Station with PC near Slitter

Coil Cut Optimizer (CCO) Solution in Cobral

The software previously used in Cobral did not have a complete module for production and some processes, such as production progress, were not computerized.

Fast-Square's CCO software instead covers the entire Production Management, interfacing with the KING ERP. The fundamental process for a Service Center is the Optimization of Cutting on Slitter; this is the strength of the CCO software. In a few months the Cobral Programmers immediately started using the Optimization module, recognizing the completeness of the solution for the management of the various Cobral cutting cases.

The next step was the installation in the 2 Plants of Stations with PCs near Slitting Machines (see photo-1), including: MES software, both small label printers for each single strip and large Odette format printers for parcels. This step has allowed Cobral to make a qualitative leap in production: paper has been almost completely eliminated, having available on-line in the software all Customer specifications; the scheduling of the activities to be completed for each plant is displayed directly on the machine screen; the CCO-MES software is interconnected with the slitters (during the project, Industry 4.0 Certification was obtained for 2 Camu Slitters); all the labels are printed starting from the CCO-MES software.

The CCO-WEB module instead allows you to query the status of each Customer Order via Web browser; the detailed scheduling of each Slitter; monitor the quality and traceability of each single cut strip in case of disputes. Finally, a form was also developed for the Coil picking list to be used directly on the Forklift equipped with a tablet. This allows you to have the specific picking list for each Plant/Shift and allows you to record the displacement of the Coils directly from the tablet.

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