sdiMCS coordinates the movement between all Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS) in the factory (stockers, overhead loops, AGV...) to provide optimized material flow management.

sdiMCS is independent of AMHS hardware and integrates with different types and makes of AMHS. It was first released in 1991 and has been successful in both inter-bay and intra-bay production 24x7 environments.

sdiMCS Overview

With sdiMCS, the user is shielded from the complexity of individual AMHS interfaces through a common user interface for all types of AMHS equipment regardless of model or make. For example, moving, re-routing a lot or keeping track of material movement can be achieved through a simple point and click.

Real-time tracking of lots and AMHS through the factory  Online material move scheduling and batching  On-the-fly move rerouting or cancellation  Online priorities setup with as many priorities defined as needed by user  Real-time alarm and event notification management

Material Movement Management

Point and click interface to all material movement mgmt. functions  On-the-fly rerouting of lots  Access to available destinations, move priorities through drop-down boxes  Access to the status of all currently active moves through one window

sdiMCS Business Rules

sdiMCS Business Rules engine allows the user to configure the system's behavior (e.g. exception handling) without the need for shutdown or recompiling.
 

Configure business rules through online graphical Boolean logic editor  Configure system's reaction to specific actions or events (e.g. new material discovery) without programming  Quickly adapt your material handling strategy to changing factory requirement without downtime