AI-BASED RUN-IN ASSISTANT FROM TRUMPF SAVES TIME AND REDUCES COSTS

At this year’s in-house INTECH exhibition, TRUMPF is presenting the “Runability Guide,” an initial version of a new AI-based solution that helps production employees run in the high-performance TruMatic 5000 punch laser machine more quickly and more easily.

At present, when using the machine to produce a new order with a new geometry or from new materials, users must individually test the machine program. This results in idle machine time that can quickly add up, especially with fully automated machines that produce many different parts. With TRUMPF’s AI-supported software Runability Guide, users can avoid idle times of up to 20 minutes when running in the system. Based on various evaluation models, the new run-in assistant shows for each new job whether the TruMatic 5000 can produce parts directly or whether manual intervention will be required. “Our Runability Guide gives companies an advantage in productivity and competitiveness,” explains Jonathan Eberle, Project Leader at TRUMPF’s Development department. “This not only saves them time but also means they can then use employees’ skills for other value-creating tasks or for training new personnel.”