公开(公告)号：US20070038531A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-15

申请号：US11586379

申请日：2006-10-25

申请人： Lawrence Lukis ,  Christopher Walls-Manning ,  Mark Kubicek

发明人： Lawrence Lukis ,  Christopher Walls-Manning ,  Mark Kubicek

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0611 ,  G06Q30/0621 ,  G06Q30/08

摘要： A customer sends a CAD file for the part to be manufactured to the system. The system assesses the CAD file to determine various pieces of manufacturing information. One or more acceptability criteria are applied to the part, such as whether the part can be machined in two opposing orientations in a 3 axis CNC machine. If not, the system sends a file to the customer graphically indicating which portions of the part need modification to be manufacturable. The system provides the customer with a quotation form, that allows the customer to select several parameters, such as number of cavities or parts per workpiece block, surface finish and material, which are independent of the shape of the part. The quotation module then provides the customer with the cost to manufacture the mold or a number of parts, which may include both molded parts and total profiled machined parts. Budget-driven quotation is possible, wherein proposed modifications in the molding process are controlled by the budget of the customer. Interactivity is also achieved, with the customer being able to modify the quotation interactively by modifying one or more of the initially selected parameters, including selecting a different budgeted amount.

摘要翻译： 客户将要制造的零件的CAD文件发送到系统。 系统评估CAD文件以确定各种制造信息。 一个或多个可接受性标准被应用到零件上，例如是否可以在3轴CNC机床中以两个相反的方向加工零件。 如果没有，则系统以图形方式向客户发送文件，指示部件的哪些部分需要修改才能制造。 该系统为客户提供了一个报价单，允许客户选择几个参数，如零件数量，每个工件块的零件数量，表面光洁度和材料，这些参数与零件的形状无关。 报价模块然后向客户提供制造模具的成本或多个部件，其可以包括模制部件和总成型加工零件。 预算驱动的报价是可能的，其中模拟过程中的建议修改由客户的预算来控制。 交互性也得以实现，客户能够通过修改一个或多个初始选择的参数来交互地修改报价，包括选择不同的预算数量。

公开(公告)号：US20060200270A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-07

申请号：US11074388

申请日：2005-03-07

申请人： Lawrence Lukis ,  Christopher Walls-Manning ,  Mark Kubicek

发明人： Lawrence Lukis ,  Christopher Walls-Manning ,  Mark Kubicek

IPC分类号： B29C39/00

CPC分类号： B29C39/00 ,  B29C33/3835

摘要： A customer sends CAD files for two or more parts to be molded in a family to the system. The system provides the customer with a quotation form that allows the customer to select several family-level parameters which are independent of the shape of the part, such as material and delivery date. The quotation also allows the customer to select several part-level parameters which are independent off the shape of the part, such as quantity of each part and surface finish. The system assesses the CAD files to determine savings which can be achieved by molding the parts as a family, with multiple parts in the same mold block. If possible, the system machines cavities for the multiple parts into a single mold block, passing on reductions in cost to the customer both in the quote and in the final product delivery.

摘要翻译： 客户将CAD文件发送到系统中的两个或多个要模制的部件。 该系统为客户提供了一个报价单，允许客户选择独立于零件形状的几个系列级参数，如材料和交货日期。 报价还允许客户选择与零件形状独立的多个零件级参数，例如每个零件的数量和表面光洁度。 系统评估CAD文件，以确定通过将零件模制成一个系列而可以实现的节省，同一模块中有多个零件。 如果可能，系统将多个零件的腔体加工成单个模具块，在报价和最终产品交付中将客户的成本降低。