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Manual Batcher
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Index
Chapter 1 3
1. Introduction 3
Introduction...........................................................................................................................3

Chapter 2 4
2. Manual Batcher 4
General..................................................................................................................................4
Logon.....................................................................................................................4
Products................................................................................................................................6
Screen lay-out.........................................................................................................6
Create product......................................................................................................12
New product...................................................................................12
Importing/exporting products.........................................................22
Product viewer................................................................................23
Working with tables.............................................................................................24
Grouping.........................................................................................25
Sorting............................................................................................25
Expanding/collapsing.....................................................................25
Delete products.....................................................................................................25
Batches................................................................................................................................26
Create a batch.......................................................................................................27
Reports.................................................................................................................30
Shotblast buffer...................................................................................................................36

Chapter 3 38
3. Helpdesk 38
Netviewer help function.....................................................................................................38

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 Chapter 1

1. Introduction

Introduction
The Manual Batcher has the following main functionalities:
 Manage products
 Manage batches

The following actions are possible to manage the products:

 Create new products
 Edit or view existing products
 Delete products
 Copy products
 Import products from DSTV files
 Export products as DSTV files

The following actions are possible to manage the batches:

 Create new batches
 Edit or view existing batches
 Delete batches
 Import batches from DSTV+ files (default disabled)
 Export batches as BAR files
 Copy batches
 Automatically update the amount of ready products

Chapter 2

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2. Manual Batcher

General
The Manual Batcher software is developed to use in combination with a
Voortman Automatisering saw/drill. It can also be used as office application for
a punch/shear system. It is possible to import products using the DSTV-format.
An other option is to manually create the products. Products are made out of flats
and profiles.
The products can be nested into trade lengths. It is possible to determine the
needed material by using the nested profiles. The nested profiles can be send to
the machine using the BAR export.

Logon
When working on the machine computer the application will launch
automatically. When the application is launched, the logon screen (Picture 2 -1)
will be shown.

Picture 2-1 Logon screen Manual Batcher

Enter the user name into the user field.

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 Default user names are:
 NL for Dutch user.
 EN for English user.
 DE for German user.
 FR for French user.

Leave the password field empty when logging on as one of the default users.
It’s not possible to change the user name or password or add users. This can only
be done by Voortman Automatisering engineers.
It is possible to pick a different language from the language choice list. This
setting will be stored for the next logon. The following languages are available:
 Dutch
 English
 German
 French

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Products
The products tab is the part of the program where the products, which should be
produced, can be imported or created. In this screen it is also possible to change,
sort and group the products.
The products tab can be activated by clicking on “Products” in the tab switcher
(Picture 2 -2).

Screen lay-out
Picture 2 -2 shows the main screen of the Manual Batcher. The most important
parts are marked with a number. The numbers will be explained in the next
paragraph.

1 2

Picture 2-2 Screen lay-out

1. Menu bar, all general functions are accessible through the menu bar. This
manual will refer to some actions in the menu bar. For example: File | Settings.
This means that menu item File should be selected and then the Settings button
should be pressed.
The following items are available in the menu bar:
 File
 Product
 Batch
 Reports
 Material
 Table
 Help

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 2. Tool bar, there are several buttons in this tool bar. All the functions of the
buttons in the tool bar are also available in the menu bar. The tool bar provides
an easier way to use some of these functions.
3. Tab switcher, the user can switch between the tabs by clicking on the tabs in
the tab switcher. The program contains one to four tabs depending on the way it
is configured (default two). The following tabs might be available:
 Products (default enabled), see page 6.
 Batches (default enabled), see page 26.
 (default disabled), see page 33.
 Shotblast buffer (default disabled), see page 36.
The buttons in the menu bar and tool bar are activate based on the selected tab.
The Batches, and Shotblast buffer tabs are optional.
4. Group box, this box is only visible on the Products and Batches tab.
How items can be grouped will be explained on page 24.
5. Table, the table contains all the data of the currently selected tab. Functions
will be available based on the active tab. This will be explained on page 24.
6. Product viewer, the product viewer gives a visual representation of the
currently selected product or batch. The product viewer will be explained on
page 23.
The following functions are available when the products tab is active:

