AutoPlan Techniques


Complete Process Masters

AutoPlan is an intelligent engineering planning software tool that works in conjunction with Visual Shop, a job shop management software created by Cornerstone Systems, Inc. to create process masters with the proper techniques..

Below are two case studies that provide a general overview of how AutoPlan creates the work order routing for Processing or Heat Treat based on the purchase order, material, and specification entered at order entry and/or planning. While, the case studies below show the work order routing, the actual process masters generated with AutoPlan contain all the steps, sub-steps and required sign-offs for any given operation.

AutoPlan Case Study: Processing

AutoPlan creates the proper routing based on the specification, material, and purchase order. For processing, this means your routing will reflect the correct bakes, proper etches, customer overrides, etc...

AutoPlan allows you to account for conditions, such as:

• "All 203 Cast Aluminum gets Alkaline Etch + Tri-Acid"
  
• "MIL-DTL-16232 gets Blast not Alkaline Clean"
• "All National Machining Hard Anodize Jobs go in tank 704"
• "All Bryon Metals MIL-A-8625 TII C2 Jobs get Blue Dye"

AutoPlan Case Study: Heat Treat

AutoPlan creates the proper routing based on the specification, material, and purchase order. For heat treat, this means your routing will reflect the correct treatment, including annealing, temper, customer overrides, etc...

AutoPlan allows you to account for conditions, such as:

• "Anneal Materials Over 28HRC Before Hardening"
  
• "All National Machining 4143 Material Jobs Require Temper to 53-55 HRC"