Main Sector of relevance\IRC classification 8. Industrial Manufacturing, Material and Transport Technologies
8.9 Base components of the information technology for products life cycle support in the area of design, process preparation for production, control, sale and transportation of tractors (CALS-TECHNOLOGIES)
Developers’ contact information
State Scientific Institution “The United Institute of Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus”; RUE “MTW”;
Associate contractors: “BelVirTel” JSC;
Subsidiary “Centre of Information Resources and Technologies of the
Belarusian State University”;
Foreign Private Unitary Manufacturing Enterprise “Omegasoftware” of
“OMEGA SOFTWARE INCORPORATE”
6 Surganova Str., 220012 Minsk
Summary
Continuous Acquisition and Life Cycle Support technology
(CALS-technology) is an organization strategy of new products engineering on
the basis of the new engineering technology, based on electronic model of the
device. Realization base of the CALS-technology is informatization of all
directions of enterprise activity which enable forming virtual processes in
entrepreneurial and manufacturing activity management, engineering and
production of devices, operational service management. 16 methodical,
informational and software complexes, 9 projects of enterprise standards on
informational technologies for quality management system were developed within
the task. Developed methodical, informational and software complexes and draft
standards form 1 line of base components of information support technology for
life-cycle processes of tractor industry production and belong both to the
competence both of PLM- and ERP-systems.
Change of the enterprise to open system of automated job planning provides
tractor production in customized assemblies. Database of corporate information
system (CIS) includes more than 12,500 specifications of ordered field engines
and vehicle assemblies.
Full-scale system of stock control which enables to have data on material
sources rest in stock, real-time debits and credits was implemented. Material
sources distribution in production is performed with electrical limit cards.
Practically all production-dispatch offices of workshops and additional
production traffic record offices were connected to information system.
Description
The corporate informational system of the enterprise, including
electronic technical flow of documents facilities, engineering management,
production and sources of the enterprise management is an integrated
information environment for RUE “MTW”.
Due to CALS-technology principles implementation, open business design
processes, field engine production, sale and exploitation management were
organized. Basis of these business-processes is scientifically reasonable
computer modeling of items with the help of various accounting methods of
engineering analysis providing simultaneous work of various specialists,
establishment of database of the enterprise which will support computer design
technology.
Basis for CALS-technology implementation is electronic technical flow of
documents which provides solving problems presented on Fig. 1.
Fig. 1 – Functions of electronic technical flow of documents
Estimation of electronic flow of documents in the enterprise enables to
determine tasks and phases, which shall be resolved to implement
CALS-technology principles in management of production activity of the
enterprise. Rate scale for electronic technical flow of documents state was
developed to achieve the goal. Graphics editor of document life with
description of their behavior in statuses (phases) of document life as well as
graphical editors of document coordination were developed to ensure realization
of electronic flow of documents.
Hierarchy of applicable graphical standards describing document flows, work
control and document in unaccomplished work flows are used for work flows..
Draft standards and annexations to current standards include statements
specifying project rules and use of electronic geometrical models in business
design processes, work preparation, production and sale control
Technology type
Technical advantages and economic benefits
Technology differentiation and uniqueness
CALS-technology is a strategy of new devises production on the basis of new engineering technology based on electronic analogue of the device.
Context in which technology was identified
Minsk Tractor Works.
Technological keywords
Production cycle automatization, open engineering.
Development Stage
Intellectual property rights
Range of applications
CAD in machine industry.
Classifier Used at the EU Innovation Relay Centres
Preferable Regions
Practical experience
Used at “MTW”.
Environmental impact
None
Type of collaboration sought
Terms and restrictions
None
Available technical assistance