Process audit
Review of the technology state, machine, program, tools, and process constraints.
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Process design and optimisation
Process design and optimisation begins with the part, material, required feature, tolerance, machine, current operation and the constraint that is preventing stable work today. We do not begin with an SKU or a claimed outcome. The information gathered lets us determine whether the constraint concerns the cutting tool, toolholding, the location and clamping of the part, programme strategy or digital preparation. Within this group, we connect the process audit, specification of the process stack for a specific machine, machining strategy, trial and handover of findings for further work. We understand the process stack as the cutting tool, holder, workholding and programme strategy in the same operation, not as a list of independent items. CAM, CAPP, PLM, a postprocessor, NC code and simulation remain within digital manufacturing software; they can supply data but do not replace the decision on the manufacturing route. The criterion for the next step is a machine-tool trial or an honest flag that information is missing, not a slide or a productivity promise.
This area works with the other four groups: tool, holder, workholding, digital layer and process.
SOLUTIONS
Decision areas, not an SKU list.
Choose the point constraining the process today. We will identify the right lever together.
Selection and strategy
Specification of the tool, holder, workholding, and toolpath strategy for a given task.
Cutting trials and process prove-out
Trials, correction, and process prove-out on the machine before production start-up.
Training and handover
Handover of findings to the production team and technical purchasing in a form clear for further work.
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Context / Approach / Verification / Result
Case studies for this group are being prepared.
We do not publish metrics, logos or outcomes without TIZ approval.
TIZ B2BTECHNICAL CONVERSATION
Three starting points for a conversation
The cards below do not describe customers, parts or outcomes. They show three ways to structure a conversation before specifying a process stack for a particular operation and machine.
Part and feature in operation
We begin with the material, required feature, tolerance and place of the operation in the overall machining route. This establishes what information is needed before a tool catalogue number enters the discussion.
Not to be confused with: an implementation description, an approved case study or a claim about cutting parameters.
Process stack on that machine
We consider the tool, toolholding, workholding and programme strategy as a stack operating in that particular operation and on that machine. We distinguish retaining the tool in the spindle or turret from locating, supporting and clamping the workpiece.
Not to be confused with: selecting an SKU alone or replacing process analysis with a catalogue.
Trial or clear information gap
The criterion for this conversation is a machine trial or a clear statement of the information still missing before it can be planned. We do not replace this with a slide, an outcome promise or a generalisation to other machines, parts or production runs.
Not to be confused with: a confirmed customer outcome or a published case study.
KNOWLEDGE
Open knowledge baseMaterial for the technical conversation.
Part, material, machine, operation and constraint
We start with the part, material, machine, operation and what constrains the process today. The audit brings together the technological state, programme, cutting tool and conditions to check before specifying the set-up.
Not to be confused with: CAPP and production-data preparation; these belong to Digital manufacturing software.
Read outlineSet-up for this machine
We specify the cutting tool, toolholder, workholding and machining strategy for the specific machine and task. We assess these elements as one set-up rather than treating a catalogue number as the starting point.
Not to be confused with: the sale of a cutting tool, toolholder or workholding system alone; these are separate solution groups.
Read outlineTrial correction and handover
Acceptance rests on a machine tool trial or an explicit flag that the data required to run it are unavailable. After correction, we hand over the agreed points to production and technical purchasing as an implementation note for further work.
Not to be confused with: programme simulation alone; simulation belongs to Digital manufacturing software and is not evidence of implementation.
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