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Closed Loop CNC Manufacturing  -- Connecting the CNC to the Enterprise

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Author(s)

Sid Venkatesh, Rich Morihara, John L. Michaloski, Frederick M. Proctor

Abstract

Closed Loop manufacturing describes the use of feedback from a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) to the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to help in business operations. Although conceptually simple, many obstacles make CNC-ERP connectivity difficult - incompatibilities of various generations of systems supplied by multiple vendors, differing personnel mindsets and objectives, and outright complexity of ERP. A long journey starts with a single step, and this paper describes a successful pilot project that detected scrap on a CNC during production of the Boeing 737 Leading Edge panels and then automatically entered a scrap reorder into the ERP Supply Chain Management (SCM) Reorder System.  The pilot leveraged three major technologies, including open-architecture CNC, OLE for Process Control (OPC) integration technology, and supply chain Web Services. Overall, the pilot project successfully established that integration of CNC into SCM can be straightforward as we automated 90% of one manual step within the scrap Supply Chain Reorder process to impart a leaner manufacturing operation.
Proceedings Title
International Computers and Information in Engineering Conference | 2007 | ASME |
Conference Dates
September 4-7, 2007
Conference Location
Las Vegas, NV, US
Conference Title
International Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

Computerized Numerical Control, Enterprise Resource Planning, machine tool, milling, Supply Chain Management
Manufacturing systems design and analysis

Citation

Venkatesh, S. , Morihara, R. , Michaloski, J. and Proctor, F. (2007), Closed Loop CNC Manufacturing  -- Connecting the CNC to the Enterprise, International Computers and Information in Engineering Conference | 2007 | ASME |, Las Vegas, NV, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=823611 (Accessed October 21, 2025)

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Created November 25, 2007, Updated October 12, 2021
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