Release Notes

Order management

• Provide orders/ components with a label
  Orders e.g. "rush orders" can be provided with a so-called label for a better overview. This label "inherits" to all underlying components and operations and are therefore visible on every page (e.g. infrastructure). Individual components of an order can also be provided with this label. These are then inherited to the operations of the component.
• Order status
  In the order overview, individual orders are given a status for a better overview. This shows whether work on the order has already started or is still in "planned" status.
  "Blue" - order already started
  "Gray" - order in status planned
• Workpiece details
  Workpieces that are created can be enriched with several additional pieces of information, including drawing number and part number. In addition, workpieces within an order receive an order item, which can be entered individually.
• Order number logic
  Currently, it is not possible to use identical order numbers with the same customer reference when creating a new order. In the future this will be possible, but the user will be informed about the duplication via a window. For orders that have already been completed and are copied (e.g. for rework), it is often desired by users to use the same order number. This is also made possible.
  Note: In the future, the check for uniqueness of the order number will happen, even for different customers. An information window will also appear here.
• Work step - note field
  Operations now have a note field
• Start operations - "Not connected machine
  In the past, operations could only be started via the "Infrastructure". In the future, these can also be started via the routing.

Tool management

• Tool overview
  The general tool overview page has now been extended to 100 elements per page by default (previously 50).
• Tool handling between "Unconnected machine" à "Connected machine"
  Direct linking of tools is now possible without prior linking to a storage location.
• Tool change messages
  With the update, messages of tool changes on a machine tool are no longer displayed. However, important messages are still displayed to the user.
• Improved wording - Renew cutting edge
  An existing tool can be provided with a new cutting edge as usual via the "Three-point menu" and via "Edit". The wording for the removal from a storage bin has been adapted and improved accordingly.
• Tool life
  If tool lives are assigned via "general information of the tool" using the "3-point menu", these tool lives will be inherited for newly created tools in the future. These can still be changed individually afterwards.
  Note: If you have already created several tools without a tool life of a tool type, you can subsequently assign a tool life for all of them via the "General tool information". Individual tools that already have a tool life will not be overwritten.

CAM Imports

• General CAM Import
  Under "Settings" and "Tools (CAM)" the import page has been adapted. Users select here the corresponding CAM system from which tools should be imported.
• SiemensNX
  With the update, tools can be imported from SiemensNX into Connected Manufacturing. Two data sets are required for this, the cutting database and the holder database.

Presetting devices

• Garant VG1 connection
  With the update it is also possible to transmit the measured value "R2" (corner radius) to Connected Manufacturing correctly.

General

• Stability improvements and bug fixes

• Adjustment data upload for parts
  Limit has been increased and also non-pictures can be uploaded now.
• Tool search
  In the overview of all tools, the search has been optimized accordingly. Free text search as well as the search for T-numbers has been improved.
• Generic CAM Import
  The import file has been extended accordingly.
  e.g. number of teeth, cutting edge length, point angle, max. point angle, max. tool life, cutting direction, thread pitch
• Tablet usage
  In many places the user interface has been adapted and improved for tablet use.
• Troubleshooting during material search
  During the material search, the selected material was occasionally displayed incorrectly.
• Mastercam
  Improvement of the import of different holder types. Holders with or without taper specification are processed accordingly by specifying the holder type in Mastercam.
• Maximum data upload
  Larger files can now be uploaded to the cloud
• Deleting/completing operations
  Tasks where NC programs could not be completely uploaded or downloaded, leaving the task status unchanged, can now be completed.
• Path indication
  Display of the path (NC program on the machine control) in the operation overview.
• Tool24
  Allocation of articles via the article number improved.