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CIMflex Fulfills
Your Expectations
CIMflex with
LearnMate CIM Curriculum
CIMflex Meets
Your Academic Requirements
CIMflex for the Future
With hundreds of CIM installations
worldwide, Intelitek is the proven leader
in CIM technology training.
Modular and Expandable
Customizable and Configurable
Supports Third-Party Components
Affordable and Reliable
CIMflex systems give students hands-on experience
with industrial level equipment and applications within
a laboratory environment.
The modularity and flexibility of the CIMflex system
allow it to be configured and integrated in an
educational program that best suits your school's
particular needs and budget.
The basic CIMflex system includes an automatic
storage and retrieval system (ASRS), at least one
automated workstation, a closed-loop pallet conveyor,
a central management control station, a LAN
communication network and OpenCIM software.
Additional stations can be added to the CIM system,
at any time, for executing a variety of automated tasks,
such as CNC machining, process control, laser
engraving, hydraulic and pneumatic device operation,
quality control inspection, and more.
Regardless of configuration or complexity, CIMflex is
supplied as a turnkey system, ready for work as soon
as your students are.
CIMflex Supports
Your Curriculum
CIMflex supports stand-alone disciplines such as
mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and
computer science. Moreover, it is the perfect solution
for cross-disciplinary programs – such as mechatronics,
informatics and industrial engineering – that require
the integration of multiple technologies.
Operations Engineering
Part of Intelitek's Blended Learning approach, Intelitek's
Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) Content
Modules are based on 3D modeling simulation software
that fully replicates an industrial CIM, with automated
production operations such as robotic parts handling
and assembly, CNC machining, part feeding, conveyor
transfer and quality control.
Students gain experience in all aspects of a CIM
production cycle – from customer order and inventory
control, through automated manufacturing of materials
into finished parts, to quality inspection and final delivery.
The modules reinforce many of the subjects students
study throughout the series of technology modules and
offer projects that challenge them to apply their
knowledge and skills.
Operations
Modeling
Concurrent
Engineering
Quality Systems
Work Design
Manufacturing Design
Computer Aided Design
Quality Function Deployment
Reliability/Safety Engineering
Design for
Production
Statistical Process
Control
Materials
Specifications
& Selection
Programmable Logical Controllers
Computer Aided Manufacturing
Low Cost Automation
Network Systems
Workcells
Rapid
Prototyping
Machine
Design
Software Development
Facilities
Location & Layout
Systems Modeling & Simulation
Maintainability
Data
Cost/Benefit Estimating
Information Systems
Collection
Robotics
Sensors
Scheduling
Barcode Hydraulics
Production Storage & Retrieval Pneumatics
Control Conveyance CNC Machining
Inventory
Control/MRP
Mechatronics
Industrial Automation
Welding
Molding &
Forging
Shaping of
Materials
Cutting of
Materials
Assembly
Manufacturing Processes
Educational CIM
An educational CIMflex system focuses on automated
industrial management with an emphasis on research
and programming tools. The stations in the CIM cell
are equipped with educational yet fully automated
hardware components. This type of CIM cell enables
significant CIM study and training even when budget
and space are limited. Students use the simulation
capabilities of OpenCIM, robotics and CNC software
to gain proficiency in the management and integration
of automated manufacturing processes.
Industrial Training CIM
An industrial CIMflex system is configured to function
as an automated factory that performs large
production runs with infrequent retooling. The system
is equipped fully and exclusively with industrial grade
equipment and supports the design, manufacture
and testing of products and components. Serving to
prepare students for the transition into industry, this
CIM provides high quality laboratory experiences in
automated manufacturing technologies and
management methodologies.
Educational and Industrial CIM
A combination educational-industrial CIMflex system
is a versatile CIM cell that enables the design and
development of products and provides the "shop
floor" for manufacturing them. This type of CIM has
a mixture of stations equipped with educational and
light industrial hardware. The system can include a
project integration station for CIM manufacturing of
student-designed applications. The open configuration
represents an automated factory that provides
flexibility for small and varied production runs and
fast product delivery.
Experience with integrated technologies in educational
programs not only prepares students for careers in
automated manufacturing environments. It also
broadens their perspective and enhances their ability
to adopt and implement new and sophisticated
manufacturing and management methods and
technologies.
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Intelitek is a world-leading developer, producer and supplier
of engineering and manufacturing technology training
systems. Our broad product line spans lab equipment for
CAD, CAM, CNC, Robotics, Machine Vision, Hydraulics,
Pneumatics, PLCs, Sensors, Quality Control, FMS, CIM,
and more. Intelitek supports its range of lab products with
LearnMate, a complete E-Learning package that includes
content modules, LearnMate's Learning Management
System (LMS), and LearnMate Live/TrainNet, a live
(synchronous) Distance Learning platform.
