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• • G—PHYSICS
  • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
  • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • G06Q10/00—Administration; Management
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  • G06Q10/087—Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
  • G06Q10/0875—Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials

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• the invention relates to a method for automatically creating a spare parts list according to the preamble of claim 1.
• field devices are often used to record and / or influence process variables.
• field devices are level measuring devices, mass flow measuring devices, pressure and temperature measuring devices, pH redox potential measuring devices, conductivity measuring devices, etc., which as sensors record the corresponding process variables level, flow, pressure, temperature, pH value or conductivity value.
• Electrode cleaning systems, calibration systems and samplers should be mentioned here.
• So-called remote I / Os are also referred to as field devices.
• So-called actuators are used to influence process variables.
• Endress + Hauser® manufactures and sells a large number of such field devices.
• Field devices in a modern manufacturing plant are often connected via a fieldbus (Profibus®, Foundation®-Fieldbus, HART®, etc.) with higher-level units, e.g. B. control systems or control units connected. These higher-level units are used for process control, process visualization, process monitoring and for operating and monitoring the field devices.
• Maintenance costs are a significant cost factor in modern manufacturing plants. Spare parts for the field devices must be kept in stock in order to be able to react quickly if a field device malfunctions. Failure of a single field device at a strategically important point in the process can result in the failure of an entire production facility. For this reason, Endress + Hauser® offers an IMS "Instrument Management Solution" service that allows the production plant to be checked with a view to creating an optimized maintenance plan for increased plant availability.
• the same or similar field devices are often used in a manufacturing plant. Keeping all spare parts in stock for each of these devices would involve considerable storage costs.
• the object of the present invention is to provide a method for automatically creating a spare parts list which does not have the disadvantages mentioned above and which is particularly simple and inexpensive to carry out.
• the essential idea of the invention is to generate a spare parts list for a product via the order code of the product.
• spare part codes are saved in a file for the individual spare parts.
• the order code consists of several characteristic fields with corresponding attributes that characterize the product.
• those spare parts After entering an order code, those spare parts are automatically displayed in a computer unit whose attributes match the attributes of the order code.
• the generation of the spare part codes is simplified according to a further development of the invention in that first a list with all features for the respective feature fields of a product group is created and secondly a list of all spare parts available for this product group is created and a matrix is generated from these two lists, in which the possible combinations of features and spare parts are marked.
• the spare part codes can be easily obtained from this matrix.
• Spare parts can also be easily obtained from an existing price list.
• a plant operator would like to have a spare parts list available for several field devices.
• several order codes can therefore be entered electronically together.
• the spare parts list is then matched to several products.
• the method according to the invention is particularly suitable for field devices in process automation technology.
• the process is implemented as an Internet application on a server of the device manufacturer.
• Fig. 1 representation of a spare parts list, which was obtained via an order code
• FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of a matrix with different features and several spare parts for a product group
• Fig. 3 List of spare part codes.
• the order code was specified for generating the spare parts list shown in FIG. 1: FMR230-A6VC62AA2A.
• the order code consists of a root FMR230, which characterizes the product group in the present case, Micropilot M from Endress + Hauser®.
• the order code has eight feature fields M1, M2, ... M8, which specify the variant of the field device in more detail.
• Attribute A which specifies the variant for the non-hazardous area, is set in the attribute field M1 (certificate).
• the attribute 6 is set, which identifies a 250mm / 10 " l antenna.
• the attribute V is set in the feature field M3 (antenna type, seal, temperature), which characterizes the use of the field device with non-conductive media.
• the attribute C62 in the feature field M4 describes the process connection and the material used.
• spare parts list a list of part number, designation and other additional information that is precisely matched to the device characterized by the above order code is displayed. "Rsp.” Means recommender spare pari, that is, this spare part is recommended by the manufacturer to keep in stock. Under "Assem.” installation instructions can be called up. Using a corresponding button (stylized shopping cart), the spare part can be transferred to a "shopping cart” and then ordered electronically. A connection to an eShop is therefore available.
• the application in which the method according to the invention can be carried out on a computer unit is also easy integrate into a life cycle management, e.g. W @ M® from Endress + Hauser®.
• All spare parts belonging to a product group are displayed if only the root FMR230 is entered.
• 2 shows a matrix which consists of a list with all features relating to a product group and a list with all available spare parts. The possible combinations of features and spare parts are marked accordingly with an x in this list. The setting of the markings does not require any special qualification and can therefore be carried out easily and reliably by employees who have not been specially trained.
• Such a matrix is created for each product group of the device manufacturer and a corresponding list with part number and associated spare part codes is generated.
• the spare part with the part number 518710-0022 includes four different spare part codes, which differ only in feature M1.
• additional information e.g. Name of the file with the associated assembly instructions for the spare parts.
• the method according to the invention is explained in more detail below.
• the user calls up a corresponding application (spare parts finder tool) on a computer unit.
• the application asks him to enter an appropriate order code. After entering the order code, the attributes of the order code are compared with the attributes of the spare part codes stored in a file and those spare parts are automatically displayed on the computer unit whose attributes match the attributes of the order code.

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