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OMAC Integration and Interoperability SymposiumPresentation DescriptionsRoadmap Development Session This road mapping session will be led by professional facilitators and has been designed to introduce and familiarize OMAC members with the road map development process, while refreshing those who have been exposed to it in the past. Attendees will spend approximately 1.5 hours addressing the process used to begin developing a road map, another 1.0 hours deriving the OMAC road map scope, mission & vision and the last .5 hours in defining individual and organizational roles and participation. “Swimming Upstream with Your Friends”: Enabling and Implementing Open Standards for Manufacturing Successfully implementing Open Standards in a manufacturing environment is a challenging task. In addition to technical issues, infrastructures, cultural, and other factors must also be considered. These issues will be discussed, using real-life examples of successes and failures from the presenter’s personal experiences. Practical guidelines and advice will be offered to help the automation professional realize the maximum benefit through the implementation of Open Standards in manufacturing. CNC-ERP Connectivity - Top Floor to Shop Floor The idea that CNC machines are still "islands of automation" is a thing of the past. Today OMAC members - Boeing, NIST, and OKUMA - have joined forces to show you that interoperability between production and enterprise systems is not just possible, but realistic with minimal integration costs, using OMAC, THiNC, and OPC technology. We will show you how our smart CNC became part of a totally automated shop floor to top floor can dramatically improve your ROI and realize lean manufacturing. How? Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems provide an integrated suite of information technology applications that support the operations of an enterprise. ERP claims to coordinate the business and manufacturing operations, but fails to deliver. Why? ERP has a hard time bridging the gap between corporate offices and the factory floor because it is forced to rely on manual shop floor procedures - difficult to enforce and error prone to boot. Not so, with our Smart CNC, which is open architecture controller, supports OPC enterprise integration, and adds Business Logic to broaden production capabilities. This case study discusses results from an automated CNC-ERP integration demo that links the manufacturing and business systems and adds value by optimizing the assembly process on the factory shop floor. Value is added by eliminating waste in manufacturing and support processes, for example, reducing long queue times, cycle times, and processing times. CNC-ERP Connectivity links the systems and eliminates manual shop floor procedures which are prone to errors and result in long lead times. PLM / MES Integration -Closing the Loop from As-built to As-Designed Presentation examines the current focus by manufacturers on validating their production operations As-Built records to their As-Designed engineering data. This presentation also examines the integration of Digital Manufacturing solutions with shop floor execution systems and other enterprise business systems such as ERP. ISA 88 Part 5: Modular Concepts for Automated Systems The objective of ISA 88 Part 5: Modular Concepts for Automated Systems is to define methods and public domain specifications for the development of a library of automation components consistent with the ISA 88 Part 1 models that can be supported by automation vendors across all types of manufacturing. This session will review the detailed objectives, current state of development, and time line for completion by the ISA 88 Part 5 working group; Make-2-Pack. On the Road to OMAC HMI Best Practices Harmonized connectivity between production CNCs and other systems in a manufacturer’s supply chain is essential to achieving increased responsiveness, reduced investment and operating costs, and enhanced quality of end products. Not long ago, Japan FA Open Systems Promotion Group (JOP), the Open System Architecture for Controls within Automation Systems (OSACA) , and the OMAC HMI workgroup tried first individually and then collectively as a group to harmonize on a standard CNC API and data model so that CNC connectivity could be a reality. Ten years later, we will present the OMAC HMI workgroup's road to a CNC data model and the gaining momentum of CNC connectivity. After numerous roadblocks, dead ends, and off-roading encounters, we will summarize our long journey and share our best practices pearls - some obvious, some not so obvious. Throughout our journey we have found one truth undeniable, OMAC-based systems can help end users meet requirements ranging from "Buy Anywhere, Use Anywhere" to lower total cost of ownership of manufacturing assets. Enabling & Deploying Operational Performance At Procter & Gamble, pressures for lower total cost of ownership and higher volumes are driving the demand for increased manufacturing capability. Machines that enable lower MTBF and MTTR as well as higher speeds and production coordination, are critical in optimizing output. In addition, resources continue to be stretched worldwide. The OMAC PackML and Make2Pack efforts help to provide consistency across machines to 1) reduce the effort to deploy and technically support the range of machines globally purchased by P&G and 2) drives machine-to-machine operational and technical consistency. Our company has embraced this impending standard through incorporation into business technical masterplans, training, internal positioning, and phased inclusion into our OEM specifications. Global Strategy and Scalable Architectures This presentation describes GM CCRW global strategy and how the open, scalable concept that was defined by the OMAC Users Group since its inception is reflected in this global strategy. Scalable controls and plant floor system architectures are presented as examples of best practices in manufacturing. Lessons learned from executing CCRW global strategy and implementing scalable systems are also discussed. Training, Opening the Door behind the Door The goal of this speech is to paint a verbal portrait of how assessed needs based leadership skills development programs can propel an organization forward in its operational process. Based on a real time scenario, the speech will highlight systematic development processes that exposed organizational leaders to leadership traits, principles and team dynamic training that contributed to an increase of 14% operational efficiency over a period of 12 months. Brief examples of training events will be mentioned along with active descriptions on goals achieved. During development program application, several obstacles to achievement were noted, addressed and eliminated through concepts leaned via training process. OMAC to THINC to Factory (The Red Queen Inference) “The Future is Open” or so Okuma and OMAC believe. In 1997 as Okuma pondered the future of the control technology that drives its machine tools, the PC based CNC and Open Architecture were hot buzz words in the industry. But, the question for Okuma was – “What does the customer need and want in terms of control technology in order to grow and be more profitable?” To answer this question, Okuma turned to the end user community. And, in doing so, Okuma was introduced to OMAC. From the basic precepts of the vision of OMAC, Okuma set out to develop a control which would exceed the expectations of the machine tool community that drove the design. The result was “The Intelligent Numerical Control”, THINC. THINC is a control platform that obsoletes obsolescence and opens a new world of possibilities to the end user – limited only by imagination. This control has accomplished the vision of OMAC and more. But, we, Okuma and the end user community, cannot stop here. The Red Queen Inference drives our vision. 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