Tecnomatix Plant Simulation Worldwide User Conference 2015

Strategic Production Optimization

Challenge of Single Part Production
DiscreteEventSimulation@SUMuelheim

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Content

1 Siemens Energy / Power Generation / Plant MLH

2 Discrete Event Simulation – Plant Simulation

3 Challenge of Single Part Production

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Muelheim
Facts & Figures

Employees in Muelheim
at overall 435.000 qm

Steam Turbine 1.900

Gas Turbine 420
Generator 565
Service 1.310
Trainees 215
Other 430

Total 4.840
(September 2014)

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Assignments

Model development and model update

Evaluation of forecast changes

Determination of optimal lot sizes and product mixes

Validation of investments - e.g. machine acquisition

Evaluation of new production philosophies - e.g. synchronized flow production

Bottleneck analysis - e.g. development of allocation strategies

Support of SiemensProductionSystem projects - e.g. decision support for layout design

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Challenge
Model diversity

Various model variants

Different series

Different types

Different variants

Different designs

Wide variety of products

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Challenge
Large scale components

Different components with various sizes

Component Size

Inner / Outer Casing L*W*H in m

small (2*2*2)/ large (8*7*4)

Rotor without blades Ø*L in m

small (1*5)/ large (2.5*10)

Ø*L in m
Rotor with blades
small (2*5)/ large (8*10)

Blades L*W*H in m
large (1.8*0.5*0.3)

L*W*H in m
Valves
small (1*1*1)/ large (4*4*3)
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Challenge
Process data

Small lot sizes, long processing times, different processing times, …

Plant capacity: ~ 63 reference cylinder

Production capacity: 30 - 15000 components / year

(depending on production area)

Long processing times: up to 1000 hours

worker
Varying processing times: 1 to 1000 hours

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Challenge
Volatile product mix

Change of production forecast (for the same period)

Postponed delivery date

Model modification
number of orders
June September
FY xx

FY xx FY xx

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
e.g. HI40 has changed to HI50 Forecast April Forecast August

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Approach

Data gathering

Determination of abstraction level

Development of modules

Development of a simulation model

Concept design for simulation studies

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Current topics

Combining NX and Plant Simulation - attempt to exploit functionalities of both tools

approach: use of NX expressions and 3d data for the Discrete Event Simulation
obstacles: interconnection of NX and Plant Simulation objects, different data formats
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Thank You

Tanja Opp
Project Manager
Digital Manufacturing

Siemens AG
Rheinstraße 100
45478 Muehlheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Phone: +49 208 456 5780

Fax: +49 208 456 8281
E-mail: tanja.opp@siemens.com

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