Picture 2-3 Products tool bar

Create new product

Edit the selected product

Copy the selected product

Delete the selected products

Import products from DSTV files

Export the selected products to DSTV files

Export the selected product to the products buffer

Rotate the selected product 90 degrees right over Z-axis

Rotate the selected product 90 degrees left over Z-axis

Rotate the selected product over XZ-axis

Collapse groups in products table

Expand groups in products table

Refresh data in products table

Search for product in products table

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 Picture 2-4 File | Settings

The menu item File | Settings can be used to open the settings screen.

Picture 2-5 Settings screen

Setting of the Manual Batcher can be changed in this settings screen (Picture 2
-5). The following setting can be changed:
 Measurement: sets the unit system of the Manual Batcher to millimetres
or inches. When the default option is selected the Manual Batcher will
use the Windows settings.
 Display fractions: this option is only available when the unit system is
set to inches. Inches will be shown as fractions instead of decimal
values when this option is enabled.
 Default hole diameter: this is the default diameter of a new hole
(Picture 2 -20)
 Saw Blade Thickness: this sets the thickness of the saw blade. The
thickness of the saw blade is used when creating a new batch.
The settings can be saved by pressing the Apply button.
Press the OK button to save the settings and close the settings screen.

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 Picture 2-6 Menu | Product

The functions to create and edit products are available through the product menu
(Picture 2 -6). It’s also possible to rotate a product.
 Rotate Z Left, the product will be rotated 90 degrees counter clock wise
over the Z axis
 Rotate Z Right, the product will be rotated 90 degrees clock wise over
the Z axis
 Rotate XZ, the product will be rotated over the XZ axis

Picture 2-7 Material | Edit profile libraries

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 Select the menu item Material | Edit profile libraries… to open the edit profile
libraries screen. In this screen it is possible to enable and disable entire profile
libraries. It is also possible to enable or disable specific profile kinds. The
following profile libraries are available: UK, EU of US.

Picture 2-8 Edit profile libraries

To enable or disable a profile kind, move the profile kinds to the correct side
(Picture 2 -8) and press “Apply”. Press “OK” save the changes and to close the
screen.

Picture 2-9 Material | Edit profiles…

Select the menu item Material | Edit profiles… to open the edit profiles screen.
In this screen it is possible to add custom profiles to the database (Picture 2 -10).

Picture 2-10 Edit profiles

The standard database contains a hollow pipe with a diameter of 50 millimetres

and a thickness of 5 millimetres (“RO50*5”). The easiest way to add a new pipe
with a diameter of 100 and a thickness of 10 is:

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  Press the button “Create a new profile”. Press the button and
select a profile which is almost similar to the profile which should be
added to the database (for example: “RO50*5”). This will result in the
following screen:

Picture 2-11 Existing profile

 Change the profile name to “RO100*”10. The other fields will become
editable now. Change the other fields so it defines a valid profile:

 Profiel name (profile name can be entered in

this field)
 Profile type
 Height of the profile
 Height of the flange
 Thickness of the flange
 Thickness of the web
 Radius of the profile
 Weight in kg/m
 Painting surface per meter

Figuur 2-12 New profile

All values of the existing profile should be changed so they match the new
profile. This is necessary because these values will be compared to DSTV files,
which allows only a small margin.
It is possible to edit a custom profile by double clicking on it or by selecting it
and pressing the button.
The sorting and grouping functionality is also available in this screen (see page
24).

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 Create product
There are two ways to create products in the Manual Batcher. This can be done
by importing products from a DSTV file. This option will be discussed in the
paragraph Importing/exporting products. The other option is manually input a
new product. This can be done by the “New product” icon when the
products tab is active.

