Track material through its life expectancy in any form (Rolls - Plies - Kits - Part)

Traditional methods of tracking composite material have almost always been paper-based. Logs have to be maintained to locate complete or partly used rolls, often over multiple freezer and shopfloor locations. As the roll is cut into plies, which in turn are bundled into kits for laying up into the final part further information needs to be logged and tracked. Such paper-based methods are error-prone and take up significant staff time.

JETCAM Material Life Management (MLM) not only resolves all of these problems but also provides real-time information to managers and operators such as time that a particular material has been out of the freezer, material stock levels, material left on each roll, material location and expiry date, etc. The possibility for error is virtually eradicated as once input, the information is carried through the system electronically, and is being constantly updated to reflect the real remaining life of the material. It is also environmentally friendly as it drastically reduces paper usage.

Entering information is much faster than existing manual methods due to minimal human interaction requirement, using simplified input methods such as touch screens or barcode readers. Material is booked in and out of storage within seconds, providing full life traceability from roll to ply to finished part.

MLM utilises JETCAM’s Application Server, a relational and highly customisable database structure which has several modules spanning all areas of composite manufacturing. MLM can be used in conjunction with any other Application Server modules to deliver an overall manufacturing management solution.

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• Instantly see the remaining life of the material (tracking time in/out of the freezer)
• Immediately see remaining material per roll and location, numerically and graphically
• Roll identification label printing
• Display extended information such as material cost etc
• Future material requirements projection (e.g. ’what if’ scenarios) *
• Life traceability from part back to roll(s)
• Powerful reporting, including material stock and type lists
• Customisable database with user-definable fields
• Customisable user interface with split level security to allow/deny access where required
• Integrates tightly with all other JETCAM Application Server modules

* Requires JETCAM Expert with Free form high performance nesting