[step-manufacturing] Minutes of May 29 conference call

[Martin Hardwick]

Attendees
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Martin Hardwick, STEP Tools, USA
David Loffredo, STEP Tools, USA
Mikael Hedlind, Scania, Sweden
Magnus Lundgren, KTH, Sweden
Bengt Olsson, Sandvik, Sweden
Vincent Marchini, Ameritech, USA
Fred Proctor, NIST, USA
John Horst, NIST, USA
Sid Venkatesh, Boeing, USA
David Odendahl, Boeing, USA
Ian Stroud, EPFL, Switzerland
Alain Brail, Airbus (retired), France
Thomas Raun, ISCAR, USA
Doron Cohen, ISCAR, Israel

Three pilots are being defined to test the CAM to CAM Data Exchange 
translators.

The "CAM Tooling Pilot" is the most mature. It will allow vendors to 
suggest tooling and process solutions for job shop manufacturing 
problems. Proprietary Information Agreements (PIA's) are in the process 
of being signed between the end users and the cutting tool vendors.

The "Made to Measure Pilot" will adjust the dimensions of a CAM model to 
fit an assembly. In the first instance the pilot will use measument 
systems to adjust the cutting contours and hole centers of machined 
parts so that they can better fit large, flexible structures. There are 
at least two scenarios depending on if the assembly is being adjusted to 
fit the component, or the component is being adjusted to fit the 
assembly. Given the range of scenarios and the potential value of the 
solutions the pilot must exercise the technology without being solution 
specific.

The "Closed Loop Pilot" will expand the technologies developed for the 
Made to Measure pilot for real time process adjustment.

KTH has produced a diagram which illustrates the relationship between 
the information units in STEP-NC and how they relate to model driven 
manufacturing, and the three pilots being formulated.

ftp://www.steptools.com/private/CAM_exchange/Cycle_1/Model_driven_manufacturing.jpg

The pilots will be further discussed at the face to face meeting at CCAM 
on June 24 and 25. Those planning to attend are encouraged to register 
as soon as possible so that we can better plan the meeting. For more 
information see the following site which includes a registration form in 
the right bar.

http://www.steptools.com/camxc/

The next conference call will be at the regular times on Wednesday June 
12. A recording of this conference call can be found at the following 
location:

ftp://www.steptools.com/private/CAM_exchange/Cycle_1/stepmanuf_telecon_20130529.wmv

Martin Hardwick
Team Leader STEP-Manufacturing