1. Software Framework
An automated pipe shop needs automating software

3. Three main applications for different tasks
IsoBuilder
RAMP
JointCheck
Engineering, drawings
Fabrication, production control
QA / QC, quality tracking

4. Line and spool drawings
etc.
Line and spool drawings
IsoBuilder
Material & symbol
database
Production data
etc.
Material warehousing
Notification
ERP Systems
RAMP
JointCheck
QA / QC Systems
Scheduling
Control
Feedback
QC Feedback
Pipe Shop

5. Line and spool drawings
etc.
Line and spool drawings
IsoBuilder
Material & symbol
database
Production data
etc.
Material warehousing
Notification
ERP Systems
RAMP
JointCheck
QA / QC Systems
Scheduling
Control
Feedback
QC Feedback
Pipe Shop

6. Key features Creation / import of line or spool drawings
Import via 3rd party programs: e.g. Aveva, Catia, Intergraph, Nupas Cadmatic, NX, etc.
Automatic splitting of line drawings into spools
Automatic exchange of elbows with cost-saving bends
Maximization of automatic welds, minimization of manual welds
Automatic generation of reports: Dia Inch, bill of materials, worksheets

7. Automatic spool splitting based on customer specifications (Pipe length, box size, wall penetrations, etc.)

8. Automatic or manual welding of every individual seam
Based on available machines in the pipeshop

9. Weld seams are optimized to increase automatic welds & minimize manual welds
Operator can toggle between field/shop welds & manual/automatic welds afterwards

10. Elbows can be automatically turned into machine bends (where applicable)
The amount of welds gets reduced

11. Worksheets for lines and spools can be generated as AutoCAD DXF or PDF

12. Pipes, fittings and materials can be listed in part lists

13. Dia-Inch Reports for shop welds, field welds and installation welds

14. Line and spool drawings
etc.
Line and spool drawings
IsoBuilder
Material & symbol
database
Production data
etc.
Material warehousing
Notification
ERP Systems
RAMP
JointCheck
QA / QC Systems
Scheduling
Control
Feedback
QC Feedback
Pipe Shop

15. Key features Production planning and monitoring software
Management of material
Scheduling of production
Balancing of workload on workstations
Reporting of production data
Reporting of history data
Tracking of spools until installation
Generation of CNC cutting and bending data

16. Material management Management of project stock and heat numbers
Synchronization with external material management systems possible

17. Packaging / Scheduling
Automatic or manual selection of spools for next day/week production
Support of production management (holding, stock selection, setting of end dates)
Automatic calculation of required material
Material availability checks
Calculation of fabrication time
Balancing workload of machines

18. Packaging / Scheduling
Start and end dates of spools can be set manually or synchronized with an ERP scheduling system

19. Scheduling / Balancing
Without Balancing
Uneven workload distribution
Available capacities remain unused
Workload
Too little
Optimum
Too much

20. Scheduling / Balancing
Workload report in planning phase
Automatic balancing of workload

21. Scheduling / Balancing
With Balancing
Increased efficiency and productivity
Optimized use of available capacities and times
Workload
Too little
Optimum
Too much

22. Package monitoring
Live-Monitoring of current spool states and progress of production

23. Package monitoring
Editable working time table for spool production time estimation
Updated automatically by workstep time measuring at workstations

24. Package monitoring
Adjust the machine state (online/offline) for production time calculations

25. Cutting app
Software assisting the band saw and flame cutting workstations
Automatic CNC data conversion and transfer to machine

26. Bending app
Software assisting the bending process with feasibility checks
Automatic CNC data conversion and transfer to machine

27. Fit-up / welding app
Software assisting the automatic and manual fit-up stations
Operators can rotate the spool in 3D via touchscreen

28. Basketing / after shop tracking
Basketing of spools for transport optimization
After shop tracking for quick access to stored spools

29. 3D spool state tracking
Live state monitoring of spool state by color

30. Line and spool drawings
etc.
Line and spool drawings
IsoBuilder
Material & symbol
database
Production data
etc.
Material warehousing
Notification
ERP Systems
RAMP
JointCheck
QA / QC Systems
Scheduling
Control
Feedback
QC Feedback
Pipe Shop

31. Key features
Tracking of detailed fit-up and welding information during fabrication
Information forwarding to 3rd party systems
Available as web-based smartphone and tablet app or as client application
Support for typical QA/QC mandatory reporting information
Automatic generation of QA/QC reports ▪ Fitup report ▪ Welding report ▪ Joint History report ▪ NDT requests
Automatic generation of performance reports ▪ Welder performance ▪ Performance per station ▪ Daily Progress report

32. Tracking
Easy access to joint history information and editing by operators
Client App
Mobile app

33. Reporting
Examples of available reports

34. Contact Details 3R solutions Kleistrasse 39 59073 Hamm Germany
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