FABRIC - FABRication Information Consortium

Data

The things that this software interacts with are:

Part

• List of Processes associated with the part
• Part ID
• Part Description
• Part Owner
• QTY Requested
• Priority

Process

• Type
• Assignee
• Material Location
• Parameters
• Notes
• Started Date
• Due Date
• Accomplished Date
• Progress (Blocked, Ready, Working, Finished)

Person

• Rose Username (a unique ID for external suppliers)
• Plain English Name
• Contact Info

Types of Processes

• EDM (Special parameters: material, thickness)
• Waterjet (Special parameters: material, thickness)
• Sheetmetal Bending
• CNC Routing
• CNC Mill
• CNC Lathe
• Mill
• Lathe
• Finishing (filing, sanding, polishing- specify type)
• Welding
• Heat treatment (Special parameters: specification)
• Assembly (bolts, press fits, etc.)
• Other (sawing, hand drilling, weird stuff)

UI

Three main screens:

• Main overview (shows all parts in the system)
• Part view (also includes all processes)
• Worklist (the processes relevant to a user) Auxillary screens like logins, password changes, account creation may be necessary...

Other Features

• Email notifications to assigned members when they have something to do