Press the “Edit product” icon, when the products tab is active, to change the
selected product. This is also possible by double clicking on the product in the
products table. The product properties screen will be shown. In this screen it’s
possible to edit the product.

Press the “copy product” icon to create a copy of the selected product. The
product properties screen will be shown with all the data of the original product
except it’s product name.

New product
The product properties screen, for creating new products, is shown in Picture 2
-13.

Picture 2-13 Product properties

General
The product properties screen is shown in Picture 2 -13. The fields in this screen
will be explained by using an example. The example product is shown in Picture
2 -14.

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 Picture 2-14 Example product

First specify the project name, phase name, product name and length of the
product. The product name should be unique within the project and phase. The
paragraph “Working with tables” will explain how the project name and phase
name can be used to create a good overview when there are a lot of products in
the database. Use the values from Table 2 .1 for this example:
Field Value
Project name Demo
Phase name Tutorial
Product name Product1
Length 250.00
Table 2.1 Data example product

Press the select profile button in the profile part of the screen to select a
profile. Select the values which are shown in Picture 2 -15.

Picture 2-15 Choose profile screen

Press “OK” to selected the profile.

It is also possible to enter the profile dimensions into the profile name field.
When the profile is entered correct the profile part of the screen will look like
Picture 2 -16.

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 Picture 2-16 Profile properties

Angles
On the angles tab it is possible to change the flange and web angles of the
product. Copy the values from Picture 2 -17. This will result in two web angles.

Picture 2-17 Angles tab

Picture 2 -17 shows that there are two types of angles. Normal angles, which
cover the full width of the product. Partial angles, which don’t cover the
complete width of a product. When complete angles is chosen, it is only
necessary to input the degrees. These angles can also have a negative value.
Picture 2 -18 shows how web angles are defined. To define web angle begin
bottom enter Angle 1. In this example the angle will be 10 degrees. Angle 2
show the angle end top. In this example the angle will be 30 degrees.

Picture 2-18 Definition web angles

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 Picture 2 -19 shows how flange angles are defined. The flange angles are
explained for a HE180A profile. This picture shows that the flange angles are
defined the same way as web angles.

Picture 2-19 Definition flange angles

Holes
When the angles are defined, it is time to add the holes. To be able to do this
activate the holes tab. The holes tab is shown in Picture 2 -20. Copy the values
into the table to get the same product as shown in Picture 2 -20.

Picture 2-20 Holes

The following functions are available when the holes tab is active:

Create a new hole.

Delete the selected holes

Copy the selected holes to a different view

Copy the selected holes and mirror these holes over the X-axis

Copy the selected holes and mirror these holes over the Y-axis

Press “Repeat holes” button to open the screen which is shown in

Picture 2 -21. When a hole was selected before this button was pressed,
it will be used as base hole. View, hole type, diameter, X and Y are then

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 copied into this screen. In this screen it is possible to make the following
settings:
 Start position: The position of the base hole.
 View: the view in which the holes the holes will be placed.
 Type of hole
 Diameter
 The angle in which the hole sequence will be made
 Distance between the holes
 Amount of holes

Picture 2-21 Repeat holes

When the advanced option is selected, it also possible to enter a X and Y

position as direction and distance. The program will then automatically
calculate the angle or distance. Press the “OK” button to repeat the holes
and close the window.

With this button it is possible to save, apply or delete a holes pattern.

Picture 2-22 Holes pattern

Multiple holes can be selected by using the CTRL or SHIFT key. Select
multiple holes and press and “add pattern…” and enter a pattern
name and press “OK” to save the pattern.

To apply a holes pattern press and the pattern name. The apply
holes pattern screen (Picture 2 -23) will be shown.

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 Picture 2-23 Holes pattern

There is a possibility to change the view in which the holes will be

placed, the type of the holes, the diameter of the holes and the bottom
left point of the holes pattern (see Picture 2 -24 Reference point holes
pattern).

