ECO system – a strong foundation for automation strategies in machining production (© COSCOM Computer GmbH)
Machining production is changing. Digitalization has finally arrived in this environment and is responsible for making machining processes more value-adding. The biggest challenge now is to make the complexity and diversity of the topic tangible and manageable. The solution: The networking of digitally provided data and information becomes the COSCOM data and information foundation – the basic prerequisite for functioning automation.
COSCOM, the digitalization specialist in machining production, is pursuing a clear strategy to solve the current requirements. A machine tool requires an NC program and the corresponding tools to produce a defined component. This core issue should always be at the forefront of digitization strategies. Based on this basic understanding, it is clear that a major focus must be placed on the (data) processes. Individual software tools in the various task areas of the value chain are already sufficiently established today. Powerful CAD/CAM and simulation systems deliver optimal NC programs, comprehensive tool management systems organize the provision of operating resources including their usage data and, finally, MES systems record evaluation data from the machine tools. But how does an automation solution for machine tools fit into this existing IT infrastructure?
COSCOM ECO system as a data and information foundation
The COSCOM answer is: networking of the digitally provided data and information, the generation of logical dependencies between the data and the central provision of the resulting process control data. Automation strategies can be built on this digital data and information foundation. COSCOM creates this necessary foundation with its ECO system. This is a centrally organized database platform solution that includes operational COSCOM software modules as well as integration modules for third-party software applications (ERP, CAD/CAM, PDM, …), machine tool controls, measuring systems, storage systems and automation systems. Communication with automation systems places very high demands on the central provision of data. This is because the logical dependencies between the data provided are retrieved at this point in the digital factory. This is where digital sets of rules become visible, which are necessary for consistent data process control.
Central data provision instead of “data islands”
The COSCOM ECO system makes linked and enriched process master data available to the automation system on demand via standardized IT communication solutions (e.g. web services). It is even possible to use different automation systems in one company. The process master data is fed to the respective target system via mappings. This approach shows that the COSCOM data and information foundation has the required adaptability and future viability that are addressed in digitalization strategies towards automation. Decentralized “data islands” in production are not the basis for automation on the machine tools and cannot lead to the desired goal. The manual input of collected information from the individual “data islands” into an automation control system should not remain an accepted standard in a digitalization concept!
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COSCOM is a leading software system house that standardizes, networks and optimizes production data in the machining industry. The connection between the ERP system and production is a top priority. Projects in tool management, tool and data management, CAD/CAM and machine simulation as well as Infopoint / DNC networking are realized around the CNC machine. Competence in consulting and target-oriented project management are the basis for joint success – one contact, one responsibility, one successful project!
By networking the COSCOM software products, different, interface-free process solutions are created for networking all participants on the store floor. The main benefits for the user are a more efficient machining process with better product quality, greater adherence to deadlines and lower production costs. COSCOM offers everything from a single source – from software development, process consulting, sales and project management with implementation through to training/coaching, service and support.
COSCOM has been active on the market since 1978, making it one of the most experienced providers in the field of production automation and digitization in machining. Around 6,000 COSCOM solutions and around 25,000 machines and systems are currently networked with COSCOM systems throughout Europe. COSCOM as a partner means investment security, future security and innovation security for the customer.
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