Research And Development Of Integrated Capp System

With the research and application of advanced manufacturing technology, Product Data Management and Computer Aided Process Planning system have become important parts of machining automation and enterprise information in manufacturing industry. As 3C(CAD/CAPP/CAM) application integration frame, PDM can make up the insufficiency of traditional CAPP. Recently, the research on CAPP focuses on its integration, utility and practicality, therefore, it is important and urgent to study and develop the integrated, practical CAPP on the basis frame of PDM.Combining with the development practice of GSCAPP system, which is one of the subproject of C4P(CAD/CAPP/CAM/CAT/PDM) of WuXi GuoSheng company, the paper probes and develops the CAPP systems based on the PDM.Firstly, it analyses the system construction of the GSCAPP system based on the PDM, then it discusses the integrated technology between CAPP and CAD/CAM, ERP based on PDM, promotes the designation of process planning case-based process examples and AHP technology. Finally, it makes some examples of main functions in the GSCAPP system, and point out further research and the investigation about CAPP.