Cost calculation at design stage.
With classmate PLAN, you can start controlling costs as early as the design phase.
Within seconds, the software recognizes work processes, calculates production costs and identifies cost drivers early on.
Transparent and simple.
Automated preliminary costing.
Routings included.
See how it works in our product video:
classmate PLAN is a tool for companies, which
- want to be fully in control of cost calculation during the design stage and before process planning and
- aim to achieve considerable savings in process planning.
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Preliminary costing during the design process
classmate PLAN generates a preliminary costing of a part based on the 3D CAD model and the available production technologies. classmate PLAN can even generate a costing for a complex unit on short notice. The calculation can be based on different premises, such as cost comparisons between prototype and serial production, or production alternatives at different production sites.
Automated process planning
The result of the analysis can be used for automated process planning. classmate PLAN recognizes – based on the analyzed geometry of a part – which work steps are necessary and in which order, and generates routings for process planning in a matter of seconds. This speeds up the process enormously. The level of detail can be specified and various output formats are available. A direct interface to SAP® is provided.
Flexible calculation basis
General calculation parameters of production technologies are already included in a technology database, e.g. cutting parameters for turning and milling operations. Individual parameters, such as machine hour rates, can be configured individually and easily adapted to customer-specific requirements. This minimizes the amount of work required to maintain the calculation base.
Currentness and minor error rate
Raw material prices and other relevant purchasing factors can be retrieved directly from the master data system and instantly used for calculation. This approach ensures accurate and up-to-date data and guarantees the best calculation results.
Calculation of times and their costs
When determining times for the purpose of cost calculation, classmate PLAN uses REFA specifications. In addition to the production cost calculation, a full costing can also be produced, e.g. for comparison of offers from external suppliers.
Visual support
To make the cost structure of a component clear to the designer at a glance, the model in classmate FINDER or easyFINDER can be colored according to “traffic light colors”. “Expensive” parts are colored red, “cheaper” parts of the model are colored yellow or green. Selecting a surface displays details of the production process and cost for that surface. If the CAD model is changed and recalculated, the price change of the component can be displayed in tabular form.