Programmable automation platform

robotized

Product description
Digital platform for sheet metal punching designed for standardized intelligent manufacturing in the sheet metal industry. Enables rapid deployment, short project cycles, precise cost control and deep compatibility with Yawei sheet metal processing equipment. Integrates with CAM nesting and common ERP systems to eliminate information silos and improve material utilization.

System Function Blueprint / Network Architecture
Defines the platform architecture, data flows, integration points and standardized interfaces required for digitalized sheet metal production management.

System Function Flow Chart
Provides visualized process flows across core modules to guide automated and semi-automated production steps and handoffs.

Drawing analysis

• No CAD plug-in required: assemblies are imported, flattened and synchronized to the document system for classification and storage with one click.
• Solves the primary data-source issues for cutting, sorting and leftover-material management to improve design quality and shop-floor efficiency.

Automatic cutting integration (Suit cut)

• One-key transmission of part/drawing/quantity/material data to cutting modules to execute cutting without manual intervention.
• Automatic analysis of cutting results and NC program generation; groups compatible parts/orders by material and sends them to CAM for process generation.
• Generated programs are automatically forwarded to and executed by the corresponding processing equipment.

Production planning
Platform scheduling creates feasible, constraint-aware production plans to optimize throughput and resource use.

Work order management

• Connects to equipment for automatic NC work order issuance, reporting and automated loading/unloading.
• Provides real-time visibility and control over work orders and machine execution status.

Mold management
Manages tool information, change counts and change actions to reduce errors from incorrect tooling.

• System issues program work orders to machines.
• Operator fits tools per program station and tool instructions.
• Automatic processing starts after tool change completion.
• Machine compares station/tool between programs; if mismatch is detected, processing pauses, an alarm is raised and a replacement list is sent to the system.
• System generates a tool replacement confirmation sheet from the replacement list.
• Operator reviews alarm, consults confirmation sheet, performs tool change and confirms completion in the system.
• WMS+ sends tool-change completion signal to the machine and operator restarts automated programs at the machine interface.

Sorting visualization
Visual sorting interfaces support manual or automated sorting operations and improve part traceability during sorting tasks.

Waste material management
Automatically stores residual materials into a scrap library after nesting calculation. Supports configurable residual information (minimum size, material, thickness, priority), 2D-code printing/scanning for warehousing and one-click export of remaining material lists for reuse in future nesting.

Bend work order management
After blanking/punching/cutting/sorting, the system analyzes parts and creates bending work orders per maintained process routes. Supports bending drawings, work instructions and online connection to automatic bending units.

• Operator places bent parts and verifies quantity and code.
• System binds tray information to bending orders automatically (manual adjustment possible).
• After submitting warehousing tasks, automated trucks/stackers store parts with sensor checks and safety confirmations.
• Inventory is updated automatically according to storage results.

WCS algorithm optimization
Scheduling (v3.0) optimizes path planning, space use, collision avoidance, device preferences and task-device matching. Real-time device position and priority tracking enables dynamic avoidance and immediate speed restoration after safe passage; safety thresholds adjust dynamically to minimize avoidance distance while ensuring safety.

Library location preference & dynamic location algorithms
Provides equipment-preference rules for multi-process automated lines to improve storage/retrieval efficiency (e.g., place thick plates near high-power machines). Dynamic combined-location storage reduces isolated empty slots and improves utilization; location visualization keeps inventory and positions updated.

Material scheduling algorithm

• FIFO: prefer earlier-stored raw materials to reduce inventory cycle and obsolescence.
• Proximity: prioritize materials close to production equipment to increase efficiency.
• Maximize utilization: use locations/trays with least material to free storage capacity.

Caractéristiques / spécifications techniques

• Platform type: Standardized intelligent manufacturing digital application management platform for the sheet metal industry.
• Compatibility: Deep integration with Yawei sheet metal equipment; CAM nesting and ERP docking support.
• Main modules: Drawing analysis, Automatic cutting integration, Production planning, Work order management, Mold management, Sorting visualization, Waste material management, Bend work order management, WCS scheduling and library location management.
• Automation: Automatic NC program generation, automatic work order issuance, automated reporting, automated loading/unloading and warehousing support.
• Inventory & residuals: Residual material library with 2D-code printing/scanning and one-click export of remaining material lists.
• Optimization: WCS optimal path, collision avoidance, device preference, task-device matching, dynamic safety thresholds and dynamic combined-location algorithms.
• Customization: Customer-defined residual parameters (min size, material, thickness, priority) and configurable storage/priority rules.