Machine survey
When it is needed
Section titled “When it is needed”When we meet a machine we have not worked with before. That is more common than you might think — many manufacturers bought a machine without an ecosystem, and have nobody to supply a buildable program for it. Machine types in general.
What we map
Section titled “What we map”- which profiles it can make: section, depth, thickness range,
- where and what punching it does,
- which service holes it cuts,
- the maximum length,
- what format the controller expects,
- what marking it can apply to the parts.
What comes out of it
Section titled “What comes out of it”The machine-specific template, which we then use on every project for that machine. It is what links the design to the manufacture. Machine-specific templates.
How long it takes
Section titled “How long it takes”Most machines work to one of a few well-known logics. The survey typically takes a few days — after which we can design for it just as for a known machine.
What we need from you
Section titled “What we need from you”- the type of machine and the name of the controller,
- the manufacturer’s documentation, if you have it,
- an earlier working machine program, if there is one,
- and, if possible, a contact who uses the machine day to day.
The next step
Section titled “The next step”We accompany the first run and refine the program from what it shows. Trial production.
The point
Section titled “The point”An unknown machine is not an obstacle, just a preliminary step. Send the type and the controller — the rest is our job.