Informa Srl 与 Gabella Macchine 的 Infocoil 软件：从工单出发优化卷材套料
The software that optimises the coil starting from the job order
Informa Srl 与 Gabella Macchine 合作开发的 Infocoil 软件可从工单和库存可用性出发，生成多种套料方案并按材料利用率进行比较，帮助卷材加工企业应对订单碎片化、小批量与卷材特性差异带来的排产难题。该系统在排产时可将产线参数与卷材特性纳入考量，操作员仍可修改方案并介入调整，软件则减少构建和比较不同组合所需的工作量，方案可快速生成并支持不同场景的模拟比较。Gabella 开展的测试显示，特定条件下废料最多减少 10%，最近的应用中平均降幅约为 3%。优化还可通过 MES 模块 Infomex 延伸至执行阶段，Infocoil 与 Infomex 相互独立但互为补充，前者支持生产组合优化，后者实现从订单管理到生产与仓库的管控与监控；生成的顺序可传输至生产，执行数据可被系统采集并用于更新工艺与物料信息，供后续排产使用。当工单修改、工序需重复或顺序需快速重算时，该衔接可避免手动重建全部组合。
When faced with many job orders, how much material and time can be lost if it is not possible to quickly compare the different production combinations?
For service centres and companies that process coil, planning must take into account frequently fragmented orders, small batches and materials with different characteristics. In addition, the presence of partially used coils can affect the processing sequence and increase remnants.
Nesting becomes part of planning
In this scenario, optimising nesting does not simply mean finding the most efficient arrangement of parts on the material. It also means evaluating which combination of orders to produce, with which coil and on which line, taking the actual production conditions into account.
This is the need addressed by Infocoil, the software developed by Informa Srl in partnership with Gabella Macchine. Starting from job orders and warehouse availability, the system generates several nesting solutions that can be compared on the basis of material yield. Scheduling can also take into account line parameters and coil characteristics, so as to identify solutions consistent with production constraints.
The operator retains the ability to modify the proposals and intervene on the solution, while the software reduces the work required to build and compare the different combinations. Solutions can be generated quickly and compared, including through simulations of different scenarios.
Tests carried out by Gabella showed scrap reductions of up to 10% under particular conditions, while in the most recent applications an average reduction of around 3% is reported.
From solution calculation to production
Optimisation can be extended to the execution phase through Infomex, the MES module that links planning to production. Infocoil and Infomex are independent but complementary solutions: the former supports the optimisation of production combinations, while the latter makes it possible to control and monitor operations, from order management through to production and warehouse.
The sequence generated can be transferred to production, while execution data can be acquired by the system and used to keep process and material information up to date. This makes useful data available for subsequent planning as well.
This link is particularly useful when the schedule changes in progress: a job order may be modified, an operation may need to be repeated, or the sequence may need to be recalculated quickly. In such cases, the ability to reprocess the solutions makes it possible to react to changes without having to manually rebuild all the combinations.
From the job order to the line, and from the line back to planning: this is the logic underlying the integration between Infocoil and Infomex. The infographic illustrates the workflow, showing how coil optimisation can fit into a broader process and what results have been recorded in real-world applications.
Download the infographic about INFOCOIL + INFOMEX coil management
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