis
- Automated Sheet Metal Batch Unfolding
- Manufacturability Testing / Design For Manufacturing
- Automated Shop Floor Data Preparation / Bend Program Generation
Global Edge Engineering Assistant is your engineering virtual assistant to help reduce and eliminate labor intensive workflow tasks associated with quoting, engineering, and preparing information for the shop floor:
Workflow Diagram
Global Edge Engineering Assistant provides the following workflow to provide your engineering department with increased productivity and capacity:
Automated CAD Part / Model Analysis
Global Edge Engineering Assistant provides Automated CAD Part / Model Analysis to provide complete CAD part parameters that can be utilized in the Quoting, Engineering and Manufacturing workflow process:
The following screen displays the CAD Part Parameters that are automatically calculated:
The "Print" option generates the following CAD Part Parameter Report including the automated generation of Optimal Shop Floor Routings based on comparing CAD Part Parameters with Machine Tool Parameters:
CAD Part Parameter Report
The following section includes the routing steps that were automatically generated based on CAD part parameters and matching machine tool parameters:
The following section includes the Manufacturability Test Results that are automatically generated by comparing CAD part parameters with matching Bend Processes:
The following is a listing of the possible Manufacturing Error Codes that could be detected when performing a Manufacturability Test on a sheet metal part with the Global Edge Engineering Assistant:
The Global Edge Engineering Assistant generates the needed shop floor data required for Automated Bend Programming including necessary routing steps incorporated into DXF Flat Files with extended data that can be integrated Nesting and Scheduling software:
The Global Edge Engineering Assistant generates a CAD Part Import Report that includes CAD Part Parameters, Part Routing, and Manufacturability Testing results:
