OpenCIM Software
OpenCIM is a complete software package for the operation, control and simulation of CIM systems. It is designed to provide a comprehensive solution for the study and practice of CIM methods and operations:
- It gives students experience and knowledge in the concepts, uses and interconnections of the various software modules that comprise a CIM system.
- It allows students to gain practical experience in translating theoretical manufacturing methods and processes into actual CIM applications.
- It enables students to use and study components and subsystems individually as well as the entire integrated CIM system.
OpenCIM is an enterprise resource-planning (ERP) tool. It combines a number of CIM cell and station management modules: MRP for defining parts, machines and processes, customer, purchase and production orders; inventory control and tracking; scheduling and dispatching; report generation. It implements manufacturing execution system (MES) technology, integrates real-time information with the system’s PC-based database, and maintains online communication with all subsystems through a LAN. OpenCIM includes a 3D solid model graphic display module that dynamically and accurately simulates the CIM components and processes. It provides both online graphic tracking of the manufacturing processes, and off-line simulation that allows students to test procedures before executing an actual production run. Students can also design virtual CIM cells and experiment with CIM and work cell configurations that are not actually available in the CIM Laboratory.