Picture 2-24 Reference point holes pattern

To delete a holes pattern: press and “Remove pattern…”. Select

the pattern that should be deleted and press “Delete”.

With this button it is possible to apply a holes circle. When pressing the
holes circle button a screen (see Picture 2 -25) will be shown .In this
screen it is possible to change the following settings:
 Centre point of the circle pattern
 Diameter of the holes
 Angle under which the first hole is placed. (The X and Y will
automatically be calculated).
 The X and Y position of the first hole
 The view in which the holes will be placed
 The type of the holes
 The diameter of the holes
 The amount of holes which will be placed into the circle

Choose the advanced option, to be able to define the X and Y position of the first
hole (the program will then automatically calculate the angle).

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 Picture 2-25 Holes circle

With this button it is possible to undo the last add or delete holes action.
This function can also be executed by pressing CTRL+Z.

Shortcuts

Holes sequence
Holes can also be repeated without use of the “Repeat Holes” screen. First select
one or more holes, then activate the X or Y column of the last selected hole (hold
the CTRL key down to keep the current selection).

Picture 2-26 Holes sequence

Then enter the amount of holes which needs to be added, enter the “*” (times) ,
enter the distance between the holes and finally pressing the “enter” key. When

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 for example the X column is selected and 4*40 is entered into the cell. It will add
4 holes with 40 millimetres in the X direction between them. This way it’s only
possible in the X or Y direction. Negative values are allowed as well as distance
between the holes.
Copy the hole diameter
It’s possible to change the diameter of a hole to the diameter of the hole above it.
This can be done by pressing “=” when the cursor is on the diameter column.
This will copy the diameter of the hole above into the current hole and than move
the cursor one down.

Picture 2-27 Copy hole diameter

Place holes symmetrical (Default disabled)

There is an easy way for entering holes which are mirrored across the X axis.
Enter al the data of the holes you want to add in one hole row. Select the Y value
and enter ‘G’ followed by the distance between the two holes. This will result in
two hole rows. Enter the following values for a flat (B150*10) to get the holes
which are show in the example below (Picture 2 -28):
 X= 50
 Y= G100

Picture 2-28 Symmetry holes

As shown in the picture both holes are 50 millimetres from the middle of the
profile. The ‘N’ the Y value means Nearside and the ‘F’ means Farside.

Hole type
As shown in Picture 2 -20 there are different type of holes in the example
product. Some of these hole types will be explained briefly. This will clarify how
the holes should be defined. There are four type of holes
 Complete hole (also slot holes)
 Debur hole (does not apply on a punch/shear system)
 Thread hole (does not apply on a punch/shear system)
 Mark
The holes in the example product are placed in the front view. Two hole (types)
from the example product will be further explained now.

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 Debur hole:
The definition of a debur hole is shown in Picture 2 -29. This picture is shows
that a debur hole has a diameter and depth. The default value for the depth is
zero.

Picture 2-29 Definition of debur hole

An extra hole is needed to define the hole which is shown in Picture 2 -29. The
extra hole should contain the parameters of the complete hole.
Slot hole:
The definition of a slot hole is explained in Picture 2 -30. The picture shows
what the X and Y value of a slot hole are.

Picture 2-30 Definition of a slot hole

Picture 2 -31 is an example of a slot hole with a size of 100*40. The slot hole
has a diameter of 40, a width of 100, a height of 0 and an angle of 0 degrees.

Picture 2-31 Slot hole with a diameter of 40 and a width of 100.

Imprints
Imprints can be created in the imprints tab (see Picture 2 -32). The location of
an imprint is defined by its X en Y coordinate. The coordinate is the centre of the
first letter of the imprint. The text which should be placed on the product can be
entered in the text field. It is also possible to enter multiple imprints. The
example product contains the text “Example Product” on position X = 50 and Y
= 10.

