Manufacturing software • shop-floor data • engineering
Use cases
A focused look at production problems addressed through working NCTune software and documented engineering work.
Each example is based on a working product or real technical material.
Selected NCTune use cases
The problem, its context, what was built and the practical result.
We begin with our manufacturing software and then add a documented engineering example.
01 / NCTUNE SOFTWARE
Revision Manager
From scattered copies to a controlled production release.
The application structures the path of documentation and NC programs from a change to the version released for production.
- Problem
- Drawings, instructions and NC programs remain in different locations and their current status has to be checked manually.
- Context
- A technical change passes through revision, decision, approval and a separate production release.
- What was built
- Revision Manager connects the part, files, decision history, NC-program comparison and release evidence in one workflow.
- Result
- The operator sees the current release while superseded versions and the decision trail remain available in history.
02 / NCTUNE SOFTWARE
Shop Floor Time
From after-shift entry to a shop-floor event timeline.
An operator terminal and supervision dashboard capture work as it happens while retaining the operation context.
- Problem
- Time, quantities and downtime reasons entered later lose their connection with the actual sequence of work.
- Context
- The operator works against an order, operation and machine while supervisors need a clear sequence of events.
- What was built
- Shop Floor Time combines an operator terminal, quantity and downtime reporting, and a work-order progress dashboard.
- Result
- Events form a filterable timeline with person, machine, operation, quantity and downtime-reason context.
03 / ENGINEERING WORK
3D scanning / Scan-to-CAD
From a physical part to data ready for further work.
A real scan of a mechanical part documents the geometry-capture stage before measurement, comparison or CAD modelling.
- Problem
- The part exists physically but useful data describing its geometry is unavailable.
- Context
- Complex surfaces and functional features require spatial data rather than photographs and manual measurements alone.
- What was done
- The accessible surfaces of a mechanical part were scanned to obtain a 3D measurement mesh.
- Result
- The surface data can support measurement, geometry comparison or further CAD-model development.
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