Product Information for SIMATIC IT Preactor AS
SIMATIC IT Preactor Advanced Scheduling has been redesigned to introduce functionality that was previously only available at the highest level right the way through the range. All products in the Preactor AS range are interactive multi-constraint scheduling systems. This means that the availability of resources, additional constraints, such as tooling, and materials are all taken into consideration during the scheduling process to ensure an accurate model of your environment. Orders can be scheduled quickly using intelligent built-in rules and the planner also has the ability to manually interact with the schedule to make changes based on their experience or new information.
This product provides a solution for constraint-based production planning and shop floor scheduling. It allows manufacturers to react quickly and intelligently to unforeseen changes, while satisfying customer demands with shorter lead-times.
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SIMATIC IT Preactor AS Standard
SIMATIC IT Preactor AS Standard has all of the features described above. It uses order based scheduling to which the user can apply a ranking or weighting in order to prioritize the orders. It schedules based on the availability of resources, additional constraints and the materials required for the order. Product features include ‘order at a time’ scheduling, Flexible Order Routing and Attitude based simple setup times.
SIMATIC IT Preactor AS Professional
SIMATIC IT Preactor AS Professional has a number of additional schedule optimization rules to deal with problems such as minimizing changeover times, preferred sequencing and campaigning. Composite rules can also be built with Preactor’s workflow tool. This software allows users to implement customer-specific rules about how materials are consumed and visualise their assembly process from raw materials through to finished goods and sales orders in the Material Explorer.
SIMATIC IT Preactor AS Ultimate
SIMATIC IT Preactor AS Ultimate includes a developer license (SIMATIC IT Preactor Ultimate Access) which gives access to the full flexibility that is possible with a Preactor system. The database schema can be altered as required, including adding tables and fields, and via the Preactor programming interfaces, it is possible to create custom scheduling rules to solve specific scheduling problems and create custom data manipulation tools for use with the Preactor workflow engine. As this is a one-off purchase for companies, it is a cost-effective multi-licensing program that can be worked across multiple sites or scheduling environments.
SIMATIC IT Preactor AS Ultimate Viewer
SIMATIC IT Preactor AS Ultimate Viewer is a system designed to be linked to a Preactor AS Ultimate schedule. A Preactor AS Viewer system allows interaction with the schedule but the changes cannot be saved. They can be used in the sales office to track the progress of orders and carry out order enquiries against a read-only copy of the published schedule. Management can also use them to compare actual times with scheduled completion times to assess the performance of the production process. Viewers can also be used on a shop floor PC to provide the cell supervisor or machine operator with up to the minute work-to-lists generated by the Scheduling system.
SIMATIC IT Preactor AS at Work
SIMATIC IT Preactor Advanced Scheduling and Planning Software