2005 EPICS User Conference Thursday Afternoon Session

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2005 EPICS User ConferenceThursday Afternoon
Session

• April 21, 2005
• Gaylord Texan Resort
• Grapevine, Texas

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Scheduling with Preactor Session II

• Mike Novels

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New Die Fields

• Jim Foy

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New Die Fields

• Give you more control over selection of optimum
  extrusion practice

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New Fields for Planning

• DieCopy Table
• Min/Max Runout
• Min/Max Billet
• MultiBillets
• Front/Rear Stretcher Scrap
• Zone1/2/3Temp
• Machine
• PlatenSaw Min/Max/Increment

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New Configuration Setting

• gMultiBilletPenalty
• Recovery penalty
• Default 10
• (Two-billet practice must result in 10 higher
  recovery than one-billet practice)

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New Die Copy Fields
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New Machine Fields
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New Die and Machine Fields

• Calculations using the new fields are in the
  WorkOrderCalc Table
• .SawSetting
• .MultiBillets
• .FrontScrapAct
• .RearScrapAct

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Coffee Break

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Production Posting

• Scott Wilson
• John Stenger

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Advanced Production Screen
Post to SO/Item/Lot or MWO
Sample Weight Calculator
Department details for each item
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Advanced Production Screen
Unlimited billet input
Post to multiple orders and racks
Unlimited down time input
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Master Work Order
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Downstream Department Production
Use the same screen!
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Downstream Department Production
Post to SO/Item/Lot or Rack
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Downstream Department Production
One check-box to post entire item or rack
Unlimited down time input
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Production Posting
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Rack Tracking Features

• John Stenger
• Scott Wilson

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Rack Maintenance Screen
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Posting to Racks
The Rack ID Field
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Posting to Racks
Right-click on a Rack ID to print a Rack Tag
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Packing Racks
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Packing Racks
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Setup Each Department for Racks
Assign each department to a category
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Setup Each Department for Racks
Dept may pull from a Rack
Rack may contain multiple finishes
Dept will output to the same Rack
Release Rack for re-use, but track downstream as
if still in the Rack
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Rack Tracking
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Wishlist Session I

• Let us know what changes/features you would like
  to see in EPICS
• List will be compiled from the two Wishlist
  sessions and sent to all
• Ballot results will guide Foy Inc development
  efforts

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Thursday evening at Billy Bobs Texasand the Ft.
Worth Stockyards

• Bus boards outside Tour Lobby at 515
• Bus leaves at 530
• Bus leaves Billy Bobs at 1000PM SHARP!

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