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SoftWinding Lite

Your list of cuts, connected to the machine.

A free work station to measure and cut cable from an Excel list, with a large counter on screen and a label on every cut.

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The challenge

A list of cuts, a machine and a lot of retyping

Lengths keyed in by hand

Every line of the list means typing its length on the machine again.

Cuts counted from memory

Which line is the machine on, and how many cuts are left?

Labels written by hand

Writing a label for every cut takes time, and it is easy to skip when work piles up.

What it is

Your list of cuts, connected to the machine

  • Reads a list of cuts from an Excel file.
  • Sends each line to the machine's PLC: the length and the number of cuts.
  • Counts every cut and keeps the metres measured.
  • Prints the label of each cut on a Zebra or Brother printer.
  • Free: no database and no activation.
The screen

Everything the operator needs, on one window

1

Counter: the metres measured by the machine, in large digits.

2

Preselection and progress bar: the length of the cut.

3

Status: connection time, last order and current order.

4

Tabs: machines, list of cuts, cable table, labels, code search, log and settings.

5

List of cuts, with the cuts done and the metres measured.

6

Transfer: sends the selected line to the machine.

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How it works

From the list to the labelled cable in four steps

1

Connect

Click the machine's tile. The connection goes over the network or a serial cable.

2

Load the list

Open an Excel file with one line per cut, or type the lines on screen.

3

Transfer

Send the selected line: the length and the number of cuts go to the machine.

4

Cut and record

The operator cuts. Each cut is counted and the label is printed.

The operator stays in control. Starting the machine and cutting are always done at the machine.
Connect

Works with the PLC of your machine

  • Omron PLCs, by serial cable or Ethernet.
  • Lenze and Modbus TCP controllers, including touch panels.
  • One tile per machine, with its name and picture.
  • Click the tile to connect, and again to disconnect.
  • Machines are listed in a simple configuration file.

Ask LOIMEX about your machine and PLC model.

The list of cuts

One line per cut, in the spreadsheet you already have

  • Open an Excel file, .xls or .xlsx.
  • Each line: order, product, length of the cut and number of cuts.
  • Cuts done and metres measured update as you work.
  • Type or scan a code to jump straight to its line.
  • Save the list with its progress and continue later.
Cut after cut

Lite counts every cut and loads the next one

1 · Transfer
The length and the number of cuts go to the PLC.
 2 · Cut
The counter runs up to the preselection. The operator cuts.
 3 · Reset
The operator resets the counter at the machine.
 4 · Record
One more cut, the metres measured and, if you want, the label.
 More cuts?
If so, the counter is reset and the same preselection is loaded again.
 Next line
When all the cuts are done, the next line is loaded by itself, or after you confirm.
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At the machine

The order shows on the machine's own screen

  • On machines with a touch panel, the order data is sent to it: order, customer, product, length and cuts.
  • The operator can go to the previous or next line from the panel.
  • And start the transfer, without going back to the PC.
  • The PC keeps the list and the count.
OrderCustomerProductLengthCuts SO-10482 / 20ACME Cables LtdWK1.5-BU12.50 m25 / 40 < Previous Next > Transfer
Labels

A label on every cut

  • Zebra printers over TCP/IP with ZPL templates, and Brother printers.
  • Choose the template, and the barcode or QR column of your list.
  • Print on demand, or automatically at every cut.
  • Fields are filled with the data of the line: order, product, length.
  • The same templates work in SoftWinding.
ACME Cables Ltd OrderProductLengthCuts SO-10482 / 20WK1.5-BU12.50 m40 Zebra · ZPL Brother
Settings

Adjust it to the way you work

Your language

Switch the interface language from the settings tab, with no restart.

Centimetres or millimetres

Choose the precision of the counter and the preselection.

Next line by itself

Jump to the next line at the end of each one, or ask first.

Label at every cut

Print the label automatically when a cut is recorded, or only when you ask.

Save the progress

Save the list with the cuts done and the metres measured, and continue another day.

A log of what happened

Connections and measurements, with the time of each one.

Lite or SoftWinding?

Start with Lite. Move up when you need more

Lite is enough when

  • You work with one machine and a list of cuts
  • You do not need stock control by reel
  • A Windows PC next to the machine is all you want to install

Move to SoftWinding when you need

  • Stock by reel and warehouse location
  • Orders from XML and other files, or custom modules
  • Projects (cable harnesses)
  • Several stations and users sharing a database
  • Reports in SoftWinding Web
Your labels move with you. Both programs use the same label templates.
Get started

Ready for the first cut in four steps

1

Get it

Ask LOIMEX for SoftWinding Lite. It is free and needs no activation.

2

Add your machine

A name, the type of PLC and its address, in a simple configuration file.

3

Open your list

An Excel file with one line per cut.

4

Transfer and cut

Check the counter and the preselection, then start cutting.

Needs a Windows PC next to the machine, connected to it by network or serial cable.

Ask LOIMEX about the availability for your PLC model.

SoftWinding Lite

Start cutting from your list

SoftWinding Lite is free. Ask LOIMEX for it, or for a demonstration of SoftWinding.

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The SoftWinding family: SoftWinding, SoftWinding Lite, SoftWinding Web, SoftWinding Link and SoftWinding Export.