SYSTEM FOR GENERATING STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE(SOP) FILES

Abstract

A standard operating procedure (SOP) file generating system (12) includes a drawing selection module (120), an information reading module (121), a data determining module (122), a machining type determining data module (124), and a file generating module (127). The drawing selection module selects an engineering drawing. The information reading module reads product information and machining data of the engineering drawing. The data determining module determines whether the machining data accords with machining requirement. The machining type determining module determines a machining type. The file generating module generates an SOP file.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an application environment of a system for generating standard operating procedure (SOP) files in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the system for generating SOP files of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for generating SOP files in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for generating SOP files in accordance with still another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. A system for generating standard operating procedure (SOP) files, comprising: a drawing selection module for selecting an engineering drawing;an information reading module for reading product information and machining data of the engineering drawing;a data determining module for determining whether the received machining data accord with predetermined machining requirements;a machining type determining module for determining a machining type according to the received product information and machining data; anda file generating module, used for generating an SOP file according to the product information, machining data and machining type.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the SOP file generating system further comprises a version number determining module for determining version numbers for the generated SOP files.

3. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the SOP file generating system further comprises a file storing module used for storing the generated SOP files according to the version numbers of the SOP files.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data determining module determines whether the received machining data comprise all necessary data, and whether a format of the machining data is in a normative format that the system can read.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the SOP file generating system further comprises a format transforming module, for transforming the format of the machining data to a normative format.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the product information comprises parts numbers, working procedure code names and machining standards.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the machining data comprise machining quantity, mold codes, equipment models and machining parameters.

8. A method for generating standard operating procedure (SOP) files, comprising the following steps: selecting an engineering drawing that includes product information and machining data;reading the product information and the machining data;determining whether the machining data accord with predetermined machining requirements;determining a machining type according to the product information and the machining data if the machining data accord with the predetermined machining requirements; andgenerating an SOP file according to the product information, machining data and machining type.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising the step of determining a version number of the SOP file.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising the step of storing the SOP file based on the version number thereof.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the step of determining whether the machining data accords with the machining requirements further comprises amending the machining data when the machining data do not accord with the machining requirements.

12. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the step of determining whether the product data accord with the machining requirements further comprises the following steps: determining whether the received machining data is complete; anddetermining whether the format of the machining data is a normative format that the system can read.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the step of determining whether the machining data is complete further comprises appending machining data when the machining data is not complete.

14. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the step of determining whether the format of the machining data is a normative format that the system can read further comprises: transforming the non-normative format of the machining data to a normative format that the system can read.

15. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the step of determining whether the format of the machining data is a normative format comprises: determining the machining type when the format of the machining data is normative.

16. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the product information comprises product parts numbers, working procedure code names, and machining standards.

17. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the machining data comprise machining quantity, mold codes, equipment models, and machining parameters.

18. A method for generating standard operating procedure (SOP) files, comprising the following steps: selecting an engineering drawing including product information and machining data therein;retrieving said product information and said machining data out of said engineering drawing;verifying said retrieved machining data according to predetermined machining requirements;modifying said verified machining data when said machining data is not verified to accord with said predetermined machining requirements determining a machining type according to said retrieved product information and said machining data when said machining data is verified to accord with said predetermined machining requirements; andgenerating an SOP file according to said retrieved product information, machining data and machining type.

19. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the step of modifying said verified machining data includes a selective one of a step of appending missing data to said machining data when machining data is not verified to comprise all necessary data, and a step of transforming a format of said machining data when said format of said machining data is not normative.