ADMINISTRATOR

An administrator (or a user with administrative rights) sets up your virtual factory and factory resources. The Factory Resources area of the FactoryLogix Office client application visualizes the physical assets and resources available for production on the factory floor. A workstation is one of the key assets you need to define when you set up factory resources:

• Each workstation may be grouped into lines or clustered workstations
• Each line or clustered workstation may be grouped into an area
• Areas may be grouped into a factory

After you create and configure your factory, you're ready to set up workstations to generate machine programs for placement and inspection equipment in the factory. 

Create a factory and resources

1. Log into the FactoryLogix Office client application.
2. Select Templates and Standards  > Factory Resources.
   
   
   
   
3. Select the New  button, then select Factory from the drop-down.

4. Enter a name for the new Factory, then select Save.
   
   Once a Factory is defined, you can add an area or a line. 
   
   

5. Select the Add  button, select Area, name the area, then select Save.

6. Repeat Step 5 for each area, line, workstation, clustered workstation, and other resources you want to add to your factory.
   
   

   
   

   Note:

   Areas are also used in the Advanced Batch Management area of the Production client application to prioritize batches by factory area. Lines need to be configured to use the Line Monitor area in Production.

   
   

   

Set up machine types

After you create factory resources, you specify the machine type for individual workstations to enable machine programming.

1. Select a workstation or clustered workstation from the factory tree.
2. On the right side of the window, enter a Name for the workstation.
   
   
   
   
3. (Optional) Select the Add  button, then locate and select an image of the workstation.

4. Enter a Computer Name associated with this workstation.
   
   

   Important!

   The Computer Name setting specifies which computers can use this workstation in order to view the operation (computer names are separated by semicolons). If the operation has a resource restriction and the computer currently used is not listed in the Computer Name field, the operation cannot be opened in Production. (Resource restrictions are specified on the Resource Restrictions tab of the Update Operation dialog. See Add a new operation to a process flow for more information.)

   
   The following illustration shows the message an operator will see in Production when an operation has a resource restriction and the computer currently used is not listed in the Computer Name field:
   
   

5. Review the options on the Machine Information tab and make any necessary changes to the options:
   
   

   • Machine Type - Specifies the type of machine interface associated with this workstation.
     
     

     Important!

     You must define the Machine Type if you intend to use Machine Programming for this workstation.

   • Positive X, Positive Y, Position Angle
     
     
     • The Positive X/Y values define whether a positive value for the X/Y coordinates mean that the position is to the left/right or above/below the origin point respectively.

     • The position angle defines whether rotation angles are to be considered Clockwise (CW) or Counter-Clockwise (CCW).
       
       

       Note:

       Some machines also define 270 degrees as -90; the check box to the right of the Position Angle allows FactoryLogix to take this into consideration during Machine Programming.

   • Default Program Path - Specifies the default path for output files for this machine.
   • Resource Types - Specifies the resources used by this machine. (Select the Edit Resource Types  button to display a dialog where you can modify resource types.)
   • Location - Specifies the physical location of the machine (a specific factory, for example). Select the Manage Locations  button to add or delete locations.)
   • Default Efficiency - Specifies the percentage of efficiency for this machine at full capacity.
     
     
6. Select the Save button to save the configuration for this workstation.