Intelitek's unique Blended Learning approach offers a
complete learning solution, with customizable packages for
various levels of learning, including:
State-of-the-art lab equipment for industrial-level "handson"
training
LearnMate e-learning content that enables students to
experience a range of technologies through "virtual
hands-on" practice, using high-level, interactive
animations
3D simulation software that enables students to program
and practice with industrial-level simulations of various
manufacturing technologies and environments.
Intelitek's Blended Learning approach provides the most
resource-efficient solution for engineering and manufacturing
technology training.
Intelitek's customers include middle schools, high schools,
technical colleges, universities, graduate research institutes
and industrial training facilities around the world.
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CIMflex:
The CIM Solution
OpenCIM:
Open Environment Software
CIM Stations
As manufacturers increasingly bring CIM technologies
into their organizations, so too grows the need for
technicians, programmers, engineers and managers
who are knowledgeable and skilled in these
technologies.
In keeping with Intelitek's mission to bridge the gap
between classroom and industry, the CIMflex system
offers sophisticated and flexible solutions for
educating and training students in the principles and
technologies of computer integrated manufacturing.
OpenCIM software provides a comprehensive solution
for the study and practice of CIM methods and
operations. OpenCIM gives students understanding and
experience in the concepts, components and software
tools that comprise an integrated CIM system. OpenCIM
lets students translate theoretical manufacturing methods
and processes into actual CIM applications.
OpenCIM's 3D graphic display module dynamically and
accurately simulates the CIM components and
processes. It provides online graphic tracking of the
manufacturing processes and off-line simulation for
testing production runs before actual execution. It also
lets students design virtual CIM cells and experiment
with various configurations.
OpenCIM is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) tool
that incorporates the latest advancements in CIM and
software technologies. The software also implements
manufacturing execution system (MES) technology - it
integrates real-time information with the system's PCbased
database and maintains online communication
with all subsystems through a LAN.
OpenCIM's open architecture enables end-user
integration of third-party software and hardware
components, making it easy to expand and customize
the CIM system.
Automated Storage
and Retrieval
(ASRS)
CIMflex offers automatic
storage and retrieval
(ASRS) systems ranging
from 6 storage cells to 72
storage cells, all of which resemble and perform the
functions of industrial ASRS systems. Part templates
supplied with the ASRS have pegboard design and
pins for creating jigs to hold objects of various shapes
and sizes. A laser barcode scanning system provides
on-line identification and verification of templates.
Loop Conveyor
CIMflex systems
are formed around
a continuous loop
conveyor that
moves pallets to
the various CIM
stations. For
greater efficiency
pallets are not removed from the conveyor but instead
carry part templates which are loaded and unloaded
at each station by robots and manipulators. Pallet
tracking and control is enabled by magnetic codes
and sensors and a PLC unit.
The conveyor can accommodate any number of
workstations and can be configured to fit the specific
needs and physical dimensions of your school's lab.
It can be narrow, round, L-shaped, tabletop mounted
and up to 25 meters in length.
FMS Stations
Flexible manufacturing (FMS) workstations can be
created by combining any of our vertical articulated
robots with any of our CNC machines or a laser
engraver. The robot can be mounted on a linear
slidebase to provide mobility and increase its work
area.
SCORBOT-ER 4u robot
tending both proLIGHT
1000 mill and proLIGHT
3000 lathe
SCORBOT-ER 9
robot tending
Benchman-MX
machining center
SCORBOT-ER 9 robot tending
proLIGHT 3000 lathe
FMS stations can also be designed to accommodate
CNC machines and robots already in your school's
lab - be they ours or other manufacturers.
Automated
Arc/MG Welding
Station
A robotic welding
station can be
configured with any of
our vertical articulated
robots. A tool
Automated welding station
with SCORBOT-ER 4u robot
exchange unit enables alternating use of the robot
gripper and the welding torch, making the workcell fully
automated. The welding station is enclosed within a
fire retardant metal booth and complies with the strictest
safety requirements.
Assembly Station
An automated assembly station can be configured with
a SCARA or a vertical articulated robot, and can include
one or more devices for assembly operations, such as:
● Pneumatic vise
● Automatic parts feeder
● Automatic glue dispenser
● Automatic screwdriver
Quality control devices and operations can also be
integrated in the assembly station.
Automated Assembly Station with SCORA-ER 14
Additional processing stations broaden students' training
opportunities in automated manufacturing technologies:
Pneumatic Feeding Station
inspects, sorts and feeds raw
materials. A pneumatic
manipulator tends the station.
Process Control Station:
performs coating treatment of
aluminum parts with control of
air pressure and fluid level,
flow and temperature.
Quality Control Station
A quality control station can be configured with any
of our robots and any number of testing and
measurement systems, such as:
● ViewFlex machine vision system
● Laser scan micrometer
● Automatic calipers
● Coordinate measuring machine
Software allows these devices to collect and transmit
data for real-time SPC analysis.
LSM measurement of machined parts
Hydraulic Pressing Station
stamps and assembles parts.
A 4-axis hydraulic
manipulator tends the station.
Machine vision
inspection of
machined parts