MPDV: Reduce costs using the tool and resource management from HYDRA by MPDV

Tool & Resource Management with HYDRA WRM

Application & benefits
Minimize maintenance, setup and deployment costs!
In many production companies, tools, equipment and other resources play an increasingly important role. Tools are, in addition to well-maintained machines and qualified personnel, a guarantee that high quality products can be made on time and cost-effectively. In many cases, a separate tool management system is already in place to integrate the tasks of resource management in accordance with the VDI guideline 5600. However, if you use the HYDRA module Tool & Resource Management (WRM) you can benefit from the integration into a comprehensive MES system.
HYDRA WRM provides comprehensive functions to effectively manage and organize tools, equipment and other resources that are used directly or indirectly in the manufacturing process. These include tools for injection molding, inserts for machine tools, resources that may be manufactured in-house or other production resources such as forklifts.
HYDRA WRM provides information on the current condition of resources and their availability in order to reduce downtime and waiting times. The individual parameters (e. g. status information, storage location, service life, wear degree, maintenance activities) are tracked, logged and displayed transparently for the entire life cycle. Functions for preventive or condition-oriented maintenance complete the performance spectrum of HYDRA WRM and ensure that time-consuming, manually operated and faulty tool books are a thing of the past.

Many business units across the enterprise can benefit from an MES system such as HYDRA. Our ROI Analyzer reveals the untapped potentials that are still hidden within your production processes and will show you how they can be assessed monetarily.
Highlights
Effective resource management
With HYDRA WRM you can efficiently manage and plan tools and resources. This HYDRA module monitors your tools and schedules servicing and preventive maintenance. Centralized maintenance of master data and storage of status data prevents redundant and, thus, error-prone data storage.
Highlights of the HYDRA WRM solution are:
General management of different resources, e. g. machines, tools, devices and measuring and test equipment
Taking into account resources during the detailed planning and production control
Flexible maintenance calendar to plan maintenance activities
Providing information for operators and fitters on the shop floor terminal
Automatic recording and posting of tool data
Documenting resource usage and preparing an electronic tool book
Detailed evaluations as a base for improvements
Additionally, HYDRA WRM can be tightly integrated with other HYDRA applications as required. Examples include:
Shop floor scheduling
Machine data collection
Shop floor data collection
Tracking & Tracing
As with all HYDRA applications, we offer targeted training courses in order to make the implementation of the system as efficient as possible. In the training courses you will learn how to conveniently integrate your requirements into the system.
Functions
Manage and plan resources, collect and evaluate data
HYDRA WRM covers a wide range of functions for tool organization and management. Data collected in real time is used to support maintenance strategies on the one hand and to enable evaluations for optimization purposes on the other. HYDRA WRM benefits from horizontal integration with other MES applications.
Recording of actual data
As soon as a tool is logged on a machine together with an order or operation, all recorded data is automatically assigned to the tool.
Example functions
Automatic transfer of clock signals for the calculation of strokes, cycles, etc.
Record of utilization periods
Documentation of all resource activities
Planning and real time monitoring
HYDRA WRM supports both operators and toolmakers by displaying current information. The integrated planning of tool assignment also provides a better overview and prevents double assignment.
Example functions
Display of information for scheduled maintenance
Parallel assignment of machines and tools in shop floor scheduling
Assignment plan displaying required resources
Maintenance
HYDRA WRM enables both preventive and condition-based maintenance strategies and benefits in particular from data collected in other MES applications.
Example functions
Maintenance activities based on time and/or cycle
Automatic monitoring of due dates in the maintenance calendar/activity schedule
Visualization of maintenance due in detailed planning and on the shop floor terminal
Generation and planning of maintenance orders from the maintenance calendar if defined maintenance intervals have been reached
Overviews, reports and evaluations
The data that is collected for tools and resources is processed via the stored processing regulations, which are then available in a compressed format such as reports or analysis. They are also available for long term archiving:
Example functions
Resource overview containing an outline across all resources
Status overview to show the availability and the current use of tools
Long term archiving including historical data from the electronic tool book
Display of specific requirements
Because every manufacturing company has unique requirements, HYDRA WRM offers customized configuration options, while still being able to take advantage of a standard software implementation.
Further details
HYDRA WRM can be configured via extensive master data and flexible settings without the need for custom programming:
Creation and maintenance of master data for tools and resources including storage locations and related documents
Extensive resource configuration including hierarchical representation of multipart tools (tool part list)
Functions for multicavity tools and required resources
Configurable escalation management
Specific for plastic producers: recording and evaluating data relating to cavities
Configurable dialogs on the shop floor terminals for operators and machine fitters
Modern development tools are available to the user for more detailed individualization of HYDRA WRM in the form of customer-specific functions, evaluations and displays.
Tool & resource management in the environment of many other MES applications
In contrast to the classic tool management, the integrated operation mode of HYDRA WRM offers enormous benefits for the employees in tool making, maintenance, production control and work preparation.
Further details
Integration into shop floor scheduling
Simultaneous assignment of machine and resource in detailed planning
Checking the availability of resources during detailed planning, including consideration of scheduled maintenance
Generating maintenance orders, which can be considered during detailed planning
Integration into shop floor data collection
Simplified collection and posting by linking resources with workplaces or orders
Detecting correlations between scrap rates and resources used
Integration into machine data collection
Automatic posting of tools with cycles, times and quantities
Integration into tracking & tracing
Complete documentation of used tools and other resources

Application & benefits

Minimize maintenance, setup and deployment costs!