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 Picture 2-32 Imprints tab

The following functions are available when the imprints tab is active:

Create a new imprint

Delete the selected imprints

Create a new imprint on X = 10 an Y = 10 with the product name as

text.

Undo the last create or delete action

Advanced
Extra information about the product can be changed on the advanced tab (see
Picture 2 -33). This extra information is part of the DSTV format. It contains
order number, drawing number, text, pos. number and material. It is also
possible to mark if a product needs post processing and needs to be shot blasted.

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 Picture 2-33 Advanced tab

The DSTV zero point is the bottom left corner of a product. By changing the
zero point settings (Picture 2 -33) it will be possible move the zero point
temporarily. This will make it easier to create a product when the drawings have
a different zero point. For example: when a hole is 50 millimetres from the left
side of the product with a length of 1000. The X position will be 50. When the
zero point of the X axis is changed to end, the X position will become 950. The
same applies to the Y(with web height) and Z axis (with flange height).

Picture 2-34 X Offset

It is also possible to define an X offset on the advanced tab. This X offset is

useful when the X positions are measured from a plate which is welded on top of
the bar as shown in Picture 2 -34.
The example product is now completed. Press “OK” to save the product and
close this window. The product is now added to the products table. All product
properties are explained in this example product.

Importing/exporting products
The previous paragraph explained how to manually create a product. The
Manual Batcher has also the possibility to import products. These products must
be defined according to the DSTV standard. When these DSTV files are
available they can be imported by clicking Product | Import in the menu bar. A
dialog (see Picture 2 -35) will appear to select the DSTV files which should be
imported. Then press “Import” to import the DSTV files. This dialog can as well

be opened by pressing the “Import product” icon in the tool bar.

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 Picture 2-35 Import DSTV files

To import more than one DSTV file, select multiple files (using the CTRL or
SHIFT key). It’s also possible to import an entire folder. This can be done by
selecting the folder and pressing “Import”.
Manual Batcher can export products as well. This can be done by selecting the
products and choosing Product | Export from the menu bar. The files will be
exported to the default export folder.
The folders where the DSTV files are imported from and exported to are defined
in the program settings. These settings can be found in the ini file. The import
and export have a certain folder structure. The name of the first folder within the
path is the project. The sub folders within the path represent the phase name.
This applies to the import and export. Picture 2 -36 shows an example structure.
This example has the following settings:
Export path: C:\DSTV
Project name: Proj
Phase name: Structure

Picture 2-36 Example folder structure DSTV import/export

When the DSTV files in Picture 2 -36 are imported the project name will be
“Proj” and the phase name will be “Structure”. The product names will be “2”,
“Test” and “Trace”.

Product viewer
Manual Batcher can show a preview of the product which is selected. This
preview is drawn in the so called product viewer. The product viewer is shown
in Picture 2 -37.

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 Picture 2-37 Product viewer

This paragraph will explain the functions of the product viewer. First the display
functions of the product viewer are explained. The buttons shown in Picture 2
-38 can be used to execute these functions.

Picture 2-38 Buttons for product view

The buttons have the following functions (from left to right):

 Fit to height
 Fit to width
 Fit to page
 Fit to begin
 Fit to end
 Fit to selection
 Zoom in
 Zoom out
The product viewer provides product printing functionality. Press the first button
from Picture 2 -39 to print the product. Press the second button to generate a
print preview. Press the third button to change the page setting.

Picture 2-39 Print properties product viewer

Working with tables

A table is a list containing columns and rows. Tables can be found in different
locations in the Manual Batcher. For example the products tab (see Picture 2
-40). The rows will be filled with the data from the database. The order of
columns can be changed by dragging the column headers.

Picture 2-40 Example table

Grouping
When grouped, rows with similar data will be placed together. The rows in
Picture 2 -40 are grouped on Project, Phase en Profile. All rows with the same
project are grouped. After this the rows are grouped per project. After this the
rows are grouped per profile.
Grouping can be applied by dragging a column header out of the row with
column headers into the grouping box. Grouping can be undone by dragging a
column header out of the grouping box into the row with column headers.

