MES

Products, Parts and Assembly instructions

• A product consists of parts and is realized though assembly instructions.
  • A product is a part
  • A part can consist of other parts
  • A part can have Assembly instructions.
  • A part has characteristics
    • A characteristic of a part is a picture depicting it in every relevant view.
    • A characteristic of a part part is physical features.
      • Physical features have tolerances
      • Physical features can have inspection instructions
        • Inspection instructions list what machine does the inspection, and how to do it. maybe those instructions are both digital and human readable.
        • Inspection instructions output Metrology information that is consumed by the MES. Pass or fail decisions can be made on a part based on this.
• Assembly instructions define how parts combine to make other parts or products, and what type of assembler will act on the inputted parts.
  • Assembly instructions can have several formats - Gcode for machines and also maybe a PDF for a person to follow.
  • Assembly instructions can be batch or continuous, which is more applicable to chemical products.