SOFTWINDING LINK

SoftWindingLink connects ERP, WMS and MES systems with cutting machines. It sends the orders, shows their lines on the machine and returns the production data to the source system.

Range of application

For plants that want to integrate cable cutting orders with their management systems and reduce manual data re-entry.

Features

• Receives orders through SQL tables, CSV/XML/XLSX files, REST/JSON API, TCP with AHP protocol or MQTT with VDA 5050 messages.
• Assigns each line to a specific machine or to any available one, depending on the configuration.
• Writes the preset and the order texts to the PLC and can print Zebra labels using ZPL templates.
• Returns measured meters, cuts, scrap and times through the input channel.
• Records machine and order status, events and daily activity data.
• Shares the SoftWinding MariaDB database; the SoftWinding workstations and the web report query the same orders.
• Includes customer, machine and printer simulators to test the integration without a real PLC.

Operation

SoftWindingLink is installed as a Windows service on a server. The operator still performs the start-up and the cut. The Link does not identify the mounted mother reel, does not validate the material with a code reader and does not stop the process due to lack of stock. SoftWinding stock control is optional and is enabled separately.