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 Sorting
Data in the rows can be ordered ascending or descending. Sorting rows can
supply a clear overview. Rows can be sorted by clicking on the column header.
The sorting can be reversed by clicking again on the column header. The arrow
in the column header show the sorting direction. In this column
Length is sorted ascending.

Expanding/collapsing
With the functions expand table and collapse table its possible to change the

overview over the products. The functions can be used by pressing the

and icons or pressing the F6 and/or F7 keys. Picture 2 -41 shows the
difference between everything expanded and everything collapsed.

Picture 2-41 Everything expanded (left), everything collapsed (right).

Delete products

Press the “delete product” icon to delete the selected products. This icon
is available when the products tab is active. It is also possible to delete multiple
products or entire groups this way.

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Batches

When the batches tab is active (Picture 2 -42), batches can be prepared. Check if
at least one rotation is possible, before adding a product to a batch.

Picture 2-42 Tab batches

The following functions are available when the batches tab is active:

Picture 2-43 Batches tool bar

Create a new batch

Edit the selected batch

Delete the selected batches

Export the selected batches to the machine (disabled for office versions)

Copy the selected batch

Import batches from DSTV+ files (default disabled)

Collapse groups in batches table

Expand groups in batches table

Refresh data in batches table

Search for batch in batches table

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 Create a batch
Press the “new batch” icon to create a new batch. The screen which is
shown in Picture 2 -44 will appear.

1
3

Picture 2-44 Edit batch screen

1. Products which can be nested.

2. Pieces of material from which the batch is made. In this part the name
of the batch can be defined. When this field is left empty, it will
automatically take the batch number as batch name. It’s required to
enter a length, clear cut and start view. The type of material and the free
length is shown.
3. Products which are added to a batch can be moved and rotated in this
part of the screen.
4. The product view shows how the batch is configured.

Products of different projects can be nested together. By using the filter shown
above, it is possible to show only the product of one project. Choose the project
from the drop down list to filter out the products for a specified project. Press the
“All projects ” to undo the filter on project.

It is possible to easily find the products you want to nest by selecting the profile
from the drop down list. This will filter out all the products of this profile. Press
“All profiles” button to undo the filter on profile. The profile filter can’t be
undone when one or more products are added to the batch.

Products which are already batched can be filtered out by enabling the “hide
batched products” icon. Disable the icon to undo the filter. When this filter
is disabled all bathed products will become visible. The rows of these will be
grey. This filter is by default enabled.

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 When enabling the “preview product in batch” icon. The product which is
selected is drawn in the batch and it will blink to indicate that it is not actually in
the batch. When a product doesn’t fit in a batch it will become red.
For expanding, collapsing and refresing the table, see the products table example
on Picture 2 -41 op page 25.

Picture 2-45 Active batch

When a product is added to a batch it will be placed in the part of the screen
which is shown in Picture 2 -45.

When the “add one product to batch” icon is pressed, the selected
product will be added once to the batch. The row of the product will become
yellow to indicate that this product is part of the batch.

When the “Add all products to batch” icon is pressed, the total amount of
the selected product will be added to the batch. The row of the product will
become green to indicate that the total amount of this product is batched and the
product is part of this batch.
Products can be remove from the batch by pressing the “remove product from

batch” icon. The product won’t be deleted, it will be available for

rebatching.

Press the “move product up” icon to move a product to the front of the
batch.

Press the “move product down” icon to move a product to the end of the
batch.

Press the “rotate X” icon to rotate the product over the X axis.

Press the “rotate Y” icon to rotate the product over the Y axis.

Press the “rotate Z” icon to rotate the product over the Z axis.

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 Picture 2-46 Rotation

Picture 2 -46 shows the status of a rotated product. When the “auto rot.” is
checked, the program will automatically rotate the product the most efficient
way. The value in the rotation will automatically be set. When auto rotation is
disabled the product will be added without rotation. The rotation has to be done
manually.