In many production companies, tools, equipment and other resources play an increasingly important role. Tools are, in addition to well-maintained machines and qualified personnel, a guarantee that high quality products can be made on time and cost-effectively. In many cases, a separate tool management system is already in place to integrate the tasks of resource management in accordance with the VDI guideline 5600. However, if you use the HYDRA module Tool & Resource Management (WRM) you can benefit from the integration into a comprehensive MES system.

HYDRA WRM provides comprehensive functions to effectively manage and organize tools, equipment and other resources that are used directly or indirectly in the manufacturing process. These include tools for injection molding, inserts for machine tools, resources that may be manufactured in-house or other production resources such as forklifts.
HYDRA WRM provides information on the current condition of resources and their availability in order to reduce downtime and waiting times. The individual parameters (e. g. status information, storage location, service life, wear degree, maintenance activities) are tracked, logged and displayed transparently for the entire life cycle. Functions for preventive or condition-oriented maintenance complete the performance spectrum of HYDRA WRM and ensure that time-consuming, manually operated and faulty tool books are a thing of the past.

Many business units across the enterprise can benefit from an MES system such as HYDRA. Our ROI Analyzer reveals the untapped potentials that are still hidden within your production processes and will show you how they can be assessed monetarily.

Highlights

Effective resource management

With HYDRA WRM you can efficiently manage and plan tools and resources. This HYDRA module monitors your tools and schedules servicing and preventive maintenance. Centralized maintenance of master data and storage of status data prevents redundant and, thus, error-prone data storage.

Highlights of the HYDRA WRM solution are:

General management of different resources, e. g. machines, tools, devices and measuring and test equipment
Taking into account resources during the detailed planning and production control
Flexible maintenance calendar to plan maintenance activities
Providing information for operators and fitters on the shop floor terminal
Automatic recording and posting of tool data
Documenting resource usage and preparing an electronic tool book
Detailed evaluations as a base for improvements

Additionally, HYDRA WRM can be tightly integrated with other HYDRA applications as required. Examples include:

As with all HYDRA applications, we offer targeted training courses in order to make the implementation of the system as efficient as possible. In the training courses you will learn how to conveniently integrate your requirements into the system.

Functions

Manage and plan resources, collect and evaluate data

HYDRA WRM covers a wide range of functions for tool organization and management. Data collected in real time is used to support maintenance strategies on the one hand and to enable evaluations for optimization purposes on the other. HYDRA WRM benefits from horizontal integration with other MES applications.

Recording of actual data

As soon as a tool is logged on a machine together with an order or operation, all recorded data is automatically assigned to the tool.

Example functions
Automatic transfer of clock signals for the calculation of strokes, cycles, etc.
Record of utilization periods
Documentation of all resource activities

Planning and real time monitoring

HYDRA WRM supports both operators and toolmakers by displaying current information. The integrated planning of tool assignment also provides a better overview and prevents double assignment.

Example functions
Display of information for scheduled maintenance
Parallel assignment of machines and tools in shop floor scheduling
Assignment plan displaying required resources

Maintenance

HYDRA WRM enables both preventive and condition-based maintenance strategies and benefits in particular from data collected in other MES applications.

Example functions
Maintenance activities based on time and/or cycle
Automatic monitoring of due dates in the maintenance calendar/activity schedule
Visualization of maintenance due in detailed planning and on the shop floor terminal
Generation and planning of maintenance orders from the maintenance calendar if defined maintenance intervals have been reached

Overviews, reports and evaluations

The data that is collected for tools and resources is processed via the stored processing regulations, which are then available in a compressed format such as reports or analysis. They are also available for long term archiving:

Example functions
Resource overview containing an outline across all resources
Status overview to show the availability and the current use of tools
Long term archiving including historical data from the electronic tool book

Display of specific requirements

Because every manufacturing company has unique requirements, HYDRA WRM offers customized configuration options, while still being able to take advantage of a standard software implementation.

Further details
HYDRA WRM can be configured via extensive master data and flexible settings without the need for custom programming:
Creation and maintenance of master data for tools and resources including storage locations and related documents
Extensive resource configuration including hierarchical representation of multipart tools (tool part list)
Functions for multicavity tools and required resources
Configurable escalation management
Specific for plastic producers: recording and evaluating data relating to cavities
Configurable dialogs on the shop floor terminals for operators and machine fitters
Modern development tools are available to the user for more detailed individualization of HYDRA WRM in the form of customer-specific functions, evaluations and displays.

Tool & resource management in the environment of many other MES applications

In contrast to the classic tool management, the integrated operation mode of HYDRA WRM offers enormous benefits for the employees in tool making, maintenance, production control and work preparation.

Further details
Integration into shop floor scheduling
Simultaneous assignment of machine and resource in detailed planning
Checking the availability of resources during detailed planning, including consideration of scheduled maintenance
Generating maintenance orders, which can be considered during detailed planning
Integration into shop floor data collection
Simplified collection and posting by linking resources with workplaces or orders
Detecting correlations between scrap rates and resources used
Integration into machine data collection
Automatic posting of tools with cycles, times and quantities
Integration into tracking & tracing
Complete documentation of used tools and other resources