Setup optimization based on virtual tooling for manufacturing in order to provide an intelligent work preparation process

The setup process and the linked configuration of point of origins, workpiece position and tool ranges require high calculative effort including multiple simulation runs during the work preparation process. The presented contribution deals with a demonstration of automatic setup optimization including validation of setup parameters using multiple virtual tooling machines as simulation models. The developed system offers a production-supported setup tool to select useful machines. The production jobs based on an optimized production schedule and the system provides a valid machine setup for collision free and rapid production of workpieces compared to the conventional manual simulation process to determine valid setup parameters for tooling processes. This contribution contains the focus on implementing tooling setup by a test environment as experimental design.