Picture 2-47 Buttons

When the batch is ready, press “OK” (Picture 2 -47) to save it. The “New batch”
screen will stay open to create the next batch. Press the “Reset” button to clear
the current batch. Close the screen by pressing “Cancel”. This will not save the
current batch. To save the current batch, press the “OK” button first.
When a certain batch is needed multiple times it is possible to copy this batch by
selecting the batch in the batches table and pressing the “Repeat batch” icon.
The program will ask confirmation to repeat the batch (Picture 2 -48).

Picture 2-48 Repeat batch

When there are not enough products to repeat the batch, the warning from
Picture 2 -49 will be shown.

Picture 2-49 Warning

Reports

Picture 2-50 Reports

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 Press Reports | Material list (default disabled) in the menu bar to generate a
list of material needed for the selected products. If in the selected project and
phase product are batched then this material will not appear on this list.

Figuur 2-51 Material list

Press the “Print report” icon to print this list. Press the “Export report”
icon to export the list. The list can be exported to the following formats:
 .PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader document.
 .XLS Microsoft Excel document.
 .DOC Microsoft Word document.
 .RTF Microsoft Word document.

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 Press Reports | Profile list in the menu bar to generate a profile list. This will
generate a more detailed list of the selected batches.

Picture 2-52 Profile list

This list can be printed and exported in the same ways as the saw list.

Press Reports | Saw list in the menu bar to generate a saw list for the currently
selected batches. This list shows all the needed lengths for the selected batches:

Picture 2-53 Saw list

Press Reports | Stock list (default disabled, and only available in

combination with ConstrusteelCAM) in the menu bar to generate an overview
of materials present in stock.

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 Press Reports | Products (default disabled) in the menu bar to generate an
overview of all products in the selected project and phase.

Figuur 2-54 Products list

Press Reports | Holes list (default disabled) in the menu bar to generate a list
which shows an overview of all holes in the selected products.

Figuur 2-55 Holes list

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 Press Reports | Angles list (default disabled) in the menu bar to generate a list
which shows an overview of all angles in the selected products.

Figuur 2-56 Angles list

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Product buffer

Picture 2-57 Product buffer

The product buffer (Picture 2 -57) has 2 possible functions.

The first function is to represent a physical buffer between two machines (see
Picture 2 -58). In this case the product buffer will contain partially processed
products.

Drilling Machine Outfeed

V6xx

ProductBuffer DSTV

In feed Sawing Machine

V1050

BAR + DSTV

Picture 2-58 Physical product buffer

In this buffer system products will be cut and transported with the traverse
transports into the products buffer. Products can be taken out of the product
buffer and be put onto the infeed of the drilling machine. The buffer reduces the
idle time of the saw and drill.
The product buffer in Picture 2 -57 shows 4 products in the product buffer. The
product on position 1 is the product which will be drilled first. The buffer also
indicates if the product should be rotated manually and if it needs to be shot
blasted.

With the button and it is possible to change the

positions of the products in the buffer.
Note: The products on position 1 and 2 should not be exchanged because the
product on position 1 might already been taken into production. This might
cause the product to be processed incorrect.

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 Picture 2-59 Product buffer button

With the “New…” button it is possible to add a product to the buffer. This
product should be a DSTV file which is exported with the Manual Batcher. The
DSTV file should also be available to the machine computer under the same
path. When the “New…” button is pressed, the “New product row” screen will
appear (Picture 2 -60). Select the DSTV file for the product which should be
added to the product buffer, choose the correct rotation. Define if the product
should be drilled and shot blasted.

Picture 2-60 New product row

The second function of the product buffer is to produce products which are
already partially produced. This system (see Picture 2 -61) does not have a
physical buffer.

Drill/saw Machine
Infeed Outfeed

BAR + DSTV DSTV (from

(from batch) product)

Picture 2-61 No physical product buffer

When the product buffer is used this way, product have te be exported directly
from the products table to the product buffer. This can be done by pressing the
“export product to product buffer” icon when the products tab is active.
This option is normally used when a has already been sawn and only needs to be
drilled.

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Shotblast buffer
The shot blast buffer is only available for a system which has a shot blaster. The
shot blast buffer tab (Picture 2 -62) contains information about the buffers
between the drill/saw and shot blast machine.

Picture 2-62 Shot blast buffer tab

The following columns are available in the shot blast buffer:

 Buffer position, this column shows where the buffers are located. The
amount of buffer locations depends on the distance between the
drill/saw and the shot blaster.
 Date, the date on which the buffer is created.
 Time, the time on which the buffer is created.
 Max. length in batch, this is the length of the longest product in the
batch on this buffer position
 Min. length in batch, this is the length of the shortest product in the
batch on this buffer position
 Max. height in batch, this is the height of the highest product in the
batch on this buffer position
 Max. width in batch, this is the width of the widest product in the batch
on this buffer position
 Profiles, This indicates that the batch contains profiles instead of
flats/angle steel.
 Number of profiles, this is the amount of profiles/flats/angles in the
batch on this buffer position.
 Use section two, this indicates whether the batch should be transported
to the second section instead of the first section.
The buttons which are available in this tab are shown in Picture 2 -63. The
buttons with the red border are not available for all customers. These buttons can
be enabled by Voortman Automatisering.

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 Picture 2-63 Shot blast buffer buttons

 Delete buffer, when all products of a buffer position are removed, the
buffer can be removed by pressing the “Delete buffer” button.
 Create buffer, with this button it is possible to reserve a position for
manually adding material which has to be shot blasted.
 Move buffer, with this button is possible to move the buffer.

Picture 2-64 Move buffer

In this window (Picture 2 -64) a buffer can be moved to an empty

position.

 Edit buffer, with this button it is possible to change the properties of an

existing buffer.
When creating or editing a buffer, the screen from Picture 2 -65 will be shown.

Picture 2-65 Create/edit buffer

In this window it is possible to change all the properties (Picture 2 -62) of a

buffer. The buffer can be saved by pressing the “OK” button.

Chapter 3

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3. Helpdesk

Netviewer help function

When the computer, on which the Manual Batcher is installed, is connected to

the internet, it is possible to get online support from Voortman Automatisering
engineers. Choose Help | Support… from the menu (Picture 3 -66).

Picture 3-66 Support...

When the “Support...” menu item is clicked, the NetViewer program is launched
(Picture 3 -67). Enter the session number into the session number field in the
“Netviewer - Client login” window. This number will be provided by telephone
when calling a Voortman Automatisering engineer. When the code is entered the
program will allow the Voortman Automatisering engineer to take over the
control of the computer and help solve the problems/questions.

Picture 3-67 Netviewer - Client login

When the session number is entered and the “OK” button is pressed, the
following screen from Picture 3 -68 will be shown.

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 Picture 3-68 Screen transfer

Press “yes” to confirm the connection.

The screen from Picture 3 -69 will be shown. The Voortman Automatisering
engineer is now able to see what’s on the screen of the computer

Picture 3-69 Remote on

To hand over the control of the computer to Voortman Automatisering press

“on”. Press “select”. The screen from Picture 3 -70 will be shown.

Picture 3-70 Select applications to transfer

Press “Select all”. Press “Close” to make all applications visible for the
Voortman Automatisering engineer.
When a file or update for the Manual Batcher has to be transferred Netviewer
will ask for confirmation (Picture 3 -71). Check the “never ask me again” option
and press the “Yes” button. This will allow Voortman Automatisering to copy all
updates during this section. This action has to be repeated the next session.

Picture 3-71 Data transfer

When the session is closed, Netviewer will show the message “The session is
now finished”.

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